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Fall 2018- New Graduate Students

The Cancer Biology Graduate Program is excited to welcome 6 incoming graduate students for Fall 2018!  Please help us welcome Stuart Fogarty, Heron Jeon, Alejandro Casco, Amanda Loke, Katie Knudtson, and Santina Snow to McArdle and campus.

Join NIAID and make a difference!

Postdoctoral Fellowship A postdoctoral fellowship position is available in the TSE/Prion Molecular Biology Section of the Laboratory of Persistent Viral Diseases in the Division of Intramural Research at Rocky Mountain Laboratories (RML) in Hamilton, MT. RML offers state-of-the-art facilities for genomics, proteomics, DNA microarray, and biological imaging in a recently renovated laboratory. The laboratory is …

Course Announcement: Pathology 751 Cellular& Molecular Biology of Aging

Department: Pathology and Laboratory Medicine Directors: Craig Atwood PhD, Rozalyn Anderson PhD, & Ozioma Okonkwo PhD. Credits: 3 Time: Monday, Wednesday, and Friday at 9:55 AM; Location: CSC G5/114 This course examines the molecular, cellular, physiological, and clinical aspects of aging. The course is designed for graduate students, MD or MD/PhD students, advanced undergraduates, and …

Postdoc Opportunity- Vesicular Stomatitis Virus Ecology Project

The current opportunity is to participate in an ongoing research project entitled “Ecology of Vesicular Stomatitis Virus (VSV) in North America”.  Vesicular Stomatitis Virus (VSV) is an arthropod-borne virus that causes serious vesicular disease resulting in economic losses to the cattle, swine, and horse industries due to decreased animal production and quarantines.  In cattle and …

Postdoctoral Opportunity- Yale University

A research opportunity is available immediately for a highly motivated and talented postdoctoral fellow to join our team to study the biology of chemokine receptors in the pathogenesis of T cell lymphomas. We have established an inducible Cre/lox knockout of a chemokine receptor which is implicated in the follicular helper T cell lymphomas and are …

How Mutations in Cell DNA Can Lead to Cancer

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 …

NIH High-Risk, High-Reward Research Program

NIH High-Risk, High-Reward Research Program Presentation Sponsored by the Department of Human Oncology   Ravi Basavappa, PhD Program Leader National Institutes of Health Common Fund Programs Early Independence; NIH Innovator and NIH Pioneer Awards Wednesday, August 8, 2018 3:00 – 4:00 pm 1345 Health Sciences Learning Center Host:      Dr. Zachary Morris

Designing Writing Activities to Solve Teaching and Learning Challenges in any Science Course (Delta Program Workshop)

Wednesday, August 8 9:00-11:30 am 6191 Helen C. White Hall Facilitator: Brad Hughes (Director, Writing Across the Curriculum and The Writing Center) Registration link: https://uwmadison.co1.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_5iONgP6HGJuWyMt Well-designed writing assignments can help students learn the subject matter of a course more deeply, increase students’ engagement with complex topics, and give course instructors valuable insight into what students understand—and what …

Fall 2018 Welcome & Orientation

Save the Date Fall 2018 New Student Welcome & Orientation Thursday, August 16th Friday, August 17th More details to follow.  

The Professor Is In

Advice on navigating the academic job market from Karen Kelsky, through her business, The Professor Is In, has advised countless graduate students and junior faculty members on how to navigate the perilous waters of the job search. Twice a month she answers questions from readers on all aspects of the hiring process. Here is a sampling …