Currently there are 20 postdoctoral trainees in our department. They are supported by individual fellowships, institutional training grants, or research funds. The McArdle Laboratory for Cancer Research has two formal postdoctoral training programs: "Viral Oncology" and "Molecular Mechanisms Regulating Cancer Cell Proliferation", each supported by Institutional Research Service Awards from the National Institutes of Health. Inquiries/applications for postdoctoral positions should be submitted directly to the faculty member of interest. For general information regarding life as a postdoctoral trainee on the University of Wisconsin-Madison campus, view the Graduate School website for Postdoctoral Scholars.
There are 20 postdoctoral personnel in the department. Nine are supported by institutional National Research Service Awards or by individual fellowships. Eleven are supported as research associates from research grants. Eleven are U.S. citizens or permanent residents, and six are women.
The "Training Program in Viral Oncology" (Janet E. Mertz, Program Director), which has been supported by an NIH training grant since 1974, is designed to provide postdoctoral fellows with the training to carry out research in a wide variety of areas of virology. A very successful seminar series, held every Tuesday afternoon, provides an important focus for participants. Fourteen faculty from six different departments participate in the program. The training grant currently provides funds to support seven postdoctoral trainees and recently was renewed through the year 2006.
Ahlquist, Paul G. (Molecular Virology and Oncology), RNA virus replication and gene expression; host factors in viral replication and pathogenesis
Brandt, Curtis R. (Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences and Medical Microbiology and Immunology), Therapy of retinoblastoma with defective herpes simplex virus
Friesen, Paul D. (Molecular Virology, Biochemistry), Control of baculovirus transcription; retrotransposons; regulation of apoptosis
Kawaoka, Yoshihiro (Pathobiological Sciences), Molecular mechanism of interspecies transmission of the virus leading to influenza pandemics in humans
Lambert, Paul F. (Oncology), Molecular genetics of papillomaviruses; the role of papillomaviruses in human cancer
Loeb, Daniel D. (Oncology), Molecular biology of hepatitis B viruses; genetics and biochemistry of the hepadnaviral reverse transcription pathway
Mertz, Janet E. (Oncology), Control of viral transcription and RNA processing by SV40 T-antigen, steroid hormones, and cellular factors
Montgomery, Rebecca I. (Biochemistry and Molecular Virology), Molecular mechanisms of virus entry into cells, virus regulation of immune response, and viral pathogenesis
Palmenberg, Ann (Biochemistry and Molecular Virology), Relationship of cardioviruses to other picornaviruses; viral translation, proteolytic processing, replication, and morphogenesis
Reznikoff, William S. (Biochemistry), Molecular analysis of transposition
Schultz-Cherry, Stacey (Medical Microbiology and Immunology), Molecular biology of human influenza virus
Sugden, Bill (Oncology), Mechanisms of the immortalization of human B-lymphocytes by Epstein-Barr virus
Yin, John (Chemical and Biological Engineering), Applied virology
Candidates for this training program should have an interest in cancer virology. To be eligible for this National Cancer Institute Institutional National Research Service Award, trainees must be U.S. citizens, noncitizen nationals, or permanent residents and hold a Ph.D., M.D., or D.V.M. degree. Send curriculum vitae, short statement of research accomplishments and interests [specify the faculty member(s) with whom you would like to work], and the names of three references directly to the faculty member with whom you would like to work or to:
Dr. Janet E. Mertz
Viral Oncology Program Director
McArdle Laboratory for Cancer Research
University of Wisconsin-Madison
1400 University Avenue
Madison, WI 53706-1599
Telephone: 608-262- 8651
Email: mertz@oncology.wisc.edu
The program in "Molecular Mechanisms Regulating Cancer Cell Proliferation (MMRCCP)", directed by Dr. F. Michael Hoffmann, is a highly interactive postdoctoral training program focusing on problems related to chemical carcinogenesis and tumor biology. The goal of this program is to train postdoctoral-level scientists in the questions and techniques of cancer cell biology (specifically the molecules that regulate proliferation and differentiation of normal and neoplastic cells) so that they become independent researchers with their own research programs. Sixteen faculty from four different departments participate in this program. A training grant from the National Cancer Institute provides support for six postdoctoral trainees.
Allen-Hoffmann, B. Lynn (Pathology and Laboratory Medicine), Epithelial differentiation and carcinogenesis
Bertics, Paul (Biomolecular Chemistry), Biochemistry of kinases in cell growth control
Bradfield, Christopher A. (Oncology), Molecular biology of the PAS family of proteins
Bresnick, Emery (Pharmacology) Transcriptional control mechanisms; chromatin structure and function; control of cell growth and differentiation; hematopoiesis and leukemogenesis; drug and hormone receptors; novel molecular therapeutics
Burgess, Richard R. (Oncology), RNA polymerase structure and regulation of transcription
Bushman, Wade (Surgery/Urology), Developmental pathways in prostate cancer
Dove, William F. (Oncology and Medical Genetics), Murine development and neoplasia
Drinkwater, Norman R. (Oncology), Genetics of chemical carcinogenesis and mutagenesis
Friedl, Andreas (Pathology and Laboratory Medicine), Role of heparan sulfate proteoglycans in tumor-stroma interactions
Gellman, Samuel (Chemistry), Polymer and protein design and protein-amphiphile interactions
Gould, Michael N. (Oncology and Medical Physics), Molecular biology of mammary carcinogenesis
Harari, Paul (Human Oncology), Examination of molecular targets that modulate growth characteristics of human squamous cell carcinomas
Hoffmann, F. Michael (Oncology and Medical Genetics), Chemical genetic and genetic approaches to study TGF-beta signal transduction
Jarrard, David F. (Surgery/Urology), Genetic events in human prostate cell transformation; genomic imprinting alterations in senescence
Kiessling, Laura L. (Biochemistry and Chemistry), Biomolecular recognition processes; the chemistry and biology of protein-saccharide interactions
Mertz, Janet E. (Oncology), Control of viral transcription and RNA processing by SV40 T-antigen, steroid hormones, and cellular factors
Miyamoto, Shigeki (Pharmacology), Regulation of the transcription factor NF-kB as a model system to study cancer
Mosher, Deane F. (Medicine), Extracellular matrix in cell growth and development
Prolla, Tomas (Genetics and Medical Genetics), DNA repair, cancer and the aging process
Raines, Ronald T. (Biochemistry and Chemistry), Chemical biology, protein design and engineering, enzymology
Rapraeger, Alan C. (Pathology and Laboratory Medicine), Examining the mechanisms by which the syndecan family of cell surface receptors regulate cell growth, adhesion, and migration
Ross, Jeffrey (Oncology), mRNA stability in cell differentiation and transformation
Candidates for this training program should have an interest in the processes that regulate the proliferation and differentiation of normal and neoplastic cells. To be eligible for this National Cancer Institute Institutional National Research Service Award, trainees must be U.S. citizens, noncitizen nationals, or permanent residents and hold a Ph.D., M.D., or D.V.M. degree. Send curriculum vitae, short statement of research accomplishments and interests [specify the faculty member(s) with whom you would like to work], and the names of three references to the faculty member with whom you would like to work or to:
Dr. F. Michael Hoffmann
MMRCCP Program Director
McArdle Laboratory for Cancer Research
University of Wisconsin- Madison
1400 University Avenue
Madison, WI 53706-1599
Telephone: 608-262-8651
Email: fmhoffma@facstaff.wisc.edu
The McArdle Laboratory has no formal training program for medical residents. However, McArdle faculty on occasion serve as mentors to medical residents who wish to gain experience in research. Contact the individual faculty member with whom you would like to work.
Postdoctoral fellows are encouraged to apply for individual fellowships. The Illinois Research Information Service (IRIS) and GrantsNet are searchable databases of grant opportunities. Information about a few outside cancer-related fellowship opportunities is listed below. Please check the eligibility requirements carefully, since many agencies have specific restrictions. Deadlines vary and preliminary applications or letters of intent may be required.
American Association for Cancer
Research
615 Chestnut Street, 17th Floor
Philadelphia, PA 19106-4404
Telephone: (215) 440-9300
FAX: (215) 440-9372
Email: awards@aacr.org
American Association of University
Women Educational Foundation (AAUW) (for women)
AAUW Educational Foundation
American Fellowships
PO Box 4030
Iowa City, IA 52243-4030
Telephone: (319) 337-1716
Email: aauw@act.org
American Cancer Society,
Inc.
Research Department
1599 Clifton Road, NE
Atlanta, GA 30329-4251
Telephone: (404) 329-7558
FAX: (404) 321-4669
Email: grants@cancer.org
Cancer Research and Prevention Foundation
Programs Department
1600 Duke Street, Suite 500
Alexandria, VA 22314
Telephone: (703) 836-4412; 1-800-227-CRFA (2732)
FAX: (703) 836-4413
Email: info@preventcancer.org
Cancer
Research Institute
Director of Grants Administration
681 Fifth Avenue
New York, NY 10022-4209
Telephone: (212) 688-7515
FAX: (212) 832-9376
Email: info@cancerresearch.org
Damon Runyon Cancer Research
Foundation
Award Programs
675 Third Avenue, 25th Floor
New York, NY 10017
Telephone: (212) 455-0520
FAX: (212) 455-0529
Department of Defense
(Breast Cancer/Prostate Cancer Research Programs)
Commander
U.S. Army Medical Research and Materiel Command
MCMR-PLF, 1077 Patchel Street (Building 1077)
Fort Detrick, MD 21702-5024
Telephone: (301) 619-7079
FAX: (301) 619-7792
Email: cdmrp.pa@det.amedd.army.mil
Fogarty International Center, NIH
International Research Fellowships (for research abroad)
Building 31, Room B2C29
31 Center Drive, MSC 2220
Bethesda, MD 20892-2220
Telephone: (301) 496-2075
FAX: (301) 594-1211
(to get information on country's nominating unit)
Helen Hay Whitney Foundation
20 Squadron Boulevard, Suite 630
New City, NY 10956
Telephone: (845) 639-6799
FAX: (845) 639-6798/(646) 304-7133
Email: hhwf@earthlink.net
International Agency for Research on
Cancer
Cancer Research Fellowship Programme (for research abroad)
150 cours Albert Thomas
F-69372 Lyon CEDEX 08
FRANCE
Telephone: 33-4-72-73-84-85
FAX: 33-4-72-73-85-75
Email: www@iarc.fr
International Human Frontier Science
Program Organization
(Long-term Fellowship) (for research abroad)
12, quai Saint-Jean
BP 10034
67080 Strasbourg Cedex
FRANCE
Telephone: 33-3-88-21-51-27
FAX: 33-3-88-32-88-97
Email: fellow@hfsp.org
Jane Coffin Childs Memorial Fund
for Cancer Research
Kim E. Roberts, Administrative Director
333 Cedar Street, LW 300-SHM
New Haven, CT 06510
Telephone: (203) 785-4612
FAX: (203) 785-3301
Email: jccfund@yale.edu
Leukemia and Lymphoma Society of
America, Inc.
Director of Research Administration
1311 Mamaroneck Avenue
White Plains, NY 10605
Telephone: (914) 821-8843 or (914) 821-8859
FAX: (914) 821-8946
Email: researchprograms@leukemia-lymphoma.org
Life Sciences Research Foundation
c/o Lewis Thomas Laboratories
Princeton University
Washington Road
Princeton, NJ 08544
Telephone: (609) 258-3551
Email: sdirenzo@princeton.edu
National Institutes of
Health (Individual National Research Service Awards)
Grants Information Office, Division of Research Grants
Bethesda, MD 20892
Telephone: (301) 435-0714
FAX: (301) 480-0525
Email: grantsinfo@nih.gov
National Science
Foundation
4201 Wilson Boulevard
Arlington, VA 22230
Telephone: (703) 292-5111
Email: info@nsf.gov
