SOURCE: Finding Genius LISTEN TO THE PODCAST “Professor Laura Knoll is a parasitologist who joins the podcast today to discuss some of her research on a type of parasite called toxoplasma gondii. She explains the following: Where …
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UW–Madison shares support for the Hmong community
SOURCE: UW NEWS UW–Madison is expressing support and sharing resources for Hmong community members following news reports that the federal government has opened negotiations that would allow the U.S. to deport certain Hmong residents to …
UW Health Statement on First Reported Case of 2019 Novel Coronavirus in Wisconsin
Source: UW Health, Madison, Wisconsin – On Thursday, January 30, 2020, a patient presented at the University Hospital emergency department. They had recently traveled to Beijing, China, and interacted with individuals from Wuhan, China, and presented with …
Institutional Statement on Diversity
Diversity is a source of strength, creativity, and innovation for UW–Madison. We value the contributions of each person and respect the profound ways their identity, culture, background, experience, status, abilities, and opinion enrich the university …
Bruno Martorelli Di Genova Featured on Morgridge Research Institute Website
MMI Fellow develops new model for parasite study by Ruth Brandt, Morgridge Research Institute Bruno Martorelli Di Genova wants to eliminate the use of cats in the study of the parasite Toxoplasma gondii, and the results of his …
Andrew Garfoot Receives Hartwell Foundation Fellowship
Andrew Garfoot, a postdoc in Laura Knoll’s lab, received a Hartwell Foundation Postdoctoral Fellowship which will start 8/1/19 and end 7/31/21. The fellowship is titled “Identifying novel vaccine and treatment targets for chronic stage Toxoplasma gondii”.
Dr. Knoll Research Featured in The Atlantic
A Groundbreaking Study Is Good News for Cats—And People Researchers studying the cat-poop parasite, Toxoplasma gondii, made a breakthrough that will spare a lot of felines from research. ED YONG, The Atlantic Of the many …
Drs. Gumperz and Kalan Awarded Pilot Projects
Jenny Gumperz was awarded an UW Comprehensive Cancer Center’s Human Cancer Virology Program pilot project. Her grant titled “Testing the EBV-anti-Gal Hypothesis” has been awarded for 4/1/19-3/31/20. Dr. Gumperz is lead PI with co-PI Dr. …
Liang Lab Hiring Postdoctoral Research Position
We are seeking highly motivated individuals for postdoctoral positions in the laboratory of Dr. Yun Liang in the Department of Medical Microbiology and Immunology, UWSchool of Medicine and Public Health. Our laboratory is interested in understanding the molecular …
Graduate Student Katie Bultman Receives NSF Graduate Research Fellowship
Graduate student Katie Bultman has been awarded a NSF Graduate Research Fellowship. The fellowship is awarded to individuals in the early stages of their graduate study, who intend to pursue research-based graduate studies in science, technology, engineering, …