Extraordinary members of the University of Wisconsin–Madison faculty have been honored during the last year with awards supported by the estate of professor, U.S. Senator and UW Regent William F. Vilas (1840-1908). Vilas Distinguished Achievement …
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SMPH Chats with Vanessa Sperandio for Women’s History Month
Vanessa Sperandio, PhD, comes from a family of academicians in Brazil. Being surrounded by sociologists, philosophers, historians, and business administrators fostered an initial love of classics, Egyptology, and archeology. Then her high school biology teacher …
Bruce Klein Receives National Science Foundation and Paul G. Allen Family Foundation Grant
New funding to protect bats from fungal epidemic hinges on UW–Madison discoveries March 22, 2023 | By Will Cushman | For news media University of Wisconsin–Madison pediatrician Bruce Klein is trying to save bats. At first blush, …
Congratulations to Dr. Laura Knoll on Being Elected to ASM
Please join us in congratulating Dr. Laura Knoll from the department of Medical Microbiology and Immunology at the University of Wisconsin-Madison on being elected to the American Academy of Microbiology! Over the last 50 years, …
Dept. of MMI to Bring 4 Faculty Candidates to Campus
During the month of February, the Department of Medical Microbiology & Immunology will be hosting 4 facultycandidates. Each candidate will give a seminar to the Department to showcase their research. Seminars will take place in …
Dr. Vanessa Sperandio Featured in Science Direct
Gut colonization by Proteobacteria alters host metabolism and modulates cocaine neurobehavioral responses Gut-microbiota membership is associated with diverse neuropsychological outcomes, including substance use disorders (SUDs). Here, we use mice colonized with Citrobacter rodentium or the …
Dr. Laura Knoll Receives ACMCIP William Trager Award!
Congratulations to Dr. Laura Knoll on receiving the American Committee of Molecular, Cellular and Immunoparasitology (ACMCIP) William Trager Award for Basic Parasitology! The American Committee of Molecular, Cellular and Immunoparasitology (ACMCIP) is organized under the auspices of …
Bruce Klein Granted Second NIH MERIT Award
Text taken from Dept. of Pediatrics In 1984, a new infectious disease fellow at the University of Wisconsin Medical School (as it was then called), Bruce Klein, MD, made his first visit to Eagle River, …
In Memoriam: Cason King (1989-2022)
“Dr. Cason King, passed away suddenly on August 11th, 2022. The family has released an obituary for Cason (see here). I want to further highlight his scientific legacy in our group and emphasize the giant …
Vanessa Sperandio Featured on “Foodie Pharmacology” Podcast
Foodie Pharmacology is a science podcast built for the food curious, the flavor connoisseurs, chefs, science geeks, plant lovers and adventurous taste experimenters out in the world! Join American ethnobotanist Dr. Cassandra Quave on this …