University of Wisconsin–Madison

People Type: Member Faculty

Baker, MD, FACMG, Mei

Biography Dr. Mei Baker is professor (CHS) in the Division of Genetics and Metabolism. She is the director of the Newborn Screening Program at the Wisconsin State Laboratory of Hygiene.

Beck, MD, Anna

Biography Dr. Beck’s clinical practice specializes in breast surgical oncology with a focus on benign and malignant breast disease, including breast cancer, benign breast disease, high risk breast lesions, and patients at high risk for developing breast cancer. Dr. Beck’s principal research interests are in breast cancer genomics, specifically seeking to better understand breast cancer …

Birbrair, Ph.D, Alexander

Biography Dr. Birbrair’s research focuses on understanding the mechanisms of impairment and failure of biological systems under pathological conditions with emphasis on preventing or reversing these deleterious processes.

Brown, Ph.D, Matthew

Biography The Brown Lab focuses on exploring the nexus of pluripotent stem cell biology and immunology. They are currently investigating the mechanisms underpinning the immune response to autologous and allogeneic pluripotent stem cell (PSC)-derived cell therapies.

Churpek, MD, MS, Jane

Biography Assistant Professor Dr. Churpek is a board certified hematologist and oncologist who focuses on the care of adults with low blood counts due to acquired and inherited causes, including clonal hematopoiesis, myelodysplastic syndrome, and inherited bone marrow failure syndromes (e.g. Fanconi anemia, GATA2 deficiency syndrome, etc). Her research focuses on identifying inherited genetic factors …

Dinh, Ph.D, Huy

Biography Assistant Professor of Oncology The Dinh lab focuses on understanding how the tumor immune microenvironment changes toward finding immunotherapeutic biomarkers and targets. They explore three main questions: (1) How does the tumor immune microenvironment  (TIME) influence immunotherapy? (2) Can we predict cancer treatment outcomes based on blood-based biomarkers? (3) What is the role of …

Fu, Ph.D, Ting

Biography Assistant Professor Cancer Therapeutics and Precision Medicine The Fu laboratory studies how nuclear receptors sense environmental clues and regulate Gastrointestinal (GI) homeostasis in healthy and disease states.

Harrison, Ph.D, Melissa

Biography Associate Professor The Harrison Lab uses Drosophila melanogaster to understand three outstanding questions: (1) why most of the zygotic genome is not transcribed until many nuclear divisions after fertilization, (2) how a small number of genes are expressed when the remainder of the zygotic genome is not, and (3) what triggers the widespread activation …