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Brown Lab Awarded Grant to Study the Transplantation Immune Response in Down Syndrome

Posted on October 6, 2025

People with Down syndrome have an increased risk of certain cancers, congenital heart defects, autoimmune diseases, and cognitive disorders like Alzheimer’s disease. What do all of these conditions have in common? They all involve irregularities …

Posted in News, ResearchTagged research, transplant

Wisconsin Surgery Research Roundup: August 2025

Posted on September 29, 2025

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 …

Posted in News, ResearchTagged breast, cancer, colorectal, plastic, research, surgical oncology, transplant

Dr. Joshua Mezrich Awarded Grant to Study Dietary Intervention to Improve the Quality of Donated Organs

Posted on September 23, 2025

When a potential organ donor is declared brain dead, the care of the donor is medically managed to ensure their organs remain healthy and available for donation. Division of Transplantation Professor Joshua Mezrich, MD believes …

Posted in News, ResearchTagged research, transplant

Surgery and WCER Researchers Team Up to Improve Surgical Informed Consent for Vulnerable Populations

Posted on September 9, 2025

Despite giving their consent to surgery, many patients report feeling like they had no choice about whether to pursue surgery. They also often report feeling blindsided by the treatment and recovery process, and its impact …

Posted in News, ResearchTagged research, vascular

Wisconsin Surgery Research Roundup: July 2025

Posted on August 25, 2025

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 …

Posted in News, ResearchTagged acute care and regional general surgery, breast, burn, cancer, endocrine, pancreas, plastic, surgical oncology

UW Surgery Scientist Awarded Two Grants to Extend Parkinson’s Disease Research

Posted on August 21, 2025

Department of Surgery Senior Scientist Cynthia Kelm-Nelson, PhD was recently awarded two grants that will further her research into Parkinson’s disease, a brain-based disorder that is most commonly associated with movement-related symptoms such as tremors …

Posted in News, ResearchTagged research

The Brown Lab Article Published in Nature Communications

Posted on August 15, 2025

The Brown Lab, led by Matthew E. Brown, PhD, assistant professor in the Division of Transplantation, recently published an article describing its new approach to “hypoimmune” gene editing of pluripotent stem cell (PSC) therapies. The …

Posted in News, ResearchTagged research, transplant

Dr. Nabeel Zafar Awarded Grant to Develop and Test AI-Assisted Nurse Navigation Program for Pancreatic Cancer

Posted on August 14, 2025

Cancer of the pancreas has one of the lowest survival rates, and delays in care only worsen a patient’s chance of survival. Unfortunately, treatment delays are more likely to affect certain groups of patients, including …

Posted in News, ResearchTagged cancer, pancreas, research, surgical oncology

Dr. David Al-Adra Awarded Collaborative Scientist Grant from American Society of Transplant Surgeons

Posted on August 13, 2025

For patients with end-stage organ disease, an organ transplant is often the best treatment. However, transplant patients have to take powerful medications to prevent their immune system from rejecting a donor organ, and these medications …

Posted in News, ResearchTagged faculty, liver, research, transplant

Dr. Carrie Thiessen Receives ASTS Health Policy Fellowship

Posted on August 13, 2025

Dr. Carrie Thiessen, assistant professor in the Division of Transplantation, was recently named a recipient of the American Society of Transplant Surgeons (ASTS) Health Policy Fellowship. During this fellowship, Dr. Thiessen will develop essential skills, …

Posted in News, ResearchTagged faculty, fellowship, research, transplant
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