Month: July 2017

John Svaren, PhD

Peripheral nerve regeneration after injury is dependent upon implementation of a novel genetic program in Schwann cells that supports axonal survival and regeneration.

Java Runtime Environment.

Java Runtime Environment. version 8 update 144 has been released by Oracle which is being installed on Waisman PCs over the next few days. Check with Oracle to see which version of Java you are using.

Masatoshi Suzuki, DVM, PhD

Our current research is to apply stem cell technology to disease modeling and therapeutic applications for neuromuscular diseases such as ALS (also known as Lou Gehrig’s disease).

SOFT Conference in Madison, WI

When Leila Adamson was born, doctors weren’t sure that she would live for even 63 seconds. More than 63 months later, in July 2017, she will be in Madison, Wisconsin, along with her parents, Kari and James, and her sister, Madelyn, for the 31st annual conference of the Support Organization for Trisomy 18, 13 and …

Audra Sterling, PhD

Investigating the Receptive-Expressive Vocabulary Profile in Children with Idiopathic ASD and Comorbid ASD and Fragile X Syndrome Legend: Association between expressive and receptive vocabulary. Note: This figure illustrates the relationship between expressive and receptive vocabulary for the two groups Citation: Haebig E, Sterling A. (2017) Investigating the Receptive-Expressive Vocabulary Profile in Children with Idiopathic ASD …

Madison County girl hopes to help unlock cure of rare disease

  Waisman Center Director, Albee Messing, is collaborating with researchers at the Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia to better understand the progression of Alexander disease, a rare and fatal neurological disorder with no known cure. In a news story in the Belleville News-Democrat, Messing said that the study has already led scientists to several breakthroughs in …

Leann Smith DaWalt, PhD

Change in the Behavioral Phenotype of Adolescents and Adults with FXS: Role of the Family Environment Legend: Figure 1 displays the significant age by time interaction for adaptive behavior in a sample of 147 individuals with fragile X syndrome. There was significant improvement in adaptive behavior over time for individuals in the sample who were …

Know Your Madisonian: Albee Messing focuses on Alexander disease

Waisman Center Director, Albee Messing, VMD, PhD, was recently featured in the Know Your Madisonian column by David Wahlberg in the Wisconsin State Journal. To read the full interview, please click here. David Wahlberg, Wisconsin State Journal

Biochemical Genetics Clinic helps children live healthier, happier lives

Sam Thompson is two-and-a-half years old and a super-charged giver of hugs.His green eyes sparkle as he first embraces his physician, Jessica Scott Schwoerer, and then his dietitian, Nikki Drilias. Then it’s a quick, laughter-filled sprint across the room to his parents, Josh and Angie, who also get huge hugs. Sam is at the Waisman …