Madison Wicker
Graduate Student
Education
2019 B.S. in Molecular Biology & Biotechnology, University of Michigan-Flint
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2020 - present, Graduate Student, Cancer Research Graduate Program (CRGP), Wayne State University, Detroit, MI
Contact:
Tel: (313) 578-4337
E-mail: wickerm@karmanos.org
Madison joined our group in April of 2021. She studies the biology of triple-negative mammary cancer models.
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Madison is supported by the NCI-funded Wayne State University Training Program in the Biology of Cancer (T32, CA009531).
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Publications
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Dennaoui, R; M.N Wicker; C. Moen; M. Schlederer; K. Vistisen; A.A. Triplett; T. Rülicke; H. Rui; L. Kenner; E. Casanova and K.-U. Wagner (2026): STAT-independent functions of Janus kinases 1 and 2 are obligatory for the postnatal development of mammary epithelial ducts.
Cell Reports 45 (1): 116703
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Dennaoui, R.; P.D. Rädler; M.N. Wicker; K. Vistisen; R.‑M. Ferraiuolo; A.A. Triplett; H. Shrestha; T.A. Liner; K.C. Manthey; H. Rui; R.D. Cardiff; T.M. Gunn; C.M. Perou and K.-U. Wagner* (2025): Overexpression of TSG101 causes the development of adenosquamous mammary carcinoma.
Breast Cancer Research 27 (1): 126
Shrestha, H.; P.D. Rädler; R. Dennaoui; M.N. Wicker; N. Rajbhandari; Y. Sun; A.R. Peck; K. Vistisen; A.A. Triplett; R. Beydoun; E. Sterneck; D. Saur; H. Rui and K.-U. Wagner (2024): The Janus kinase 1 is critical for pancreatic cancer initiation and progression.
Cell Reports 43 (5): 114202
Wicker, M.N.and K.-U. Wagner (2023): Cellular plasticity in mammary gland development and breast cancer.
Cancers 15 (23): 5605
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