August 28 - Howard Jacob, PhD, director of the Human and Molecular Genetics Center, the Warren Knowles Chair in Genetics and professor of physiology/human and molecular genetics, will do a triathlon to raise money and awareness for DNA sequencing.
August 18 - Dr. Mary Horowitz, chief scientific director of the Center for International Blood and Marrow Transplant Research and the Robert A. Uihlein, Jr. Professor in Hematologic Research, explains how the grant will facilitate clinical trials for cancer-fighting transplants. Milwaukee Journal Sentinel
March 17 - New Center for Systems Biology run by Daniel Beard, Ph.D., fosters Medical College’s reputation as a “center for cutting-edge research,” according to the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel. Milwaukee Journal Sentinel
August 16 - Dr. Venkatesh Sampath, assistant professor of pediatrics, collaborates with Dr. Ronald Hines, professor of pediatric pharmogenetics, Dr. Calvin Williams, professor of pediatric rheumatology, and scientists at UWM to find the causes of Milwaukee’s high infant and fetal death rates. Milwaukee Journal Sentinel
August 11 - Dr. Dan Beard, professor of physiology, discusses the vision that enabled him to land a $13 million dollar grant that will establish a new National Center for Systems Biology at The Medical College of Wisconsin. Milwaukee Journal Sentinel
August 9 - Dr. Rodney Willoughby, Jr., professor of pediatric infectious disease, will be working with actual human brain tissue to test a new vaccine for its effectiveness against rabies. Milwaukee Journal Sentinel
August 2 - Dr. Frank Pintar, professor of neurosurgery and director of the neuroscience research laboratory, conducts a live crash test to demonstrate the importance of research at the crash lab. WTMJ-TV4
August 1 - Dr. John Raymond, president, CEO and professor of medicine, speaks about the future of the Medical College and proposed collaborations in Milwaukee. Milwaukee Journal Sentinel