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 …

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 …

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 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

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 …

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

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 …

These initiatives can be in the field of cancer-related public health or biomedical, clinical, epidemiological or psychosocial & may relate to: Education and training of students embarking on careers related to cancer care and/or cancer research Continuing professional development of individuals involved in cancer care and/or cancer research Hypothesis-based clinical or biomedical research in the …

The goal of the Morgridge Metabolism Interdisciplinary (MMI) Fellowship is to support outstanding early-stage graduate students and postdoctoral fellows that seek to apply their work toward a metabolism-related challenge in a manner that transcends traditional disciplinary boundaries. The fellowship is open to all trainees meeting the criteria listed below, regardless of their home departments or …