McArdle Laboratory for Cancer Research Employee Directory
Higher EducationWisconsin, United States11-50 Employees
The McArdle Laboratory for Cancer Research is a university-based basic science cancer research center within the University of Wisconsin-Madison, designated as the Department of Oncology in the School of Medicine and Public Health. It was founded in 1940 by Dr. Harold P. Rusch and is recognized as the first basic science cancer center established within an academic institution in the United States. The laboratory is located in Madison, Wisconsin. Operating within a higher education context, it serves UW-Madison's academic and medical research communities. The staff is relatively small, supporting research focused on cancer biology.