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Department of Surgery Celebrates 16th Annual Research Summit

Posted on January 15, 2025

On Thursday, Jan. 9, the Department of Surgery celebrated its 16th annual Research Summit. The theme of this year’s summit was “Advances in Surgical Research and Innovation.” There were over 300 attendees at this year’s …

Posted in News, Research, ResidentsTagged awards, faculty, research, residents

Dr. David Aufhauser Awarded Grant from Association of Organ Procurement Organizations Foundation

Posted on December 30, 2024

Advances in organ storage techniques have revolutionized organ donation after cardiac death. These techniques, called normothermic regional perfusion (NRP), allow a transplant team to restore blood and oxygen to organs to help them recover normal …

Posted in News, ResearchTagged research, transplant

Wisconsin Surgery Research Roundup: November 2024

Posted on December 18, 2024

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 colorectal, general surgery, global surgery, liver, pancreas, pediatric, surgical oncology, transplant

Harris Lab Receives Research Funding from Three Campus-based Programs and Partners

Posted on December 10, 2024

It’s been a bountiful fall for research funding for the Wisconsin Surgical Laboratory in Metabolism (WiSLiM) run by Dave Harris, MD, an Assistant Professor in the Division of Minimally Invasive Surgery. Over the last three …

Posted in News, ResearchTagged bariatric, minimally invasive surgery, research

Wisconsin Surgery Research Roundup: October 2024

Posted on November 21, 2024

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 education, general surgery, liver, microsurgery, otolaryngology, plastic, transplant

Dr. Catherine Jensen Awarded SOC Michael Zinner Health Services Research Fellowship

Posted on November 13, 2024

Dr. Catherine Jensen, general surgery resident, was selected for the Surgical Outcomes Club Michael Zinner Health Services Research Fellowship. This fellowship provides an avenue for junior surgical investigators to acquire the skills needed to develop, …

Posted in News, Research, ResidentsTagged awards, cancer, fellowship, general surgery, research, resident

Brown Lab Receives Accelerator Award from the Wisconsin Alumni Research Foundation

Posted on November 11, 2024

One of the lines of research that Division of Transplantation Assistant Professor Matthew Brown, PhD, is conducting focuses on developing regenerative medicine therapies that can treat or cure disease. Regenerative medicine is a field of …

Posted in News, ResearchTagged research, transplant

Wisconsin Surgery Research Roundup: September 2024

Posted on October 24, 2024

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, cancer, pancreas, surgical oncology

Department of Surgery Postdoctoral Fellow Receives Grant to Improve Diagnosis of Sepsis

Posted on October 23, 2024

Congratulations to Haikun Zhang, PhD, who recently received a one-year, $19,000 research award from the Wisconsin Partnership Program’s 20th Anniversary Postdoctoral Grant Program. Zhang is a postdoctoral fellow who works jointly in the labs of …

Posted in News, ResearchTagged acute care and regional general surgery, research, surgical oncology

Murtaza and Zafar Awarded Grant to Determine if Metastatic GI Cancer Is Detectable in Abdominal Fluid

Posted on October 22, 2024

Promising advancements have been made in the ability to detect and monitor different types of cancers by analyzing blood samples to look for tumor-specific DNA that is circulating in plasma. However, abdominal cancers that have …

Posted in News, ResearchTagged cancer, Carbone Cancer Center, research, surgical oncology
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