News

2019

The Burkard Research Group receives a multiple PI RO1 research grant through the NCI
Andrew Lynch is awarded the Genomic Sciences Training Program Predoctoral Fellowship
Paper published in the Journal of Biological Chemistry by lead author Ryan Denu

Rebeca Garcia-Varela, Ph.D. joins the Burkard Research Group in October on a CONACYT research fellowship
Paper published in Cancer Discovery by Dr. Ning Jin and Dr. Burkard
Ryan Denu earns his PhD
James Johnson earns his PhD and accepts a postdoc position at St. Jude’s
Andrew Lynch and Yang Hu present their research at the American Society for Cell Biology Annual Meeting in San Diego
Roshan Norman presents his research at the Gordon Research Conference on Centromere Biology in Mount Snow, Vermont.
Madi Sass becomes a full time researcher with the Burkard Research Group, taking on the role of a research coordinator for the Outliers study
Paper published in Molecular Cancer Research by lead author Ryan Denu

Dr. Burkard receives scholar award at halftime of a men's hockey game for his work on the UW Molecular Tumor Board, made possible by a Carbone Cancer Center fundraiser: The Ride
The Burkard Research Group hosts its first annual lab retreat
Paper published in PLOS Genetics by lead author Hyunjung Kim
Rob Lera presents his research at Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory Symposium on Chromosome Segregation and Structure
Ryan Denu presents his research at the EMBO Conference on Centrosomes and Spindle Pole Bodies in Heidelberg, Germany
Dr. Burkard, Rob Lera, and James Johnson present their research at the American Society for Cell Biology Annual Meeting in Philadelphia
Yang Hu, Andrew Lynch, and Roshan Norman join the lab

Amber Lasek earned her PhD
Dr. Burkard and Ryan Denu present their research at the American Society for Cell Biology Annual Meeting in San Francisco
Artwork inspired by our research was displayed at the Watrous Gallery at the Overture Center in Madison
Dr. Burkard gave talk at Princess Margaret Cancer Centre
Image by Ryan Denu chosen by the NCI to be displayed at 2016 AACR and ASCO annual meetings
Paper published in Nature Chemical Biology by lead author Rob Lera
Paper published in PLOS ONE by lead author Amber Lasek
Paper published in BMC Cancer by lead author Ryan Denu

Rob Lera earned his PhD
Dr. Burkard, James Johnson, Ryan Denu presented their research at the American Society for Cell Biology Annual Meeting in San Diego
Sarang Brahma earned his MS
Dr. Burkard moderated a session and gave a talk at the American Association for Cancer Research Annual Meeting in Philadelphia
Paper published in Molecular Cancer Therapeutics by lead author Alka Choudhary

The lab discovers interphase cytofission as a mechanism to maintain genomic integrity of human cells after failed cytokinesis and reports findings in PNAS