Chad M Vezina

I am a tenured Professor of Comparative Biosciences at the University of Wisconsin-Madison School of Veterinary Medicine and Associate Director of the University of Wisconsin-Madison George M. O’Brien Center for Benign Urology Research. I received a B.A. degree in Chemistry & Biology from St. Olaf College, a Ph.D. in Pharmacology & Toxicology from the University at Buffalo, and completed post-doctoral studies at the University of Wisconsin-Madison which included studies on how environmental chemicals impact prostate development and function. More recently, my laboratory has been investigating how developmental signaling pathways, and environmental factors that disrupt them, shape prostate and urinary function in aging men. We are identifying the underlying basis of urinary dysfunction in aging men, ultimately inspiring more effective therapies.