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Bruce Klein and research team awarded $2 million grant for vaccine and drug treatment against white-nose syndrome, fungal disease deadly to bats
In a private-public collaboration, the National Science Foundation and the Paul G. Allen Family Foundation have awarded a grant of more the $2 million for a research project to combat white-nose syndrome, a fungal disease …
Marcel Wuethrich awarded research grant to continue studies of potential antifungal vaccines
Marcel Wuethrich, PhD, distinguished scientist in the Division of Infectious Diseases, was awarded a research grant from the UW Office of the Vice Chancellor for Research and Graduate Education (OVCRGE) for $79,847 for his project …
Be wary in the woods: An endemic Wisconsin fungus can cause serious respiratory illness
For more than 30 years, Bruce Klein, MD, professor and chief of the Division of Infectious Diseases, with appointments in the Departments of Medical Microbiology and Immunology and Medicine, and his research team have been …
Bruce Klein granted second NIH MERIT award, continues investigation of pathological fungus in Wisconsin
In 1984, a new infectious disease fellow at the University of Wisconsin Medical School (as it was then called), Bruce Klein, MD, made his first visit to Eagle River, Wisconsin, leading a team of scientists …
Lucas Dos Santos Dias awarded American Heart Association fellowship
Lucas Dos Santos Dias, PhD, postdoctoral fellow, Infectious Diseases, received a two-year, $140,752 American Heart Association (AHA) postdoctoral fellowship for his proposal, “Vaccine prevention of cardiovascular fungal infections.” The project is co-sponsored by mentors Marcel Wüthrich, PhD, distinguished …
Bruce Klein receives funding to study white-nose syndrome in bats
Congratulations to Bruce Klein, MD, professor and division chief, Infectious Diseases, who recently received a two-year, $125,000 grant from the United States Fish and Wildlife Service for his project, “Develop an immune-based strategy to prevent and treat …
Bruce Klein, MD, Receives Catalyst Funding from the Canadian Institute for Advanced Research
Bruce Klein, MD, professor, Infectious Diseases, was recently awarded Catalyst Funding from the Canadian Institute for Advanced Research, in collaboration with program members David Blehert, PhD, United States Geographical Survey, and Don Sheppard, MD, McGill …
What We Published In May 2020
Al Dhaheri N, Wu N, Zhao S, Wu Z, Blank RD, Zhang J, Raggio C, Halanski M, Shen J, Noonan K, Qiu G, Nemeth B, Sund S, Dunwoodie SL, Chapman G, Glurich I, Steiner RD, Wohler …
Bruce Klein, MD Awarded Renewal of Microbes in Health and Disease T32 Training Program
Congratulations to Bruce Klein, MD, PI of the “Microbes in Health and Disease” T32 Training Program, which was recently renewed by the National Institutes of Health, National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIH/NIAID), for …