The human brain is complex, its various regions wired together by vast and intricate networks of connections so abundant, it’s a wonder we ourselves can understand how it actually works. But a couple of studies are doing exactly that. Find out what we’ve learned, and...
What exactly is Alzheimer’s Disease? And, despite its devastating affects today, what are the prospects for discovering new preventions, interventions, and possibly a cure?...
Throughout medical history, countless diseases have been diagnosed, treated, and prevented over time. Unfortunately, far too many diseases have no known means for effectively treating them, much less preventing them from occurring in the first place. What we do know is that the need is...
2015 was a year of advancing our community’s health through research and discovery…but what research and what did we discover? On this edition of CTSI Discovery Radio, we’ve prepared a special “2015 Year In Review” show. For the next 30 minutes, we invite you to join...
We’ll look at how the computer age and sharing biomedical data have changed the way we do research, how quickly we can do it, and have more profound outcomes. Meet the people who are making it happen – in southeastern Wisconsin and across the country....
To accelerate this emerging field, the National Science Foundation (NSF) announced four awards totaling more than $5 million to establish regional hubs for data science innovation....
Researchers and team scientists have made major strides in new, non-invasive diagnostic tests for a number of conditions that used to require surgery. On this episode of CTSI Discovery Radio, we’ll look at one of these new tests, designed to care for some of our...
We wanted to pass on the following two opportunities. Please distribute far and wide. Please see the attached slide set and handouts summarizing BRAIN Human Research Opportunities. Brief summary is as follows: BRAIN PPP for Human Device Development - for partnerships between clinical investigators and manufacturers of the...
The Medical College of Wisconsin (MCW) has been awarded a five-year, $20 million Clinical and Translational Science Award from the National Institutes of Health. This competitive grant renewal will fund the work of the Clinical and Translational Science Institute of Southeastern Wisconsin (CTSI), a consortium...
The Medical College of Wisconsin has made major strides in organ transplants. With its hospital partners, the Division of Transplant Surgery provides abdominal organ transplantation at Froedtert Hospital and Children's Hospital of Wisconsin. On this episode of CTSI Discovery Radio, we’ll discuss new innovations in...
