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• Cho Lab Receives D2P SEED Funding to Develop App to Detect Birth Defects of the Skull

  It’s not uncommon for infants to have a misshapen head, and often these skull deformities are caused by the baby’s position in the womb or when they pass through the birth canal during delivery. But …

• Two Surgical Oncology Faculty Receive UW Research on Women’s Health Scholar Program Awards

  The UW Research on Women’s Health Scholar Program (RoWHS) provides interdisciplinary career development opportunities for early-stage faculty who are conducting women’s health and sex differences research, with the goal of helping the faculty transition to …

• Wisconsin Surgery Research Roundup: May 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 …

• Chiu Awarded Grant to Reduce Disparities in Primary Hyperparathyroidism Treatment

  Primary hyperparathyroidism (PHPT) is a condition in which the parathyroid glands produce too much parathyroid hormone. If left untreated, this condition significantly increases the risk of bone fractures, kidney stones, and cardiovascular events. While surgical …

• Postdoc in WiSLiM Lab Receives Funding from UW Distinguished Research Fellows Program

  Reji Babygirija, PhD, a postdoctoral scientist in the Wisconsin Surgical Laboratory in Metabolism (WiSLiM), has been awarded a UW Distinguished Research Fellowship. This fellowship program was established by the Office of the Vice Chancellor for …

• WiSLiM Lab Receives NIH Funding to Examine How Bariatric Surgery Affects Alzheimer’s Disease Risk

  Obesity and type 2 diabetes can increase the risk of Alzheimer’s disease. Research in animal models has shown that dietary interventions like calorie or protein restriction can improve metabolic health as well as slow or …

• Wisconsin Surgery Research Roundup: April 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 …

• OHNS Faculty Member Awarded Prestigious NIH Career Development Award

  Division of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery Assistant Professor Ruth Davis, MD, was recently awarded a 5-year, $711,000 career development award from the National Institute on Deafness and Other Communication Disorders. NIH career development awards provide …

• Brown Lab Awarded Grant to Study Potential New Treatment for Type 1 Diabetes

  The lab of Division of Transplantation Assistant Professor Matthew E. Brown, PhD, is hyper-focused on creating hypoimmune stem cells – cells that can evade recognition and destruction by the human immune system. Why? Because stem …

• Wisconsin Surgery Research Roundup: March 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 …

• Dr. Sean Ronnekleiv-Kelly Receives Grant to Study the Link between Three Rare Biliary Cancers

  Division of Surgical Oncology Associate Professor Sean Ronnekleiv-Kelly, MD, has devoted much of his scientific career to the study of fibrolamellar cancer, a rare but deadly form of liver cancer that affects young adults. So …

• Dr. Carrie Thiessen Awarded Prestigious NIH Career Development Award

  Division of Transplantation Assistant Professor Carrie Thiessen, MD, PhD, was recently awarded a 5-year, $956,000 career development award from the National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases. NIH career development awards provide early-stage …

• Zafar Awarded Grant to Explore Social Determinants of Health in GI Cancer Surgery Outcomes

  Gastrointestinal (GI) cancers – such as pancreatic, colorectal, and liver cancer – often require surgical treatment. Because these procedures are complex, complications can happen. “Cancer surgery complications are associated with a variety of factors, including …

• Cho Lab Receives Funding from the Draper Technology Innovation Fund

  Division of Plastic Surgery Assistant Professor Daniel Cho, MD, PhD, specializes in the treatment of infants and children with birth defects that affect the head and skull. One such defect, craniosynostosis, is a serious condition …

• Doctoral Student in Odorico Lab Receives Prestigious Graduate Training Award from UW Stem Cell & Regenerative Medicine Center

  Second-year Cellular and Molecular Biology PhD student Caterra Leavens’ mission to develop a cure for Type 1 diabetes is personal; as a Type 1 diabetic herself, she is very familiar with the complexities of the …

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