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October 2019
OSHA/Universal Precautions and Blood Borne Pathogens
Registration Fee: $30 per person Instructor: Carole Morley, RN This class meets the requirements for the mandated annual training required by OSHA for support providers whose jobs involve potential contact with blood borne pathogens. Please…
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Space is limited. Please call 608-265-9440 or email comm.training@waisman.wisc.edu if you are unable to attend. No shows or cancellations made within 24 hours prior to the start of the training will be charged the full…
Find out more »Waisman Lecture – Paul Hagerman, MD, PhD – “FXTAS: An Older Face of the Fragile X Gene”
Hagerman is a molecular geneticist with a principal interest in understanding the basis for neurodevelopmental and neurodegenerative diseases. In particular, the Hagerman lab has made a number of important observations related to the mechanism of gene expression of the fragile X (FMR1) gene. Mutations of the FMR1 gene give rise to fragile X syndrome, the leading heritable form of mental impairment and autism.
Find out more »November 2019
Grandparent Coffee Group
The Grandparents’ Network provides a context for grandparents and other family members to increase their understanding of developmental disabilities, learn how other families cope with the challenge of disability, and contribute expertise, wisdom, and experience.…
Find out more »Day with the Experts: Cerebral Palsy
Learn about the latest advances in cerebral palsy research and clinical services and hear from a panel of experts-individuals with cerebral palsy and family members. For additional details call 608.263.5837 or email to palumbo@waisman.wisc.edu To…
Find out more »Seminar – Qiongshi Lu, PhD – Topic: Genome Annotation, Complex Trait Genetics, and Genetic Risk Prediction
Qiongshi Lu, PhD University of Wisconsin–Madison About the Speaker: Qiongshi "Q" Lu received his B.S. in mathematics from Tsinghua University in 2012 and Ph.D. in biostatistics from Yale University in 2017. Lu's research focuses on…
Find out more »Ali Baba & A Few Thieves – Playtime Productions
November 10, 2019 at 1 Friends of the Waisman Center Auditorium Playtime Productions In the story, Ali Baba is a poor woodcutter who discovers the secret of a thieves' den, entered with the phrase "Open…
Find out more »OSHA/Universal Precautions and Blood Borne Pathogens
Instructor: Carole Morley, RN This class meets the requirements for the mandated annual training required by OSHA for support providers whose jobs involve potential contact with blood borne pathogens. Please note that the training will…
Find out more »Safe Medication Administration
Space is limited. Please call 608-265-9440 or email comm.training@waisman.wisc.edu if you are unable to attend. No shows and cancellations made within 24 hours prior to the start of the training will be charged the full…
Find out more »Seminar – Brian Scholl, PhD – “Let’s See What Happens: Dynamic Events as Foundational Units of Representation for Seeing and Thinking”
Brian Scholl is Professor of Psychology and Chair of the Cognitive Science Program at Yale University, where he also directs the Perception & Cognition Laboratory.
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