Source: UW-Madison: COVID-19 is a challenging situation for us — our research teams, students, postdoctoral fellows, staff, and faculty. We encourage all research teams to discuss how best to carry out research objectives while slowing the …
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UW Foundation Creates COVID-19 Emergency Student Support Fund
Source: UW Foundation UW-Madison has created a new fund to support students through emergency situations related to #COVID19. Your support provides needed relief to students and families as UW helps them navigate these situations. Donations …
MMI Event Updates & Cancellations
Out of an abundance of caution and in consideration of CDC guidelines related to COVID-19 (Coronavirus), we have decided to cancel the Perlman Symposium scheduled for Friday, May 1, 2020. Department Leadership has also made the decision …
Covid-19 (Coronavirus) – Campus Operations Update
COVID-19 continues to spread and affect many parts of the U.S. and the rest of the world. UW-Madison is working to mitigate the effects of the disease on our campus population, in consultation with local, …
Dr. Laura Knoll Featured in Finding Genius Podcast!
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 …
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”.