Dr. David Foley, Chair of the Division of Transplantation, was recently named the President of the American Society of Transplantation (AST) for the 2025-26 term. He is transitioning to this role after spending the past …
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Wisconsin Surgery Research Roundup: June 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 …
Investiture Ceremony Celebrates Dr. Joshua Mezrich as the Mark A. Fischer Chair in Transplantation
On July 10, 2025, the Department of Surgery hosted an investiture ceremony to celebrate Dr. Joshua Mezrich, Professor in the Division of Transplantation and the Mark A. Fischer Chair in Transplantation. Dr. Rebecca Minter, Chair …
Welcome Dr. Alison Gareau to the Division of Transplantation
Alison J. Gareau, PhD is an Assistant Professor in the Division of Transplantation and the HLA Lab Director for the Division of Transplantation. Dr. Gareau’s primary responsibility as the HLA Lab Director is to 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. 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 …
UW Health Transplant Center Completes its 1,000th Heart Transplant
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 …
Wisconsin Surgery Research Roundup: February 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 …