Ricke lab
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Undergraduates
Christy Li
Years in lab: Summer 2022
Christy is a Sophomore at UW-Madison majoring in Biomedical Engineering with a focus on Biomaterials. Under the mentorship of Dr. Petra Popovics, she is assisting with immunohistochemistry and imaging as well as tissue and specimen processing for our LUTS Biorepository.
Vaish Kumar
Years in lab: Summer 2022-present
Vaish is a junior at UW-Madison majoring in Microbiology. Under the mentorship of Maggie Stangis, he is assisting with experiments investigating the role of FGFs in the development of therapeutic resistance.
Lauren Hackner
Years in lab: Fall 2021 – present
Lauren is a junior at UW-Madison majoring in Pharm Tox/Biochemistry. Under the mentorship of Dr. Teresa Liu, she is examining the effects of estrogens and steroid metabolism on BPH/LUTS.
Ryan Rezania
Years in lab: Fall 2021 – present
Ryan is a junior at UW-Madison majoring in L&S Honors College Biology with a Global Health Certificate. Under the mentorship of Dr. Teresa Liu, he is studying the effects of aging and cellular senescence on BPH/LUTS.
Lydia Agnew
Years in lab: Fall 2021 – present
Lydia is a junior UW-Madison majoring in Global Health with a Biochemistry certificate and, under the mentorship of Hannah Miles, is studying the effects of DDX3 inhibition on a cellular prostate cancer model and generating CRISPR-Cas9 DDX3 knockout model in vitro.
Kegan Skalitzky
Years in lab: 2020 (work study) & Fall 2021-present (699)
Kegan is a junior at UW-Madison in the Pharmacology and Toxicology program and, under the mentorship of Dr. Petra Popovics, is studying the prostatic immune environment and the role of osteopontin in lower urinary tract dysfunction.
Alumni
| Petra Popovics | Scientist I/K01 Scholar
Years in lab: 2019-2022 |
Currently: Assistant Professor, Eastern Virginia Medical School | |
| Elise Schroeder | Surg 699 Student
Years in lab: 2021-2022 |
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| Natalie Boucher | Undergraduate
Years in lab: 2021-2022 |
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| Rawan Edreis | Undergraduate
Years in lab: 2021-2022 |
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| Zafira Kamal | Undergraduate
Years in lab: Spring 2022 |
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| Thrishna Chathurvedula | Associate Research Specialist
Years in lab: 2021 |
Currently: Medical Scribe, St. Mary’s Hospital (SSM Health), Madison, WI | |
| Asha Jain | Surg699 Student
Years in lab: 2020-2021 |
Currently: Health Unit Coordinator, University Hospital and American Family Children’s Hospital, Madison, WI | |
| Christian Ortiz Hernandez | Research Assistant/MS Student
Years in lab: 2018-2021 |
Currently: Associate Scientist, PPD Inc.,
Madison, WI |
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| Livianna Myklebust | Lab Technician
Years in lab: 2018-Spring 2021 |
Currently: Medical Scientist Training Program at University of Pittsburgh | |
| Riley Medenwald | Bio154 & Surg699 undergraduate
Years in lab: Fall 2019-Summer 2021 |
Currently: Gap year in Chicago, IL | |
| Debra Garvey | Research Associate
Year in lab: 2020-2021 |
Currently: Study Director at Covance Laboratories, Madison, WI | |
| Gary Bo Liu | Surg699 Student/Honorary Associate
Years in lab: 2020-2021 |
UW School of Pharmacy Student
(entering class Fall ’21) |
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| Dalton McLean | Research Assistant/ PhD
Graduate Student (Cancer Biology) |
Currently: Post-doctoral fellowship at UW-Madison, Laboratory of Dr. Christopher Bradfield | LinkedIn ResearchGate |
| Victor Dobak | Years in lab: Fall 2019-Spring 2020, Spring 2021 | Currently: Undergraduate student, UW-Madison | |
| Kristen Uchtmann | Lab Manager Years in lab: 2011-2020 |
Currently: Senior Scientist in Gene and Cell Therapy, PPD Inc., Middleton, WI |
LinkedIn ResearchGate |
| Jordan Vellky | Research Assistant Years in lab: 2014-2020 |
Currently: Post-doctoral researcher, Vander Griend Lab, University of Illinois at Chicago Chicago, IL | LinkedIn ReseachGate |
| Casey O’Connor | Neurobiology Minor: Health and Humanities Years in lab: 2019-2020 |
Currently: UW-Madison Undergraduate (Neurobiology major & Health and Humanities Minor) Madison, WI |
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| Francesca Van | Surg699 Student Years in lab: 2019-2020 |
Currently: Application Services Specialist, Epic Verona, WI |
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| Sunwoo Bae | Biochemistry Year in lab: 2018 |
Currently: Doctor of Pharmacy candidate at UNC Eshelman School of Pharmacy Raleigh-Durham, NC |
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| Paul Skelton | Biology Years in lab: 2017-2018 |
Currently: Medical student, UW-Madison (graduation year 2023) Madison, WI |
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| Emily Wendel | Biochem, BS. Year in lab: 2017 |
Currently: Spring 2020 graduate, University of Wisconsin-Madison Madison, WI |
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| Devin Deegan | Education Policy & Psychology, BA, 2019
Educational Leadership & Policy, MS, 2020 |
Currently: Student Employment and Engagement Specialist, UW-Madison Madison WI |
LinkedIn Office of Financial Aid |
| Izak Walker | Biochemistry & Life Sciences Communication Year in lab: 2018 |
Currently: Urgent Care Technician, Bozeman Health Bozeman, MT |
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| Yuchen Ying | Biochemistry & Microbiology Years in lab: 2016-2018 |
Currently: Chemistry B.S. student, UW-Madison, Honors candidate Madison, WI |
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| Adetola Coker | Biology Years in lab: 2016-2018 |
Currently: Graduate student, Medical College of Wisconsin Milwaukee, WI |
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| Jessica Williams-Sullivan | Bio152 student Years in lab: 2016-2017 |
Currently: Bookseller at Politics and Prose Bookstore Washington D.C. |
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| Sang (Phillip) Yoon Lee | Biochemistry Years in lab: 2016-2017 |
Currently: Junior at University of Wisconsin-Madison Madison, WI |
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| Amrit Hundal | Volunteer Years in lab: 2016-2017 |
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| Chongzhi Sun | Microbiology, BS Years in lab: 2016-2017 |
Currently: Graduate student-Toxicology, Karolinska Institutet, Huddinge, Stockholm County, Sweden | |
| Taryn James, PhD | Postdoctoral Researcher Years in lab: 2015-2019 |
Currently: Assistant Scientist, UW-Madison Dept. of Medicine Madison, WI |
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| Katelin Cunningham | Biology Years in lab: 2015-2018 |
Currently: Grants Assistant, Columbia University New York, NY |
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| Sean McSweeney | Pharmacology-Toxicology & Biology Years in lab: 2015-2018 |
Currently: Medical student, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN | |
| Maximiliano Cisneros | Biochemistry Years in lab: 2015-2017 |
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| Stephanie Lemancik | Undergraduate Researcher, BS Years in lab: 2015-2016 |
Currently: Reporting Associate, Covance Laboratories Madison, WI |
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| Molly Melissa Morgan | PhD, MET Years in lab: 2014-2019 |
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| Sam Thomas | Research Assistant Years in lab: 2014-2019 |
Currently: Research Associate, UW-Madison Dept. of Soil Sciences Madison, WI |
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| Clara Jeong, PhD | Postdoctoral Trainee Years in lab: 2014-2017 |
Currently: Toxicologist at Wisconsin Department of Health Services (WDHS), Bureau of Environmental and Occupational Health Madison, WI |
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| Gary Karagodsky | Research Volunteer and SURG699 Years in lab: 2014-2016 |
Currently: Incoming PGY-1 Pharmacy Resident, Marshfield Clinic Health System Milwaukee, WI |
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| Alexandra Walkush | Spanish, BS, 2016 PA, MS, 2020, UC-Denver Years in lab: 2013-2016 |
Currently: NCCPA Certified Physician Assistant Denver, CO |
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| Stephanie Smith | Research Volunteer Years in lab: 2014-2015 |
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| Alexander Becka | Shapiro Scholar Year in lab: 2014 |
Currently: Resident, USC Internal Medicine Residence Program Los Angeles, CA |
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| Seth Hymen | CALS Capstone Course Year in lab: 2014 |
Currently: Hematology Sales Specialist, Abbott Diagnostics Business Chicago, IL |
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| Chris Spoke, MD | Shapiro Scholar Year in lab: 2014 |
Currently: Physician, internal Medicine, Abbott Northwestern | Doximity |
| Jalissa Wynder | Research Assistant Years in lab: 2013-2018 |
Currently: Toxicologist/Consumer Safety Associate, Reckitt Benckiser New York, NY |
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| Brett Johnson | Resident Years in lab: 2013-2016 |
Currently: Urologist/Assistant Professor, UT-Southwestern Medical Center Dallas, TX |
ResearchGate UTSouthwestern |
| Jonathan Ewald, PhD | Assistant Scientist Years in lab: 2013-2015 |
Currently: Director of Clinical Research at Mercy Medical Center Springfield, MA |
LinkedIn ResearchGate |
| Qican Weng | Bachelors of Science Years in lab: 2012-2015 |
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| Tyler R. Clapper | Years in lab: 2013-2015 | Currently: University of Wisconsin-Madison School of Nursing Madison, WI |
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| Calvin W. Lee | Years in lab: 2013-2015 | Currently: University of Wisconsin-Madison PharmD Program Madison, WI |
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| Alexandra Giesler | Work Study Years in lab: 2013-2014 |
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| Ben Weigman | Work study Years in lab: 2013-2015 |
Currently: Medical Intern (transitional year) at Brandon Regional Hospital HCA Healthcare/USF Morsani, Temple Terrace, FL. In June ’21, moving to Phoenix, AZ for Radiology residency at Creighton University Affiliated Hospitals | |
| Katy Omernick | Shapiro Scholar Year in lab: 2013 |
Currently: Research Assistant, Institute for Molecular Virology, University of Wisconsin-Madison Madison, WI |
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| Lacmbouh Ade, MD | Shapiro Scholar Year in lab: 2013 |
Currently: Physician, Family Medicine, Ascension Medical Group Stanley, WI |
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| Andrew Brunk | Shapiro Scholar Year in lab: 2013 |
Currently: Anesthesiology Resident, Class of 2020, LSU Health New Orleans, LA |
LSU Health |
| Matt Brenner-Jedwabnik | Undergraduate Researcher Years in lab: 2012-2015 |
Currently: Epidemiologist, MPH Project Coordinator, Northwestern | |
| Zachary Helmen | Undergraduate Researcher Years in lab: 2012-2014 |
Currently: Resident Physician in Otolaryngology at the University of Miami, Miller School of Medicine | |
| Veena Tripathi | Neuroobiology & Political Science, BS, 2014
JD, 2019, University of Minnesota Law School |
Currently: Associate at Fish & Richardson P.C., Minneapolis-St.Paul, MN |
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| Priyanka Sehgal | Grad Intern/Trainee Years in lab: 2012-2013 |
Currently: Medical student | |
| Chuyee (Sam) Xiong | Undergraduate Researcher Years in lab: 2011-2012 |
Currently: Campus Crusade for Christ Staff | |
| Matthew Houlihan | Medical Student Years in lab: 2012-2013 |
Currently: Doctor of Osteopathic Medicine, Urology Specialist, Illinois (Advocate Good Sheperd Hospital, Advocate Sherman Hospital, Northwestern Medicine Huntley, Northwestern Medicine McHenry), Evanston, IL | |
| Tristan Nicholson, MD/PhD | MD/PhD Student Years in lab: 2011-2015 |
Currently: Urology Resident Physician at University of Washington Seattle, WA |
LinkedIn ResearchGate |
| Ashleigh Theberge, PhD | K12 Scholar Years in lab: 2011-2014 |
Currently: Assistant Professor of Chemistry at University of Washington, Seattle, WA | LinkedIn ResearchGate |
| Miralem Tihomir, PhD | Assistant Scientist Years in lab: 2011-2013 |
Currently: Research Assistant Professor at University of Rochester Rochester, NY |
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| Conrad Valdez, PhD | Post-doctorate Years in lab: 2011-2013 |
Currently: Previous Postdoctoral fellow at University of Wisconsin- Madison Madison, WI |
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| Tyler Bauman | Undergraduate Researcher & Research Technician Years in lab: 2010-2014 |
Currently: Resident at Scripps Mercy Hospital San Diego, CA |
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| Michael Moses | Graduate student Years in lab: 2008-2010 |
Currently: CMC Reviewer (Biologics), Food and Drug Administration (FDA) Washington, D.C. |
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| Nikesha Haynes | M.S. Graduate Research Assistant Years in lab: 2007-2011 |
Currently: Research Assistant Professor, Department of Surgery, University of Rochester Rochester, NY |
University of Rochester Medical Center |
Summer Interns
Livianna Myklebust
Currently: Post-baccalaureate student at the University of Wisconsin-Madison, Ricke Lab
Year in lab: 2019
Francesca Van
Currently: Quality Assurance Tester at Epic
Year in lab: 2019
Asha Jain
Currently: Undergraduate at the University of Wisconsin-Madison
Year in lab: 2019
Izak Walker
Currently: Urgent Care Technician at Bozeman Health
Year in lab: 2018
Katelin Cunningham
Currently: Grants Assistant at Columbia University
Years in lab: 2018, 2017
James Nelson
Years in lab: 2018, 2017
Adetola Coker
Currently: Incoming 1st year medical student at Feinberg School of Medicine, Northwestern University
Year in lab: 2017
Sarah Johnson
Year in lab: 2017
Andew Achenriener
Year in lab: 2016
Leema John
Currently: Senior Systems Engineer at Eli Lily and Company – Research and Development
Year in lab: 2016
Rochely Luna
Year in lab: 2015
Andy Vega
Currently: General Chemistry Tutor at the University of Puerto Rico Arecibo
Year in lab: 2015
Isaac Beaubrun
Year in lab: 2014
Jenny Vo
Currently: M.S. graduate student research at the University of California, Santa Cruz
Year in lab: 2014
Sophie Grutzner
Currently: Research technician, Liqun Luo Lab at Stanford University
Year in lab: 2011
Erik Faber
Currently: M.D./PhD student at the University of Minnesota
Year in lab: 2010