June 19 - Diapocynin, a synthetic molecule derived from a naturally occurring compound (apocynin), has been found to protect neurobehavioral function in mice with Parkinson’s Disease symptoms by preventing deficits in motor coordination.
June 18 - Carrie Anne Alme-Boaz, MD, has been appointed assistant professor of medicine (general internal medicine) at the Medical College of Wisconsin (MCW).
June 14 - David Jonathan Goldstein, MD, has been appointed assistant professor of family and community medicine at the Medical College of Wisconsin (MCW).
June 13 - Julian E. De Lia, MD, FACOG, FACS, has been appointed professor of obstetrics and gynecology (maternal fetal medicine) at the Medical College of Wisconsin (MCW). He sees patients at Froedtert Hospital and Children’s Hospital of Wisconsin.
June 11 - Christopher J. Schultz, MD, professor of radiation oncology at the Medical College of Wisconsin (MCW), and a radiation oncologist at Froedtert Hospital, was inducted as a fellow in the American College of Radiology (ACR) during the organization’s annual meeting in May.
June 10 - The Community Engagement Key Function of the Clinical and Translational Science Institute of Southeast Wisconsin will hold a Science Café at the Milwaukee Public Library’s Central location Tuesday, June 18, from 6:00 – 7:30 P.M.
June 7 - Diane W. Braza, MD, chair of the department of physical medicine and rehabilitation at the Medical College of Wisconsin (MCW), has been selected to participate in the 2013-2014 Hedwig van Ameringen Executive Leadership in Academic Medicine® (ELAM) Program for Women.
June 5 - Two researchers at the Medical College of Wisconsin (MCW) and an investigator at BloodCenter of Wisconsin’s Blood Research Institute, have received one-year, $50,000 grants from WBCS, Inc., to study breast cancer.
June 4 - The Medical College of Wisconsin received a five-year, $1.7 million grant from the National Institutes of Health’s National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases to fund an investigation of the role of immune cells in the development of hypertension and kidney disease.
June 3 - James Sanders, MD, MPH, associate professor of family and community medicine at the Medical College of Wisconsin (MCW), has received a Fulbright Grant to travel and work in Zambia for one year beginning in August, 2013.
May 31 - Kenneth B. Simons, MD, associate dean for graduate medical education and accreditation and professor of ophthalmology and pathology at the Medical College of Wisconsin (MCW), has been named a board member of the National Resident Matching Program (NRMP).
May 29 - The Medical College of Wisconsin’s (MCW) Human and Molecular Genetics Center recently became the first in the world to offer complete whole genome sequencing (WGS), from patient consent through the return of clinical results, to patients worldwide.
May 28 - The Medical College of Wisconsin’s (MCW) Neuroscience Center will present the first annual Park Dinner for Parkinson’s disease and neuroscience research, Sunday, June 23, in Greendale, Wis.
May 24 - Sadie Larsen, PhD, has been appointed assistant professor of psychiatry and behavioral medicine at the Medical College of Wisconsin (MCW).
May 23 - The Medical College of Wisconsin’s Program in Genomics and Ethics will offer the first annual Genomics & Ethics Symposium Thursday, June 6, at the Crowne Plaza Milwaukee West in Wauwatosa, Wis.
May 22 - Mitchell Grayson, MD, was elected to the prestigious American Society for Clinical Investigation at the Society’s annual meeting April 26 in Chicago.
May 21 - Paula Traktman, PhD, Walter Schroeder Professor and Chairman of Microbiology and Molecular Genetics at the Medical College of Wisconsin (MCW), has been elected as a fellow of the American Academy of Microbiology.
May 21 - Mary Horowitz, MD, MS, Robert A. Uihlein, Jr. Chair in Hematologic Research, professor of medicine and chief of the division of hematology and oncology at the Medical College of Wisconsin (MCW), was inducted into the Association of American Physicians (AAP) at the group’s annual meeting in Chicago.
May 20 - Froedtert Hospital and the Medical College of Wisconsin (MCW) have jointly named Alice Archabal as Chief Development Officer and Vice President of Development for both organizations.
May 15 - The 2013 WBCS, Inc. Showhouse for a Cure features a beautiful home on Newberry Boulevard in Milwaukee, named one of America’s “Great Streets” by the American Planning Association.
May 14 - The Medical College of Wisconsin (MCW) will celebrate its 120th year of medical education, Monday, May 20, with a reception on campus.
May 13 - The National Biomedical Electron Paramagnetic Resonance (EPR) Center at the Medical College of Wisconsin (MCW) has received a five-year, $6 million renewal grant from the National Institute of Health’s National Institute of Biomedical Imaging and Bioengineering.
May 9 - Frank A. Pintar, PhD, professor of neurosurgery at the Medical College of Wisconsin (MCW) and director of the Clement J. Zablocki VA Medical Center Neuroscience Research laboratories, received the Society of Automotive Engineers (SAE) Arnold W. Siegel International Transportation Safety Award.
May 8 - William B. Campbell, PhD, professor and chairman of pharmacology and toxicology at the Medical College of Wisconsin (MCW), is the 2013 recipient of the Pharmaceutical Research and Manufacturers of America (PhRMA) Foundation Award in Excellence in Pharmacology/Toxicology.
May 7 - Michael Kron, MD, MS, professor of medicine (infectious disease) at the Medical College of Wisconsin (MCW) has been selected as a Jefferson Science Fellow by the National Academy of Sciences.
May 6 - The Medical College of Wisconsin’s (MCW) 119th annual commencement exercises will be held May 17 at 4:00 p.m. at the Milwaukee Theatre.
May 3 - The Medical College of Wisconsin (MCW) has received a $1.1 million, three year grant from the National Institutes of Health National Cancer Institute to study socioeconomic disparities in breast cancer outcomes.
May 2 - Jacob Wilson, a first year medical student at the Medical College of Wisconsin (MCW), has been awarded an Alpha Omega Alpha Carolyn L. Kuckein Student Research Fellowship.
May 2 - The Medical College of Wisconsin and Children’s Hospital of Wisconsin Research Institute received a three-year, $857,000 grant from the National Institutes of Health’s National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases to continue to develop an assay shown to detect inflammation linked to the development of Type 1 diabetes (T1D) before patients are symptomatic.
April 30 - The Central Society for Clinical and Translational Research (CSCTR) has awarded Early Career Development Awards to two researchers at the Medical College of Wisconsin.
April 30 - The 9th Annual Block Melanoma 5K Run and 3K Walk, organized by Ann’s Hope Foundation, will be held Sunday, May 19, at the Milwaukee County Zoo.
April 26 - A collaborative team of physician-scientists at the Medical College of Wisconsin (MCW) and Children’s Hospital of Wisconsin Research Institute has developed a new evidence-based, clinical algorithm to help physicians treat complex patients with autosomal recessive polycystic kidney disease (ARPKD).
April 26 - The Medical College of Wisconsin’s (MCW) Center for AIDS Intervention Research (CAIR) has received a five-year, $2.8 million grant from the National Institutes of Health National Institute of Mental Health to engage social networks of persons living with HIV in the former Soviet Union to support other people who are HIV positive.
April 25 - Sara L. Hariman, MD, has been appointed assistant professor of medicine (cardiovascular medicine) at the Medical College of Wisconsin.
April 24 - The Medical College of Wisconsin received a four-year, $1.5 million award from the National Institute of General Medical Sciences, National Institutes of Health to study the structure and function of enzymes involved in fatty acid oxidation.
April 23 - MCW Center for AIDS Intervention Research will present a one-day conference, “Fronteras Y Barreras/Borders and Barriers: Addressing Latino Immigrant Experiences with Health, Healthcare, and HIV in the United States,” Monday, May 13 at the Italian Conference Center in Milwaukee, WI.
April 19 - The Medical College of Wisconsin (MCW) received a one-year, $8,000 award from the Health Resources and Services Administration to fund a new Public Health Traineeship program.
April 18 - Bryon D. Johnson, PhD, Professor of Pediatrics at the Medical College of Wisconsin (MCW), has been appointed to the Cancer Immunopathology and Immunotherapy Study Section, Center for Scientific Review.
April 16 - The Human and Molecular Genetics Center (HMGC) at the Medical College of Wisconsin (MCW) and Friends for Research will hold the fifth annual golf fundraiser at the Legend at Brandybrook in Pewaukee on Monday, May 20.
April 15 - Donna K. Arnett, Ph.D., M.S.P.H., president of the American Heart Association, will present cardiology grand rounds at the Medical College of Wisconsin (MCW) Wednesday, April 17, at 8:00 A.M. Dr. Arnett will discuss genomic and environmental factors in hypertension (high blood pressure) and left ventricular hypertrophy, a heart condition often triggered by uncontrolled blood pressure.
April 12 - The Medical College of Wisconsin has received a two-year, $476,000 grant from the National Institutes of Health’s National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases to study immune response to certain herpesviruses.
April 11 - Stefan Schieke, M.D., assistant professor of dermatology at the Medical College of Wisconsin (MCW), has received the Medical Dermatology Career Development Award from the Dermatology Foundation. He is the first dermatologist from MCW and one of two faculty members in the U.S. to be selected in this category for the prestigious award of the Dermatology Foundation in 2013.
April 10 - A group of eighth graders from Norway Middle School in Muskego will donate the proceeds of two fundraisers to brain injury research at the Medical College of Wisconsin (MCW) on Monday, April 15, at 12:00 p.m.
April 10 - The Medical College of Wisconsin has received a four-year, $1.7 million grant from the National Institutes of Health’s National Heart, Lung and Blood Institute to study the mechanisms and agents influencing blood flow to the heart.
April 8 - Kathryn Flynn, PhD, has been appointed assistant professor of medicine (general internal medicine) at the Medical College of Wisconsin (MCW).
April 2 - Children and adolescents with recurrent or progressive brain tumors will have an opportunity to participate in a new Phase 1 clinical trial conducted by Children's Hospital of Wisconsin and the Medical College of Wisconsin investigating the safety of a novel brain cancer treatment.
March 29 - Aaron J. Grace, PsyD, has been appointed assistant professor of family and community medicine at the Medical College of Wisconsin (MCW) and director of behavioral medicine for the Waukesha Family Medicine Residency program.
March 28 - The love affair between U.S. residents and salt is making us sick: high sodium intake increases blood pressure, and leads to higher rates of heart attack and strokes.
March 26 - The Neuroscience Research Center at the Medical College of Wisconsin (MCW) will present a series of short discussions and interactive exhibits demonstrating the way our brains work Wednesday, April 3 on the MCW campus.
March 25 - Tejaswini Deshmukh, MD, has been appointed assistant professor of radiology (pediatric radiology) at the Medical College of Wisconsin (MCW).
March 22 - The Wisconsin State Building Commission approved state financing to support the Medical College of Wisconsin’s (MCW) community-based medical education programs in central and northeast Wisconsin.
March 21 - The Medical College of Wisconsin’s Center for AIDS Intervention Research (CAIR) has received a three year, $688,000 grant from the National Institutes of Health’s National Institute on Drug Abuse to fund development of a new smartphone application aimed at increasing medication adherence among HIV-positive patients.
March 20 - The Medical College of Wisconsin has received a two-year, $476,000 grant from the National Institutes of Health’s National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases to study immune response to certain herpesviruses.
March 19 - Tom Robey, MD, has been appointed associate professor of clinical otolaryngology and communication sciences at the Medical College of Wisconsin (MCW).
March 15 - Graduating medical students at the Medical College of Wisconsin (MCW), and their peers nationwide, found out today where they will be serving their post-graduate residency training.
March 15 - The Medical College of Wisconsin and Children’s Hospital of Wisconsin Research Institute received a three-year, $2.5 million award from the United States Health Resources and Services Administration to continue funding a statewide, community-based HIV care system for women, infants, and children.
March 14 - The Medical College of Wisconsin has received a one-year, $20,000 grant from the American Hearing Research Foundation to perform genetic hearing screening in newborn babies at Children’s Hospital of Wisconsin.
March 13 - The Medical College of Wisconsin and Children’s Hospital of Wisconsin Research Institute received a two-year, $150,000 award from the National Institutes of Health’s Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development.
March 12 - The Medical College of Wisconsin (MCW) invites the public to attend the 7th annual Women in Science Series.
March 11 - Timothy Ley, MD, a pioneering investigator in acute myeloid leukemia (AML) and cancer genomics, will present a seminar entitled “The AML Genome” at the Medical College of Wisconsin (MCW) on Wednesday, March 20, at 4:00 p.m.
March 8 - The Community Engagement Key Function of the Clinical and Translational Science Institute of Southeast Wisconsin will hold a series of Science Cafés at the Milwaukee Public Library’s Central location that are free and open to the public.
March 7 - The Palliative Care Center at Froedtert & The Medical College of Wisconsin will host the second annual “Challenging Topics in Palliative Care: Beyond the Basics” conference on Friday, May 3, from 8:15 a.m. – 4:30 p.m. in Milwaukee.
March 6 - Rebekah Gundry, PhD, assistant professor of biochemistry at the Medical College of Wisconsin (MCW), and a member of MCW’s Biotechnology and Bioengineering Center, received the 2013 Robert J. Cotter Young Investigator Award from the U.S. Human Proteome Organization (US HUPO).
March 5 - Patients who experience chronic pain may experience improvement in symptoms if their primary care providers are specifically trained in multiple aspects of pain, including emotional consequences.
March 5 - Robert J. Havlik, MD, has been named the chairman and George J. Korkos, MD Professor in Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery at the Medical College of Wisconsin (MCW).
March 4 - Public reporting of how physicians and hospitals perform in quality of care measures leads to improved care for patients.
March 1 - The Clinical and Translational Science Institute of Southeast Wisconsin (CTSI) will fund a total of 16 new projects in 2013 through its pilot and collaborative grants program.
February 28 - Hundreds of cyclists will pedal for charity this Sunday at the 13th annual Ridin’ for Research fundraiser for the Medical College of Wisconsin Cancer Center.
February 27 - Ryan D. Walsh, MD, has been appointed Assistant Professor of Ophthalmology and Neurology at the Medical College of Wisconsin (MCW).
February 26 - The Medical College of Wisconsin’s (MCW) Center for AIDS Intervention Research (CAIR) has received a one year, $50,000 grant to study the tensions the criminalization of HIV exposure creates in public health, and the resulting impact on clients.
February 25 - Jon A. Lehrmann, MD, has been named the chair of the department of psychiatry and behavioral medicine for the Medical College of Wisconsin (MCW), the Charles E. Kubly Professor of Psychiatry and Behavioral Medicine, and clinical chief of psychiatry at Froedtert Hospital.
February 20 - Jessica Taylor Goldstein, MD, has been appointed assistant professor of family and community medicine at the Medical College of Wisconsin (MCW).
February 18 - Ivor J. Benjamin, MD, has been named chief of the division of cardiovascular medicine at the Medical College of Wisconsin (MCW). Dr. Benjamin will also serve as director of MCW’s Cardiovascular Research Center, and as vice chair for translational research.
February 14 - Carlos Arce-Lara, MD, has been appointed assistant professor of medicine (hematology/oncology) at the Medical College of Wisconsin (MCW).
February 12 - Jay Sandlow, MD, vice chairman and professor of urology at the Medical College of Wisconsin (MCW), has been elected President-Elect of the American Society of Andrology.
February 11 - The Medical College of Wisconsin (MCW) applauds Governor Scott Walker for his leadership to address the state’s impending physician shortage.
February 11 - The Medical College of Wisconsin has received a two year, $420,000 grant from the National Institutes of Health to study proteins associated with tuberculosis immunity.
February 8 - Amy Irene Guise, MD, returns to her position as assistant professor of urology at the Medical College of Wisconsin after she spent a year at a practice in Fairbanks, Alaska.
February 6 - Carlyle Chan, MD, professor of psychiatry and behavioral medicine at the Medical College of Wisconsin (MCW), was elected Vice Chair of the Board of Directors of the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME) for 2013.
February 5 - The Medical College of Wisconsin’s (MCW) Center for AIDS Intervention Research (CAIR) has received a five-year, $919,000 grant from the National Institutes of Health’s National Institute of Mental Health to support its post-doctoral fellowship program.
February 4 - The 17th Annual Steve Cullen Healthy Heart Club Run & Walk will be held on Saturday, February 16 at 10 a.m. at Wil-O-Way Recreation Center, 10602 Underwood Parkway in Wauwatosa.
February 1 - Meredith Cruz, MD, has been appointed Assistant Professor of Obstetrics and Gynecology in the division of Maternal Fetal Medicine at the Medical College of Wisconsin (MCW).
January 30 - A collaborative research team established by the Clinical Trials Transformation Initiative (CTTI) created a new tool and recommendations to improve the efficiency and quality of multi-center clinical trials.
January 30 - A total of 458 Medical College of Wisconsin (MCW) faculty physicians, representing 63 specialties, are listed on the Best Doctors in America 2013-2014 database.
January 29 - Kimberly Carroll, MD, has been appointed assistant professor of medicine (general internal medicine) at the Medical College of Wisconsin (MCW).
January 25 - Camila Bomtempo, MD, has been appointed assistant professor of obstetrics and gynecology at the Medical College of Wisconsin (MCW).
January 23 - Kimberly Strong, PhD, has been appointed assistant professor of bioethics and medical humanities in the Center for Bioethics and Medical Humanities at the Medical College of Wisconsin (MCW) Institute for Health and Society.
January 21 - A collaborative research team including a Medical College of Wisconsin (MCW) pediatric neuropathologist successfully mitigated some of the effects of a muscular disease by using a new targeted enzyme replacement therapy strategy from 4s3 Bioscience.
January 17 - Heidi L. Ludtke, MD, has been appointed assistant professor of emergency medicine at the Medical College of Wisconsin (MCW).
January 16 - Fourth grade students at St. Matthias Parish School in Milwaukee will learn how to turn their creative ideas into patentable inventions, with the help of experts from the Medical College of Wisconsin (MCW).
January 15 - Miraj Shah-Khan, MD, has been recently been appointed an Assistant Professor of Surgery in the Division of Surgical Oncology at the Medical College of Wisconsin (MCW).
January 11 - Izabela Jugovac, MD, has been appointed assistant professor of anesthesiology at the Medical College of Wisconsin (MCW).
January 10 - Virginia A. Kaperick, MD, FAAP, has been appointed assistant professor of pediatrics (hospital medicine) at the Medical College of Wisconsin (MCW).
January 9 - Cheong Jun Lee, MD, has been appointed assistant professor of surgery (vascular surgery) at the Medical College of Wisconsin (MCW).
January 7 - Rosanna V. Fiallo-Scharer, MD, has been appointed associate professor of pediatrics (endocrinology) at the Medical College of Wisconsin (MCW).
January 4 - The fifth annual Strikes for Hope Charity Bowling Tournament will be held Saturday, Jan. 19, at AMF Bowlero in Wauwatosa.
January 3 - The Medical College of Wisconsin’s 26th annual Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Day Celebration will be held Monday, January 21 from 4:30 until 6:00 p.m. in the Health Research Center (HRC) Auditorium.