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Congratulations to former Ricke Lab/O’Brien Center SPUUR, Anna Brooks, on her acceptance to UW-Madison SMPH
Congratulations to Anna Brooks who was accepted into our very own medical school here at UW-Madison. Anna was a former Summer Program for Undergraduate Urology Research (SPUUR) student in the Ricke Lab/O’Brien Center. Way to …
New Publication in the American Journal of Clinical and Experimental Urology
Avan Colah, PhD Candidate in Dr. William Ricke’s Lab and former Ricke Lab members, Dr. Dalton McLean and Maggie Stangis have recently published in the American Journal of Clinical and Experimental Urology. The manuscript explores …
New Publication in the Journals of Gerontology
Congratulations to Ricke Lab/UW O’Brien Center member Teresa Liu, PhD, who was recently published in the Journals of Gerontology. In the manuscript, young and old mice were assessed for voiding function and aspects of frailty …
Dr. Michael Risk appointed Chief of Urology at VA Hospital
Michael Risk, MD, PhD, has been named Chief of Urology at the William S. Middleton Memorial Veterans Hospital in Madison, Wisconsin. This appointment is effective January 1, 2024. Originally from the Western suburbs of Chicago, Dr. …
Ajinkya Limkar ties for Best Abstract at the 2023 Annual CAIRIBU Meeting
Congratulations to Ricke Lab MD/PhD candidate Ajinkya Limkar, who tied for best abstract with his research, “Exploring the Mechanism of Thalidomide’s Alleviation of Age-Related Lower Urinary Tract Dysfunction in Mice: Highlighting Prostatic Fibrosis and Smooth …
A Medical Mission to Beirut
Last month, Pediatric Urology Division Chief Walid Farhat, MD, traveled to Beirut, Lebanon, on a medical mission as part of a UW SMPH Global Surgery initiative. We are grateful to Dr. Farhat for taking the …
New Publication in Journals of Gerontology
In a new publication in the Journals of Gerontology, Dr. William Ricke (UW O’Brien Center Director), Dr. Teresa Liu (Ricke Lab K12 Scholar), and Ricke Lab PhD candidate Alexis Adrian study the issue of mitochondrial …
Bladder Health Awareness Month
November is Bladder Health Awareness Month November is Bladder Health Awareness Month. Frank Lin, MD, joined the UW Urology WInnovations podcast earlier this year to walk listeners through the range of treatments for OAB – …
Han Zhang receives Travel Award to attend the 2023 Annual SBUR Meeting
Congratulations to Ricke Lab PhD candidate Han Zhang for receiving a travel award from the UW-WISH program to present his research at the Society of Basic Urology Research (SBUR) annual meeting in San Antonio, TX. …