Lawrence Brown selected to lead County Health Rankings & Roadmaps
The University of Wisconsin Population Health Institute has named leading population health researcher Lawrence Brown, Ph.D., as the next director of County Health Rankings & Roadmaps.
Lynn Schnapp named Department of Medicine chair
A pulmonologist and leading researcher on lung injury and repair, Lynn M. Schnapp, MD, has been named chair of the Department of Medicine at the University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health.
Jonathan Patz elected to National Academy of Medicine
Jonathan Patz, MD, MPH, professor and director of the Global Health Institute at the University of Wisconsin–Madison, has been elected a member of the National Academy of Medicine in recognition of his pioneering research showing the risk global climate change poses for human health.
Prevention Research Center to focus on mother-baby health
Wisconsin’s first Prevention Research Center is coming to UW–Madison thanks to a five-year, $3.7 million grant from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
Michael Newton named chair of biostatistics and medical informatics
A leader in the use of statistical computing and inference in areas including genomics, molecular biology and cancer, Michael Newton, PhD, has been named chair of the Department of Biostatistics and Medical Informatics at the University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health.
Thomas ‘Rock’ Mackie receives gold medal from radiation oncology society
Michael Abernethy named to Federal Department of Transportation committee
Elizabeth Nugent named chief clinical research officer
Elizabeth “Betsy” Nugent, MSPH, CCRP, will become the inaugural Director of Clinical Trials Development and Accreditation/Chief Clinical Research Officer, effective September 3. Nugent is charged with leading the establishment of the School of Medicine and Public Health and UW Health as a premier clinical research organization.
SHOW staff member recognized for work in underserved communities
Tara Jackson, a field interviewer and community engagement specialist with the Survey of the Health of Wisconsin, along with the All of Us Milwaukee team, were named corporate sponsor of the year by United Migrant Opportunity Services.
Kim McDowell hired as associate director of regulatory affairs for Program for Advanced Cell Therapy
Dr. Kim McDowell has been appointed to oversee the regulatory affairs of the Program for Advanced Cell Therapy (PACT).
William Calkins honored with Max Fox Award for medical education
The UW School of Medicine and Public Health will bestow the prestigious 2018 Max Fox Preceptor Award to a family practice doctor from Westby.
Darcie Moore, Zachary Morris receive 2019 Shaw Scientist Awards
University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health assistant professor of neuroscience Darcie Moore, PhD, and assistant professor of human oncology Zachary Morris, MD, PhD, are recipients of 2019 Shaw Scientist Awards from the Greater Milwaukee Foundation.