MET NEWS
MET Students Develop Tox Curriculum for use in Sierra Leone.
Students in the Molecular & Environmental Toxicology Program, working with MET affiliate Alhaji N’Jai, created a toxicology curriculum to be used at the University of Sierra Leone. Information about the project has been presented as …
August 6, 2019
Professor Chad Vezina Assumes Role as Director of the MET
The New Year brought about one very big change at the Molecular & Environmental Toxicology Center. Chad Vezina (Associate Professor of Comparative Biosciences) was appointed the new director of the Center, taking over from Christopher …
June 10, 2019
Professor Mark Cook was inducted into the Poultry Industry Hall of Fame’s Class of 2019
The late Mark Cook (Professor, Animal Sciences) was inducted into the Poultry Industry Hall of Fame’s Class of 2019. He was a world renowned researcher in poultry sciences, receiving numerous patents and other honors. His …
June 10, 2019
Morgan Walcheck Named Young Investigator of the Year.
On May 17, 2019, Morgan Walcheck (Ronnekleiv-Kelly Lab) received the 2019 Young Investigator Award from the Midwest Regional Chapter of the Society of Toxicology (MRC-SOT). Morgan, who will begin her fourth year in the program …
June 10, 2019- More MET news
MET Spotlight
Student Spotlight: Jeremiah Yee
Jeremiah Yee (x ’19, Bradfield Lab) is currently finishing up his dissertation for a defense before the end of the semester. He took some time out of writing and job hunting to speak with Rob …
October 8, 2019
Alumni Spotlight: Dr. Matthew Brody
Dr. Matthew Brody (PHD ’13, Lee Lab) reflects on on how graduate school experiences started his “conventional” path to a tenure-track faculty position. When did you participate in the Molecular and Environmental Toxicology Graduate Program? …
August 28, 2019
Alumni Spotlight: Dr. Elyse Bolterstein
Dr. Elyse Bolterstein (PHD ’10, Allen-Hoffmann Lab) utilized the Delta Program and other opportunities that UW-Madison has to offer to embark upon her tenure-track professorship careerr, currently at primarily undergraduate institution Northeastern Illinois University. …
August 28, 2019
Alumni Spotlight: Dr. Jordan Sand
Dr. Jordan Sand (PHD ’10, Verma Lab) has taken a winding road on his career. Working as a postdoc in the lab of Mark Cook, he developed a technology that has led to his own …
August 15, 2019
Faculty Spotlight: Kimberly Keil
Following postdoctoral training at UC Davis and securing an NIH Pathway to Independence award, Dr. Kimberly Keil is returning to Madison as faculty in Comparative Biosciences. She has affiliated with MET and plans to research …
August 15, 2019
Alumni Spotlight: Dr. Noe Galvan
Dr. Galvan received his BA in Molecular and Developmental Biology from UC Santa Cruz and his PhD. in Molecular and Environmental Toxicology from the UW Madison. After a two year Postdoc at UC Berkeley, he …
August 15, 2019- More Profiles posts
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Chad Vezina, Director
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Hanson Laboratories, AHABS
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Professor, Oncology
WIMR Building
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Associate Professor, Comparative Biosciences
Veterinary Medicine Building
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