Research

From theranostics and particle beam therapy research to developing new animal models for studying cancer, from treatments for neurodegenerative diseases like Alzheimer’s and multiple sclerosis to social exposome studies addressing health disparities, researchers at the University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health are diving into exciting fields with a strong focus on health equity.

Our integrated academic medical center fuses education and training with basic research and clinical trials. An outstanding example of this integrated approach is our Center for Health Disparities Research, where identifying health challenges goes hand-in-hand with testing and deployment of solutions. CHDR brings together subject matter experts with a diversity of talents to successfully bridge basic, clinical, social science and health policy research.

Delve Into Data

We are building an advanced computational, data and informatics infrastructure to support cutting-edge biomedical research. For example, the Real-World Data Collaborative (RWDC), available to our researchers, is a compliant system for ethically sourced, standardized biomedical data. RWDC  consolidates vast amounts of real-world data from across Wisconsin, including electronic health records (EHRs), biological samples, data from state and federal agencies and environmental data. One of our most robust biospecimen and human subjects data resources, included in RWDC, uses advanced methods to ensure inclusion of participants that represent the diverse populations of Wisconsin, including disadvantaged and hard-to-reach populations.  Another example is the publicly-available Neighborhood Atlas, which links data on socioeconomic disadvantage to geographic location at the neighborhood level and is used to inform health delivery and policy.

Driving Discovery

The Wisconsin Partnership Program supports research aimed at improving Wisconsin’s health. The program administers competitive faculty and community grant programs targeting the state’s most critical health issues, including cancer, obesity, infectious diseases and child and maternal health.

• Faculty Grant Programs
• Community Grant Programs

Research Support

The school’s Office of Basic Research, Biotechnology and Graduate Studies supports faculty, trainees, and staff and their cutting-edge research programs.