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2011

Vorperian recipient of the 2010 Editor’s Award for the Speech section of the Journal of SLHR

Posted on September 6, 2011

A research article from the Vocal Tract Development Laboratory at the Waisman Center (Principal Investigator, Houri K. Vorperian, Ph.D.) is the recipient of the 2010 Editor’s Award for the Speech section of the Journal of Speech, Language, and Hearing Research.

Posted in 2011, Awards and Honors, News, ResearchTagged Houri Vorperian

Gail Chodron selected by CDC as an Act Early Ambassador

Posted on August 29, 2011

Gail Chodron is one of 11 leaders selected from across the nation to serve as an Act Early Ambassador for the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s (CDC’s) “Learn the Signs. Act Early.” program.

Posted in 2011, News, UCEDDTagged Act Early Ambassador, CDC, Gail Chödrön

UW-Madison grant to aid children with neuro disorders

Posted on August 25, 2011

The University of Wisconsin-Madison has received a $673,483 grant from the U.S. Health Resources and Services Administration to help improve the health of children and young adults with neurodevelopmental and other related disabilities like autism, the agency announced Thursday.

Posted in 2011, News, Outreach, Training, UCEDD

Stem Cells From Patients Make Early Retina in a Dish

Posted on June 16, 2011

Soon, some treatments for blinding eye diseases might be developed and tested using retina-like tissues produced from the patient’s own skin, thanks to a series of discoveries reported by a team of University of Wisconsin-Madison …

Posted in 2011, News, Stem Cells, Vision

Human brain’s most ubiquitous cell cultivated in lab dish

Posted on May 22, 2011

Long considered to be little more than putty in the brain and spinal cord, the star-shaped astrocyte has found new respect among neuroscientists who have begun to recognize its many functions in the brain, not to mention its role in a range of disorders of the central nervous system.

Posted in 2011, News, Stem Cells

Neurogenesis and Learning: Making Connections in Fragile X Syndrome

Posted on May 17, 2011

Newborn neurons in the adult hippocampus may help form new memories. If so, might neurogenesis play a role in neurological disorders and adult mental retardation? New research into Fragile X syndrome suggests so. This disorder …

Posted in 2011, Fragile X Syndrome, News, Stem Cells

Xinyu Zhao, PhD, develops “green” mouse model for Rett Syndrome

Posted on April 6, 2011

The majority of individuals with Rett syndrome are female and are considered genetically ‘mosaic’ due to random inactivation of the X-chromosome (XCI) which occurs in around half of all their cells.

Posted in 2011, News, Rare Disorders, ResearchTagged Rett syndrome, Xinyu Zhao

Lingjun Li honored with Romnes award

Posted on March 27, 2011

Lingjun Li, PhD, associate professor of pharmaceutical sciences, is one of thirteen tenured faculty honored with Romnes awards.

Posted in 2011, Awards and Honors, News

Craig Berridge receives Kellet Mid-Career Awards

Posted on March 25, 2011

Craig Berridge, PhD, professor of psychology, is one of eleven tenured faculty to received Kellet Mid-Career Awards.

Posted in 2011, Awards and Honors, News

Waisman director honored with Hilldale Award

Posted on March 25, 2011

Marsha Mailick Seltzer, PhD, Waisman Center director and Vaughan Bascom and Elizabeth M. Boggs Professor, is among four faculty to receive this year’s Hilldale Award—the University’s most prestigious honor for faculty members.

Posted in 2011, Awards and HonorsTagged Hilldale Award, Marsha Mailick
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