Congratulations to Dr. Tamara Bavendam, MD, MS, NIDDK Program Director for the Division of Kidney, Urologic, and Hematologic Diseases, for being awarded a 2021 SUFU Lifetime Achievement Award! The Society for Urodynamics and Female Urology …
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UW O’Brien Center researchers demonstrate that genetic factors serve as modifiers of responsiveness to T+E2
New research from investigators at the UW-Madison O’Brien Center demonstrates that genetic factors serve as modifiers of responsiveness to testosterone and estradiol implants (T+E2), establishing the need to control for genetic background in studies of …
Dr. Debra Garvey, post-doc in Dr. Will Ricke’s lab, awarded a NIEHS R01 supplement to study estrogen receptor alpha in relation to the development of LUTD
Congratulations to Dr. Debra Garvey, Research Associate/Post-doc in Dr. Will Ricke’s lab, for being awarded a NIEHS R01 supplemental grant to study estrogen receptor alpha in relation to the development of lower urinary tract dysfunction under the …
Christian Ortiz Hernandez, PhD candidate in Dr. Will Ricke’s lab, awarded a NIDDK U54 supplement to study the role of estrogens in the development of prostate fibrosis and LUTD
We are proud to announce that Christian Ortiz Hernandez, PhD candidate in Dr. Will Ricke’s lab, has been awarded a NIDDK U54 supplemental grant to study the role of estrogens in inducing prostate fibrosis and associated lower …
Ricke Lab welcomes new graduate student, Han Zhang
The Ricke Lab is pleased to welcome our newest lab member, Han Zhang, a UW School of Pharmacy graduate student. Han will be studying hormone resistance and bioinformatics in relation to prostate disease. Welcome, Han!
UW Small Animal Imaging Facility receives UW-Madison Research Core Revitalization Program grant
Congratulations to Drs. Alan McMillan and Sean Fain for being awarded a UW Research Core Revitalization Program grant for 2020-2021! In collaboration with the O’Brien Center, the UW Small Animal Imaging and Radiotherapy Facility (SAIRF) …
UW Cardiovascular Physiology Core receives UW-Madison Research Core Revitalization Program grant
Congratulations to Drs. Timothy Hacker and Hector Valdivia for being awarded a UW Research Core Revitalization Program grant for the Cardiovascular Physiology Core Facility (https://morcore.cvrc.wisc.edu/)! In collaboration with the O’Brien Center, the Cardiovascular Physiology Core …
Spatial Transcriptomics work by UW O’Brien Center Project 2 PI Dr. Douglas Strand (UT Southwestern) highlighted in Science.
Cell type-specific molecular data captured from spatial regions of interest on FFPE slides?! Spatial Transcriptomics is a game-changer for those without access to fresh tissue for droplet-based single cell transcriptomics. Resurrect those archived blocks, people! …
Dr. Jill Macoska, UW O’Brien Center Project 3 PI, awarded a Commonwealth of Massachusetts 2020 Citation for Outstanding Performance
UW O’Brien Center Project 3 PIDr. Jill Macoska (University of Massachusetts-Boston) has been awarded a Commonwealth of Massachusetts 2020 Citation for Outstanding Performance (https://www.mass.gov/guides/performance-recognition-program-prp). Congratulations, Dr. Macoska!
Ricke lab discovers a novel mechanism and possible treatment for castration resistant prostate cancer
Dr. William Ricke’s laboratory has discovered a potential method to treat castration resistant prostate cancer (CRPC), by targeting a novel molecular mechanism involving RNA-binding protein. Drs. Ricke, Vellky, and colleagues have described DDX3 (DEAD-box helicase 3 …