Congratulations to Ricke Lab post-baccalaureate student Livianna Myklebust for her acceptance into the Medical Scientist Training Program at the University of Pittsburgh! Livianna will start the program in Fall 2021. We will miss her greatly but are …
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Three Ricke Lab members awarded 2021 dkNET Summer of Data Student Internship scholarships
Congratulations to Ricke Lab members Hannah Miles and Alexis Adrian (PhD students) and Riley Medenwald (post-baccalaureate student) for being accepted into the 2021 dkNET Summer of Data Student Internship! https://dknet.org/about/Summer-Internship
Ricke Lab welcomes new post-baccalaureate student Thrishna Chathurvedula
We are pleased to welcome Thrishna Chathurvedula to the laboratory of Dr. William Ricke! Thrishna is a post-baccalaureate student applying to medical school and studying the effects of hormones on BPH in the Ricke Lab. …
Asha Jain, former Ricke Lab undergraduate student, selected as Finalist-Alternate for Fulbright U.S. Student Program
Congratulations to Asha Jain, former Ricke Lab undergraduate student under the mentorship of Dr. Petra Popovics, for being selected as a Finalist-Alternate for the Fulbright U.S. Student Program for an English Teaching Assistantship in India! Us.fulbrightonline.org
Ricke lab collaborator, Dr. David Beebe, describes a series of assays allowing for the study of immune cell infiltration in vitro.
In a new publication in Integrative Biology, Ricke lab collaborator, Dr. David Beebe, describes a series of assays, using a reconfigurable microscale assay platform (i.e. Stacks), which allows the study of immune cell infiltration in vitro with spatiotemporal …
Dr. William Ricke awarded a $2M R01 grant from NIDDK titled “Estrogen Pathways in the Development of Prostatic Fibrosis and Lower Urinary Tract Dysfunction”
Dr. William Ricke has been awarded a R01 grant from NIDDK titled “Estrogen Pathways in the Development of Prostatic Fibrosis and Lower Urinary Tract Dysfunction”. The $2 million grant, funded from 4/1/2021-3/31/2025, aims to establish estrogen …
Dr. Petra Popovics’ abstract selected as Best Abstract in Basic Science category for 6th Annual DUKE KURe Symposium
Congratulations to Dr. Petra Popovics, PhD, whose abstract “Loss of Osteopontin Leads to the Resolution of E.Coli-Induced Prostatic Inflammation and Fibrosis” was selected as the best abstract in the Basic Science category for the 6th Annual …
Ricke Lab and Collaborators Publish a New Approach for Characterizing Mouse Urinary Pathophysiologies
In a new publication in Physiological Reports, UW O’Brien Center researchers demonstrate a new approach for characterizing mouse urinary pathophysiologies using Void Spot Assay (VSA) technology. The findings support continued use of VSA for etiologic …
Combatting Opioid Misuse Through Improved Post-Operative Pain Management
The increased prescribing of opioid medications has led to a widespread misuse of both prescription, and non-prescription opioids. How can surgeons assure that their patients are not at risk of misusing their prescribed medications? Tudor …
Ricke lab discovers a novel mechanism and possible treatment for castration resistant prostate cancer
Dr. William Ricke’s laboratory has discovered a potential method to treat castration resistant prostate cancer (CRPC), by targeting a novel molecular mechanism involving RNA-binding protein. Drs. Ricke, Vellky, and colleagues have described DDX3 (DEAD-box helicase 3 …