Advancing knowledge of human development, developmental disabilities, and neurodegenerative diseases.
Biography PhD, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute Contact Information Wisconsin Institutes for Discovery 330 N. Orchard St. Room 4168 Madison, WI 53715 608.316.4312 rashton2@wisc.edu Lab Website: The Ashton Group Research Statement Our goal is to understand, model, and recapitulate in vitro the instructive signals utilized by human embryos to pattern tissue-specific differentiation of pluripotent stem cells, and apply …
Biography PhD, University of California, San Diego Contact Information 1111 Highland Avenue Wisconsin Institute for Medical Research (9th floor) Madison, WI 53705 audhya@wisc.edu Lab Website: Audhya Lab Research Statement Our laboratory is committed to understanding fundamental mechanisms by which membrane proteins, lipids, and other macromolecules are transported throughout eukaryotic cells. To do so, we take …
Biography MD, Anhui Medical University Co-Director, Newborn Screening Laboratory Contact Information Wisconsin State Laboratory of Hygiene 465 Henry Mall Madison, WI 53706 608.890.1796 mwbaker@wisc.edu Lab Website: Wisconsin State Laboratory Hygiene Research Statement My research interest is public health genetics and genomics, with a focus on applying and translating advanced biochemical and molecular technologies into routine …
Biography PhD, University of Arizona Assistant Professor, School of Medicine Contact Information Alzheimer’s Disease Research Center Clinical Science Center (J5/1M)-MC2420 600 Highland Ave Madison, WI, 53792 608.265.2483 bbb@medicine.wisc.edu Bendlin Laboratory Research Statement The work in our lab is focused on understanding the factors that contribute to dementia. This includes factors such as metabolic syndrome, vascular …
Biography PhD, State University of New York, Brooklyn Contact Information UW-Madison 153 Primate Lab, Harlow 22 N. Charter Street Madison, WI 53715 ccoe@wisc.edu Research Statement The term ‘exposome’ has been used to succinctly capture the diverse influences that the environment and our behavior can have on our physiology, especially during early development. Our research has …
Biography PhD, Texas Woman’s University Contact Information 1300 University Ave 201B Service Memorial Institute Madison, WI 53706 608-890-2916 lcolumna@wisc.edu Promotion of Health Equity and Adapted Physical Activity (PHEAPA) Lab Research Statement Luis Columna’s research program focuses on families and children with developmental disabilities (e.g., autism spectrum disorder, Down syndrome). Through my research we attempt …
Biography Contact Information Department of Neuroscience 332 SMI 1300 University Ave Madison, WI 53706 608.262.4672 ewdent@wisc.edu Lab Website: Dent Lab Research Statement We are interested in understanding how the central nervous system (CNS) develops and functions at the cellular level. Nervous system structure and function is highly dependent on the cytoskeleton. In the CNS the …
Biography PhD, University of Minnesota Contact Information University of Wisconsin School of Public HealthWIMR II Room 54331111 Highland AvenueMadison, WI 53705-2275 tmgomez@wisc.edu Gomez Lab Research Statement Research in the Gomez laboratory is directed toward understanding the molecular mechanisms that regulate the assembly of the human nervous system during embryonic development. In particular, we are interested …
Biography PhD, Hebrew University of Jerusalem Contact Information Engineering Centers Building 1550 Engineering Dr Room: 2112 Madison, WI 53706 (608) 890-3411 ahai@wisc.edu Hai Lab Research Statement The Hai lab focuses on engineering minimally invasive tools to access the nervous system for neurobiological studies of brain function and neurological disorders. We develop electrical, magnetic and electromagnetic sensors …
Biography PhD, Harvard University Contact Information Department of Neuroscience University of Wisconsin 1111 Highland Avenue Room 5505 WIMR-II Madison, Wisconsin 53705 608.263.2469 Office 608.262.2469 Lab z.huang@neurology.wisc.edu Huang Lab Research Statement My lab is currently investigating how neuroinflammation regulates the inception and progression of sporadic Alzheimer’s disease (sAD), for the purpose of identifying and targeting key …
