December 22 - The Medical College of Wisconsin and BloodCenter of Wisconsin have received a three-year, $486,000 grant from the Doris Duke Charitable Foundation to study a new treatment for sickle cell disease.
December 22 - The Medical College of Wisconsin has received a $1.9 million, five-year grant from the National Institute of Health’s National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases to study the bacteria that cause Lyme disease.
December 21 - Vikram Kanagala, MBBS, has been appointed Assistant Professor of Medicine (General Internal Medicine) at the Medical College of Wisconsin. He sees patients at Froedtert Hospital.
December 21 - The Medical College of Wisconsin has received a $1.9 million, five-year grant from the National Institute of Health’s National Heart, Lung and Blood Institute to study a new mechanism of blood vessel formation that happens in cancer and other ischemic and inflammatory diseases.
December 20 - The Medical College of Wisconsin has received a $2.28 million, five-year grant from the National Institute of Health’s National Eye Institute to study the role of a pathway essential to sight.
December 19 - The Medical College of Wisconsin has received a $1.7 million, five-year grant from the National Institute of Health’s National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases to study possible drug therapies for acute kidney injury.
December 15 - Amy A. Lemke, PhD, MS, has been appointed as associate professor in the Institute for Health and Society’s Center for Bioethics and Medical Humanities at the Medical College of Wisconsin. Dr. Lemke will advance the Center’s new Program in Genomics and Ethics by working with transdisciplinary teams to conduct research on ethical issues raised by emerging genomic technologies.
December 14 - Patients who receive a blood stem cell transplant from a donor outside of their family to treat leukemia and other blood diseases are more likely to have graft failure but less likely to experience graft-versus-host disease, a condition caused by the donor cells attacking the recipient’s body, if the transplanted blood cells come directly from a donor’s bone marrow, rather than from blood stem cells circulating in the donor’s bloodstream (PBSCs), according to new research.
December 6 - Injuries are the leading cause of death for Wisconsin residents between one and 44 years of age. Rather than being considered “accidents,” injuries are a preventable public health problem and result in more than two billion dollars in medical costs each year.
November 18 - Following a national search, Joseph E. Kerschner, MD, has been appointed dean of the medical school and executive vice president of the Medical College of Wisconsin. The appointment was made by John R. Raymond, Sr., MD, President and CEO, pending approval of the Medical College’s Board of Trustees on November 18. Dr. Kerschner will oversee medical education, research, patient care, and community engagement. He will continue as professor of otolaryngology and communication sciences.
November 17 - Researchers at the Medical College of Wisconsin have found a possible link between norovirus, a virus that causes “stomach flu” in humans, and food allergies. The findings are published in The Open Immunology Journal, Volume 4, 2011.
November 16 - Six community-based Wisconsin organizations have been selected to receive federal Personal Responsibility Education Program (PREP) grants. Funding is designed to educate teens on abstinence and contraception to prevent pregnancy and sexually transmitted diseases through the implementation of evidence-based curricula.
November 15 - Richard Kogan, MD, a concert pianist and psychiatrist, will be the featured speaker and performer at the Medical College of Wisconsin’s sixth annual Medical Humanities Lecture, Wednesday, November 30 at 5:30 pm. Dr. Kogan’s lecture and performance, entitled “The Mind and Music of Beethoven,” is sponsored by the College’s Center for Bioethics and Medical Humanities in the Institute for Health and Society.
November 14 - Seven teams from across Wisconsin have been selected to participate in a leadership training program that will help prepare them to address their communities’ most pressing health concerns.
November 11 - Christopher E. Wolfla, MD, professor of neurosurgery and director of the residency program in neurological surgery at the Medical College of Wisconsin, has been elected the president of the Congress of Neurological Surgeons (CNS) for 2011-2012.
November 10 - Charity Navigator, America’s leading independent evaluator of charity organizations, has rated the Medical College of Wisconsin “exceptional” among Wisconsin charities assessed. This is the ninth consecutive year that the Medical College received a four-star rating from the New Jersey-based organization, and the second year in a row the Medical College received a four-star rating using Charity Navigator’s new two-dimensional rating system.
October 31 - The Healthier Wisconsin Partnership Program of the Medical College of Wisconsin has announced thirteen new awards totaling $4,773,732. HWPP supports Wisconsin-based community-academic partnership projects to implement public health improvement initiatives that align with the aims of the State Health Plan.
October 31 - Elica Inagaki, a fourth-year medical student at the Medical College of Wisconsin, has been named the recipient of the 2012 Walter Zeit Fellowship Leadership Award. This prestigious award is presented to the senior student who has consistently displayed superior qualities of leadership, loyalty, selfless service, initiative and compassion toward both peers and to the Medical College.
October 31 - Dorothy Cheung, M.D., assistant professor of pediatrics at the Medical College of Wisconsin, has received a $100,000 American Thoracic Society Foundation / Merck Translational Research Grant to support her research in asthma.
October 28 - Two Medical College of Wisconsin female faculty researchers were honored at the Medical College’s annual Women in Science Awards Luncheon, October 27, 2011. The luncheon, held at the Medical College, was the final event in the fifth annual Women in Science series, presented by Quarles & Brady and Dr. Lucille Rosenberg.
October 11 - John Routes, MD, professor of pediatrics at the Medical College of Wisconsin, has been appointed co-director of the Clinical and Translational Science Institute of Southeast Wisconsin (CTSI). The CTSI is a consortium of eight academic and health care members dedicated to transforming the biomedical research enterprise in southeast Wisconsin to advance patient care and education through collaboration. The CTSI was established in 2010 with a $20 million grant award from the National Institutes of Health. In his new role, Dr. Routes will represent Children's Hospital of Wisconsin on the CTSI executive committee.
October 6 - Selecting better matched recipients and donors for umbilical cord blood transplantation could substantially reduce transplant-related deaths, according to a new study led by Mary Eapen, MBBS, MS, associate professor at the Medical College of Wisconsin and the associate scientific director of the Center for International Blood and Marrow Transplant Research. The findings are published online at The Lancet Oncology.
October 6 - The Wisconsin Breast Cancer Showhouse, Inc. (WBCS) has announced the establishment of both an endowed professorship and a research laboratory in breast cancer research at the Medical College of Wisconsin. A nationally-recognized scientist, who is being actively recruited, will conduct research at the Medical College’s newly-named The WBCS Laboratory for Breast Cancer Research. The scientist will hold The WBCS Professorship of Breast Cancer Research.
October 5 - The Medical College of Wisconsin and the Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania received a five-year, $9 million grant from the National Institutes of Health’s National Human Genome Research (NHGRI) and the National Heart Lung and Blood (NHLBI) Institute to study the role genetics plays in certain types of cardiovascular disease.
October 4 - Thomas C. Chelimsky, MD, has been named the new chairman and professor of neurology at The Medical College of Wisconsin. Dr. Chelimsky comes to the Medical College from Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine in Cleveland, where he is a professor of neurology, anesthesiology and pediatrics
September 22 - Peter Layde, MD, MSc, professor of emergency medicine, associate chair for global and public health, and co-director of the Injury Research Center, has been named the first Ombudsman of The Medical College of Wisconsin. The role of an Ombuds is to serve as a confidential, impartial and informal resource for faculty, staff physicians, postdoctoral fellows and staff with whom to voice concerns. The Ombuds also provides information on institutional policies and practices, assists in examining alternatives and solutions and identifies proper resources to help resolve situations.
September 21 - Daniel J. DeBehnke, MD, professor of emergency medicine and associate chief medical officer of the Medical College Physicians Group, has been named the chief clinical integration officer at The Medical College of Wisconsin.
September 20 - Aron Geurts, PhD, assistant professor of physiology at The Medical College of Wisconsin, has received a prestigious National Institutes of Health (NIH) Director’s New Innovator’s Award. The five-year, $1.5 million grant from the NIH Office of the Director will fund Dr. Geurts’ biotechnological investigation and development of “knock-out rats” and the creation of human disease pathways in animal models.
September 19 - The first annual “Get Your Rear in Gear” 5K run and walk will be held on Saturday, October 15th at Hart Park in Wauwatosa. The event supports Froedtert & the Medical College of Wisconsin’s programs for research, awareness, prevention and screening for colon cancer. The second-leading cause of cancer-related deaths in the United States, colon cancer claims more than 50,000 lives every year.
September 14 - Sam T. Hwang, MD, PhD, chairman and professor of dermatology, has been named the first Thomas J. Russell Family/Milwaukee Community Dermatologists Chair of Dermatology at The Medical College of Wisconsin.
September 14 - Dennis J. Maiman, MD, PhD, professor and chairman of neurosurgery, has been named the first Sanford J. Larson Professor of Neurosurgery at The Medical College of Wisconsin by John R. Raymond, MD, president and CEO of the Medical College. Dr. Maiman is an internationally recognized expert in spinal disorders and spinal cord injury.
September 13 - Dennis M. McCullough, MD, author of the bestselling book My Mother Your Mother, will give the 14th annual Daniel Rudman, MD, Memorial Lecture Friday, September 16th at Froedtert Hospital.
September 12 - Marcio H. Malogolowkin, MD, has been appointed professor of pediatrics, chief of Hematology, Oncology and Bone Marrow Transplant in the department of Pediatrics, and director of the MACC Fund (Midwest Athletes Against Childhood Cancer, Inc.) Center for Cancer and Blood Disorders at the Medical College of Wisconsin. He will also serve as medical director of Hematology, Oncology and Bone Marrow Transplant at Children’s Hospital of Wisconsin – including the MACC Fund Center for Cancer and Blood Disorders, and associate director of Pediatric Oncology at the Medical College Cancer Center Dr. Malogolowkin also will be a member of the Children’s Specialty Group.
September 12 - Sam G. Pappas, MD, assistant professor of surgical oncology, has been named the first Sharon K. Wadina Chair in Sarcoma Research at The Medical College of Wisconsin.
September 9 - The Wisconsin Breast Cancer Showhouse’s annual “Pinktacular” luncheon and fashion show will be held Thursday, October 6 at the Italian Community Center in downtown Milwaukee. The annual event features survivors of breast and prostate cancers modeling the latest fall fashions. A silent auction will also be held.
September 9 - The Waukesha Family Practice Center, a comprehensive medical practice and collaborative effort between The Medical College of Wisconsin and Waukesha Memorial Hospital, has been named Waukesha County’s large non-profit of the year.
September 8 - The Medical College Department of Pathology will sponsor “The Midwestern Conference: Update Course in Surgical Pathology” September 9th-11th in Milwaukee. The annual conference, now in its fourth year, will bring to Milwaukee an estimated 100 practicing surgical pathologists, oncologists, and other health care professionals from across the Midwest.
September 7 - Elizabeth Jacobs, MD, professor and chief of pulmonary medicine at The Medical College of Wisconsin, has been appointed associate dean for research at the Zablocki VA Medical Center.
August 31 - Researchers at the Medical College of Wisconsin are studying how the brain processes speech sounds in children with and without reading difficulties in order get a better understanding of the processing problems that may underlie dyslexia. The ongoing study, funded by the National Institutes of Health, National Institute of Child Health and Human Development, is seeking children and adolescents between the ages of 8 and 17 with dyslexia as well as children with no learning problems.
August 26 - The Medical College of Wisconsin has received an $11.4 million, five-year grant from the National Institutes of Health’s National Heart, Lung and Blood Institute (NHLBI) to identify the role genetics plays in salt-induced high blood pressure.
August 24 - Michelle Johnson, PhD, an associate professor in the department of physical medicine and rehabilitation at The Medical College of Wisconsin, will share the very personal story behind her research into stroke rehabilitation at the Medical College’s Women in Science luncheon, September 29, 2011.
August 22 - The Medical College of Wisconsin has received a $44.9 million, 6-year grant from the National Heart, Lung and Blood Institute of the National Institutes of Health and the National Cancer Institute to fund the Data and Coordinating Center (DCC) Consortium involved in supporting the Blood and Marrow Transplant Clinical Trials Network. This is the largest grant in the Medical College’s history.
August 18 - The Medical College of Wisconsin has received a $1.7 million, five-year grant to investigate the cellular pathways that are hijacked during infection by cytomegalovirus, or CMV.
August 16 - The Rock River HOG Chapter’s 17th annual ride for breast cancer research, “Ridin’ to a Cure,” will be held September 23-24 at Olympia Resort in Oconomowoc.
August 17 - Researchers at The Medical College of Wisconsin investigating latex allergy in health care workers have demonstrated the most effective public health strategy to prevent allergic sensitization is by stopping the use of powdered latex gloves. Previous medical studies pointed out this association of latex allergy to powdered latex glove use but were not able to completely confirm this link in specific workers. Reducing the use of powdered gloves reduced the allergen in the air and in air ducts at two hospitals, and prevented sensitization to latex in health care workers at both institutions.
August 12 - The Capital Grille in Milwaukee will host a wine dinner September 18 to benefit cancer research at The Medical College of Wisconsin, and the Peter K. Antaramian Fund for Cancer Research at The Medical College of Wisconsin.
August 11 - The Medical College of Wisconsin has received a five-year, $13 million grant to establish a National Center for Systems Biology.
August 4 - Colleen A. F. Lawton, M.D., professor of radiation oncology at The Medical College of Wisconsin, was chosen by her peers as the president-elect of the American Society for Radiation Oncology (ASTRO).
August 4 - The Medical College of Wisconsin has received a five-year, $2 million competing continuation award from the Health Resources and Services Administration Bureau of Health Professions for its Academic Fellowship in Primary Care Research program.
August 3 - The Medical College of Wisconsin has named Jon Lehrmann, MD, to hold the Charles E. Kubly Chair in Psychiatry and Behavioral Medicine.
August 3 - John R. Meurer, MD, MBA, has been named the Director of the Institute for Health and Society at The Medical College of Wisconsin.
August 1 - The CTSI awarded a total of $775,000 in 17 individual grants to 46 researchers from key academic and health care institutions in the Milwaukee area, including the Medical College of Wisconsin, Marquette University, Milwaukee School of Engineering, UW-Milwaukee, Froedtert Hospital, Children’s Hospital of Wisconsin, the VA Medical Center, and the BloodCenter of Wisconsin.
July 27 - An international team of researchers has identified the genetic mutation that causes Proteus syndrome, a rare disorder in which tissue and bone grows massively out of proportion. The discovery, which has implications for potential drug therapies and even cancer, appears in the July 27, 2011, early online edition of the New England Journal of Medicine.
July 21 - The Medical College of Wisconsin has named Thomas May, PhD, associate professor in the Center for Bioethics and Medical Humanities, as the Ursula Von der Ruhr Professor of Bioethics.
July 19 - Pediatrician Arthur W. Kaemmer, M.D., and his wife, Martha Kaemmer, have established an endowed chair at The Medical College of Wisconsin that will provide enduring resources to the department of pediatrics, and will serve to inspire and reward care to children with special medical needs. Their gift created the Kaemmer Professorship in Pediatrics: The “Super Kid” Chair in Special Needs.
July 18 - The Medical College of Wisconsin received a five-year, $3.12 million grant from the National Institutes of Health to develop methods for using Functional Magnetic Resonance Imaging (fMRI) to improve language and memory outcomes after brain surgery.
July 15 - The Medical College of Wisconsin has received an eight-year accreditation from the Liaison Committee on Medical Education (LCME), the maximum length of accreditation.
July 13 - The Medical College of Wisconsin has received a grant of $100,000 from Research to Prevent Blindness (RPB) to support research of the causes, treatment, and prevention of blinding diseases.
July 11 - The Medical College of Wisconsin has been selected as one of just seven sites nationwide for a groundbreaking clinical trial using human embryonic stem cells (hESC) to treat spinal cord injury.
July 8 - The Medical College of Wisconsin (MCW) and Froedtert Hospital have received full accreditation from the Association for the Accreditation of Human Research Protection Programs (AAHRPP).
July 6 - Dr. Robert D. Kern and Dr. Patricia E. Kern have established an endowed chair at The Medical College of Wisconsin that will provide dedicated resources and leadership to the Medical College’s Biotechnology and Bioengineering Center.
July 5 - The Medical College of Wisconsin (MCW) and Cellular Dynamics International (CDI) today announced receipt of a research grant award from the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (NHLBI) to investigate the mechanisms underlying Left Ventricular Hypertrophy.
June 28 - The Innovation Center at the Medical College of Wisconsin is partnering with Marquette University (MU) and the Milwaukee School of Engineering (MSOE) this summer to provide internships to 11 students. The undergraduate students will spend 10 weeks learning the newest biotechnology and bioengineering techniques in the laboratories of the Center.
June 21 - The Medical College of Wisconsin received a two-year, $420,750 grant from the National Institutes of Health’s National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases to study the maturation and encapsidation of the DNA chromosome of a specific type of virus called a poxvirus.
June 24 - Roy L. Silverstein, MD, has been appointed Chairman and the Linda and John Mellowes Professor in Medicine at The Medical College of Wisconsin. Joseph E. Kerschner, MD, Interim Dean and Executive Vice President of the College, made the appointment. Dr. Silverstein also will join the medical staff as Chief of Medicine at Froedtert Hospital, a major affiliate of the College.
June 7 - It is well-known that both type-1 and type-2 diabetes mellitus increase the risk of cardiovascular disease. Lowering the cholesterol level in the blood, conversely, decreases the risk of heart disease in patients with diabetes.
June 7 - Dr. Kidambi is recruiting 240-African American men and women for a study exploring body fat distribution and blood flow. People with high body fat, particularly around the belly, are in danger of developing heart disease. However, not everyone with obesity will develop heart disease.