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The University of Wisconsin Carbone Cancer Center is committed to leading-edge research to provide better treatment and ultimately, cures for cancer.

In addition, the McArdle Laboratory for Cancer Research, an integral part of the UW Carbone Cancer Center (UWCCC) , is dedicated to cancer research and conducts some of the most innovative research in this field.

UWCCC members total more than 280 faculty from 56 departments and 9 schools and participate in and have access to Research Programs, Disease Oriented Working Groups, and Shared Services.

Total research funding for all cancer center members:
2002 - $86 Million
2003 - $99 Million
2004 - $125 Million
2005 - $141 Million
2006 - $140 Million
2007 - $155 Million

If you are interested in joining the UWCCC membership, please review UWCCC membership details.



UWCCC Leadership
(Left to right: D. Mulkerin, P. Harari, J. Wegenke, N. Drinkwater, G. Wilding, M. Smith, P. Sondel, B. Kahl)

The UW Carbone Cancer Center leadership includes:

  • George Wilding, Director
  • Norman Drinkwater, Associate Director of Laboratory Research
  • Paul Harari, Associate Director of Multidisciplinary Research
  • Brad Kahl, Associate Director of Clinical Research
  • Daniel Mulkerin, Medical Director
  • Maureen Smith, Associate Director or Cancer Control Research
  • Paul Sondel, Associate Director of Translational Research
  • Jane Wegenke, Associate Director of Administration

Wisconsin Institutes for Medical Research East Tower

WiMRAs of September 2008, cancer researchers from across the UW-Madison campus have started to move into the first tower of the Wisconsin Institutes for Medical Research (WIMR), formerly the Interdisiplinary Research Complex or IRC.

The seven-story structure, one of three that will eventually comprise the WIMR complex, will house UW Carbone Cancer Center laboratory space dedicated to breast, prostate, lung and other types of cancer research.

Learn more:

Wisconsin Institutes for Medical Research Press Conference: September 4, 2008 from Wisconsin Eye: watch or listen

New Wisconsin Institutes for Medical Research Tower
Reflects new approach to Cancer Research


Grand Opening of WIMR on September 4, 2008

Interdisciplinary Research Complex: Building a Catalyst for Discovery

Last Concrete Poured for Phase One of IRC

Kim named Interim Chair for Department of Biostatistics and Medical Informatics

"Smoking Allowed": Trends in Policies that Allow Smoking in the Workplace: Wisconsin and the United States

NIH designates $200 million in funding for the NIH Challenge Grants in Health and Science Research

Unusual compound seeks and destroys cancerous tumors

Genetic Information Improves Warfarin Prescribing

UWCCC Grand Rounds are now available on video

Resveratrol is being proposed for clinical trials later this year against neuroblastoma

Gustafson's Paper Nominated as ‘Most Influential’

Can a PET Improve Leukemia Care?

"Yin Yang" Principle Suggests New Approach For Breast Cancer

Indoor Air Quality in Eating & Drinking Establishments in Western Wisconsin

UW-CTRI, UWCCC Partner on Menominee Quit Smoking Research Study

Large, Multi-Center Trial Demonstrates Comparable Accuracy for Virtual Colonoscopy and Standard Colonoscopy

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Mehta among the best teachers in Radiation Oncology

UW-Madison Names New Chair of Oncology

DeMets to receive top leadership award in statistical science

3rd Annual UWCCC Research Retreat Poster Winners

Ronald Raines receives Kellett Mid-Career Award

UW Population Health Institute Awarded $4.9 Million by the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation to Mobilize Community Health Improvement Nationwide

James Thomson receives 2008 Massry Prize honoring stem cell researchers



 



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