Category: News

Sejal Sharma – first-author publication

ERP PhD Candidate, Sejal Sharma, recently published her work, “Data Mining of PubChem Bioassay Records Reveals Diverse OXPHOS Inhibitory Chemotypes as Potential Therapeutic Agents Against Ovarian Cancer,” in Journal of Cheminformatics. This research, conducted under the guidance of ERP Associate Director, Manish Patankar, and Spencer Ericksen, explores innovative chemotypes and data mining pipeline that may …

Welcoming Dr. Samantha Weaver to ERP Training Faculty

ERP is delighted to announce that Dr. Samantha “Sam” Weaver has joined the ERP Training Faculty.  Dr. Weaver is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Comparative Biosciences at the University of Wisconsin–Madison School of Veterinary Medicine and a proud alum of the ERP program (PhD ’18). She writes, “My research program aligns with the goals …

Alissa Hofmann Wins ABRCMS Travel Award

Congratulations to Alissa Hofmann (PhD student, Kumar lab) for being selected to receive a travel award for the 2024 Annual Biomedical Research Conference for Minoritized Scientists (ABRCMS) to be held in Pittsburgh, PA on Nov. 13-17.  Alissa’s poster abstract was accepted to be presented at the conference.

Congratulations to the Award Winners – ERP Symposium ’24 !!

Congratulations to ERP’s Annual Research Symposium Awardees Manish Patankar, Faculty of the Year Teresita Valdes Arciniega, Best Oral Presentation by a Junior Student Shelby Fertal, Student Service Award Alissa Hofmann, Best Poster Presentation by a Junior Student Shelby Fertal, Best Oral Presentation by a Senior Student Elise Barteld, Best Poster Presentation by a Senior Student …

Beverly Hutcherson and David Abbott’s latest publication

Congrats to ERP co-authors Beverly Hutcherson, and her advisor, David Abbott, on their latest paper titled, “Anti-Müllerian Hormone: A Molecular Key to Unlocking Polycystic Ovary Syndrome?” published in Seminars in Reproductive Medicine.  

Welcoming Dr. Emma Mohr to ERP Training Faculty

ERP is delighted to announce that Dr. Emma Mohr has joined the ERP Training Faculty. Dr. Mohr is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Pediatrics at the University of Wisconsin–Madison School of Medicine and Public Health. Research Focus Maternal and fetal health: specifically, pathogenesis of congenital viral infections using a nonhuman primate model. Interests …

Welcoming Dr. Karla Ausderau to ERP Training Faculty

ERP is delighted to announce that Dr. Karla Ausderau has joined the ERP Training Faculty. Dr. Ausderau is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Kinesiology at the University of Wisconsin–Madison School of Education. Research Focus My research program focuses on families and children with autism spectrum disorder. I study daily occupations, specifically eating and …

Welcoming Dr. Tanja Dominko to ERP Training Faculty

ERP is delighted to announce that Dr. Tanja Dominko has joined the ERP Training Faculty. Dr. Dominko is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Surgery at the University of Wisconsin–Madison School of Medicine and Public Health. Research Focus: The Dominko Lab focuses on the effects of tissue environment on fibroblast behaviors during wound healing. …

Welcoming Dr. Marina Emborg to ERP Training Faculty

ERP is delighted to announce that Dr. Marina Emborg has joined the ERP Training Faculty. Dr. Emborg is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Medical Physics at the University of Wisconsin–Madison School of Medicine and Public Health. Research Focus: My research focuses on understanding and developing treatments for neurological disorders, in particular Parkinson’s disease, …

Welcoming Dr. María Virumbrales-Muñoz to ERP Training Faculty

ERP is delighted to announce that Dr. María Virumbrales-Muñoz has joined the ERP Training Faculty. Dr. Virumbrales-Muñoz is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology at the University of Wisconsin–Madison School of Medicine and Public Health. Research Focus Our research interests lie at the intersection of in vitro biomimetic modeling, cancer, and …