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Colon cancer researchers awarded $3M grant to study ways to personalize therapies

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A five-year, $3 million grant from the National Cancer Institute will support UW Carbone Cancer Center physician-researcher and McArdle Laboratory for Cancer Research faculty member Dr. Dusty Deming and colleagues in their pursuit of more effective treatments for colorectal-cancer patients. With the funding, researchers at the McArdle Laboratory for Cancer Research and UW Carbone will grow colon cancer cells from patient-derived tissue …

Grandparents and grandchildren explore basic cancer research at the McArdle Laboratory

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On July 12-13, the McArdle Laboratory for Cancer Research in collaboration with the Institute for Molecular Virology (IMV) and Carbone Cancer Center welcomed 31 grandparents and their grandchildren into the lab to learn about fundamental cancer research techniques and concepts as part of the “Researching Cancer Cures” major for Grandparents University®, or GPU. This experience …

Post from Carbone

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Sometimes cancer development is not just about a cell having mutations in its DNA, but about when and how those mutations change the cell’s behavior. UW Carbone Cancer Center member Peter Lewis, PhD, studies how these behavioral changes can lead to cells becoming cancer – and how clinicians and researchers can take advantage of these …

Family Crafters Create Amazing Goods to Support Cancer Research

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A sampling of the goods created by the Family Crafters In Brillion, WI, an amazing family works throughout the year to create craft goods to sell at farmers’ markets, craft shows, and grocery stores. Together, they are the Family Crafters, using their time and talents to raise money for cancer research in a unique and …

Xing Lab Study Shows How Key Regulatory Protein Complexes Break Up

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Dr. Yongna Xing with lead author Cheng-Guo Wu A new study by University of Wisconsin–Madison researchers identified the structural basis for how tightly bound protein complexes are broken apart to become inactivated. The structure explains why the complexes are less active in some cancers and neurodegenerative diseases, and offers a starting point to identify drug …

McArdle Scientists Receive Outstanding Investigator Awards

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Left: a papillomavirus. Right: dioxins, polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (AHRs), and polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs). PAS proteins regulate a variety of downstream responses to these three molecules, some of which are toxic effects. McArdle is pleased to announce that Paul Lambert and Chris Bradfield recently received Outstanding Investigator (R35) Awards from the National Institutes of Health. The R35 award is designed to support …

Ahlquist Lab Discovers Promising New Target for Antiviral Approaches

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Scientists at the Morgridge Institute for Research have discovered a promising new target to fight a class of viruses responsible for health threats such as Zika, polio, dengue, SARS and hepatitis C. Masaki Nishikiori, a researcher in the Morgridge Institute virology group led by Paul Ahlquist, Morgridge investigator and professor of oncology and molecular virology at the University …

In Memoriam — Günter Blobel (1936-2018)

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A stone dedicated by Blobel to his mentor Van Potter outside the McArdle Laboratory Building (1400 University Ave) The McArdle Laboratory mourns the loss of Günter Blobel, Nobel Prize-winning cell biologist who discovered and characterized how proteins are targeted within cells. Blobel was one of the most successful graduates of UW–Madison’s long-running Cancer Biology Graduate Training Program, started …

Department of Oncology Offering New Bioinformatics Course

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This spring, the University of Wisconsin is offering a new course for graduate students within the Cancer Biology Training Program and other biology graduate programs to effectively apply bioinformatics approaches to their research. The course, “Bioinformatics for Biologists”, is being team-taught by Eric Johannsen, M.D. and Mitchell Hayes. Dr. Johannsen is a faculty member at McArdle, …

Night of Hope 2018 Raises Money for Cancer Research

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McArdle Laboratory Director Dr. Paul Lambert (left) and UW School of Medicine and Public Health Dean Dr. Robert Golden (right) speak at the Night of Hope event. On January 19th, McArdle students, staff, and faculty gathered together with teachers, staff, and supporters from Verona Area High School at Gray’s Tied House for the 13th Annual “Night of Hope” fundraiser. …