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David J. Beebe is a Professor in the Department of Biomedical Engineering at the University of Wisconsin-Madison.  David's current interests center around understanding the role stem/progenitor cells play in the development of the mammary gland. David is currently in the midst of a retraining effort in cancer biology via a 5 year NIH K25 award.  Past research topics have included development of non-traditional autonomous micro fluidic devices and systems, and the study of cell and embryo development in microenvironments. 

He is a member of the UW Comprehensive Cancer Center, Stem Cell Program, Materials Science Program, Biotechnology Training Program, Genomic Sciences Training Program and serves on the steering committee of the Stem Cell Training Program. 

He received the B.S (1987), M.S. (1990) and Ph.D. (1994) in Electrical Engineering from the University of Wisconsin-Madison.  From 1994-1996, David was an Assistant Professor at Louisiana Tech University.  From 1996 to 1999, he was an Assistant Professor in the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering and an Assistant Research Professor in the Beckman Institute for Advanced Science and Technology at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign.  He is the recipient of the IEEE EMBS Early Career Achievement Award and the Romnes Award at UW-Madison.  He is currently on the editorial board of Lab on a Chip.  Prof. Beebe is a co-founder of Vitae LLC, Salus LLC and Ratio Inc.  

Glenn M. Walker obtained his B.S. and M.S. from the Department of Biomedical Engineering, Louisiana Tech University and his Ph.D. with David Beebe at the University of Wisconsin-Madison. After his appointment as a Postdoctoral Fellow in the Department of Molecular Physiology & Biophysics, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, he took up his current appointment as an Assistant Professor in the Joint Department of Biomedical Engineering at the University of North Carolina and North Carolina State University.