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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 “tumor in a dish” that can accurately anticipate a multiple myeloma patient’s response to a drug. View the Full Article

Dr. Christopher Bradfield named Interim WID Director

On Friday, May 1, 2015, Christopher Bradfield, Ph.D., Professor of Oncology at the McArdle Laboratory for Cancer Research was appointed interim director of the Wisconsin Institute for Discovery (WID) by UW–Madison Vice Chancellor for Research and Graduate Education, Marsha Mailick. Click here to learn more about Dr. Bradfield’s appointment

In Memoriam ~ Elizabeth Szybalski 1927-2015

Dr. Elizabeth Szybalski, long-time scientist at the McArdle Laboratory for Cancer Research, passed away on Thursday, April 23, 2015 after a long illness.  She was 87 years old.  Elizabeth was born and raised in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, the daughter of Mabel H. Hunter and historic Orphan-Court Justice, the Honorable David G. Hunter.  She showed a strong …