A group of middle school students from Centro Hispano of Dane County visited the Waisman Center for a tour of the scientific laboratories and meeting with a career panel consisting of experts in the field of intellectual and developmental disabilities.
Houri K. Vorperian, PhD – Slide of the Week
Atypical vowel production contributes to reduced speech intelligibility in children and adults with Down syndrome (DS)
Transitioning Together helps adolescents with autism and their families gear up for adulthood
The Transitioning Together curriculum is adaptable to different settings, including clinical settings and school settings. Because of its unique design and positive impacts, it has been adopted in 11 states outside of Wisconsin, and Canada.
Brittany G. Travers, PhD – Slide of the Week
The goal of this research was to determine how sensory features, such as increased or decreased sensitivity to the environment, are associated with the brainstem in autistic and non-autistic children
Bill L. Kreamer is a 2023 Academic Staff Excellence Award Winner
This year’s award winners includes Bill L. Kreamer, Facilities and Equipment Specialist, Waisman Biomanufacturing at the Waisman Center.
Waisman investigator is only steps away from creating a potential treatment for Parkinson’s disease
When Su-Chun Zhang, MD, PhD, picked up the phone to answer a call in 2001, he could barely understand the man speaking on the other line. “I could not hear his voice clearly,” says Zhang, a Waisman investigator and professor of neuroscience and neurology. It turns out that the man, who was calling from Texas, was on a ventilator which was garbling his voice.
John Svaren, PhD – Slide of the Week
Schwann cells play a critical role after peripheral nerve injury by clearing myelin debris, forming axon-guiding bands of Büngner, and remyelinating regenerating axons.
Waisman BioLibrary: Down Syndrome Study (Chang)
Be included! Families of children with Down syndrome are invited to participate in our new study about genetics and health. The Waisman BioLibrary is recruiting youth with Down syndrome ages 0 – 17 years. Families …
Understanding autism from the minute to the masses: Autism research at the Waisman Center
Autism spectrum disorder (ASD) is an intricate and complicated diagnosis. The spectrum of presentations and severity is as expansive as the theorized causes. Autism’s complexity and breadth of impacts on a person’s life means that it has a multitude of facets to investigate.
Audra Sterling, PhD – Slide of the Week
Expressive language impairments are common among school-age boys with fragile X syndrome (FXS) and autistic boys.