Press Releases
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American Board of Pathology Announces Appointment of Jason Jarzembowski to the Test Development and Advisory Committee of Pediatric Pathology
For a physician to be appointed to a TDAC, one must be considered an established subject matter expert in their subspecialty field while being updated on the latest patient care advances in the continually evolving field of pathology.
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African-American Liver Cancer Patients May Live Longer After Liver Transplant if Their Donors Are the Same Race
Among African-American adults undergoing liver transplant to treat liver cancer, patients whose organ donor was also African American lived significantly longer than those with a racially unmatched donor, report authors of a new study using national data.
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MCW leads the way in statewide innovation competition sponsored by Foxconn
Foxconn’s goal for this grant competition is to invest in a broad spectrum of new ideas generated by college and university teams throughout the state to improve the health and quality of life of Wisconsin communities.
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Five Community Leaders Join the Medical College of Wisconsin Board of Trustees
The elected members of the board are business executives, philanthropists, and distinguished community leaders who pool their wealth of knowledge and experience to advance these missions to enhance the health and vitality of our community.
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Advancing a Healthier Wisconsin Endowment Announces $3.1 Million in Awards to Advance Community Health Initiatives and Accelerate Health Research Projects
Funding supports $1.95 million in community initiatives and $1.19 million in research studies aimed at improving health outcomes statewide.
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Multi-Agency Collaboration Updates Sex Trafficking Report
The Milwaukee Homicide Review Commission, the Medical College of Wisconsin Institute for Health and Equity, Rethink Resources, Milwaukee Sexual Assault Review, and Milwaukee Police Department – Sensitive Crimes Division released a report estimating the magnitude of sex trafficking in Milwaukee.
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Medical College of Wisconsin Faculty Members Receive Health Care Heroes, Lifetime Achievement Honors from BizTimes
This year, three faculty members of the Medical College of Wisconsin (MCW) were named Heroes, and one earned the Lifetime Achievement Award.
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FDA provides clearance for MR-Linac; Froedtert & MCW, MD Anderson will be first in U.S. to treat patients
The first patients in the U.S. to be treated using this highly precise radiation therapy will be treated at the Froedtert & MCW Clinical Cancer Center at Froedtert Hospital and M.D. Anderson in Texas.
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Medical College of Wisconsin and Greater Milwaukee Foundation Pursue New Community-based Partnership
The collaboration will enable MCW and the Foundation to join forces, share expertise, and accelerate investment to better serve the people of Milwaukee.
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Oral Medication Improves Survival Outcomes for Ovarian Cancer Patients, Study Reports
Women with ovarian cancer who were treated with the oral PARP inhibitor olaparib experienced longer progression-free survival, according to an international study presented at the European Society for Medical Oncologists in Munich last month and published in the New England Journal of Medicine.
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Logan University establishes preceptorship program with Medical College of Wisconsin
The goal of the preceptorship program is to enhance patient care, education and research opportunities for both institutions.
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MCW to co-lead national study to examine 20-year neurologic health outcomes in former NFL players
The Medical College of Wisconsin (MCW) will co-lead a study on potential long-term neurologic health consequences of concussions and sub-concussive injuries sustained by former NFL players.
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Joseph E. Kerschner, MD, Named Chair-elect of the Board of Directors of the Association of American Medical Colleges
Joseph E. Kerschner, MD, Dean of the Medical College of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Provost and Executive Vice President of the Medical College of Wisconsin, has been named chair-elect of the board of directors of the Association of American Medical Colleges (AAMC)
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Peer Outreach Program Aims to Save Lives by Engaging More Veterans in Mental Health Services
A new veteran outreach program in the Medical College of Wisconsin (MCW) Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Medicine in collaboration with the Milwaukee Veterans Affairs Medical Center aims to save lives by locating veterans in need and engaging them in VA health services.
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Medical College of Wisconsin Researchers Part of National Effort to Develop Regenerative Treatments for Blindness
The National Eye Institute’s Audacious Goal Initiative for Regenerative Medicine has awarded Joseph Carroll, PhD, a grant to develop new research models to advance treatments for blinding conditions.
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CARE Consortium
The CARE Consortium was established with the goals of understanding how concussions affect the brain and identifying ways to improve diagnosis, treatment and prevention.
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Data Supports Interaction of Pretreatment Immune Inflammatory State of Patient Outcomes following Radiotherapy in High Risk Prostate Cancer Trial
Data from a validation study of NRG-RTOG 0521 suggests that, while there is no association between an elevated level of C-reactive protein (CRP) and disease-free survival (DFS); higher levels of pretreatment interleukin 10 (IL-10) were linked to lower rates of DFS.
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Women in Science series honors Medical College of Wisconsin researchers
Three Medical College of Wisconsin (MCW) female researchers and three MCW female students will be honored at the annual Women in Science Awards Luncheon on Oct. 25.
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State Senator Alberta Darling to receive the Hands of Humanity Award at the Medical College of Wisconsin Convocation Ceremony
The MCW Board of Trustees selected Senator Darling for the Hands of Humanity award for her longtime visionary leadership in improving human health and well-being, and her long-standing commitment to advancing public policy for the citizens of Wisconsin.
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State Representative Dale Kooyenga receives Friend of MCW Award
The Board of Trustees of the Medical College of Wisconsin presented State Representative Dale Kooyenga with the Friend of MCW Award for his exceptional service to the state of Wisconsin.
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Local doctor onstage at event and discussed new health functionality of Apple Watch Series 4
Dr. Ivor Benjamin, MD, a cardiologist, professor of medicine and director of the Cardiovascular Center at the Medical College of Wisconsin presented at the Apple Launch Event for the Apple Watch Series 4.
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Local Hispanic woman attends Hispanic Heritage Month reception at White House
Carla Echeveste, a member of the All of Us Research Program at the Medical College of Wisconsin (MCW), is attending the Hispanic Heritage Month reception at the White House.
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Jorge Saucedo, MD, MBA appointed chief of cardiovascular medicine at the Medical College of Wisconsin
Jorge Saucedo, MD, MBA, joined the Medical College of Wisconsin (MCW) as Chief of Cardiovascular Medicine in the Department of Medicine, as well as professor of medicine and MCW Eminent Scholar, on July 16, 2018.
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Julie Freed Named 2018 Steve Cullen Healthy Heart Scholar
Julie Freed, MD, PhD, is the recipient of the 2018 Steve Cullen Healthy Heart Scholar Award to fund her research on the treatment of life-threatening low blood pressure.
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Medical College of Wisconsin forms Center for Advancing Population Science
The Medical College of Wisconsin (MCW) is renaming and relaunching its Center for Patient Care and Outcomes Research (PCOR) as the Center for Advancing Population Science (CAPS).
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Local baker shares story of his lifesaving heart transplant at inaugural Heart of the Matter
Darrin Reasby, a Milwaukee resident and bakery owner who underwent a lifesaving heart transplant at Froedtert Hospital last year, shared his story from diagnosis to recovery with the 220 guests at the inaugural Heart of the Matter Food and Wine Event.
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Cardiovascular Center appoints postdoctoral fellow to T32 Training Program
The Cardiovascular Center at the Medical College of Wisconsin has appointed Moua Yang, PhD as the third postdoctoral trainee in the Cardiovascular Center’s T32 postdoctoral training program sponsored by the National Institutes of Health.
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Understanding the mental health processes of trauma recovery
Medical College of Wisconsin (MCW) Women in Science Series continues with presentation on coping with traumatic adversity.
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Neuroscience researcher with a passion for muscular dystrophy therapies honored at Imagine More Dinner
After muscular dystrophy took the life of his childhood friend more than 20 years ago, Dr. Michael Lawlor swore never to give up on finding new ways to treat these types of devastating disease.
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Summer-long challenge encourages participants to run, walk, bike to support cancer research at Medical College of Wisconsin
Inaugural Cancer Crush launches; culminates with festival on September 22.
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Family & Community Medicine professor, veteran health advocate, Wausau medical student and Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation researcher earn Medical College of Wisconsin President’s Community Engagement Award
The Medical College of Wisconsin (MCW) President’s Community Engagement Award recognizes the exemplary community-academic partnership, community-engaged research or community outreach activities of a MCW faculty member, staff member, student and community partner.
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Advancing a Healthier Wisconsin Endowment announces $1.7 million in awards to health improvement initiatives across Wisconsin
Awards support community-proposed initiatives addressing cardiac arrest, tobacco use, active transportation, and violence prevention.
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Milwaukee County, Milwaukee Regional Medical Center reach agreement on campus land purchase
Milwaukee County and four of the Milwaukee Regional Medical Center (MRMC) member organizations have reached initial agreements for the members to purchase the County land they lease and occupy on the MRMC campus in Wauwatosa.
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Dr. Ian B. K. Martin appointed Chair of Emergency Medicine
Nationally recognized leader in academic and clinical medicine Ian B. K. Martin, MD, MBA, has been appointed professor and system chair of the Department of Emergency Medicine and professor of medicine at the Medical College of Wisconsin (MCW), effective September 10, 2018.
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Annual motorcycle ride to benefit Medical College of Wisconsin's Cardiovascular Center
On Saturday, June 9, motorcyclists will raise their kickstands and ride 70 miles through the scenic countryside and hills of Southeastern Wisconsin to benefit the Medical College of Wisconsin’s (MCW) Cardiovascular Center (CVC), a nationally recognized leader in research.
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Founders of Walnut Way, veteran advocate, obstetrics and gynecology professor emeritus, education and youth development philanthropists and medical author receive honorary degrees at the Medical College of Wisconsin Commencement
The Medical College of Wisconsin’s (MCW) upcoming 2018 Commencement Ceremony for graduate and medical students on Friday, May 25 will present nine individuals with honorary doctoral degrees from MCW.
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Medical College of Wisconsin-Central Wisconsin students commit to practice in local communities, earn scholarships from Aspirus Health Foundation
With dreams of serving their hometown communities in north central Wisconsin, four Medical College of Wisconsin (MCW)-Central Wisconsin students have been named Aspirus Scholars.
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Wisconsin researchers join NIH in launching the All of Us research program to advance precision medicine
Three Wisconsin medical and scientific organizations, in collaboration with the National Institutes of Health (NIH), will open enrollment on May 6 for the All of Us Research Program, a momentous effort to advance individualized prevention, treatment and care for people of all backgrounds
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Wisconsin Policy Forum: The Medical College of Wisconsin has elevated healthcare in the region and state
MCW to examine how to sustain this success while creating opportunity for more innovation, addressing disparities and diversifying pipeline.
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MCW School of Pharmacy partners with Mount Mary University for direct admittance 4+3 program
A new agreement between the Medical College of Wisconsin (MCW) and Mount Mary University will assure qualified undergraduate students at Mount Mary early admittance to the MCW School of Pharmacy upon graduation.
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Women in Science lecture series showcases local female scientists and physicians
Female medical students, researchers, physicians and scientists will share knowledge, and encourage and celebrate accomplishments at the Medical College of Wisconsin’s (MCW) 12th annual Women in Science series.
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Three new psychiatry residents will serve Wausau, Stevens Point, Rhinelander and Tomah communities
Medical College of Wisconsin (MCW)-Central Wisconsin welcomes psychiatry specialists.
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Female students from local high schools experience a day in the life of a physician at Ms. Medical Mastermind
Hosted by the student organization American Medical Women’s Association (AMWA) at the Medical College of Wisconsin (MCW), the event on Saturday, March 24, welcomes girls from local high schools who are interested in a health care career.
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Medical College of Wisconsin School of Pharmacy partners with Alverno College to enhance student program opportunities
Alverno College is partnering with the MCW School of Pharmacy on a dual degree program that will allow full-time Alverno students who successfully complete the pharmacy program prerequisites to gain early-assurance direct admission to MCW's Doctor of Pharmacy (PharmD) program.
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Center for Flourishing Lives update
In January, MCW disseminated a Request for Proposals (RFP) for the Center for Flourishing Lives to a number of firms in the region. MCW received outstanding responses and has made a selection for the next phase of work.
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Medical College of Wisconsin researchers discover potential new treatment for prostate cancer
Dr. Marja T. Nevalainen, Director of Prostate Cancer Center of Excellence at the MCW Cancer Center, has been working with a team of MCW and national researchers to create a novel approach to reduce harm from radiation therapy.
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Cardiologist joins Froedtert & the Medical College of Wisconsin Health Network
Michael Salinger, MD, FACC, FSCAI joins the Froedtert & the Medical College of Wisconsin health network in the Division of Cardiology, bringing distinguished expertise in treating structural heart disease.
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Multi-agency collaboration releases sex trafficking report
Analysis of incidents of sex trafficking in Milwaukee seeks to inform further responses to trafficking.
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Medical College of Wisconsin announces promotion of Cheryl A. Maurana, PhD, to Senior Vice President for Strategic Academic Partnerships
The Board of Trustees of the Medical College of Wisconsin (MCW) promoted Cheryl A. Maurana, PhD, to senior vice president for Strategic Academic Partnerships.
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Cardiovascular Center appoints postdoctoral fellows to T32 training program
The Medical College of Wisconsin’s (MCW) Cardiovascular Center has appointed Jennifer Stancill, PhD and Christine Klemens, PhD as the inaugural postdoctoral trainees on the Cardiovascular Center’s National Institutes of Health T32 postdoctoral training program.
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Three Medical College of Wisconsin leaders chosen to attend 2018 J.P. Morgan Healthcare Conference
Although academic medical centers are not traditionally well-represented at the conference, MCW participates each year to continue seeking more efficient and effective healthcare delivery methods and medical technologies to improve patient care.
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CAR-T cell immunotherapy clinical trial cancer patient in remission; first-in-the-world cancer treatment shows promise
Physicians and researchers from the Medical College of Wisconsin (MCW), Froedtert Hospital, Children’s Hospital of Wisconsin, and BloodCenter of Wisconsin have successfully used a new immunology treatment, CAR T-cell therapy, to extend the life of a 52-year-old Wisconsin man.
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Local Steve Cullen Healthy Heart Run/Walk to benefit research at MCW Cardiovascular Center
The 22nd Annual Steve Cullen Healthy Heart Club Run & Walk will be held on Saturday, Feb. 10 at 10:00 am at Wil-O-Way Recreation Center, 10602 Underwood Parkway in Wauwatosa.
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Milwaukee Business Journal names Dr. Blake Buchan a "40 Under 40"
Among many achievements, Dr. Buchan and his MCW colleagues recently developed a new test to help diagnose meningitis - a potentially fatal disease that demands quick detection - faster than ever before.
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Cardiothoracic surgeon joins Froedtert & the Medical College of Wisconsin health network
Goya V. Raikar, MD FACS, FCCP, joins the Froedtert & the Medical College of Wisconsin health network in the Division of Cardiothoracic Surgery, and brings a wealth of experience in robotic mitral valve repair.
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Prevea, HSHS St. Mary’s Hospital Medical Center and MCW to launch family medicine residency program in Green Bay
Prevea Health, HSHS St. Mary’s Hospital Medical Center and Medical College of Wisconsin (MCW) are pleased to announce a collaborative effort to launch a physician residency program in Green Bay, Wisconsin.
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Five Medical College of Wisconsin faculty members named health care heroes
The Health Care Heroes awards, presented annually by BizTimes Milwaukee, honor the accomplishments of people and organizations making a positive impact on health in the area. This year, five faculty members of the Medical College of Wisconsin (MCW) were honored.
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U.S. Health Resources and Services Administration awards Stem Cell Therapeutic Outcomes Database contract to Medical College of Wisconsin
The Center for International Blood and Marrow Transplant Research (CIBMTR) at the Medical College of Wisconsin (MCW) will continue collecting and maintaining the national Stem Cell Therapeutic Outcomes Database (SCTOD).
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Medical College of Wisconsin-led project to address opioid use disorder earns funding from Robert Wood Johnson Foundation
Thanks to support from the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation (RWJF) Clinical Scholars Award, an interdisciplinary team of faculty at the Medical College of Wisconsin (MCW) is working with community partners in Milwaukee to prevent opioid use disorder (OUD) among U.S. military veterans.
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MCW researchers receive grant to promote HIV prevention in racial minorities
Jeffrey A. Kelly, PhD and Yuri A. Amirkhanian, PhD, both professors of psychiatry and behavioral medicine at the Medical College of Wisconsin (MCW), were awarded a five-year, $3.4 million grant from the National Institutes of Health's National Institute of Nursing Research.
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Potential new psoriasis treatment technology reported by Medical College of Wisconsin scientists
Scientists at the Medical College of Wisconsin (MCW), in collaboration with several other institutions, recently reported the development of a potential new treatment for psoriasis and other inflammatory diseases.
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Expanding immunization access in Wisconsin – Pharmacy Society of Wisconsin partners with Medical College of Wisconsin
The Pharmacy Society of Wisconsin (PSW) and Medical College of Wisconsin (MCW) announce a partnership project between the Wisconsin Pharmacy Foundation and MCW to expand immunization access in Wisconsin.
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MCW's Advancing a Healthier Wisconsin Endowment awards more than $2 million to improve health across Wisconsin
The Advancing a Healthier Wisconsin (AHW) Endowment recently awarded $2.1 million to five initiatives to improve health in communities across Wisconsin as part of its policy and systems awards.
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Local high school, college and medical students receive research experience in MCW’s Cardiovascular Center, thanks to Cullen family donation
With generous support from the Cullen Family Healthy Heart Research Program, students are afforded the opportunity to receive invaluable hands-on cardiovascular research experience.
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Medical College of Wisconsin Dean begins national role
Dean of the School of Medicine, Provost and Executive Vice President, Joseph E. Kerschner, MD, assumes his role as chair of the Council of Deans (COD) of the Association of American Medical Colleges (AAMC), effective Nov. 8, 2017.
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Women in Science series honors Medical College of Wisconsin researchers
Four Medical College of Wisconsin (MCW) female researchers were honored at the Medical College of Wisconsin’s (MCW) annual Women in Science Awards Luncheon on October 17.
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WBCS, Inc. establishes Prostate Cancer Research Professorship at the Medical College of Wisconsin
The WBCS board of directors recently announced its commitment to fund a $1 million Prostate Cancer Research Professorship at MCW, in addition to its already active breast cancer professorship.
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Medical College of Wisconsin among four Wisconsin universities ranked best in world
The Medical College of Wisconsin (MCW) is one of four institutions in the state to be named on the new ranking of best universities in the world by U.S. News & World Report.
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MCW Breast Cancer Biology Research Group: Attacking breast cancer from all angles
Every Friday afternoon nearly 20 researchers at the Medical College of Wisconsin (MCW) – from basic scientists who work at the laboratory bench to clinician-scientists who treat patients at the bedside – gather around a conference room table for an important meeting.
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Rewriting the Whistons’ story: A renewed sense of hope
Myotubular myopathy, a rare form of muscular dystrophy, has bound 6-year-old William Whiston to a wheelchair with a trach tube connected to his throat and very little use of his body’s muscle system.
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Research seeks to unlock mysteries of late-life depression
Joseph S. Goveas, MD, co-primary investigator (PI) and a team of researchers are pioneering a study that is looking to piece together the puzzle of what in the brain causes LLD.
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Local institute wins bid to host Health & Human Services Small Business Innovation Research and Technology Transfer conference
The Clinical Translational Science Institute of Southeast Wisconsin (CTSI), a part of the Medical College of Wisconsin, was chosen by the U.S. Department of Health & Human Services to host the 2017 Small Business Innovation Research/Small Business Technology Transfer (HHS SBIR/STTR) conference.
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Saving baby Dominic
Johnny C. Hong, MD, Mark B. Adams Chair in Surgery at the Medical College of Wisconsin (MCW), was featured in an M Magazine article
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Local doctor publishes results of community-based weight loss intervention
Melinda Stolley, PhD, associate director of Cancer Prevention and Control at the Medical College of Wisconsin (MCW) Cancer Center completed a study, Moving Forward, with 250 African American breast cancer survivors.
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Medical College of Wisconsin School of Pharmacy launches doctor of pharmacy program
The MCW School of Pharmacy will move forward with the matriculation of an inaugural class in August of 2017 for its Doctor of Pharmacy (PharmD) program.
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Innovative study could alter way clinicians treat concussion patients
MCW researchers are working to create a novel approach to clinically classifying patients with mTBI, which could help clinicians more effectively treat the highly prevalent and costly injury.
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Rising second-year Medical College of Wisconsin student wins Excellence in Medicine Minority Scholars Award
Bellony Nzemenoh, a second-year student at the Medical College of Wisconsin (MCW), received the 2017 Excellence in Medicine Minority Scholars Award from the American Medical Association Foundation.
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MCW researcher awarded $1.7 million grant to study imaging of brain tumor cells
Peter LaViolette, PhD, MS, assistant professor of radiology at the Medical College of Wisconsin (MCW) received a five-year, $1,752,975 grant from the National Institutes of Health’s National Cancer Institute to investigate magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) of glioblastoma, high-grade brain cancer.
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MCW researchers receive $100,000 pilot grant to investigate breast cancer treatment
The Medical College of Wisconsin (MCW) received a two-year, $100,000 pilot grant from the MCW Cancer Center and Wisconsin Breast Cancer Showhouse to investigate breast cancer treatment.
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The quest to ease the pain of sickle cell disease
MCW physicians and researchers search for better therapies for pain for those patients living with sickle cell disease.
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MCW researchers receive $2.1 million grant to study abnormal lipid accumulation causing liver disease
The Medical College of Wisconsin (MCW) received a five-year, $2.1 million grant from the National Institutes of Health’s National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive Kidney Diseases to investigate the accumulation of lipids in liver cells leading to hepatic steatosis.
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MCW researcher receives $3.7 million "dream" grant to study treatments for hypertension
Alexander Staruschenko, PhD, associate professor of physiology at the Medical College of Wisconsin (MCW), has been named a recipient of the National Heart, Lung and Blood Institute (NHLBI) of the National Institute of Health’s (NIH), R35 Emerging Investigator Award.
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Medical schools join together to transform medical education
The National Transformation Network - a collaborative of medical schools from around the country that is led by the Medical College of Wisconsin (MCW) - will drive catalytic change in how physicians learn.
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Preparing the next generation of STEM professional women
The EgGS Initiative collaborated with the Medical College of Wisconsin (MCW) to offer the “Preparing to be a Professional” (Prep-Pro) workshop.
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MCW School of Pharmacy partners with Carroll University to enhance 3+3 Pipeline Program
Carroll University and the Medical College of Wisconsin (MCW) School of Pharmacy have partnered to develop a dual degree program allowing full-time Carroll University students who successfully complete their pharmacy program prerequisites to gain early assurance direct admission of available seats...
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MCW School of Pharmacy partners with St. Norbert College to enhance 3+3 Pipeline Program
St. Norbert College and the Medical College of Wisconsin (MCW) School of Pharmacy have partnered to offer an early assurance admission and reverse transfer program. It will provide seats in the Doctor of Pharmacy (PharmD) program at MCW to full-time St. Norbert students who successfully complete...
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Seven new genes associated with distribution of body fat identified
Researchers have identified seven new genes, and replicated some previously known genes, that appear to play a role in the distribution of fat in various parts of the body.