Two faculty members of the Department of Pediatrics are among the 51 physicians selected for the UW Health 2024 Physician Leadership Development Program: Sushant Srinivasan, MD, MHPE, associate professor, Division of Critical Care, and Maria …
Genetics
After 20 years of service, Mei Wang Baker continues as a prolific genetic researcher and director of newborn screening in the Wisconsin State Laboratory of Hygiene
Since 2003, Mei Wang Baker, MD, has been a scientist with the Newborn Screening (NBS) Program at the Wisconsin State Laboratory of Hygiene (WSLH) and served as its co-director from 2013 to 2021. She became …
Genomics research unravels the etiology of congenital facial weakness
Congenital facial weakness refers to diminished facial movement observed from birth resulting from impaired function of the facial musculature. Individuals affected by congenital facial weakness experience difficulty smiling, expressing facial emotions, and whistling, and they …
Division of Genetics and Metabolism will welcome new interim chief
On July 1, Maria Stanley, MD, professor and chief, Division of Developmental Pediatrics and Rehabilitation Medicine, will expand her current leadership roles and become interim chief of the Division of Genetics and Metabolism. In this …
New APP Focus: Leah Colligan
Q&A with Leah Colligan, MSN, NP, CPNP-PC, pediatric nurse practitioner in the Division of Genetics and Metabolism Hometown: Appleton, Wisconsin Educational/professional background: I completed my training at Johns Hopkins School of Nursing. I started my …
Wisconsin State Laboratory of Hygiene and Wisconsin Newborn Screening Program identify newborn disorders
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 …
Seminars in Modern Clinical Genetics: How to Approach a Rapidly Changing Field
The University of Wisconsin-Madison Laboratory of Genetics and University of Wisconsin School of Medicine & Public Health are excited to announce a two-week seminar series that will highlight advances in genomic research relative to human disease. This …