Grieder, MS ’87, PhD ’89, to Oversee Research Infrastructure Programs at NIH
The National Institutes of Health has named Franziska B. Grieder, M.S. 1987, Ph.D. 1989, as director of the Office of Research Infrastructure Programs (ORIP). ORIP supports the development of and...
View ArticleEngineered Stem Cell Advance Points Toward Treatment for ALS
MADISON, Wis. — Transplantation of human stem cells in an experiment conducted at the University of Wisconsin-Madison improved survival and muscle function in rats used to model ALS, a nerve disease...
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AHABS Building Renamed in Honor of Robert P. Hanson
The Animal Health and Biomedical Sciences (AHABS) Building, one of the major campus facilities housing faculty and laboratories for the University of Wisconsin School of Veterinary Medicine, has been...
View ArticleStudy Reveals Process that Counters Cell Death Related to Genetic Disorder
Scientists at the UW School of Veterinary Medicine have identified a biological mechanism in rats that protects nerve cells damaged by a genetic defect. Long-Evans shaker (les) rats carry a genetic...
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UW Scientist Sniffs Out Possible New Tick Species
Tony Goldberg and student Alex Tumukunde look for ticks on the forest floor of Kibale National Park in Uganda. Photo: James Jones In June 2012, Tony Goldberg returned from one of his frequent trips to...
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H5N1 Bird Flu Genes Show Nature Can Pick Worrisome Traits
In the beginning, all flu viruses came from birds. Over time, the virus evolved to adapt to other animals, including humans, as natural selection favored viruses with mutations that allowed them to...
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UW Flu Expert Recognized for Research Excellence
Yoshihiro Kawaoka, a professor of virology at the UW School of Veterinary Medicine known for his groundbreaking work on influenza, has received the 2014 Excellence in Research Award from the...
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PhD Student to Present Research at Selective NIH Symposium
Doctoral student Kim Keil has earned a rare opportunity to mingle with scientists at the National Institutes of Health (NIH) in March. She has been selected to participate in the annual NIH National...
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Low-oxygen Treatment Improves Walking in Spinal Injury Patients
Research that began decades ago at the UW School of Veterinary Medicine has led to some promising results for people with chronic spinal cord injuries. Mitchell About 25 years ago, thinking about sleep...
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Scientists Find Potential New Target for Prostate Cancer Treatment
These slides contain stained sections of tumors formed from human prostate cancer cells. (Photo: Nik Hawkins) A recent study conducted at the UW School of Veterinary Medicine has identified a molecular...
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SVM’s Graduate Program Continues to Excel
The UW School of Veterinary Medicine’s Comparative Biomedical Sciences (CBMS) graduate program ranked in the top 10 for the veterinary medical sciences discipline in the 2013-14 academic year,...
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New Method for Early Pregnancy Detection Reduces Reliance on Mice in Research
Animal-based research has led to nearly every major medical advancement in recent history. And mice, because they are very similar to humans in terms of genetics and biology, have played a vital role...
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Recent SVM Research Grants
Golos, Research Teams Earn NIH Grants for Studies on Advanced Imaging, Stem Cell Therapies Ted Golos Ted Golos, professor of veterinary reproductive sciences and chair in the Department of Comparative...
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Natural Experiment, Dogged Investigation, Yield Clue to Devastating...
After a 29-year quest, Ian Duncan, a professor of veterinary medicine at the University of Wisconsin–Madison, has finally pinpointed the cause of a serious neurologic disease in a colony of rats. His...
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Small Worms Behind Big Diseases: Unraveling Their Secrets
More than 1.5 billion people around the world — about one in five — have a parasitic worm living inside them. In domestic animals and wildlife, the distribution is even more widespread. Sit with those...
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From Orthopedic Researcher to Advocate for Health Justice
Five Questions with Shannon Walsh PhD’20 On Call: What originally brought you to the Comparative Biomedical Sciences (CBMS) graduate program and your area of PhD research? Walsh: My overarching...
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