Cell and Regenerative Biology

School of Medicine and Public Health
Human Invasive Ductal Carcinoma

Human Invasive Ductal Carcinoma.
Image by Karla Esbona, PhD, former member of the Keely Lab.

Muscle fibers (outlined with white) fluoresce tdTomato (red) 2 weeks after initiating Hoxa11 lineage labeling. (Wellik Lab)

Mouse islets where insulin-producing beta cells, glucagon-producing alpha cells, and somatostatin-producing delta cells are visualized. (Blum Lab)

CM division: Cardiomyocytes (in red) with select cells undergoing cell division, marked by a proliferation marker (in green). (Mahmoud Lab)

Nerves marked by scn8ab expression in 5-day-old zebrafish larvae. (Kang Lab)

A fluorescent multiplex panel for myeloid-derived immune populations in estrogen receptor positive (ER+) breast tumors. (Ponik Lab)

A zebrafish blood stem cell (green) & its surrounding niche support cells are traced in a large 3D serial section electron microscopy dataset (Tamplin Lab)

Who We Are

The basic science department of Cell and Regenerative Biology (CRB) was officially formed in February 2011 following the dissolution of three departments: Anatomy, Pharmacology and Physiology to two new departments: CRB and Neuroscience. CRB is currently home to 24 primary faculty and is committed to understanding the fundamental mechanisms by which living systems operate at cellular and molecular levels of organization with a department emphasis on the regulation of stem cells, development, and regeneration. The overarching research interests of the Department are highly interdisciplinary, emphasizing molecular, cellular and systems approaches to describe cell and regenerative processes in molecular terms. To maintain its excellence and stature, the Department is currently focusing on existing strengths in Cell Biology, Developmental Biology, Stem Cells, and Regenerative Biology.

2023 Newsletter is here!

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  • Welcome to Our New Assistant Professor Dr. Abhishek Kumar!

    Dr. Kumar develops novel advanced imaging modalities and image analyses software and will be bringing his expertise to CRB and CQCI. We look forward to many new discoveries and collaborations using these new tools! Welcome …

  • Welcome Liz!

    We are thrilled that Dr. Elizabeth (Liz) Haynes will join the UW-Madison Cell and Regenerative Biology (beginning July 2025). Dr. Haynes will continue her independent work on microglial behavior in development, aging and neurodegenerative disease …

  • Congratulations Junsu!

    Congratulations to Dr. Junsu Kang for being promoted to the rank of Associate Professor with Tenure in the Department of Cell and Regenerative Biology here at UW-Madison!

  • Congratulations to Dr. Deneen Wellik!

    Deneen Wellik, PhD, professor and chair of the Department of Cell and Regenerative Biology, has been selected as a 2024-2025 fellow for the Hedwig van Ameringen Executive Leadership in Academic Medicine (ELAM) program: The year-long, part-time fellowship …

  • Welcome to Our New Assistant Professor Dr. Romeo Blanc!

    Welcome to our new Assistant Professor, Dr. Romeo Blanc!

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John F. Fallon Excellence in Cell and Regenerative Biology Fund

Dr. John Fallon was a highly respected and admired scientist, educator, and mentor in the UW Departments of Anatomy and Cell and Regenerative Biology.  Although Dr. Fallon passed in 2020, The Department of Cell and Regenerative Biology continues to honor Dr. Fallon through the John F. Fallon Excellence in Cell and Regenerative Biology Fund.

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