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

Posted on June 2, 2025

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 …

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

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

Posted on May 28, 2025

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 …

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

Dr. Muhammed Murtaza Honored with Vilas Faculty Mid-Career Investigator Award

Posted on May 7, 2025

Dr. Muhammed Murtaza, Associate Professor in the Division of Surgical Oncology, was awarded a 2025 Vilas Faculty Mid-Career Investigator Award. This award will provide Dr. Murtaza with flexible research funding over the next three years. …

Posted in Honors and Awards, NewsTagged awards, research, surgical oncology

Lab Student Recognized at 2025 Chancellor’s Undergraduate Award Ceremony

Posted on May 7, 2025

UW–Madison hosted the annual Chancellor’s Undergraduate Award Ceremony on April 28. This ceremony serves as an opportunity to celebrate the extraordinarily talented undergraduates for their academic excellence, public service, and undergraduate research. Brooke Miller, an …

Posted in Honors and Awards, NewsTagged awards, research

OHNS Faculty Member Awarded Prestigious NIH Career Development Award

Posted on May 5, 2025

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 …

Posted in News, ResearchTagged awards, otolaryngology, research

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

Posted on April 25, 2025

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 …

Posted in News, ResearchTagged awards, research, transplant

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

Posted on April 16, 2025

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 …

Posted in News, ResearchTagged awards, cancer, liver, research

Dr. Carrie Thiessen Awarded Prestigious NIH Career Development Award

Posted on April 4, 2025

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 …

Posted in News, ResearchTagged awards, research, transplant

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

Posted on April 3, 2025

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 …

Posted in News, ResearchTagged cancer, research, surgical oncology

Cho Lab Receives Funding from the Draper Technology Innovation Fund

Posted on March 28, 2025

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 …

Posted in News, Research, ResidentsTagged awards, plastic, research, resident
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