University of Wisconsin–Madison

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New $11 million award to study intellectual disability in Down syndrome

Waisman investigators Anita Bhattacharyya, PhD, an assistant professor of cell and regenerative biology and Su-Chun Zhang, MD, PhD, professor of neuroscience and neurology at the School of Medicine and Public Health at UW-Madison, were awarded an $11 million Transformative Research grant by the National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (NICHD) of the National …

Manufacturing pharmaceuticals for the fight against COVID-19

Waisman Biomafacturing (WB) is at the forefront of the fight against COVID-19 with one vaccine and two therapeutic products in development. “Waisman  Biomanufacturing’s mission is to advance novel vaccines and therapeutics into early human clinical trials,” says Carl Ross, MS, WB’s managing director. With its state-of-the-art cleanroom facility, WB provides manufacturing and testing services to …

Increasing accessibility: telehealth brings unexpected benefits

The COVID-19 pandemic pivoted many daily life activities, such as work and school, to a home base. Healthcare was no exception. In March, the Waisman Center Clinics transitioned all of its services to telehealth appointments using phone and video platforms. The 10 interdisciplinary specialty clinics and the center’s autism treatment program, operated in partnership with …