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.
Jennifer Smilowitz elected Fellow of the American Association of Physicists in Medicine
Jennifer Smilowitz, PhD, clinical associate professor in the Department of Human Oncology at the University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health, has been elected a Fellow of the American Association of Physicists in Medicine (AAPM).
Wisconsin researchers receive $60 million from NIH for All of Us research program
Four Wisconsin medical and scientific organizations – Marshfield Clinic Research Institute, University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health, Froedtert & the Medical College of Wisconsin and BloodCenter of Wisconsin, part of Versiti – were awarded $60 million by the National Institutes of Health (NIH) to continue to implement the All of Us Research Program in Wisconsin through 2023, a momentous effort to advance individualized prevention, treatment and care for people of all backgrounds.
Global health projects receive funding
Four projects led by University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health faculty and staff received funding from the Global Health Institute.
Jonathan Jaffery appointed to Medicare Payment Advisory Commission
Jonathan Jaffery, MD, senior vice president and chief population health officer for UW Health and professor of medicine at the University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health, has been appointed to the Medicare Payment Advisory Commission (MedPAC), the independent, non-partisan agency tasked with advising Congress on Medicare policies.
UW-Madison work presented at international Alzheimer’s conference in Chicago
More than 50 UW-Madison researchers presented work at the 2018 Alzheimer’s Association International Conference (AAIC) in Chicago, Illinois, this week. The event is the world’s largest gathering dedicated to the scientific study of dementia.
Evie Carchman awarded $500,000 grant to study anal cancer
While people infected with HIV are living longer due to better therapies, their weakened immune systems are linked to what is now a leading cause of death in the HIV population: cancer.
Cai group recognized for research achievements at annual imaging meeting
The Molecular Imaging and Nanotechnology Laboratory had another successful year at June’s Society of Nuclear Medicine and Molecular Imaging (SNMMI) Annual Meeting in Philadelphia.
Oneida collaborations earn community partnership awards
Two centers within the University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health were recognized for their collaborations with the Oneida Nation.
JD Sauer earns $500,000 award to study how cells guard against pathogens
Thanks to a prestigious national award, a researcher at UW-Madison will have a chance to learn exactly how cells protect themselves from pathogens that invade the cytosol, the watery fluid in which organelles live inside the cell.
Society of Neurological Surgeons honors Robert Dempsey
Robert Dempsey, MD, chairman of neurosurgery in the University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health, is the third recipient of the national society’s Medical Student Teaching Award.
UW Carbone Cancer Center study to look for ways to personalize therapy in colorectal cancer
A five-year, $3 million grant from the National Cancer Institute will support UW Carbone Cancer Center physician-researcher Dusty Deming, MD, and colleagues in their pursuit of more effective treatments for colorectal-cancer patients.