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In The News

Medical College of Wisconsin faculty experts comment or are referenced in the following online stories from October 2011.

Laura Bush to Keynote Healthcare Dinner 2011

Former First Lady Laura Bush will be the keynote speaker at the Center for Digestive Disease’s Healthcare Dinner 2011, November 8. Wauwatosa Patch

SWAT Team Training at Summerfest Grounds

E. Brooke Lerner, Ph.D., associate professor of emergency medicine, comments on the importance of large-scale disaster training for SWAT medics.WITI-TV

Medical College Testing New Apnea Device

The Medical College of Wisconsin is launching a clinical trial of a surgically-implanted sleep apnea device. Milwaukee Journal Sentinel

Making Oral Chemotherapy Affordable for Patients

Parameswaran Hari, M.D., associate professor of medicine in the division of hematology and oncology, discusses the benefits of personalized oral chemotherapy treatments for certain cancer patients.WTMJ-TV

DNA Sequencing at Medical College Inspires Other Programs

October 18, 2011 - David Dimmock, M.D., assistant professor of pediatrics , discusses the DNA sequencing program at the Medical College. San Diego Union Tribune

Dr. Stephen Hargarten Elected to Institute of Medicine

October 17, 2011 - Stephen Hargarten, M.D., professor and chairman of the department of emergency medicine, has been elected to the National Academy of Sciences’ Institute of Medicine. Milwaukee Journal Sentinel

Negotiating Safe Sex

October 13 - Michelle Broaddus, PhD, assistant professor of psychiatry and behavioral medicine, researched the different communication strategies and patterns surrounding condom use. Forbes Magazine

Can Stem Cells be Reprogrammed to Become Healthier

October 12 - Stephen Duncan, the Marcus Professor of Human and Molecular Genetics and director of Medical College of Wisconsin Program in Regenerative Medicine and Stem Cell Biology, comments on the importance of sequencing adult stem cells to be utilized in gene therapy. Scientific American

Proposed Law Would Ban Research

October 12 - Stephen Duncan, the Marcus Professor of Human and Molecular Genetics and director of Medical College of Wisconsin Program in Regenerative Medicine and Stem Cell Biology, discusses the important research that could be halted if a bill in the Wisconsin assembly becomes law. Express Milwaukee

Raising Awareness for Colon Cancer

October 10 - Dr. Kirk Ludwig, the Vernon O. Underwood Professor in Colorectal Surgery, discusses colon cancer and the upcoming “Get Your Rear in Gear” event October 15

Medical College Researcher Shares $9 Million Grant

October 5 - Dr. Stephen Duncan, the Marcus Professor of Human and Molecular Genetics and director of Medical College of Wisconsin Program in Regenerative Medicine and Stem Cell Biology, and collaborators will use stem cells to study cardiovascular disease. Milwaukee Journal Sentinel Blog

The Ethics of Revealing DNA Findings to Patients

October 5 - Dr. David Dimmock, assistant professor of pediatric genetics, discusses the value of sharing findings from DNA sequencing with patients and their families.Scientific American

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