Author: lrrowley

Audra Sterling, PhD – Slide of the Week

Dyadic caregiver-child interactions are commonly used to examine children's language learning environments.

Former UW SMPH student pens NEJM article about PICU experience

Dr. Erica Andrist, clinical assistant professor at C.S. Mott Children’s Hospital, was a UW School of Medicine and Public Health student who rotated through the UW PICU between 2011–2012. She is currently a pediatric intensivist at the University of Michigan. Dr. Andrist recently had an experience with a medical student that made her recall her …

After three decades of diverse service in genetics practice and regional outreach, David Wargowski will retire

From his arrival at the Department of Pediatrics in 1990 and for the next 30-plus years, David Wargowski, MD, professor in the Division of Genetics and Metabolism, has served tirelessly, addressing genetically based diseases and health conditions of the region’s children.

John Svaren honored with Vilas professorship

Professor of Comparative Biosciences at the School of Veterinary Medicine and Waisman Center investigator, John Svaren, PhD, is a recipient of a Vilas Distinguished Professorship.

At UW-Madison, autistic students navigate personal, classroom obstacles

There are 99 UW-Madison students on the autism spectrum, according to the McBurney Disability Resource Center’s 2022-23 annual report.

André Sousa, PhD – Slide of the Week

The granular dorsolateral prefrontal cortex (dlPFC) is an evolutionary specialization of primates that is centrally involved in cognition. We assessed more than 600,000 single-nucleus transcriptomes from adult human, chimpanzee, macaque, and marmoset dlPFC.

A new grant from the Eagles Autism Foundation will help advance Waisman research on the genetic cause of autism

Studying the biological underpinnings of autism is exceptionally complex with more than 1000 genes thought to be associated with autism.

Kristin Shutts, PhD – Slide of the Week

Close peer relationships are critical to children’s and adolescents’ healthy development and well-being, yet youth sometimes struggle to make friends.

Jenny Saffran, PhD – Slide of the Week

During word learning moments, toddlers experience labels and objects in particular environments. Do toddlers learn words better when the physical environment creates contrasts between objects with different labels?

Barriers and facilitators of inclusive healthcare for autistic adults call for a system-level approach to improving health outcomes

Barriers to accessing inclusive healthcare for autistic adults