The Institute for Clinical and Translational Research is excited to announce that Yohualli Anaya, MD, MPH, has joined its KL2 Career Development Program. Her award period began on July 1, 2024. She joins Dr. Jo …
Successes
Translational Research Team Awarded $11M Grant to Advance Understanding of Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis
Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis (IPF) is a progressive scarring disease leading to the death of an estimated 40,000 individuals annually in the United States. With limited therapeutics available, patients have a median life expectancy of three …
ICTR and WPP Fund 14 Community-engaged Pilot Projects
The Institute for Clinical and Translational Research (ICTR) Community Engagement Pilot Awards Program, funded by a Strategic Wisconsin Partnership Program (WPP) grant to ICTR, helps researchers generate collaborations and pilot data that can inform larger …
ICTR Announces the Recipients of the 2024 Translational Research and Science Pilot Award
The Institute for Clinical and Translational Research (ICTR) at UW-Madison is pleased to announce the awarding of six Advancing Translational Research and Science (ATRS) pilot awards for 2024. The goal of the ATRS award is …
ICTR Researcher Contributes to Commentary in Special Issue of Cell
A researcher with the mentorship team of the UW Institute for Clinical and Translational Research (ICTR) has contributed to a commentary published in the journal Cell on issues faced by transgender scientists in academia, and …
Through Successful Research Day Event, ICTR Fosters Transdisciplinary Collaboration
While temperatures outside were frigid—hovering barely above zero—the atmosphere inside the Health Sciences Learning Center was warm as the UW Institute for Clinical and Translational Research (ICTR) held its first Institute for Clinical and Translational …
Disparities in Prenatal Medicaid Program are Focus of ICTR-supported Pilot Study
In Wisconsin, rates of preterm birth and low birthweight are disproportionately high among Black, American Indian/Alaska Native, very rural, and very urban populations. The Wisconsin Department of Health Services coordinates a program called Prenatal Care …
Burnside gives Plenary Address at Radiology Meeting; Also Honored for Advancing Women in Science
ICTR Co-Executive Director Elizabeth (Beth) Burnside, MD, MPH, MS, has been making an impact as a thought leader, both with her radiology peers at a major national conference, and closer to home as she fosters …
Sorkness Honored for Outstanding Contributions to Mentoring
In the realm of biomedical research, mentorship is key to developing a diverse, highly skilled workforce ready to take on large challenges in order to improve human health. Accordingly, the importance of mentorship is woven …
ICTR Pilot Awards Fund Work on Rural Health Equity in Wisconsin
Researchers have long known that antimicrobial resistance varies geographically. Now, a team of researchers across UW-Madison and the Marshfield Clinic Research Institute (MCRI) are conducting a study to better understand the social and patient-specific factors …