McArdle Laboratory for Cancer Research/Department of Oncology
Where are you from and what’s your previous training? Why Madison and the Cancer Biology program? I’m from Sterling Heights, MI and have both a BS and MS in Biochemistry and Molecular Biology. I also spent some time working in an academic lab studying the bone microenvironment and prostate cancer bone metastases before coming to …
Where are you from and what’s your previous training? Why Madison and the Cancer Biology program? I’m originally from the Northern VA area, but grew up in a military family, so there’s not a specific place I consider to be my childhood home. After graduating from the University of Mary Washington in Fredericksburg, VA, I …
Amanda Loke and Santina Snow have been selected as the 2022 recipients of the the Dr. J. Abiodun Elegbede Cancer Research Award. This award, administered by the McArdle Laboratory for Cancer Research, was established through the generosity of the Elegbede family in honor of the late Dr. J. Abiodum Elegbede, who conducted postdoctoral research in …
In recognition of his stellar academic success, McArdle faculty member Nathan Sherer has been named a 2022 H.I. Romnes Faculty Fellow. This award provides flexible research funding over the next five years for the continued development of Dr. Sherer’s outstanding research program. Dr. Sherer, Associate Professor of Oncology and Molecular Virology, studies the cell biology …
Student Profile Sean Kraus (Dusty Deming laboratory) Where are you from? Why Madison and the Cancer Biology program? I am from Hannibal, MO, but my entire family is from Minnesota. I applied to UW’s Cancer Bio program because one of my undergraduate lab mentors got his undergraduate degree at UW, and my Cancer Biology Capstone …
Student Profile: Donna Li (Miyamoto Lab) Where are you from? Why Madison and the Cancer Biology program? I am originally from East Los Angeles, California and chose to come to Madison to escape the yearly wildfires and oppressive traffic—but I also knew that I would be happy here and grow as a scientist. I applied …