April 18, 2016 Waisman Communications The Waisman Center mourns the passing of Ethel Waisman Tarkow, age 98, on Sunday, April 17. Ethel was married to the late Harry Waisman, MD, PhD. She and her family …
2016
Tweaking the immune response shows potential for treating brain injuries
Brain injuries caused by a lack of oxygen and blood flow affect many thousands of children every year, yet “we still don’t have effective treatments for them,” says Waisman researcher Peter Ferrazzano, MD.
Waisman researchers win an inaugural UW2020 award
An innovative project led by Waisman Center researchers Anita Bhattacharyya and Su-Chun Zhang is one of fourteen research initiatives that have been chosen for the first round of funding by the University of Wisconsin-Madison Office of the Vice Chancellor for Research and Graduate Education for the UW2020: WARF Discovery Initiative.
Autism prevalence increasing in Wisconsin, says latest CDC report
An estimated 1 in 68 school-aged children have been identified with autism spectrum disorder (ASD), according to a CDC report published last week.
A spectrum of therapy
April 01, 2016 Adityarup “Rup” Chakravorty “Excelente!” exclaims 12-year-old Xander Trinkner, grey eyes shining behind glasses, sandy-brown hair tousled. His latest iPad mission, protecting the world from droves of alien invaders, is a success. Dressed …
Single brain cells reveal genes controlling formation, development
In one of the first studies to “read” the genetic activity inside individual brain cells, University of Wisconsin—Madison neuroscientist Xinyu Zhao has identified the genetic machinery that causes maturation in a young nerve cell.
Harnessing technology to assist those with impaired vision
March 03, 2016 Adityarup “Rup” Chakravorty You are hungry. You get a can from the pantry or some leftovers from the fridge, warm up the food in the microwave and sit down to eat a …
Waisman Biomanufacturing to provide global supply of novel gene therapy product
February 23, 2016 Waisman Biomanufacturing and Agilis Biotherapeutics, LLC, recently announced an exclusive partnership agreement for the production AGIL-FA, a novel gene therapy product for the treatment of Friedreich’s ataxia (FA). FA is an inherited …
Researchers home in on why female newborns are better protected from brain injury
February 04, 2016 Adityarup “Rup” Chakravorty, Waisman Communications Each year, thousands of newborn babies suffer complications during pregnancy or birth that deprive their brains of oxygen and nutrient-rich blood and result in brain injury. This …
Video game research shows promise for autism
At the age of 9, Xavier Hansen already has it figured out. Someday, he is going to be the boss. “He has great aspirations to make things,” says his mom, Gail. “His goals are to own a movie theater. He wants to be in charge. If he wants something, he’ll find a way to get it.”