MADISON, Wis. — The method used to make the Pfizer and Moderna vaccines could change the future of medicine as we know it. Researchers inside the Wisconsin Institutes for Medical Research have been studying the …
Engineering and the Health Highway
Faculty receive WARF Named Professorships, Kellett Fellowships, and Romnes Awards
Thirty-three members of the University of Wisconsin–Madison faculty have been awarded fellowships for 2021-22. The awardees span the four divisions on campus: arts and humanities, physical sciences, social sciences and biological sciences. “Each year we …
The Genetic Mistakes That Could Shape Our Future
On this week’s Futureproof with Jonathan McCrea – the genetic mistakes that could shape our future with Krishanu Saha – Ph.D. Associate Professor of Biomedical Engineering, Retina Research Foundation Kathryn and Latimer Murfee Chair, University …
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MULTIPLE GENE EDITS AND COMPUTER SIMULATIONS COULD HELP TREAT RARE GENETIC DISEASES
The lab of Kris Saha at the University of Wisconsin–Madison has developed an innovative combination of gene-editing tools and computational simulations that can be used to develop new strategies for editing genes associated with genetic disorders. …
Cell and Gene Therapy: Bringing Cutting-Edge Therapies to Wisconsin
Gene therapy has captured the public’s imagination as several products have now been approved for therapeutic use and hundreds more are being tested in clinical trials. In pursuit of this great potential, biomedical engineering associate professor Krishanu …
Research effort driving advances to combat traumatic brain injuries
Many concussions don’t produce noticeable symptoms, leaving them likely to go undiagnosed and putting the injured at increased risk for lasting complications like brain damage. A team of researchers led by University of Wisconsin–Madison mechanical engineer Christian …
Multiple gene edits and computer simulations could help treat rare genetic diseases
The lab of Kris Saha at the University of Wisconsin–Madison has developed an innovative combination of gene-editing tools and computational simulations that can be used to develop new strategies for editing genes associated with genetic disorders. In …
Dianomi Therapeutics’ Presentation at Internat’l mRNA Health Conf. Highlights Strategies to Improve mRNA-based Therapies
MADISON, WIS., USA, November 17, 2020 /EINPresswire.com/ — Dr. William Murphy, Chief Scientific Officer of Dianomi Therapeutics and Professor of Biomedical Engineering at the University of Wisconsin, recently presented at the International mRNA Health Conference. Murphy …
Women in Science: How COVID-19 is Impacting the Burgeoning Biohealth Sector
The work Cathy Rasmussen does at Forward BIO Institute can’t be boiled down into a neat, cocktail-party answer. And yet, the effects of her work have the potential to touch millions of lives. As assistant …