The University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health has the largest research commitment of any school or college on the UW-Madison campus, receiving nearly $200 million in research support in 2007-08.

More than 1,000 faculty members work in 25 departments and 18 centers and institutes, and have active research programs covering virtually every aspect of basic, clinical and public health research.

Research at the UW School of Medicine and Public Health is conducted at internationally recognized Institutes and Centers, including: 

• UW Carbone Cancer Center
• UW Institute for Clinical and Translational Research
• McArdle Laboratory for Cancer Research
• UW Stem Cell and Regenerative Medicine Center
• Waisman Center
• View All Institutes and Centers

New facilities such as the Wisconsin Institutes for Medical Research ensure that the University of Wisconsin-Madison will remain at the forefront of basic, clinical and translational research, ultimately improving the health of the residents of Wisconsin and beyond.

The UW School of Medicine and Public Health's research programs are marked by a tradition of innovation. Breakthroughs and notable achievements during the school's history include:

• Identification of the wavelength of ultraviolet light that produces skin cancer (1940)
• The development of SPF (sun protection factor) ratings, the universally accepted method of measuring sunburn protection (1974)
• Innovation in molecular biology, driven by Nobel Prize winner Howard Temin's research on DNA and RNA (1975)
• The first derivation of human embryonic stem cells by James Thomson (1998)