Please tell us about your childhood. Where did you grow up? Where did you go to school? I was born in a small town in Northern Vietnam 7 years after the Vietnam war ended. I …
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Jill Haag Reflects on her Career at UW/McArdle
Jill retired in June 2020 after more than 32 years of service at UW-Madison. She recently answered some questions about her life and work at McArdle. Why did you decide to study science? As a …
Capitol Bank Recognizes McArdle Laboratory for Cancer Research
In honor of Capitol Bank’s 25th anniversary, they created a campaign called “$25,000 for 25 Years”, giving away $25,000 in donations during the month of October. Capitol Bank asked their 25 longest-tenured employees to …
Campus Mental Health Resources
Being a grad student comes with challenges, and it’s important to take care of your mental health throughout your journey, and seek help doing so when you need it. According to the 2019 Healthy Minds …
Faculty Profile: Getting to Know Wei Xu
Wei Xu, PhD Professor of Oncology Marian A. Messerschmidt Professor of Cancer Research Please tell me a little about yourself. Where did you grow up? Where did you go to school? I grew up in …
Verona Area High School’s “Night of Hope” continues to generate outstanding support for cancer research at the McArdle Laboratory
Pictured: 2018 Night of Hope Annual Fundraiser Verona Area High School began the Night of Hope fundraiser fourteen years ago in honor of a beloved teacher who passed away from breast cancer in 2006. The …
McArdle researchers publish groundbreaking papillomavirus study
Dr. Megan Spurgeon (left) and Dr. Paul Lambert (right) McArdle researchers have developed a model of papillomavirus sexual transmission using the recently discovered murine (mouse) papillomavirus. This new model finally allows research on areas of …
Saturday Science at Discovery with McArdle
Dr. Megan Spurgeon, Associate Scientist, teaching about the link between viruses and cancer at Saturday Science at Discovery. On Saturday, September 14th, volunteers from the McArdle Laboratory and the Institute for Molecular Virology teamed up …
Kenney laboratory receives three federal grants in one year
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 …
Contributions to Cancer Research
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 …