The Hormone Receptor Molecular Imaging and Biology Lab consists of scientists, post-docs, graduate students, and undergraduates working in a collaborative, multidisciplinary environment focused on translational breast cancer imaging research. There are occasionally medical students, residents, and fellows involved with the lab’s clinical research projects.
Lab Members' Expertise
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Cell and Molecular Biology |
Cancer Biology |
Tumor Genomics |
Radionuclide Imaging |
Clinical Research |
The lab welcomes individuals with experience in, or wishing to gain experience in:
- The design and performance of cancer biology/molecular imaging experiments using in vitro and in vivo models of breast cancer
- Design and implementation of clinical trials of molecular imaging agents for breast cancer
- Writing/editing manuscripts and grants
Open positions will be posted here when available.
Principal Investigator (PI)
Amy Fowler, MD, PhD
Publications at NCBI My Bibliography
Education
Undergraduate: South Dakota State University (Brookings, SD)
Graduate School: University of Wisconsin–Madison, Cellular and Molecular Biology Program
Medical School: University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health
Internship: Gundersen Lutheran Medical Center (La Crosse, WI)
Residency: Mallinckrodt Institute of Radiology, Washington University (St. Louis, MO)
Fellowship: Mallinckrodt Institute of Radiology, Washington University (St. Louis, MO)
Current Lab Members
Mary Pat Berry, BA, MA
Breast Cancer Research Advocate
Kelley Salem, PhD
Scientist I
Tianrui Liu
Research Intern
Natasha Solodin, BS
Scientist I
Mary Ozers, PhD
Scientist III
Previous Lab Members
Manoj Kumar, MS, PhD
Research Assistant (Graduate Student)
UW Institute of Clinical and Translational Research Clinical Investigation Program
Undergraduate: Uttar Pradesh Technical University, India
Graduate School: University of Wisconsin–Madison, Master of Science in Biotechnology Program
Ciara Michel
Undergraduate Student
Undergraduate: University of Wisconsin–Madison, Microbiology
Graduate School: Emory University, Master of Public Health
Kyle Kloepping, PhD
Research Associate (Post-Doc)
Undergraduate: University of Wisconsin–Platteville (Platteville, WI)
Graduate School: University of Iowa, Free Radical and Radiation Biology Program
Ginny Powers, PhD
Assistant Scientist
Undergraduate: St. Norbert College (De Pere, WI)
Graduate School: University of Wisconsin–Madison, Molecular and Cellular Pharmacology Program
Postdoctoral: University of Wisconsin–Madison, Pharmaceutical Sciences
Michael DeGrave, BS
2015 Shapiro Summer Research Scholar
University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health
Undergraduate: University of Wisconsin–Madison