David Bernhardt honored by the American Academy of Pediatrics
David Bernhardt, MD, professor of pediatrics and orthopedics and rehabilitation at the University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health, was named the 2017 recipient of the Thomas E. Shaffer Fellow of the American Academy of Pediatrics 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.
Paul Harari begins presidency of radiation oncology society
Dr. Paul Harari of the University of Wisconsin Carbone Cancer Center begins a term this week as president of the American Society for Radiation Oncology (ASTRO), the world’s premier radiation oncology society, which is holding its annual meeting in San Diego.
The Ride raises $300,000 for cancer research at the University of Wisconsin
Cancer research at the University of Wisconsin and Carbone Cancer Center got a big boost Sunday when more than 1,200 bike riders took to the beautiful roads of eastern Dane County to raise money for cancer research.
Inga Hofmann named medical director of Program for Advanced Cell Therapy
The Program for Advanced Cell Therapy (PACT), a collaboration of the University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health and UW Carbone Cancer Center, has chosen its first medical director.
Jim Berbee earns distinguished alumni award
Dr. Jim Berbee ’85, MS’87, MBA’89, is among four recipients of the Wisconsin Alumni Association’s highest distinction: the Distinguished Alumni Award.
Nirupama Pike named director of new cell therapy program
The University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health, in partnership with the UW Carbone Cancer Center, has chosen its first director of cell manufacturing at the Program for Advanced Cell Therapy (PACT).
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.
Wisconsin researchers awarded $5.3 million for NIH precision medicine research
Three Wisconsin based medical and scientific organizations – Marshfield Clinic Research Institute, University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health and Medical College of Wisconsin – have collectively been awarded $5,360,832 to help implement in Wisconsin the National Institutes of Health’s (NIH’s) All of Us Research Program that aims to benefit communities across the country.
UW Carbone Cancer Center researchers win two national prostate cancer awards
UW Carbone Cancer Center researchers won two of the six national Challenge Awards announced this week by the Prostate Cancer Foundation and the Movember Foundation.
Stephen Meyn to lead Center for Human Genomics and Precision Medicine
As the University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health embarks on its strategic plan to build a world-class, state-of-the-art precision medicine and genomics center, it has begun the process by choosing its first director.