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  • Gabriel Corfas, PhD
    Mar 14
    Seminar – Gabriel Corfas, PhD – “Molecular Mechanisms of Synapse and Myelin Development, Plasticity, and Repair: Insights from the Prefrontal Cortex and Inner Ear”

    March 14, 2025 @ 12:00 pm - 1:00 pm John D. Wiley Conference Center, Room T216 John D. Wiley Seminar Series

    Gabriel Corfas, PhD University of Michigan Profile About the Speaker: Dr. Gabriel Corfas received an MSc in biological sciences from the University of Buenos Aires, Argentina, and a PhD in neurobiology from the Weizmann Institute of Science in Israel. He did postdoctoral training in the laboratory of Dr. Gerald Fischbach, first at Washington University and …

    Gabriel Corfas, PhD
  • young children masked backpacks
    Mar 13
    Family-Led Academic Grand Rounds

    March 13, 2025 @ 12:00 pm - 1:00 pm Zoom Link

    Overview: A collaborative initiative between the University of Wisconsin’s UCEDD, the Department of Pediatrics in the School of Medicine and Public Health, and the Bluebird Way Foundation has created 5 virtual Family-Led Academic Grand Rounds (FLAG Rounds) focused on Ableism in Pediatrics. These national, quarterly educational sessions will be led and presented by families. FLAG …

    young children masked backpacks
  • La Movida child boy redhead
    Mar 13
    Maravillas del Waisman

    March 13, 2025 @ 9:00 am - 10:00 am La Movida Radio

    Fecha: 13 de marzo Título:  Invitados:  Promo:  Un espacio creado por el Waisman Center, Universidad de Wisconsin-Madison para hablar con científicos y proveedores de salud acerca de discapacidades de desarrollo como autismo y síndrome de Down, enfermedades neurodegenerativas como Alzheimer y servicios que ofrece el centro a la comunidad. Más detalles & Cómo acceder: La Movida, …

    La Movida child boy redhead
  • COW Managing Threatening Confrontations
    Mar 11
    Payment for Health Care Transition Services – Health Care Transition ECHO Training

    March 11, 2025 @ 11:30 am - 1:00 pm Zoom - Register for Zoom Code

    Payment for Health Care Transition Services

    COW Managing Threatening Confrontations
  • Boy with Down syndrome
    Mar 8
    Waisman Center Day with the Experts: Down Syndrome

    March 8, 2025 @ 9:00 am - 11:30 am Waisman Center 1500 Highland Ave., Madison, WI 53705

    15th Annual | In-Person and Virtual Register Here Event Details When: Saturday, March 8, 2025 | 9:00 a.m. – 11:30 a.m. Refreshments at 8:30 a.m for in-person attendees. Where: In Person – At the Wiley Conference Center Virtual/Zoom – Join from PC, Mac, iPad, or Android https://uwmadison.zoom.us/j/96571088414?pwd=ap0oldXF3bhr2HObsMiuaoJDW9Sxo9.1 Passcode:416113 About: Learn about advances in research and …

    Boy with Down syndrome
  • David Zopf, MD, MS
    Mar 7
    Seminar – David Zopf, MD, MS – A Breath of Fresh Air: Novel Airway Device Innovation Using 3D Printing for Cerebral Palsy and Down Syndrome Patients

    March 7, 2025 @ 12:00 pm - 1:00 pm John D. Wiley Conference Center, Room T216 John D. Wiley Seminar Series

    David Zopf, MD, MS University of Wisconsin–Madison Profile About the Speaker: David Zopf, MD, MS, is an Associate Professor in the Division of Otolaryngology-Head & Neck Surgery and the Section Chief of Pediatric Otolaryngology. He has also been named the Division of Otolaryngology’s Director of Innovation. In this position, he will help coordinate and oversee …

    David Zopf, MD, MS
  • Daniel R. Meyer, Ph.D.
    Mar 5
    35 Years of Struggling to Understand Family Change and the Effects of Family Policy

    March 5, 2025 @ 2:00 pm - 4:00 pm 702 Langdon St., Madison, WI Pyle Center

    Daniel R. Meyer, PhD PhD in Social Welfare, UW–Madison; MSW/MBA, Washington University Profile About the Talk: In this talk, Dr. Meyer will show changes in the structure of families in the US and around the world and describe some of the dilemmas faced by governments in trying to craft family policies that will facilitate the …

    Daniel R. Meyer, Ph.D.
  • Carla Mazefsky, PhD
    Feb 28
    Seminar – Carla Mazefsky, PhD – “Emotion Dysregulation and Suicide in Autism: What We Know and Where We Are Going”

    February 28, 2025 @ 12:00 pm - 1:00 pm John D. Wiley Conference Center, Room T216 John D. Wiley Seminar Series

    Carla Mazefsky, PhD University of Pittsburgh Lab Website About the Speaker: Carla Mazefsky is a licensed clinical psychologist and Professor of Psychiatry, Psychology, and Clinical and Translational Science at the University of Pittsburgh. She completed her undergraduate training at The College of William and Mary, followed by a doctoral program in Clinical Psychology at Virginia Commonwealth …

    Carla Mazefsky, PhD
  • Health Care Transition
    Feb 27
    Lessons from the Field: Transition Support Tools and Practices for those with Complex Medical Needs: Youth Health Transition

    Featuring: Megan Teed, APNP

    February 27, 2025 @ 12:00 pm - 1:00 pm Zoom - Register for Zoom Code Health Transition Learning Community

    Registration Title: Lessons from the Field: Transition Support Tools and Practices for those with Complex Medical Needs Series: Youth Health Transition Initiative: Quarterly Learning Community Speaker: Megan Teed, APNP Children’s Wisconsin Milwaukee, WI These webinars are for: medical providers parents and caregivers service providers school staff others interested in supporting youth as they transition from …

    Health Care Transition
  • La Movida child heart
    Feb 27
    Maravillas del Waisman

    February 27, 2025 @ 9:00 am - 10:00 am La Movida Radio

    Fecha: 27 de febrero Título:  Invitados: Promo: Un espacio creado por el Waisman Center, Universidad de Wisconsin-Madison para hablar con científicos y proveedores de salud acerca de discapacidades de desarrollo como autismo y síndrome de Down, enfermedades neurodegenerativas como Alzheimer y servicios que ofrece el centro a la comunidad. Más detalles & Cómo acceder: La …

    La Movida child heart
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