More than 278 million people are affected by hearing loss caused by damaged hair cells in the inner ear that process sound to the brain. Waisman Center scientists work to research novel treatments and therapies for individuals with hearing loss that include stem cell research and cochlear implants.
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Living lab introduces the public to research on campus
Subtle interactions that demonstrate power, both verbal and nonverbal, take place in a child’s environment every day, and one UW researcher wants to know if children are actually paying attention. Through scripted scenarios geared to …
Autism symptoms often missed in brief clinical appointments
MADISON–In the current issue of Pediatrics, Waisman Center, University of Wisconsin-Madison clinical psychologist Megan Farley and colleagues share important insights in the paper “Identifying autism in a brief observation,” which examines how brief clinical appointments …
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.
Waisman 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.
2014: 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 …
Video: 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.
Mei 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 …
Holiday 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 …
Family 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.