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 …
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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 …
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 …
Dr. Muhammed Murtaza Honored with Vilas Faculty Mid-Career Investigator Award
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. …
Lab Student Recognized at 2025 Chancellor’s Undergraduate Award Ceremony
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 …
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 …
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 …