During the 2017-2018 academic year, the Medical College’s Curriculum and Evaluation Committee (CEC) awarded Outstanding Medical School Teacher pins to 384 educators. Recipients also received a letter of commendation recognizing their excellence in teaching. Recipients were recommended to the CEC by the M1, M2, M3,...
The National Cancer Institute’s (NCI) National Clinical Trials Network (NCTN) recently designated the MCW Cancer Center as a Lead Academic Participating Site (LAPS) for the strength and innovation of its ongoing research and science and robust participation in its clinical trials. The MCW Cancer Center...
Along with Drs. Jacquelyn P. Kulinski and Nicole Lohr, Dr. Jennifer McIntosh has been awarded the Clinical & Translational Science Institute (CTSI) Traditional Pilot Award on "Effects of Preeclampsia and Preterm Birth on Maternal Endothelial Function". Preeclampsia (PreE) is a disease during pregnancy in which women...
Maternal-Fetal Medicine physician, Jennifer McIntosh, DO, published her paper on “Platelet Sequestration and Consumption in the Placental Intervillous Space Contribute to Lower Platelet Counts during Pregnancy” in the Wiley America Journal of Hematology. Platelet counts in pregnancy are known to be decreased. However, it is uncertain...
In partnership with Health Care Education and Training (HCET) and four Milwaukee County Health Departments, Allison Linton, MD, MPH (Obstetrics and Gynecology Generalist) has been awarded an Advancing a Healthier Wisconsin (AHW) grant on “Lowering Uninsured, STI & Unintended Pregnancy at Milwaukee County Health Departments.”...
In this study, we are uncovering unconventional actions of microRNAs such as RNA activation. Our data demonstrate that tumor cells rely on RNA activation for rapid induction of oncogenes for signaling addiction. We have shown that miR551b bind on the promotors of oncogenes and upregulate...
Pradeep Chaluvally-Raghavan, PhD has been awarded a Department of Defense (DOD) grant on Targeting miR551b to prevent Tumor formation and Metastasis of Triple Negative Breast Cancer. The overarching goal of this grant is to advance the current strategies that prevent tumor progression to more effective...
Ling Wang, MD, PhD has been awarded a Department of Defense (DOD) Breast Cancer Research Program (BCRP) Breakthrough Level 1 grant for 3 years, titled “Regulation of Tumor Cell ANGPTL4 by Astrocyte-Secreted TGF-Beta2 in Triple-Negative Breast Cancer Brain Metastases”....
Kristina Kaljo, PhD, Assistant Professor and Clerkship Co-Director, is the lead author of the newly published article on No Room to "Lean In": A Qualitative Study on Gendered Barriers to Promotion and Leadership that has been published in the November 27, 2018 Journal of Women's...
Janet Rader, MD, the Jack & Elaine Klieger Professor and Chair and Kristina Kaljo, PhD, Assistant Professor, in the department of Obstetrics & Gynecology, have been awarded an NIH R25 grant for 5 years, titled “Student-Centered Pipeline to Advance Research in Cancer Careers (SPARCC) for...
