Advancing knowledge of human development, developmental disabilities, and neurodegenerative diseases.
Paul Rathouz, PhD, former Chair of the Department of Biostatistics and Medical Informatics, passed away from complications of multiple myeloma on Wednesday afternoon, December 10, 2025. Paul served with distinction as the chair of the Department of Biostatistics and Medical Informatics from 2010-2017. He will be missed by those who knew him.
Tuberous Sclerosis Complex (TSC) is an autosomal dominant neurodevelopmental disorder caused by a monogenic mutation to either TSC1 or TSC2. Nearly one-half of TSC patients have mild to profound intellectual disabilities and autism, with the majority developing seizures and neuropsychiatric conditions.
Temple Grandin, PhD, is likely the most well-known living autistic individual, both nationally and internationally.
In Wisconsin, a new initiative is transforming the landscape of neonatal care by making genetic testing more accessible for critically-ill newborns.
Elevated intracranial pressure (ICP) is a complication of severe traumatic brain injury (TBI) that carries a risk of secondary brain injury.
The Waisman Early Childhood Program’s (WECP) longest serving teacher, Lisa Marie Carilli-McCord, officially retired at the end of October.
Childhood trauma is pervasive and can have widespread negative influences on language development.
A new machine learning algorithm developed at UW-Madison is helping researchers untangle a complex puzzle: the molecular mechanisms behind developmental disabilities and neurodegenerative diseases. COSIME, created by the lab of Waisman investigator Daifeng Wang, PhD, associate professor of biostatistics and medical informatics, and computer sciences, offers a powerful new way to integrate and interpret multiple types of biological data which can give scientists a clearer view of how different cellular clues come together to shape disease outcomes.
This preliminary study examined the feasibility of using correlational tractography and differential tractography to identify white-matter mechanisms associated with conceptual and lexical verb priming in post-stroke aphasia.
Waisman Center investigator David Gamm, MD, PhD, is featured in a story from the Capital Times about research funding from the U.S. Department of Defense. Gamm is the director of the McPherson Eye Research Institute at UW-Madison. Read the full story here: https://captimes.com/news/education/uw-madison-wants-to-grow-defense-research-but-not-build-weapons/article_b7112c91-f754-454d-9b74-7f4e03a1178e.html
