Department of Oncology
Student Profile Sean Kraus (Dusty Deming laboratory) Where are you from? Why Madison and the Cancer Biology program? I am from Hannibal, MO, but my entire family is from Minnesota. I applied to UW’s Cancer Bio program because one of my undergraduate lab mentors got his undergraduate degree at UW, and my Cancer Biology Capstone …
Student Profile: Donna Li (Miyamoto Lab) Where are you from? Why Madison and the Cancer Biology program? I am originally from East Los Angeles, California and chose to come to Madison to escape the yearly wildfires and oppressive traffic—but I also knew that I would be happy here and grow as a scientist. I applied …
Monday, April 25 3:00 PM Biochemistry Colloquium: Mechanisms of RNA localization transcend cell morphology; Speaker: Matthew Taliaferro, University of Colorado. Join in person: 1211, HFD Biochemical Sciences Bldg. Join virtually here: https://go.wisc.edu/bio_colloq 3:30 PM McArdle Trainee Seminar: Speaker: Tanaya Purohit. Join in person: 6571 WIMR Join via Zoom: https://uwmadison.zoom.us/j/97211422328?pwd=WFRydEZ5cTlGR2xJZ2ZIekZySEZDUT09&from=addon Passcode: 697057 Tuesday, April …
Professor Shannon Kenney receives prestigious Henle Award, recognizing impactful contributions to research on Epstein-Barr virus. The McArdle Laboratory congratulates Professor Shannon Kenney on her selection to receive the 2022 Henle Award from the International Association for Research on Epstein-Barr Virus and Associated Diseases. The Henle Award recognizes Dr. Kenney’s consistent, impactful, and world-renowned contributions to our understanding …
UW Carbone member Elaine Alarid, PhD, was featured in the latest issue of Quarterly, the magazine for alumni, friends, faculty and students of the UW School of Medicine and Public Health. In this piece, she talks about her experiences of having good mentors and the importance of paying it forward. “To be able to help …
Student Profile Cristina Paz (Kimple lab) Where are you from? Why Madison and the Cancer Biology program? I am from Chicago, IL. I chose the Cancer Biology program at UW–Madison because, as a 15- year cancer survivor, I have always wanted to do cancer research and make contributions to the field. The Cancer Bio program …
Dr. Shannon Kenney Receiving three federal grants from the National Institutes of Health (NIH) within a year is nearly unheard of in the research world, but not for Dr. Shannon Kenney who was awarded two grants from the National Cancer Institute (NCI) and a third from the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID) …