Seminars this week: Oct 4-8, 2021

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Monday, October 4 3:00 PM      Biochemistry Colloquium:  Lessons from the embryo:  how effectors are coordinated with mechanics during tissue self-assembly; Speaker:  Lance Davidson, Univ. of Pittsburgh. Attend in person:  Ebling Symposium Center, Microbial Sciences Building Watch livestream:  http://128.104.155.144/ClassroomStreams/ebling_stream.html  3:30 PM      McArdle Trainee Seminar:  Mechanistic insights into Diptoindonesin G, a novel HSP90 inhibitor for cancer treatment; …

UWPA Diversity & Inclusion Forum

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The UW–Madison Postdoctoral Association hosted the virtual Postdoc Diversity & Inclusion Forum on Friday, April 30, 2021. The goal of the event was to highlight the experiences regarding diversity, equity, inclusion, and justice (DEIJ) issues and challenges faced by UW–Madison’s postdocs, particularly from underrepresented groups. The forum was designed to initiate an open dialogue regarding …

Seminars this week: September 27 – Oct 1, 2021

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Monday, September 27 3:00 PM      Biochemistry Colloquium:  Tuning the Immune Response to Senescent Cells; Speaker:  Anil Bhushan, PhD, UCSF. Register here:  http://go.wisc.edu/8uq6yc  3:30 PM      McArdle Trainee Seminar:  B Cells Licensed by DCs Serve as Primary Antigen-presenting Cells for DNA Vaccines; Speaker:  Ichwaku Rastogi (Advisor:  Douglas McNeel).  Rethinking Personalized Management Strategies for Glioblastoma in the Era …

Seminars this week: September 20-24, 2021

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Monday, September 20 9:00 AM      Cell and Regenerative Biology Seminar:  Epigenetic regulation of stem cell function during muscle regeneration; Speaker:  Jeff Dilworth, PhD, Senior Scientist, Sprott Centre for Stem Cell Research, Ottawa Hospital Research Institute and Professor, Dept of Cellular and Molecular Medicine, Dept of Medicine, Dept of Surgery, University of Ottawa, Ottawa, Canada. Seminar …

National Postdoc Appreciation Week

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Next week marks 2021 National Postdoc Appreciation Week. The UW–Madison Postdoctoral Association is hosting the 6th Annual UW–Madison Postdoctoral Research Symposium on Friday, Sept. 24. James Keck, PhD, SMPH associate dean for basic research training, shared his thoughts this week with SMPH postdoctoral scholars: “The more than 300 postdocs who train and carry out critical …

Elaine Alarid nurtures the next generation of mentors

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UW Carbone member Elaine Alarid, PhD, was featured in the latest issue of Quarterly, the magazine for alumni, friends, faculty and students of the UW School of Medicine and Public Health. In this piece, she talks about her experiences of having good mentors and the importance of paying it forward. “To be able to help …

Cancer Moonshot Seminar Series Announced

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Cancer Moonshot Seminar Series The Cancer Moonshot Seminar Series is back with more sessions available. This series showcases research from different Cancer Moonshot initiatives that support the 10 recommendations of the Blue Ribbon Panel (BRP) report. These presentations will inform the community about the progress of Cancer Moonshot-funded projects and promote the sharing of data from Cancer Moonshot …

Student Profile: Jena Moseman

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Student Profile Jena Moseman (McNeel laboratory) Where are you from? Why Madison and the Cancer Biology program? I am originally from Council Bluffs, Iowa. Madison is such a fun town, and I chose UW–Madison and the Cancer Bio program mostly because of the atmosphere and the exciting research opportunities UW/Cancer Bio has to offer. What …

Student Profile: Anusha Muralidhar

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Student Profile Anusha Muralidhar (Douglas McNeel laboratory) Where are you from? Why Madison and the Cancer Biology program? I am from Bangalore, India. UW–Madison is one of the nation’s best public institutions with afavorable faculty to student ratio. This is important to me because it suggests I will get a lot of mentorship. The Cancer …

Henry C. Pitot III, M.D., Ph.D.

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It is with great sadness that I let you know that our respected colleague Dr. Henry Pitot passed away last week while on a trip to Aspen, CO for a family gathering. Henry served the McArdle Laboratory and the University of Wisconsin–Madison with devotion and grace throughout his long career of over 60 years. He …