1939 Harold P. Rusch showed that a high-fat or high-calorie diet accelerated the production of cancer in mice. 1940 McArdle Laboratory was established as the first basic cancer research facility in an academic institution in the …
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McArdle’s Aussie Suzuki develops new optimized super-resolution microscopy method
Unequal segregation of chromosomes during cell division is called aneuploidy and can contribute to cancer (left). Aussie Suzuki uses his optimized microscopy method to map out the kinetochore proteins that have an important role in …
Blood-based screen for colon cancer shows promise
McArdle facutly member Dr. Bill Dove, senior author on the paper. If caught early, nearly all cases of colon cancer are curable. Though this should make screening tests straightforward, colon cancer screening suffers from a paradoxical combination …
Grandparents and grandchildren explore basic cancer research at the McArdle Laboratory
On July 12-13, the McArdle Laboratory for Cancer Research in collaboration with the Institute for Molecular Virology (IMV) and Carbone Cancer Center welcomed 31 grandparents and their grandchildren into the lab to learn about fundamental …
Post from Carbone
Sometimes cancer development is not just about a cell having mutations in its DNA, but about when and how those mutations change the cell’s behavior. UW Carbone Cancer Center member Peter Lewis, PhD, studies how …
Bradfield named interim director of the Biotechnology Center
Chris Bradfield, professor of oncology and McArdle faculty member, has been named the interim Biotechnology Center director and will begin his new position Aug. 1. Bradfield has held a number of leadership positions at UW–Madison. …
Letter From the Director – January 2017
Welcome to the new McArdle Laboratory for Cancer Research website. I hope you enjoy reading about the many new findings from McArdle Researchers that could impact your life and the lives of your loved ones, …
Bob Liu Now Senior Scientist at Amunix
Bob Liu moved to be a Senior Scientist at Amunix in Mountain View California. This company is developing long-lasting protein-based therapeutics, currently with a particular interest in bispecific T-cell engager platform technologies.
Dr. Norman Drinkwater named Associate Vice Chancellor of Biological Sciences in the Office of Research and Graduate Education
Vice Chancellor for Research and Graduate Education (VCRGE) Marsha Mailick, announced the appointment of Norman Drinkwater, Ph.D., as Associate Vice Chancellor of Biological Sciences in the Office of Research and Graduate Education, effective immediately. Dr. …
Petri Dish Tumor Test Could Personalize Drug Therapy for Cancer Patients
Shigeki Miyamoto, Ph.D., McArdle Laboratory for Cancer Research, and David Beebe, Ph.D., Biomedical Engineering, UW-Madison, recently published news of an important advance in efforts to tailor medical treatment plans to individual patients by creating a …