Rebecca (Becky) Richards, MD, PhD, assistant professor, Division of Hematology, Oncology, Transplant, and Cellular Therapy, and Joshua Brockman, PhD, assistant professor, Department of Biomedical Engineering, received a Borden Immunotherapy Pilot Grant from UW Carbone Cancer …
Richards Research Group News
New connections! Pediatric cancer research, meet Wisconsin volleyball
There are many diverse worlds within the University of Wisconsin–Madison. It’s possible, even likely, that some of these worlds’ orbits will never intersect. Except when they do! This occurred recently when two members of the …
Department of Pediatrics fellow, Therese (Tess) Woodring, selected for Pediatric Scientist Development Program
In a historic first for the department, Therese (Tess) Woodring, MD, was selected for the Pediatric Scientist Development Program (PSDP). She is the first-ever fellow from the Department of Pediatrics at the UW School of …
Travel award supports Therese (Tess) Woodring’s attendance at Clinical Immunology Society Summer School
Therese (Tess) Woodring, MD, PGY-6 in the Hematology and Oncology Fellowship, received a travel award from the Clinical Immunology Society to attend its Summer School last month in Fort Lauderdale, Florida. Woodring presented an atypical …
Therese Woodring wins travel grant to attend Primary Immune Deficiency Treatment Consortium Education Day
Therese (Tess) Woodring, MD, PGY 5, and fellow in the Division of Hematology, Oncology, Transplant, and Cellular Therapy, received a travel award to attend Primary Immune Deficiency Treatment Consortium (PIDTC) Education Day in St. Petersburg, Florida, …
A New Investigator Program grant was awarded to Rebecca Richards to investigate engineered cells to more effectively treat acute myeloid leukemia
Rebecca Richards, MD, PhD, assistant professor, Division of Hematology, Oncology, and Bone Marrow Transplant, is the recipient of one of eight New Investigator Program grants from the Wisconsin Partnership Program (WPP). Her project is entitled, …
Jessica Kain selected for American Society of Hematology HONORS Award
UW School of Medicine and Public Health student Jessica Kain received the 2023 Hematology Opportunities for the Next Generation of Research Scientists (HONORS) Award from the American Society of Hematology (ASH). Kain is a researcher …
Becky Richards awarded ASH Fellow Scholar Award and NIH K08 grant for research in new CAR T cell therapy
The American Society of Hematology (ASH) has awarded Rebecca “Becky” Richards, MD, PhD, assistant professor, Division of Hematology, Oncology, and Bone Marrow Transplant, an ASH Fellow Scholar Award of $100,000 for the period October 1, …
New Faculty Focus: Becky Richards
Q&A with Becky Richards, MD, PhD, assistant professor, Division of Hematology, Oncology, and Bone Marrow Transplant Hometown: Akron, Ohio Educational/professional background: I completed my undergraduate degree from Ashland University in Ohio. I earned an MD/PhD …