Advancing knowledge of human development, developmental disabilities, and neurodegenerative diseases.
When Jonathan Soucy, PhD, was a child, he learned that a congenital cataract would keep him from fulfilling his dream of becoming an astronaut. Decades later, that same childhood experience has come full circle. Now, as a new Waisman Center investigator and assistant professor of biomedical engineering at UW–Madison, Soucy is working to understand the …
Chenfeng He, PhD, research scientist at the Waisman Center, was recently awarded a Young Investigator Grant from the Brain and Behavior Research Foundation (BBRF). The one-year grant is intended to support early-career researchers in continuing to develop their own lines of research. He, a scientist in the lab of Waisman investigator Daifeng Wang, PhD, will …
Research funding that supports early-stage ideas plays a critical role in advancing scientific discovery. A new National Institutes of Health (NIH) grant awarded to Waisman investigator André Sousa, PhD, associate professor of neuroscience at the UW–Madison, demonstrates how strategic seed funding can lay the groundwork for transformative research. Sousa recently received a five-year multimillion-dollar grant …
Training the next generation of researchers, clinicians, professionals, and advocates is central to the Waisman Center’s mission of improving the lives of individuals with disabilities and their families. A key part of that effort is the Wisconsin Leadership Education in Neurodevelopmental and Related Disabilities (WI LEND) program, housed within the Waisman’s University Center for Excellence …
Two well-established measures of how well a child is understood by others, previously believed to capture the same thing, are not well correlated in typically developing children when accounting for age, a new Waisman Center study shows.
Rowley, who managed the Waisman Center website for 30 years, retired this July, but not before ensuring the website was set up for its most recent update.
A newly funded project will combine the expertise of four Waisman Center investigators to develop advanced machine learning methods for studying brain organoids, three-dimensional cell clusters grown from stem cells that closely mimic key aspects of human brain development.
On August 11, the Friends of the Waisman Center celebrated a remarkable group of students, staff, and volunteers whose dedication, achievements, and service have strengthened the Waisman community. During the annual awards reception, Friends Board President Jim Dama presented awards recognizing outstanding contributions, while Waisman Center Director Qiang Chang presented the two recipients of Wisconsin …
Waisman Center investigators Seth Pollak and Kristin Shutts are among the forty-two UW–Madison faculty to be awarded fellowships from the Office of the Vice Chancellor for Research (OVCR) for 2026-2027. Click here for the full story.
A new research study at the Waisman Center has been funded by the Eagles Autism Foundation to develop a precise, safe, and broadly applicable method for correcting a single-gene mutation associated with symptoms of autism spectrum disorders including learning deficits, anxiety, depression, and reduced social interactions.
