Osorio to lead UW Global Health Institute
Jorge Osorio, an expert in epidemiology, virology and vaccines, has been named the next director of the University of Wisconsin–Madison’s Global Health Institute....
03 May, 2022
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Moderna asks FDA to approve COVID vaccine for children under 6
Moderna announced Thursday morning that it's asking the FDA to approve its COVID vaccine for kids under 6 years old. If authorized for emergency use, it would become the first eligible vaccine for kids younger than 5....
28 April, 2022
Honoring ‘Medical Laboratory Professionals Week’
In honor of “Medical Laboratory Professionals Week” (April 24-30), we at the University of Wisconsin–Madison Clinical Research Office would like to express our gratitude to all of the lab professionals in our clinical research community!...
24 April, 2022
New Lachman Institute at the School of Pharmacy advances pharmaceutical development
Through the support of renowned alum Leon Lachman, the Institute harnesses expertise and enhances collaboration to move pharmaceutical therapies from the lab into the clinic....
22 April, 2022
Clinical trial helping to expand access to eye screenings in rural Wisconsin
A new clinical trial led by researchers at the University of Wisconsin-Madison could increase access to eye screenings for patients in rural Wisconsin....
01 April, 2022
UW plays a leading role in vaccine clinical trials in the fight against COVID-19
In a little over 18 months, UW-Madison has conducted COVID vaccine and treatment trials in all age groups (ages 7 months- 96 years old). These trials are a representation of all people (race, religion, sex) in Wisconsin- nearly 700 participants....
01 March, 2022
I-Trust study seeks to increase eye screenings, preserve sight for rural patients across the country
More patients in rural areas across the nation could soon have increased access to vision-saving eye screenings based on a new multi-center clinical trial, led by an investigator at the University of Wisconsin Department of Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences....
21 January, 2022
Clinical trials leaders join forces to enhance patient care offerings
Betsy Nugent and Nasia Safdar are working together to advance the clinical trials enterprise at the UW School of Medicine and Public Health and UW Health, while building the new Wisconsin Medicine Institute for Clinical Trials....
19 January, 2022
UW–Madison researchers lead effort to create a universal coronavirus vaccine
University of Wisconsin–Madison researchers and their collaborators are making progress toward developing universal vaccines against some the planet’s most harmful pathogens, including the virus family responsible for the COVID-19 pandemic....
18 January, 2022
UW–Madison expert launches novel cancer research using sharks
hough it might be easy to picture a scene out of “Jaws,” these sharks have arrived to help humans, not hunt them. In fact, the sharks will be integral to research focused on therapies for diseases such as cancer. ...
14 January, 2022