Congratulations to Professor Ann Palmenberg, who retires this week after more than 40 years UW–Madison Biochem & MadisonVirology! Palmenberg built her lab & career around unveiling the enzymes & mechanisms responsible for controlling viruses. Her research established the foundation ➡️

Excited to have the wonderful Dr. Dan DiMaio here at UW-Madison!

OTD: 59 years ago, the McArdle Laboratory for Cancer Research (450 North Randall Avenue) was dedicated. Left to right: Congressman Melvin Laird; Harold P. Rusch; Kenneth M. Endicott (Director, National Cancer Institute); Robert L. Clodius (Vice President, University of Wisconsin)

I am excited that our latest work on MmuPV1 E6 is out. MmuPV1 E6 drives a number of pro-cancer phenotypes on its own including promoting proliferation. Check out the paper on mBio. Wartlab Karl Munger MadisonVirology Virginia-Maryland College of Veterinary Medicine journals.asm.org/doi/10.1128/mb…

We are so excited for Dr. Taja Lozar, who is finishing her postdoc in the Lambert Lab. Dr. Lozar is heading back to Slovenia to begin a residency at the Insitute of Oncology in Ljubljana. We can’t wait to see what the future holds for Dr. Lozar!

New paper alert! This one took a long time and lots of collaboration with Wartlab and Thibeaultlab members. Proud to be building this body of work. onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/la…

Presenting Dr. Amanda Loke! Amanda defended her thesis today and presented her research studying how the MCPyV viral proteins contribute to MCC development. Congrats!

#UWMadison has been named a “new Ivy” by Forbes, one of 10 public and 10 private universities across the U.S. that are “turning out the smart, driven graduates craved by employers of all types.” #OnWisconsin news.wisc.edu/forbes-names-u…

Thrilled and honored to announce that the Spurgeon Lab will be opening Summer 2024 in the Morgridge Institute for Research at the University of Wisconsin-Madison!

Better late than never, but Dr. Loke finally added her stamp to the Wartlab timeline plant. Congratulations Amanda!

Celebrating Dr. Megan Spurgeon’s official last day in the lab. Looking forward to all the new and exciting research that will be coming out of the Spurgeon Lab. Prost!

Celebrating the three amazing women who will be leaving us in the near future. Congratulations Wei, Megan and Amanda!

Exciting talks by current Wartlab members at the #dnatvm2024 meeting!

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