Seminar list for this week: September 11-15

Monday, September 11, 2023 12:00 PM        Precision Medicine Interest Group Seminar:  Dysregulation of Heterochromatin in Human Cancers; Speaker:  Peter Lewis, PhD, University of Wisconsin–Madison. Join in person:  2798 WIMR West Wedge Join via Zoom: https://uwmadison.zoom.us/j/98552755473?pwd=OVVvazJ2Z3VLMzlUN1krdm1RTXBvZz09&from=addon  3:00 PM          Biochemistry Colloquium:  Understanding human genetic variation with precision genome editing tools; Speaker:  Alexis Komor, University of California, San …

Asha Collins Named to WARF Board of Trustees

McArdle alum Asha Collins has been appointed to the Wisconsin Alumni Research Foundation (WARF) Board of Trustees. Collins, who received a PhD in Cancer Biology at the University of Wisconsin–Madison, carried out her dissertation research in the laboratory of Dr. Paul F. Lambert. Congratulations Dr. Collins! Read more about it here. https://www.warf.org/news/warf-board-welcomes-three-new-trustees-2/

McArdle ProfessorJing Zhang Receives Competitive Renewal

McArdle Professor Jing Zhang recently received a 5-year competitive renewal of her grant “Molecular and Cellular Mechanisms of Chronic Myelomonocytic Leukemia (CMML)” from the National Cancer Institute. The grant, in its 11th year, will support Dr. Zhang’s continued research to understand the fundamental mechanisms of CMML. CMML is a devastating cancer with an urgent and …

McArdle Faculty Receive Research Forward Award

Aussie Suzuki, Eric Johannsen, and Bill Sugden recently received a Research Forward award for their collaborative project to understand the mechanisms for identifying therapeutic targets to prevent/treat EBV infection.  The Office of the Vice Chancellor for Research and Graduate Education (OVCRGE) established these awards with the goal of stimulating and supporting “highly innovative and groundbreaking …

McArdle Postdoctoral Researcher Xin Gao Receives American Society of Hematology Scholar Award

McArdle postdoctoral researcher Xin Gao is one of 33 investigators nationwide to receive a 2023 American Society of Hematology (ASH) Scholar Award.  One of ASH’s “most prestigious research award programs”, the Scholar Awards are intended to support scientists early in their careers as they transition from trainee to independent positions. As a “Fellow to Faculty …

MSU Honors McArdle Faculty Member Rich Halberg

McArdle faculty member and Professor of Medicine Richard B. Halberg recently received The John A. Boezi Memorial Alumnus Award from his alma mater Michigan State University (MSU). The award, established in memory of Professor Boezi, is given annually to a degree recipient of the MSU Department of Biochemistry & Molecular Biology who has gone on …

June Night of Hope at The Draft House

The Night of Hope committee is excited to bring back the in-person event on June 8th at the Draft House in Verona.  They will again feature a silent auction full of great prizes and unique Madison experiences.  

Seminar list for this week: May 15-19

Monday, May 15, 2023 3:30 PM          McArdle Trainee Seminar:  Modeling high-risk blastemal and metastatic Wilms tumors by reprogramming WiT49 cells; Speaker:  Gui Ma, PhD (Xu lab).  The role of Mad1 in directing a-5 integrin trafficking; Speaker:  Daniel Sam (Advisor:  Beth Weaver, PhD). Join in person:  6571 WIMR    Tuesday, May 16, 2023  10:00 AM       Absolute …

Seminar list for this week: May 8-12

Monday, May 8, 2023 9:30 AM         Biostatistics and Medical Informatics Seminar:  Waning immunity of the BNT162b2 vaccine and the Israeli decision on a booster campaign; Speaker:  Yair Goldberg, PhD, Associate Professor, Faculty of Industrial Engineering, Technion Israel Institute of Technology. Join in person:  227 WARF Join via Zoom:  https://uwmadison.zoom.us/j/98102584384 12:00 PM        Center for Human Genomics …

McArdle Student Sean Kraus Awarded Graduate Student Service Scholarship

McArdle graduate student Sean Kraus (Cancer Biology PhD program) is one of ten students that received a 2023 Graduate Student Service Scholarship. Sean was nominated for this award becuase of his efforts in fostering graduate school community through social events, and for his initiatives in supporting gradaute student mental health. Read more about the award …