• Each student is assigned a faculty member who is his/her Orientation Advisor for the first semester (If students do not report a Focus Group, advisors are assigned based on past research experience)

• The role of the Orientation Advisor is to offer guidance in the selection of courses and rotations, and to be available to discuss advisee concerns and questions during the fall semester

• Each student is not required to participate in lab rotations exclusively within the Focus Group area of their advisor or within the Focus Group originally indicated

• Students should feel free to consult any or all advisors to gain insight into the various Focus Groups, laboratories and courses

• Assigned advisors will be introduced to incoming students on the first day of orientation

• Students will schedule an appointment with their advisor during orientation week to talk with them at length about course selection and rotation possibilities

Focus Group: Cancer Biology

Advisor - Linda Schuler
4354 Vet Med
2015 Linden Dr.
263-9825
schulerl@svm.vetmed.wisc.edu
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Focus Group: Cell Adhesion & Cytoskeleton

Advisor - Patti Keely
227d Bock Labs
1525 Linden Dr.
265-2398
pjkeely@facstaff.wisc.edu
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Focus Group: Developmental Biology

Advisor - Gary Lyons (Chair)
318 SMI
470 N. Charter
262-2874
gelyons@facstaff.wisc.edu
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Advisor - Karen Downs
263 Bardeen
1215 Linden Dr.
265-5411
kdowns@facstaff.wisc.edu
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Focus Group: Membrane Biology & Protein Trafficking

Advisor - Gail Robertson
601 Science Dr.
265-3339
robertson@physiology.wisc.edu
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Focus Group: Molecular & Genome Biology of Microbes

Advisor - Silvia Cavagnero
5351a Chemistry Building
1101 University Ave.
262-5430
cavagnero@chem.wisc.edu
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Focus Group: Virology

Advisor - Janet Mertz
713A McArdle Labs
1400 University Ave.
262-2383
mertz@oncology.wisc.edu
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