Every newborn Wisconsin baby contributes a bloodspot from a small heel stick that is then tested at the Wisconsin State Laboratory of Hygiene (WSLH) on the UW–Madison campus. Bloodspots are tested for rare and potentially …
Genetics and Metabolism
Mei Baker receives award to develop newborn screening assay for Angelman syndrome
Ultragenyx awarded Mei Baker, MD, FACMG, professor, Division of Genetics and Metabolism, and director, Newborn Screening Laboratory at Wisconsin State Laboratory of Hygiene, a $50,000 grant to fund her project “Development of a Newborn Screening …
Peggy Modaff to serve on the Little People of America’s Medical Advisory Board
Peggy Modaff, MS, CGC, distinguished clinical genetic counselor in the Department of Pediatrics and clinic coordinator with the Waisman Center Bone Dysplasia Clinic, will serve on the Medical Advisory Board for the Little People of America …
Robert Steiner, co-investigators developing new therapeutic for INCL
Congratulations to Robert Steiner, MD, clinical professor, Genetics and Metabolism, who will serve as a Principal Investigator on a collaborative Small Business Innovation Research grant for the study, “Development of N-tert-(Butyl)hydroxylamine (NtBuHA) as a therapeutic agent for …
UW Health celebrates Genetic Counselor Awareness Day
UW Health and SMPH recognized national Genetic Counselor Awareness Day on November 4 and shared a media advisory about the vital role these medical professionals play in patient care. Additionally, Casey Reiser, MS, CGC, professor, Genetics and Metabolism, and …