Red Cross Blood Drive
WARF Building 614 Walnut St., Madison, WI, United StatesJoin us for our summer Red Cross blood drive! To donate, sign up online; walk-ins are also welcome….
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Careers & Beers: Science and Startups
Orchard View Room, Discovery Building 330 N. Orchard St., Madison, WI, United StatesEnjoy drinks and appetizers while networking with community members and explore alternative science career options after graduate school through informal conversations. Our final event of the fall features scientists who have careers in the startup company space. Chat with Jessica Martin Eckerly, CEO and co-founder of Forward BIOLABS; Kevin Barnett, CTO and co-founder of Pyran;…
The Role of Nuclear Receptors and Pioneer Factors in Cancer
1335 Health Sciences Learning Center 750 Highland Ave., Madison, United StatesJason Carroll is a professor of molecular oncology at the University of Cambridge, a senior group leader at Cancer Research UK and a fellow at Clare College. His lab is interested in understanding mechanisms of hormone-dependent cancer. They study how the estrogen receptor (ER) causes gene transcription and how this contributes to breast cancer progression….
AI Ask Me Anything with Nick Kelley
LinkedIn LiveJoin us for our LinkedIn Live AI Ask Me Anything (AMA) featuring Nicholas Kelley – Director of Data Science & AI at Novartis! In this AMA, Nick will provide his expert knowledge and share his experiences from the AI field by responding to your questions as they come. He’s ready to discuss everything from the…
AI Ask Me Anything with Albert Wang
LinkedIn LiveJoin us for a LinkedIn Live AI Ask Me Anything (AMA) featuring Albert Wang – Head of Game AI Research @ Riot Games! In our third AMA, Albert will delve into the complexities of AI, providing his unique perspective and responding to your questions in real-time. Whether it’s about the latest innovations or everyday uses,…
Careers & Beers: Science and Entrepreneurship
Orchard View Room, Discovery Building 330 N. Orchard St., Madison, WI, United StatesUW-Madison grad students and postdocs are invited to enjoy drinks and appetizers while networking with community members and explore alternative science career options after graduate school through informal conversations. Our first event of the fall features scientists who have careers in entrepreneurship. Chat with Aimee Arnoldussen, innovation and commercialization specialist at Discovery to Product; Connie…
Careers & Beers: Science and Writing
Orchard View Room, Discovery Building 330 N. Orchard St., Madison, WI, United StatesUW-Madison grad students and postdocs are invited to enjoy drinks and appetizers while networking with community members and explore alternative science career options after graduate school through informal conversations. Our October event features scientists who have careers in writing. Chat with Anna Bennett, science writer in marketing services, Promega; AnnaKay Kruger, science writer in marketing…
Careers & Beers: Science and Consulting
Orchard View Room, Discovery Building 330 N. Orchard St., Madison, WI, United StatesUW-Madison grad students and postdocs are invited to enjoy drinks and appetizers while networking with community members and explore alternative science career options after graduate school through informal conversations. Our November event features scientists who have careers in consulting. Chat with Christopher Konop, innovation and commercialization specialist and venture manager; Sydney Jupitz, staff scientist/senior consultant,…
Inflammation and Cancer: From Basic Mechanisms to Therapeutic Targets
1345 Health Sciences Learning Center 750 Highland Ave., Madison, WI, United StatesLisa M. Coussens is a professor and the chairwoman of cell, developmental & cancer biology and the deputy director for basic & translational research at the Knight Cancer Institute at Oregon Health & Science University. Her lab focuses on the role of immune cells and their mediators as critical regulators of cancer development. They are…
Gene Discovery to Clinical Trials: How Clinical and Basic Research Have Intersected to Develop and Test New Therapies for Rett Syndrome
John D. Wiley Conference Center, Waisman Center 1500 Highland Ave., Madison, WI, United StatesJeffrey Neul is director of the Vanderbilt Kennedy Center and the Annette Shaffer Eskind Professor of Pediatrics at Vanderbilt University Medical Center. Neul’s research is focused on Rett syndrome and related genetically based neurodevelopmental disorders. It integrates laboratory-based exploration of disease mechanisms, biomarker discovery and preclinical therapy evaluation with clinical research including longitudinal natural history…
Microenvironmental Plasticity: Inflammation Shaping Metastatic Fate
1345 Health Sciences Learning Center 750 Highland Ave., Madison, WI, United StatesMikala Egeblad, Bloomberg Distinguished Professor of Tumor Microenvironment at Johns Hopkins University, is an internationally recognized cancer researcher who studies how the tumor microenvironment—the immune cells, blood vessels, chemical signals and support matrix surrounding a tumor—regulates cancer initiation, progression and metastasis. Egeblad’s ultimate goal is to help cancer patients mitigate their risk of recurrence and…
WARF Ambassador Trivia Night
Memorial Union Great Hall 800 Langdon St., Madison, United StatesUW-Madison postdocs and grad students are invited to show off your science, pop culture and miscellaneous trivia knowledge with the WARF Ambassadors! WARF will provide pizza and beer. Come by yourself or with a team of up to four people. The top three teams will receive prizes. *Attendance is limited to UW grad students and…