Advancing knowledge of human development, developmental disabilities, and neurodegenerative diseases.
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 PhD, University of Cincinnati Co-Core Director, IDD Models Sub-Core Director, hPSC Services Contact Information Waisman Center 1500 Highland Avenue Room 623 Madison, WI 53705 608-265-6142 bhattacharyy@waisman.wisc.edu Bhattacharyya Lab at UW-Madison Research Statement I have built my research career on a longstanding interest in developmental biology. I pursued foundational training in developmental neurobiology, growth factor …
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, 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 …
Biography VMD, PhD, University of Pennsylvania Professor Emeritus, Comparative Biosciences Contact Information Waisman Center, Room 713B 1500 Highland Avenue Madison, WI 53705 608-263-9191 amessing@wisc.edu Alexander Disease Research Requests for materials Research Statement Research in my laboratory is directed at understanding developmental and pathologic aspects of glial cell biology in the nervous system of the mouse, …
Biography PhD, University of Miami Contact Information 1111 Highland Avenue Room 5505 WIMR-II Madison, WI 53705 (608) 265-7836 darcie.moore@wisc.edu Moore Lab Website Research Statement There is limited regenerative capacity in the adult mammalian central nervous system (CNS). My lab studies this loss of regeneration in two different contexts: Adult neurogenesis, where neural stem cells (NSCs) …
Biography MD, PhD, Catholic University of Rome (Italy) Contact Information D4247 VAH 2500 Overlook Terrace Madison, WI 53719 608.280.7000 Email: lp1@medicine.wisc.edu Puglielli Lab Waisman Address: 1500 Highland Ave Room 621 Madison, WI 53705 Research Statement Our broad research interests are focused on molecular mechanisms of neurodevelopment and neurodegeneration. Our laboratory employs a combination of biochemical, …
Biography PhD, University of Porto, Portugal Contact Information Waisman Center 1500 Highland Ave Room T509 Madison, WI 53706 andre.sousa@wisc.edu Sousa Lab Research Statement The development of the human brain is a long and complex process that is precisely choreographed through tightly regulated transcriptional programs. Proper regulation of these programs is necessary for developing the numerous …
