Advancing knowledge of human development, developmental disabilities, and neurodegenerative diseases.
Today in the Wisconsin State Journal an article by the science reporter Ron Seely said that two grants from the Michael J. Fox Foundation for Parkinson's Research are going to Waisman stem-cell researchers.
In a set of meticulous experiments, scientists have demonstrated the ability of human embryonic stem cells to develop into nascent brain cells and, seeded into the intact brains of baby mice, further develop into healthy, functioning neural cells.
The University of Wisconsin-Madison's Waisman Center will celebrate the completion of a $25 million expansion project with dedication ceremonies scheduled for Tuesday, September 4. The new facilities will support the center's pioneering research, services, and education in human development, developmental disabilities, and neurodegenerative diseases.
