Advancing knowledge of human development, developmental disabilities, and neurodegenerative diseases.
Biography PhD, Brown University Associate Professor, Pediatrics Contact Information Waisman Center 1500 Highland Avenue Room T135 Madison, WI 53705 608-262-6706 deaniii@wisc.edu Developing Brain Imaging Lab Research Statement Doug’s research focuses on the development and application of novel quantitative magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) methods to measure and evaluate the brain structure throughout early neurodevelopment and aging. …
Biography PhD, University of Wisconsin–Madison AuD, University of Wisconsin–Madison Contact Information Waisman Center 1500 Highland Ave Room 493 Madison, WI 53705 email: ldillard@wisc.edu Research Statement My research lies at the intersection of hearing science, epidemiology, and public and global health, and aims to improve the prevention and management of hearing loss across the lifespan. I …
Biography PhD, University of Pittsburgh Contact Information Waisman Center 1500 Highland Avenue Room 433 Madison, WI 53705 (608) 890-0628 hdresang@wisc.edu NeuroLAND Research Statement Haley Dresang investigates the neuroscience of language and neurological disorders that affect communication. Her research advances our understanding of the brain and how treatments can improve language following stroke, brain injury, and …
Biography PhD, University of Wisconsin–Madison DrPH, MPH, Columbia University Co-Core Director, Clinical Translation Core Contact Information Waisman Center 1500 Highland Avenue Room S101E Madison, WI 53705 608.263.2128 mdurkin@wisc.edu Websites: Wisconsin SEED and WISADDS Research Statement Maureen Durkin is an epidemiologist, Waisman Center investigator, Professor of Population Health Sciences and Pediatrics, and Affiliate of the Wisconsin …
Biography MD, Saint Louis University School of Medicine Weygandt Professorship Contact Information Box 9345 Waisman Center 1500 Highland Ave Madison, WI 53705 608.890.0751 ferrazzano@pediatrics.wisc.edu Ferrazzano Lab Research Statement Despite decades of research into the pathophysiology of hypoxic-ischemic brain injury and neuroprotection, effective therapy remains elusive and our clinical role after such an injury is largely …
Biography MD, PhD, University of Michigan – Ann Arbor Professor, Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences RRF Emmett A. Humble Distinguished Director McPherson Eye Research Institute Sandra Lemke Trout Chair in Eye Research Contact Information Waisman Center 1500 Highland Avenue Room T609 Madison, WI 53705 608-261-1516 dgamm@wisc.edu Lab Website: Gamm Lab, Stem Cell Research Program Research Statement …
Biography PhD, University of Copenhagen Contact Information Waisman Center 1500 Highland Ave Room T505 Madison, WI 53705 email: yu.gao@wisc.edu Research Statement My scientific interest is to understand the molecular mechanisms that guide development, particularly those governing brain development, neuronal maturation, and neurodevelopmental disorders. As a postdoctoral fellow and later scientist at the Waisman Center in …
Biography Ph.D. Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute Contact Information Waisman Center 1500 Highland Avenue Room Number 541 Madison, WI 53705 608-890-4785 bgibbs5@wisc.edu Research Statement Bobby Gibbs investigates how strategies for optimizing acoustic information are affected by differences in the neural encoding of sound. He combines acoustic, perceptual, and electrophysiological measures to uncover the best strategies for enhancing …
Biography Director, Research Design, Institute for Clinical and Translational Research Director, Waisman Neuromodulation Service & Pediatric Neuromodulation Lab APTA Catherine Worthingham Fellow Contact Information Waisman Center 1500 Highland Ave Room 491 Madison, WI 53706 bgillick@wisc.edu Pediatric Neuromodulation Laboratory Research Statement Dr. Gillick’s research is dedicated to investigating cortical plasticity and recovery from neurologic insult in …
Biography PhD, Rush University Contact Information Waisman Center, Room 713A 1500 Highland Avenue Madison, WI 53705 608-263-9192 tlhagemann@wisc.edu Alexander Disease Research Research Statement Our research focuses on the role of astrocytes in neurodegenerative disease and the cellular consequences of their dysfunction. Astrocytes have traditionally been thought of as support cells that maintain ion and neurotransmitter …
