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, 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, 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 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, 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, 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 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, 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 …
