Waisman Center Postdoctoral Training Program
With support from the National Institutes of Health, the Waisman Center Postdoctoral Training Program in Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities prepares the next generation of scientists who will investigate the causes, consequences and treatments of some of human health’s most complex conditions. In 2014, thanks to the generosity of the A. Paul Jones Foundation, we expanded our program from four to five fellows.
December 30, 2014Waisman Center staff receive professional development grants
Congratulations to the Waisman Center’s Marcella Andrews and Parul Trivedi, two recipients of UW-Madison’s spring 2015 Academic Staff Professional Development grants. In all, seven grants will be awarded to UW-Madison academic staff members.
December 23, 2014Busta benefit raises hope, awareness for spinal cord awareness and research
For more than a decade, in a town in northern Wisconsin, on the Saturday after Thanksgiving, you can guarantee that hundreds of people gather around one cause: finding a cure for spinal cord injuries. The …
December 17, 20142014: The Waisman Center’s Year-End Round Up
We have much to celebrate in 2014— a year that marked exciting advancements and important innovations in the Waisman Center’s research and treatment of developmental disabilities and neurodegenerative diseases. Here are some highlights from the …
December 10, 2014Video: Commemorating Kennedy’s Waisman connection
Fifty-one years ago today, President John F. Kennedy sent a telegram to Harry Waisman congratulating him on the dedication of the Joseph P. Kennedy Jr. Laboratories. Two days later, the president was dead. Marsha Mailick recounts the connection between the Kennedys and what would become the Waisman Center.
November 20, 2014Mei Baker Receives National Newborn Screening Award
Mei Baker, MD, Wisconsin State Laboratory of Hygiene (WSLH) Newborn Screening Laboratory co-director and University of Wisconsin associate professor of pediatrics, received the Harry Hannon Laboratory Improvement Award in Newborn Screening from the Association of Public Health Laboratories (APHL) earlier this …
November 13, 2014Holiday Cards for Autism 2014
Giizhik Klawiter has autism and began drawing at six years old as a therapeutic outlet. For the last five years, Giizhik and his brother Mino have designed holiday greeting cards and sold them in their …
November 13, 2014Family supports UW-Madison research on eye disease
When Madison attorney David Walsh learned 17 years ago that his sons have a genetic disorder that causes blindness, he went into action mode.
November 10, 2014
Community Outreach in Action: Living Our Visions (LOV)-Dane
Living Our Visions (LOV)-Dane, based at the Waisman Center’s satellite community outreach office in Madison, is a grassroots organization of individuals with disabilities, their families and community members who strive to create fulfilling, community-centered lives …
November 7, 2014Prematurity Awareness Month
Variation among preterm infants is the norm One in 10 infants in the United States is born preterm—less than 36 weeks gestation—each year. Infants born early are at a higher risk for long-term health problems …
November 5, 2014Stem Cell Advance
A recent issue of The Why Files features stem advances at the University of Wisconsin-Madison, including several scientists at the Waisman Center.
November 1, 2014- More 2014 posts
Advancing knowledge of human development, developmental disabilities, and neurodegenerative diseases.