Advancing knowledge of human development, developmental disabilities, and neurodegenerative diseases.
Biography MD, PhD, Catholic University of Rome (Italy) Contact Information Waisman Address: 1500 Highland Ave Room 621 Madison, WI 53705 Email: lp1@medicine.wisc.edu Puglielli Lab Research Statement Our broad research interests are focused on molecular mechanisms of neurodevelopment and neurodegeneration. Our laboratory employs a combination of biochemical, cellular, molecular, and genetic approaches in in vitro, ex …
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, 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 My research focuses on biobehavioral pathways leading to developmental health and wellbeing, and the consequences of adverse events and perturbations. We have investigated the effects of prenatal conditions and early …
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, 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 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, …
Biography PhD, University of Washington Professor, Department of Neuroscience Jenni & Kyle Professor in Novel Neurodevelopmental Diseases Vilas Distinguished Achievement Professor Director, Rodent Models Sub-Core Contact Information Waisman Center 1500 Highland Avenue Room T513 Madison, WI 53705 608-263-9906 xinyu.zhao@wisc.edu Zhao Lab Research Statement The research in our laboratory focuses on understanding the molecular mechanisms that …
