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 …
Year: 2024
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 …
Dr. Yu (Kristy) Guo wins Warren Alpert Distinguished Scholar Fellowship
Dr. Yu (Kristy) Guo of the Zhao lab has been awarded the Warren Alpert Distinguished Scholar Fellowship. This fellowship supports post-doctorates in the neuroscience field and is highly competitive with seven or fewer individuals selected …
Rosenberg Wins David G. Walsh GSSI Award
Dr. Ari Rosenberg has been awarded one of two David G. Walsh Graduate Student Support Initiative (GSSI) awards for 2023. Made possible by the David G. Walsh Research Fellowship Endowment Fund, GSSI provides McPherson ERI …