Department of Oncology
On Sep. 12, 2025 the scientific community celebrated the 50th Anniversary Temin Nobel Prize Symposium hosted by the McArdle Laboratory at the UW–Madison School of Medicine and Public Health in partnership with the UW Carbone Cancer Center and the Morgridge Institute for Research. The Morgridge Institute wrote a summary of the symposium, with links to the speaker recordings. Read th article here: …
For Johannsen lab graduate student Lily Wenger (Cancer Biology Graduate Program), it has always been important to give back to the community. Working with a friend, Katie Strother, and with support from fellow graduate students Audrey Chambers and Sarah Lofland, and McArdle’s Chris Carollo-Zeuner, Lily recently organized a holiday food drive in support of the …
Every year, the McArdle Lab makes awards for the best trainee presenters of research presentations, in two categories: 1) Junior (first two years of graduate work) and 2) Senior (3+ years of graduate work). Our research presentations run weekly for both semesters. This year we will have 50 presentations from 28 different research groups, …
The Night of Hope committee is excited to bring back the in-person event on February 5th at the Seminole Tap in Fitchburg. There will be a trivia and raffle prizes. All proceeds will benefit the McArdle Laboratory for Cancer Research. We hope to see you there!
McArdle postdoctoral researcher Dr. Umar Sheikh (Lambert Lab) has been awarded a prestigious postdoctoral fellowship from the Wisconsin Partnership Program to study how the female sex hormone estrogen affects immune responses after infection with cancer-causing papillomaviruses. Papillomaviruses are DNA tumor viruses that infect epithelial cells and are a leading cause of cancers that include cervical …
Kristin Yelinek January 26, 1962 — September 17, 2025 We are very sad to report that a cherished, long-time member of the McArdle community, Kristin Yelinek, recently passed away. A Celebration of Kristin’s Life will be held from 1:30 to 4:00 pm on Sunday, October 26, 2025, at the Holy Wisdom Monastery, 4200 Co Hwy …
Where are you from and what made you join the department? I am from the Milwaukee area but moved to Georgia where I did my undergraduate studies. I graduated from the University of Georgia (UGA) with a B.S in Genetics and a B.S in Applied Biotechnology. Over my undergraduate career, I was a research assistant …
Every fall, Partners in Giving — the annual workplace giving campaign for State, Universities of Wisconsin and UW Health employees and retirees — brings our campus together to make a difference in our communities and beyond by raising funds to support hundreds of local, state, national, and international charities. You can help ‘build a better tomorrow …
Where are you from and what made you join the department? I am from Maryland. I wanted to join the Cancer Biology Program because when interviewing for the program. It felt like there was a strong sense of community. UW – Madison also offers so many amazing resources for cancer research that helps facilitate a …
Where are you from and what’s your previous training? I am originally from Kolkata, West Bengal, in India, but being a military brat, I have lived everywhere in India except in Kolkata. I completed my B.Sc. (Honors) in Forensic Science at Amity University, where I gained foundational knowledge in biotechnology, forensic genetics, and toxicology. Fell …