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  • McArdle Postdoctoral Researcher Dr. Umar Sheikh Awarded Research Award from the Wisconsin Partnership Program

    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 …

    January 5, 2026

  • Remembering Kristin Yelinek

    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 …

    October 21, 2025

  • Student Profile: Ruchi Shah

    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) …

    October 10, 2025

  • Partners in Giving: October 6-December 2, 2025

    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 …

    October 6, 2025

  • Student Profile: Maya Takashima

    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 …

    September 8, 2025

  • Student Profile: Sharanya Nath

    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 …

    August 13, 2025

  • Kinjal Majumder Receives 2025 Ann Palmenberg Junior Investigator Award

    We are delighted to announce that McArdle Laboratory Assistant Professor Kinjal Majumder has been awarded a 2025 Ann Palmenberg Junior Investigator Award. Dr. Majumder was selected by the American Society for Virology (ASV), and the …

    August 5, 2025

  • Student Profile: Larkin Clem

    Where are you from and what’s your previous training? I am from Elk River, Minnesota (about 40 minutes north of the Twin Cities). I went to undergrad at Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota in Winona, …

    July 14, 2025

  • Renee King Awarded NIH Pathway to Independence Award

    McArdle researcher Renee King, PhD, CCC-SLP, has been awarded a prestigious NIH Pathway to Independence Award (K99/R00) from the National Institute on Deafness and Other Communication Disorders. Dr. King, a postdoctoral trainee in Dr. Paul …

    July 1, 2025

  • Taking steps towards harnessing signals from skin to promote metabolic health

    McArdle professor Caroline Alexander has been intrigued by observations that connect the properties of skin with a switch of metabolism that promotes metabolic health.  This healthy metabolic status has been described for decades—principally in response …

    May 19, 2025
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