Wisconsin Alumni Research Foundation

Inflammation and Cancer: From Basic Mechanisms to Therapeutic Targets

1345 Health Sciences Learning Center 750 Highland Ave., Madison, WI, United States

Lisa 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…

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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 States

Jeffrey 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…

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Red Cross Blood Drive

WARF Building 614 Walnut St., Madison, WI, United States

Join us for our February Red Cross blood drive! To donate, sign up online; walk-ins are also welcome….

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The Long Journey into the Genome of B Cell Lymphoma

1345 Health Sciences Learning Center 750 Highland Ave., Madison, WI, United States

Riccardo Dalla-Favera is a professor of microbiology & immunology, pathology & cell biology, and genetics & development at Columbia University. Over the past 30 years, his research has focused on the molecular genetics of cancer, particularly the pathogenesis of B-cell malignancies such as Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia and Diffuse Large B Cell Lymphoma (DLBCL). His laboratory…

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Red Cross Blood Drive

WARF Building 614 Walnut St., Madison, WI, United States

Join 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 Business

Orchard View Room, Discovery Building 330 N. Orchard St., Madison, WI, United States

UW-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 business. Chat with Hannah Brautigam, manager of business development and contract compliance, Fujifilm Cellular…

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Red Cross Blood Drive

WARF Building 614 Walnut St., Madison, WI, United States

Join us for our fall Red Cross blood drive! To donate, sign up online; walk-ins are also welcome….

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Careers & Beers: Science and Sales & Marketing

Orchard View Room, Discovery Building 330 N. Orchard St., Madison, WI, United States

UW-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 next event features scientists who have careers in sales and marketing. Chat with Robin Sutka, Thermo Fisher Scientific; Peter Luong, Nikon Instruments; and Sam Druzak,…

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Careers & Beers: Science and Policy

Orchard View Room, Discovery Building 330 N. Orchard St., Madison, WI, United States

UW-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 policy. Chat with Shahla Werner, Wisconsin Dept. of Agriculture, Trade and Consumer Protection (DATCP); Regina Vidaver, Wisconsin…

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Red Cross Blood Drive

WARF Building 614 Walnut St., Madison, WI, United States

Join us for our February Red Cross blood drive! To donate, sign up online; walk-ins are also welcome….

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Microenvironmental Plasticity: Inflammation Shaping Metastatic Fate

1345 Health Sciences Learning Center 750 Highland Ave., Madison, WI, United States

Mikala 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…

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WARF Ambassador Trivia Night

Memorial Union Great Hall 800 Langdon St., Madison, United States

UW-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…

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