Our research group consists of scientists, post-docs, graduate students, and undergraduates working in a collaborative, multidisciplinary environment focused on translational breast cancer imaging research. We also have occasional medical students, residents, and fellows involved with our clinical research projects. Experience of our research group members ranges widely and includes cell and molecular biology, cancer biology, tumor genomics, radionuclide imaging, and clinical research. We welcome 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, and writing/editing manuscripts and grants.
Open positions will be posted here when available.
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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
Kelley Salem, PhD
Research Associate (Post-doc)
ksalem@wisc.edu
Undergraduate: Northwestern College (Orange City, IA)
Graduate School: University of Iowa, Free Radical and Radiation Biology Program
Manoj Kumar, MS
Research Assistant (Graduate student), UW Institute of Clinical and Translational Research Clinical Investigation Program
mkumar9@wisc.edu
Undergraduate: Uttar Pradesh Technical University, India
Graduate School: University of Wisconsin–Madison, Master of Science in Biotechnology Program
Ciara Michel
Undergraduate Student, University of Wisconsin–Madison
cmichel2@wisc.edu
Mary Pat Berry, BA, MA
Breast Cancer Research Advocate
Undergraduate: Dominican University (Chicago, IL)
Graduate School: Cardinal Stritch University (Milwaukee, WI)
Kathleen Harris, BA, BFA
Breast Cancer Research Advocate
Undergraduate: Bradley University (Peoria, IL) and University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee
Previous Lab Members
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
Amber Schroeder
Pharmacy Student
Undergraduate: University of Wisconsin–Madison
Pharmacy School: University of Wisconsin–Madison School of Pharmacy
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
Fowler Research Group
The Fowler Lab is focused on advancing the use of molecular imaging to better understand the biology of breast cancer including its response to targeted drug therapies and early identification of drug resistance.