Personnel

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

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