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 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 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 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 Chicago Contact Information 1111 Highland Avenue Room 5505 WIMR-II Madison, WI 53705 (608) 265-5782 ari.rosenberg@wisc.edu Rosenberg Lab Research Statement We study the neural computations underlying 3D vision, multisensory integration, and the neural basis of autism. 3D vision How do we perceive the three-dimensional (3D) structure of the world when our eyes …
Biography PhD, University of Southern California Associate Professor, Communication Sciences and Disorders Contact Information Waisman Center 1500 Highland Avenue Room 489 Madison, WI 53705 bparrell@wisc.edu Speech Motor Action + Control Research Statement I study speech production, focusing the relationship between the abstract, cognitive system (language), speech motor behavior, and brain function. Speech production is perhaps …
Biography PhD, University of Wisconsin Contact Information School of Pharmacy University of Wisconsin 777 Highland Ave. Madison, WI 53705 608.262.2893 jeffrey.johnson@wisc.edu The Johnson Lab Research Statement Alzheimer’s Disease (AD) is the most common neurodegenerative disease, impacting roughly 6.7 million Americans currently and up to 13.8 million by 2060 without disease-modifying therapeutics. The greatest risk factor …
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, 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 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, …
