Nataliya Uboha named faculty leader of Cancer Therapy Discovery and Development (CTD2) at UW Carbone Cancer Center
Nataliya Uboha, MD, PhD, has been selected to lead the Cancer Therapy Discovery and Development (CTD2) program at the University of Wisconsin Carbone Cancer Center.
David Rakel named chair of Department of Family Medicine and Community Health
David Rakel, MD, a nationally recognized leader in integrative medicine, will join the University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health as chair of the Department of Family Medicine and Community Health. His appointment begins mid-July 2021.
Patricia Kiley elected 2020 AAAS Fellow for research on bacterial oxygen response
Patricia Kiley, PhD, professor and chair of biomolecular chemistry, has been elected a 2020 fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science. She is one of six fellows elected from the University of Wisconsin–Madison this year.
Alan Bridges wins prestigious Veterans Health Administration award
Professor of medicine and chief of staff at the William S. Middleton Memorial Veterans Hospital Alan Bridges, MD, has won the prestigious Veterans Health Administration (VHA) John D. Chase Award for Executive Excellence in Health Care.
Robert Fettiplace wins Louisa Gross Horwitz Prize
In the past two years, Robert Fettiplace, PhD, amassed two prestigious academic honors, and a recently announced third puts him in company with scientists who were subsequently awarded the Nobel Prize.
Ying Ge receives Biemann Medal, named to Top 100 Analytical Scientist Power List
Ying Ge, PhD, professor of cell and regenerative biology, has been awarded the Biemann Medal from the American Society for Mass Spectrometry for 2020. She was also named to the Top 100 Analytical Scientist Power List by The Analytical Scientist.
Jonathan Engle receives Presidential Early Career Award for Scientists and Engineers
When Jonathan Engle, PhD, received a Presidential Early Career Award for Scientists and Engineers, he expressed gratitude for the significance of the recognition.
UW awarded research funding to identify ways to improve emergency department visits for people with dementia
The University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health is one of four sites awarded a total of $7.5 million from the National Institutes of Health (NIH) to conduct research that could lead to improved care in emergency departments for people with dementia.
Staff and faculty experts serve on governor’s Health Equity Council
Members of the University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health and UW Health will be providing expertise for a new effort to improve health equity in Wisconsin.
Amy Fiedler named to class of 2020 Presidential Leadership Scholars Program
Amy Fiedler, MD, a cardiac surgeon and assistant professor in the Department of Surgery, has been named to the 2020-21 cohort of the Presidential Leadership Scholars program. She continues to develop her personal leadership project for the program, despite the disruption caused by the COVID-19 pandemic.
Janis Tupesis inducted into the Order for the International Federation of Emergency Medicine
Janis Tupesis, MD, was selected for induction into the Order for the International Federation of Emergency Medicine in 2020, an honor given to an individual in recognition of their extensive and continuous contributions to emergency medicine in their own country and internationally.