Year: 2024

Recently published original research by Prof. Shaoqin Gong (Retina Research Foundation Edwin and Dorothy Gamewell Professor, Dept of Biomedical Engineering; Dept of Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences) and colleagues has just been featured in Nature Nanotechnology’s News and Views. The work, which aims to develop a method for overcoming antibiotic resistance, uses multimodal nanoparticles to target bacterial defence mechanisms …

Dr. Akihiro Ikeda (Timothy William Trout Professor in Eye Research, Dept of Medical Genetics) is the latest recipient of our MERI Grant Summit Program (GSP) Award! The GSP award was designed to facilitate successful resubmissions of federal grant applications. Dr. Ikeda will use his award to generate further preliminary data in preparation for the resubmission …

Prof. Colleen McDowell, Dept of Ophthalmology & Visual Sciences Congratulations to MERI member Prof. Colleen McDowell (Dept of Ophthalmology & Visual Sciences, SMPH) on receiving an NIH R21 grant for her project “Optic nerve head cellular interactions in response to mechanical strain and fibrosis”! This multi-PI grant is a collaboration with Dr. Preethi Ganapathy (Dept of Ophthalmology …

When researchers test motor skills, hearing, vision and smell in people in their midlife, they are better able to identify those who may develop cognitive decline or impairment 10 years later, according to a new study by researchers at the University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health. A research team, led by senior …

Prof. Shawn Green (Dept of Psychology) is one of 24 faculty winners of the 2024-25 Vilas Associates competition! The competition recognizes “new and ongoing research of the highest quality and significance” being undertaken by faculty within 20 years of their tenure date.