Advancing knowledge of human development, developmental disabilities, and neurodegenerative diseases.
Biography PhD, Arizona State Contact Information Genetics Biotechnology Center Building 425 Henry Mall, Room 5302A Madison, WI 53706 wolter4@wisc.edu The Wolter Lab Research Statement My primary scientific interest is how genetic variation shapes brain development. By leveraging my training in genetics, molecular biology, cell biology, and neurodevelopment, my lab is studying how genetic variation – …
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 …
Biography PhD, University of California, Los Angeles Contact Information Laboratory of Genetics 5262 Genetics and Biotechnology Center Madison, WI 53706-1580 (608) 262-3113 dwerling@wisc.edu Werling Lab Research Statement Genetic variants contribute to risk for neurodevelopmental disorders, many of which show sex differences in their prevalence or presentation. This suggests a potential role for sex-differential biology in …
Biography PhD, University of Texas – Austin Postdoc, Yale University Core Director, Data Science Contact Information Waisman Center 1500 Highland Avenue Room 517 Madison, WI 53705 daifeng.wang@wisc.edu Daifeng Lab Research Statement Daifeng’s lab develops machine learning and artificial intelligence (ML/AI) approaches and bioinformatics tools to bridge computation and biology for mechanistic insights into neurodevelopmental and …
Biography DVM, Veterinary Medicine, The Ministry of Agriculture and Fishery, Japan PhD, Veterinary Medicine, University of Tokyo, Japan Contact Information 4124 Vet Med 2015 Linden Dr Madison, WI 53706 Telephone: 608.262.4264 masatoshi.suzuki@wisc.edu Suzuki Lab Research Statement Our long-term objective is to apply stem cell technology to expand integrative sciences in both basic and translational research. …
Biography PhD, Vanderbilt University Director, IDD Models Core Contact Information Waisman Center Room 659 1500 Highland Avenue Madison, WI 53705 608-263-4246 jpsvaren@wisc.edu Lab Website: Svaren Lab Home Page School of Veterinary Medicine Research Statement Our laboratory is devoted to research on transcriptional and epigenomic regulation of myelination and pathogenesis/treatment of peripheral neuropathies. The myelin sheath …
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 …
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 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, …
