This summer, Lauren English, an NTP student in Dr. Erik Dent’s lab, was one of 24 young science leaders to begin her year as a fellow in the Yale Ciencia Academy (YCA) for Career Development, …
Year: 2024
Dr. Lisandra Flores Aldama Receives 2024 SGP Excelsior Award
Dr. Lisandra Flores Aldama, a senior postdoctorate researcher in the Robertson lab, has won the Society of General Physiologists 2024 Excelsior Award. This award identifies and promotes exceptional early career scientists underrepresented in the fields …
Rizvi Highlighted by Center for Genomic Science Innovation
Dr. Abbas Rizvi, Assistant Professor in the Department of Neuroscience, was interviewed by the Center for Genomic Science Innovation. He joined UW-Madison in 2023 as a part of the Waisman Center cluster hire initiative. His …
Soraya Sandoval Awarded NIMH R36 Grant
Soraya Sandoval, graduate student in the Zhao lab, has been awarded the NIMH Mental Health Research Dissertation Grant to Enhance Workforce Diversity (R36). Award recipients will receive 1-2 years of support to complete their dissertation …
Michaela Kirck Joins Neuroscience Administration
The Department of Neuroscience would like to extend a warm welcome to our newest administrator, Michaela Kirck. Michaela will be our new administrative assistant. Welcome, Michaela!
Eagles Autism Foundation Grant will Advance Waisman Research on the Genetic Cause of Autism
The Zhao lab has been awarded a grant from the Philadelphia Eagles Autism Foundation (EAF) to investigate MBD1 – a gene thought to be associated with autism. MBD1 is involved in gene expression – specifically …
Zhiyan Xu Awarded FRAXA Fellowship
Zhiyan Xu, member of the Zhao lab and Cellular & Molecular Program student, has been awarded the competitive FRAXA fellowship from the FRAXA Research Foundation. This fellowship provides $50,000 per year for up to 2 …
Natasha Méndez Albelo Awarded the SCRMC Graduate Training Award
Natasha Méndez Albelo, member of the Zhao lab and Molecular and Cellular Pharmacology Program student, has been awarded the competitive UW-Madison Stem Cell and Regenerative Medicine Center (SCRMC) Graduate Training Award. This award recognizes and …
Joanie Kierzek Joins Neuroscience Adminstration
The Department of Neuroscience would like to extend a warm welcome to our newest administrator, Joanie Kierzek. Joanie will be our new administrative assistant following Christina Langston’s departure. Welcome, Joanie!
New Tool Provides Researchers with Improved Understanding of Stem Cell Aging in the Brain
Researchers are one step closer to understanding the cellular mechanisms underlying stem cell aging in the brain thanks to a new tool developed at the University of Wisconsin–Madison. Dr. Darcie Moore, an associate professor of …