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2012

Boy with autism funds research with hand-drawn holiday cards

Posted on December 12, 2012

Giizhik Klawiter has never been so much as a visitor to the University of Wisconsin-Madison’s Waisman Center, but the 10-year-old boy with autism from Hayward, Wis., is one of the most faithful supporters of the center’s developmental disabilities research.

Posted in 2012, Autism, NewsTagged Fundraiser, Giizhik Klawiter

Early stress may sensitize girls’ brains for later anxiety

Posted on November 11, 2012

High levels of family stress in infancy are linked to differences in everyday brain function and anxiety in teenage girls, according to new results of a long-running population study by University of Wisconsin scientists.

Posted in 2012, Infant and Childhood Development, News

Cells from skin create model of blinding eye disease

Posted on November 8, 2012

For the first time, Wisconsin researchers have taken skin from patients and, using induced pluripotent stem cell (iPSC) technology, turned them into a laboratory model for an inherited type of macular degeneration.

Posted in 2012, News, Stem Cells, Vision

Waisman Center hosts Wisconsin Science Festival

Posted on October 2, 2012

The Waisman Center was featured in the Wisconsin State Journal recent article about the Wisconsin Science Festival.

Posted in 2012, News, OutreachTagged Wisconsin Science Festival

October is Down Syndrome Awareness Month

Posted on October 1, 2012

October is Down Syndrome Awareness Month.

Posted in 2012, Down Syndrome, News, Outreach, Research

Waisman Center’s Gamm honored for retinal stem cell research

Posted on September 13, 2012

David Gamm received the Visionary Award from the Foundation Fighting Blindness at the Dining in the Dark event.

Posted in 2012, Awards and Honors, News, Stem Cells, Vision

Multimillion-dollar gift to support Waisman Center scholars

Posted on July 31, 2012

A multimillion-dollar planned estate gift from Dr. Richard Morse (’67 MD) of New Orleans, will fund an interdisciplinary society of graduate student scholars to study childhood mental health and developmental disabilities in the Waisman Center at the University of Wisconsin-Madison.

Posted in 2012, News, Research, TrainingTagged Dick Morse, Morse Scholars, Training

Vision scientist Dr. David Gamm to lead UW Eye Research Institute

Posted on June 29, 2012

David Gamm has been selected as director of the University of Wisconsin Eye Research Institute (ERI).

Posted in 2012, Awards and Honors, News, VisionTagged David Gamm, McPherson Eye Research Institute

Fragile X gene’s prevalence suggests broader health risk

Posted on June 14, 2012

The first U.S. population prevalence study of mutations in the gene that causes fragile X syndrome may be more common than previously believed.

Posted in 2012, Fragile X Syndrome, Neurodevelopmental Disabilities, News

Stress may delay brain development in early years

Posted on June 6, 2012

Stress may affect brain development in children according to researchers at the University of Wisconsin-Madison.

Posted in 2012, Infant and Childhood Development, News, ResearchTagged Brain Development, Childhood Stress, Richie Davidson, Seth Pollak
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