Advancing knowledge of human development, developmental disabilities, and neurodegenerative diseases.
Biography PhD, University of California, San Deigo Contact Information Waisman Center 1500 Highland Avenue Room 281 Madison, WI 53705 608.890.2625 emhubbard@wisc.edu Lab Website: Educational Neuroscience Lab Research Statement The Educational Neuroscience Lab explores questions at the intersection of education and neuroscience, in the emerging field of Educational Neuroscience. Our research examines the neural underpinnings of …
Biography PhD, University of Nebraska – Lincoln Contact Information Waisman Center Room 463 1500 Highland Avenue Madison, WI 53705 608.265.9977 kchustad@wisc.edu Lab Website: Wisconsin Intelligibility, Speech, and Communication Laboratory Communication Sciences and Disorders Research Statement My laboratory is dedicated to the study of communication development in children with cerebral palsy (CP). CP is the most …
Biography PhD, University of Wisconsin Contact Information School of Pharmacy University of Wisconsin 777 Highland Ave. Madison, WI 53705 608.262.2893 jeffrey.johnson@wisc.edu The Johnson Lab Research Statement Alzheimer’s Disease (AD) is the most common neurodegenerative disease, impacting roughly 6.7 million Americans currently and up to 13.8 million by 2060 without disease-modifying therapeutics. The greatest risk factor …
Biography PhD, Brigham Young University Associate Director, Wisconsin Alzheimer’s Institute (WAI) Administrative Core: Co- Leader and Biomarker Core: Core Leader – Wisconsin Alzheimer’s Disease Research Center (ADRC) Principal Investigator, The Wisconsin Registry for Alzheimer’s Prevention (WRAP) Principal Investigator, The ADRC Consortium for Clarity in ADRD Through Imaging (CLARiTI) Contact Information K6/438 Clinical Sciences Center 600 …
Biography MD, Jefferson Medical College Contact Information UW Psychiatric Institute And Clinics 6001 Research Park Blvd Madison, WI 53719 608.263.6079 nkalin@facstaff.wisc.edu Lab Website: Kalin Lab Research Statement Dr. Kalin’s research combines molecular, preclinical animal models, and human functional imaging studies to elucidate the mechanisms underlying the pathophysiology of anxiety and affective disorders. His work focuses …
Biography PhD, Northwestern University Contact Information Waisman Center, Room 487 UW–Madison 343 Goodnight Hall 1975 Willow Drive Madison, WI 53706 608.265.6902 kaushanskaya@wisc.edu Lab Website: Language Acquisition and Bilingualism Lab (LAB) Research Statement We want to know how language and cognitive skills fluctuate with linguistic experience. With this general goal in mind, we study how bilingualism …
Biography PhD, University of California, Berkeley Contact Information UW–Madison K6/440 Clinical Sciences Center 600 Highland Avenue Madison, WI 53792-4675 608.263.4533 keles@stat.wisc.edu Keles Research Group Research Statement I am interested in statistical and computational genomics. Our research concerns developing and applying statistical methods for problems that arise in genome biology. Selected Publications Huang, K., Wu, Y., …
Biography MD, Wayne State University Professor, Psychiatry Contact Information Waisman Center 1500 Highland Avenue Room T227 Madison, WI 53705 608.262.9667 lainhart@waisman.wisc.edu Toward Healthy Aging in Adults with Autism Study ISLA – Interdisciplinary Science to Learn About Autism Research Statement Janet Lainhart’s research focuses on understanding autism across the lifespan, with a particular emphasis on promoting healthy …
Biography PhD, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign Contact Information email: levine@primate.wisc.edu Department of Neuroscience page: https://neuro.wisc.edu/staff/levine-jon/ Research Statement My laboratory studies the synthesis, secretion, and actions of gonadotropin-releasing hormone (GnRH), a brain peptide that governs secretion of reproductive hormones from the anterior pituitary gland. We are particularly interested in the cellular mechanisms that mediate the physiological …
Biography PhD, University of California, Los Angeles Contact Information Waisman Center 1500 Highland Avenue Room 263 Madison, WI 53705 608.265.1091 james.li@wisc.edu Website: Social and Behavioral Development Lab Research Statement My lab investigates genetic and environmental factors that contribute to the development of child externalizing disorders (e.g., attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder, oppositional defiant disorder, and conduct disorder). Research …
