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Waisman Center welcomes new affiliated investigator Justin Wolter

Posted on April 11, 2024

By Emily Leclerc, Waisman Science Writer The Waisman Center welcomes a new affiliated investigator Justin Wolter, PhD, assistant professor of medical genetics. Wolter comes to Waisman and UW-Madison from the University of North Carolina at …

Posted in 2024, New Hires / Promotions, News, NoteworthyTagged Genetics, iPSC, Neurodevelopment, Waisman Affiliated Investigator, waisman investigator

Leann Smith DaWalt, PhD, becomes UCEDD director

Posted on October 20, 2019

Leann Smith DaWalt, PhD, a longtime Waisman Center investigator, began her appointment as the director of the University Center for Excellence in Developmental Disabilities (UCEDD) on Oct. 14. She succeeds Bill MacLean, PhD, who retired …

Posted in 2019, Awards and Honors, New Hires / Promotions, News, Noteworthy, UCEDDTagged Leadership, Leann Smith DaWalt, UCEDD

Ann Marie Lauritzen, MMSW, MEd, named Waisman Early Childhood Program director

Posted on September 24, 2019

On September 23, the Waisman Center welcomed Ann Marie Lauritzen, MMSW, M.Ed, as the new director of the Waisman Early Childhood Program. She succeeds Joan Ershler, PhD, who retired at the beginning of September after …

Posted in 2019, Awards and Honors, New Hires / Promotions, News, Noteworthy, UCEDD

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