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
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
Student Spotlight: Sam Thomas
Sam Thomas (x ’19, Ricke Lab) will defend on 28 August and will then move to a postdoc position in the lab of Joel Pedersen. He spoke with Rob Lipinski about his MET grad school …
August 14, 2019
Student Spotlight: Juliana Falero-Perez
Juliana Falero-Perez (x ’19, Sheibani Lab) recently defended her thesis and is making corrections before final deposit. She spoke with Rob Lipinski about her research, what drew her to MET, and what she plans to …
August 13, 2019
Alumni Spotlight: Dr. Paul Hanlon
MET alum Paul Hanlon (PHD ’03, Jefcoate Lab) spoke with MET Director Chad Vezina, describing his time in the program, how the program has helped his career, and what he’s been up to since he …
August 13, 2019- More Profiles posts
UPCOMING EVENTS
MET New Graduate Student Orientation
PHD Defense: Sam Thomas
Program Administration
Chad Vezina, Director
Associate Professor, Comparative Biosciences
Hanson Laboratories, AHABS
608 / 890-3235
Email: cmvezina@wisc.edu
Wei Xu, Associate Director
Professor, Oncology
WIMR Building
608/ 265-5540
Email: wxu@oncology.wisc.edu
Robert Lipinski, Associate Director
Associate Professor, Comparative Biosciences
Veterinary Medicine Building
608/ 265-4043
Email: robert.lipinski@wisc.edu
Mark Marohl, Program Administrator
Graduate Program Coordinator
6152 Medical Sciences Center
608 /263-4580
Email: mdmarohl@wisc.edu