Jonathan Temte receives prestigious public health award
The American Academy of Family Physicians (AAFP) has announced that Jonathan Temte, MD, PhD, professor of family medicine and community health at the University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health, has been honored with the 2018 AAFP Public Health Award.
Researchers discover cause for rare genetic blood disorder
An eight-year quest to find the cause of a disease has apparently ended now that scientists at UW–Madison have identified the mutations that produce a form of myelofibrosis, a rare genetic blood disorder.
Clinical prospects for stem cells begin to emerge
Twenty years after the University of Wisconsin–Madison’s James Thomson derived the first human embryonic stem cell lines (ESC), his revolutionary discovery is just beginning to emerge on the clinical landscape.
Alzheimer’s study renewal grant to focus on biomarkers of the disease
The Wisconsin Registry for Alzheimer’s Prevention (WRAP) has been awarded a five-year, $19 million renewal grant from the National Institutes of Health to enable in-depth study of molecular hallmarks of the disease in the brain and spinal fluid.
Joshua Coon earns international honor for outstanding achievements in proteomics
Joshua Coon, PhD, professor of biomolecular chemistry and chemistry at the University of Wisconsin-Madison, has earned a Discovery in Proteomic Sciences Award from the Human Proteome Organization (HUPO).
Deneen Wellik named chair of cell and regenerative biology
Deneen Wellik, PhD, has been chosen as the next chair of the Department of Cell and Regenerative Biology at the University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health.
UW-Madison study is first to link cadmium exposure to lower ability to see contrast
Cadmium exposure may increase the risk for problems with a key component of good vision, according to a new study from the University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health.
Ed Chapman wins Pew Innovation Fund Award
The Pew Charitable Trust announced today that Ed Chapman, PhD, professor of neuroscience in the University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health, is one of a dozen leading “Innovation Fund” researchers who will collaborate “to address some of the leading questions in human biology and disease.”
Blockages in nerve-cell protein ‘factory’ implicated in neurodegenerative disease
A molecular basis underlying the neurodegenerative condition hereditary spastic paraplegia (HSP) has been identified in a study by University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health researchers.
Robert Fettiplace’s explorations of the inner ear earn him the Kavli Prize
When Robert Fettiplace, PhD, talks about the joy of discovery, he captures the spirit that drove explorers over mountains and into the deepest caves.
UW to test using MDMA in treatment of severe PTSD
The Department of Family Medicine and Community Health of the UW School of Medicine and Public Health will take part in a multisite Food and Drug Administration-approved Phase III trial investigating MDMA as an adjunct to psychotherapy for the treatment of severe post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD).
Mary Ehlenbach wins inaugural Paster Family Foundation Innovation Award
Mary Ehlenbach, MD, associate professor of pediatrics at the UW School of Medicine and Public Health, is the inaugural winner of the Paster Family Foundation Innovation Award.