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 …
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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 …
LUTS and a virus? New research from the UW O’Brien Center and collaborators shows JC virus to be variably associated with LUTS
New research from the Ricke lab and collaborators shows JC virus to be variably associated with LUTS, and metabolic markers show oxidative stress and inflammation. Bacterial microbiomes seem less important. See the full text here: …
UW-Madison and UTSW O’Brien Center Trainees Nominated for Leadership Roles within CAIRIBU
Dr. Debra Garvey, UW-Madison Post-doctoral Researcher in Dr. Will Ricke’s lab, and Alexis Adrian, UW-Madison Molecular and Cellular Pharmacology graduate student in Dr. Will Ricke’s lab, have been appointed as O’Brien Center Representatives to the …
Dr. Petra Popovics, PhD joins the UW Department of Urology as an Assistant Scientist
We are proud to welcome Dr. Petra Popovics, PhD, to the UW-Madison Department of Urology! Dr. Popovics recently completed a K12 award focused on the role of Osteopontin in lower urinary tract dysfunction (LUTD) under …
New review from Drs. Douglas Strand and Chad Vezina highlights changing perspectives on the identity of the prostate progenitor
A recent review publication from Dr. Douglas Strand (UTSW) and Dr. Chad Vezina (UW-Madison) describes how recent cellular and anatomical studies are changing our viewpoint on the identity of the prostate progenitor. See the full …
O’Brien Center well represented at the 3rd Annual Washington University SOM CRepHS Symposium
The UW/UTSW/U.Mass-Boston O’Brien Center was well represented at last week’s Washington University School of Medicine CRepHS Symposium. O’Brien Center Associate Director Dr. Chad Vezina (UW-Madison) presented “A Surprisingly Early Start for An Aging-Related Disease“. Project …
Dr. Kim Keil Stietz and colleagues describe how developmental exposure to PCBs has effects on the bladder
Exciting new research from Dr. Kim Keil Stietz and colleagues at the UW/UTSW/U.Mass-Boston O’Brien Center and Lein Lab at UC Davis describes how developmental exposure to PCBs has effects on the bladder. See full text …