Darcie Moore receives grant to study how brain cells age
A new grant of $100,000 will allow Dr. Darcie Moore to study how neural stem cells age, and how this can lead to cognitive decline and other maladies of old age.
Zachary Morris earns prestigious NIH Director’s Early Independence Award
The National Institutes of Health (NIH) announced that Dr. Zachary Morris has been awarded $1.25 million as part of the NIH Director’s Early Independence Award.
UW Carbone Cancer Center researcher receives Komen grant
A UW–Madison researcher has received a grant from the Susan G. Komen Foundation, the world’s leading breast-cancer organization.
SPORE announces $400,000 in pilot grants for head and neck cancer
The University of Wisconsin Head and Neck SPORE Grant recently awarded pilot funding to nine UW School of Medicine and Public Health researchers for new projects.
Flu surveillance continues with $2.4 million CDC award
A researcher has received a $2.4 million award from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) to continue his work that has found flu activity in schools is a good warning system for flu activity in the community.
New pancreatic cancer study uses optical imaging to craft better treatments
Pancreatic cancer research at the University of Wisconsin Carbone Cancer Center (UWCCC) is getting a big boost, thanks to a $3 million grant from the National Cancer Institute.
Jeniel Nett awarded funding for research to combat medical device biofilms
Tactile communication and neurorehabilitation lab receives brain injury grant
Medical student Kevin Rolnick awarded Howard Hughes fellowship
A University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health student was recently selected for a prestigious fellowship from the Howard Hughes Medical Institute.
Fiore, Sondel chosen for prestigious new grant program in cancer research
The National Cancer Institute (NCI) has selected two UW-Madison faculty, Dr. Michael Fiore and Dr. Paul Sondel, as inaugural recipients of an Outstanding Investigator Award, which provides seven years of research support to investigators with outstanding records of productivity and achievement in cancer research.