Corrine Voils, PhD, professor and Morgridge Distinguished Chair in Health Services Research in the Division of Minimally Invasive Surgery and Director of the Wisconsin Surgical Outcomes Research Program, was recently awarded a one-year, $92,000 diversity …
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OHNS Researchers Receive $2.7 Million to Study Stem Cells in the Vocal Folds
Vlasta Lungova, PhD, scientist III in the Division of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, and Susan Thibeault, PhD, professor and Diane M. Bless Endowed Chair in Otolaryngology, were awarded a five-year, $2.7 million research grant this …
Wisconsin Surgery Faculty Receives Additional Federal Funding for Burn Injury Study
In June 2022, Angela Gibson, MD, PhD, associate professor in the Division of Acute Care and Regional General Surgery, received a grant from the federal National Institute of General Medical Sciences to test new methods …
Wisconsin Surgery Research Roundup: February and March 2023
Wisconsin Department of Surgery members engage in remarkable research that yields many impactful publications every month. We’re highlighting several of these publications monthly to showcase the diversity of research in the department; see selections from …
Researcher Wins Career Development Grant to Help Trauma Patients
Mehreen Kisat, MD, assistant professor in the Division of Acute Care and Regional General Surgery, recently received a five-year, $950,000 career development grant from the National Institute of General Medical Sciences to support her work …
Surgery Faculty Win Grant from Donate Life Wisconsin
Carrie Thiessen, MD, PhD, and Nikole Neidlinger, MD, transplant surgeons in the University of Wisconsin Department of Surgery, recently received a grant award from Donate Life Wisconsin, a state-wide alliance committed to increasing organ donation …
Dr. Dingle Wins Chancellor’s Award for Excellence in Research
Each year, the University of Wisconsin–Madison recognizes outstanding academic staff members who have excelled in leadership, public service, research and teaching. They bring the university’s mission to life and ensure that the Wisconsin Idea extends …
Machine Learning Helps Researchers Detect Cancer Early
In a study published in Science Translational Medicine and led by professor of surgical oncology Muhammed Murtaza, MBBS, PhD, researchers used a machine-learning model to examine blood plasma for DNA fragments from cancer cells. The technique, …
Department of Surgery Ranks 7th nationally in NIH Research Funding
The University of Wisconsin Department of Surgery has increased its standing in research funding rankings once again, placing 7th among all academic surgery departments in the country for National Institutes of Health funding in 2022. …
Partners in Burn Healing from Restoration to Recovery
Many in the Madison are are aware that in 2020, UW Hospitals opened an expanded UW Burn and Wound Center, which provides comprehensive burn care to patients from the time of injury through rehabilitation. The …