Medical College of Wisconsin Physiology News
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Dr. Curt D. Sigmund Honored with Presidential Outstanding Service Award from the American Physiological Society
Curt D. Sigmund, PhD, was honored with the 2024 Presidential Outstanding Service Award from the American Physiological Society.
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Changing Aspirations, One Summer at a Time
The MCW ASPIRE program provides research opportunities for individuals traditionally underrepresented.
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Can Preeclampsia be Prevented?
New research from Medical College of Wisconsin scientists on cellular stress in the placenta as a possible cause of preeclampsia was published in the latest issue of Science Advances.
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Community Conversations: Face2Face with Dr. Alison Kriegel and Laketta Caldwell
Dr. Alison Kriegel and Laketta Caldwell discuss the many facets that go into becoming a scientist.
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Dr. Ziqing Liu Named 2023 Michael H. Keelan, Jr., MD Scholar
Ziqing Liu, PhD, assistant professor of physiology and Cardiovascular Center member, is the recipient of the 2023 Michael H. Keelan, Jr., MD Scholar Award for her project, “The Role of SF3B1 in Endothelial Cell Gene Expression and Function.”
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Dr. Mindy Dwinell Receives 5-Year $8.3M Grant to Support the Translational Coordination and Dissemination Center for the SCGE Consortium
Led by Mindy Dwinell, PhD, professor and eminent scholar of physiology, the MCW SCGE team will continue their role in Phase II of the NIH Common Funds' SCGE Consortium.
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Drs. Chelsea Weaver and Denise Cook-Snyder Announced as Course Director and Co-Director for the Advanced Physiology Course
The Physiology Department is pleased to announce Drs. Chelsea Weaver and Denise Cook-Snyder have been named Director and Co-Director for the Advanced Physiology course for graduate students starting this fall.
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Dr. Matthew Hodges Receives the Harry Beckman Basic Science Teaching Award
Congratulations to Matthew Hodges, PhD, professor of physiology for being chosen by the Senior Class of 2023 to receive the Harry Beckman Science Teaching Award.
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Megan A. Opichka, PhD Receives the 2023 Friends of MCW Doctor of Philosophy Outstanding Dissertation Award
Congratulations to Megan A. Opichka, PhD, for being selected to receive one of three 2023 Friends of MCW Doctor of Philosophy Outstanding Dissertation Award.
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Department of Physiology Predoctoral T32 Training Grant
Matthew Hodges, PhD, professor of physiology, receives highly competitive renewal of a Predoctoral T32 Training Grant.
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Collective Congratulations!
Congratulations to all Physiology PhD students.
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Dr. Justin Grobe Awarded a Competitive Renewal of an NIH R01
Justin Grobe, PhD, associate professor of physiology and biomedical engineering, has been awarded a competitive renewal of an NIH R01 grant.
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Adrian Zietara, Fifth-Year Physiology PhD Student, Wins Winter Paper of the Season Honor
Adrian Zietara, a fifth-year student in the physiology doctoral program, won the Winter Paper of the Season award from the School of Graduate Studies for their paper, “Knockout of the Circadian Clock Protein PER1 (Period1) Exacerbates Hypertension and Increases Kidney Injury in Dahl Salt-Sensitive Rats.”
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Global Biodata Coalition Announces its First Set of Global Core Biodata Resources
The Global Biodata Coalition announced its first list of Global Core Biodata Resources. One of the resources selected was the Rat Genome Database, which is led by Anne E. Kwitek, PhD.
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A Fresh Perspective on Research
MCW graduate student Amanda Marks, who dropped out of school at 16, will defend her doctoral thesis soon.
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Sigmund Wins Prestigious Award Recognizing Excellence in Physiological Research
Curt D. Sigmund, PhD, FAPS, James J. Smith & Catherine Welsch Smith Chair of Physiology, chair of the Department of Physiology and associate director of the Cardiovascular Center at the Medical College of Wisconsin (MCW), has received the 2023 Walter B. Cannon Award from the American Physiological Society.
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Dr. Ranjan Dash Awarded NSF Grant for Development of Advanced Ion Channel Modeling and Computational Tool with Application to Voltage-Dependent Anion Channel and Mitochondrial Model
Dr. Ranjan Dash of the Marquette-MCW Joint Department of Biomedical Engineering has received a $600,000 NSF grant to develop computational modeling parameters for VDAC transport across the outer mitochondrial membrane.
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Caitlin O’Meara, PhD, Named 2022 Cullen Healthy Heart Scholar; Steve Cullen Healthy Heart Run/Walk Raises $50,000 for Cardiovascular Research
Caitlin O’Meara, PhD, is the recipient of the 2022 Steve Cullen Healthy Heart Scholar Award to fund her research investigating heart cell regeneration as an alternative therapy for treating heart failure.
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A New Puzzle Piece
MCW scientists are the first to demonstrate a role for transfer RNA fragments in hypertension.
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