Dr. Christie Bartels at a Department of Medicine research event

Study: Living in a disadvantaged neighborhood is the strongest predictor of retention gaps in lupus care

Lynn M. Schnapp, MD

Meet our new chair, Dr. Lynn M. Schnapp

library shelves with journals and books

What we published in February 2020

Nasia Safdar, MD, PhD

Dr. Nasia Safdar elected into the American Academy of Microbiology

White coat

Dr. Lindsay Taylor receives Pearl M. Stetler Fellowship Award

UW Carbone Cancer Center signage

Drs. Noelle LoConte, Randall Kimple are specialty editors of national report on cancer advances

Jeniel Nett, MD, PhD

Dr. Jeniel Nett receives funding for research on mechanisms of pathogenicity for Candida auris

Library shelves with journals and books

What we published in January 2020

Clinical Nurse Specialist Kendra Haight, BSN, RN

Behind the scenes: A Q&A with clinical nurse specialist Kendra Haight, BSN, RN

Kevin McKown, MD, professor (CHS) and division chief; Miriam Shelef, MD, PhD, assistant professor; Christie Bartels, MD, MS, associate professor

Bequest From Dr. William and Mrs. Betty Yount will support rheumatology research and education

Dudley Lamming, PhD, in his lab with former graduate student Deyang Yu

Dr. Dudley Lamming receives Vilas Early Career Investigator Award

Ozioma Okonkwo, PhD

Dr. Ozioma Okonkwo invited to serve on Alzheimer's Association International Research Grant Program Council

Dr. Nasia Safdar in her lab

Dr. Nasia Safdar named a 2020 Wisconsin Academy Fellows Award Winner

Dr. Amy Kind reviews the Neighborhood Atlas.

Study finds where you live may impact the brain

Dr. Lisa Jones, pictured in clinic

Dr. Lisa Jones named a UW School of Medicine and Public Health Centennial Scholar

Dr. Loren Denlinger receives a plaque honoring his investiture as the inaugural William W. and Judith H. Busse Endowed Professor in Allergy and Asthma Research. From left: Dr. William Busse; Judith Busse; Dr. Elizabeth (Betsy) Trowbridge; Dr. Loren Denlinger; SMPH Dean Dr. Robert N. Golden; Dr. Nizar Jarjour.

Dr. Loren Denlinger honored as inaugural William W. and Judith H. Busse Endowed Professor in Allergy and Asthma Research

Photo of surgeon general's warning and putting out cigarette

With new NCI Grant, UW researchers to compare quit-smoking treatments in real-world clinics

Department of Medicine sign

Dr. Lynn Schnapp to become Department of Medicine Chair

Dept of Medicine

Department of Medicine announces winners of Inaugural Cultivating Multidisciplinary Science Award

Dr. Westergaard.

Dr. Ryan Westergaard receives funding for research on transitions of care for incarcerated people living with HIV, hepatitis C and opioid use disorder

Department of Medicine white coat

Dr. Mark Burkard receives Vilas Faculty Mid-Career Investigator Award

2017 file photo of Jennifer Weiss, MD, MS

Dr. Jennifer Weiss receives collaborative health sciences program award to improve colorectal cancer screening

Dr. David Andes, the inaugural William A. Craig endowed professor and chief of the Division of Infectious Disease in the Department of Medicine, in his office with a keepsake—Dr. Craig’s medical bag.

William A. Craig research award supports emerging investigators in Infectious Disease

Department of Medicine biostatistician Fay Osman, MPH

Everyday remarkable: Behind the scenes with biostatistician Fay Osman, MPH

Dennis Maki, MD, professor emeritus, Infectious Disease

Dennis Maki, MD, receives Wisconsin Alumni Association’s distinguished alumni award

Research in a Department of Medicine laboratory

Hematology/Oncology Fellow Dr. Jeremy Kratz awarded Doris Duke Physician Scientist Fellowship

Department of Medicine faculty and staff received awards during a ceremony on October 2, 2019

Creativity and change: The 2019 faculty dinner and awards presentation

Nasia Safdar, MD, PhD, professor, Infectious Disease, and vice chair for research in the University of Wisconsin–Madison Department of Medicine

Dr. Nasia Safdar wins ISDA's 2019 Oswald Avery Award for Early Achievement

A clinical trial led by Christopher Crnich, MD, PhD, associate professor, Infectious Disease (pictured above, on right), and James Ford, PhD, assistant professor, Social and Administrative Science, University of Wisconsin–Madison School of Pharmacy (pictured above, on left), will compare strategies for implementing a toolkit aimed at improving urinary tract infection (UTI) management in Wisconsin nursing homes

Improving antibiotic stewardship in Wisconsin nursing homes

Medical student and Shapiro Summer Research Program participant Jonathan Le (center), along with co-mentors Michael Speidel, PhD (left), and Amish Raval, MD (right), evaluate ways to potentially combine x-ray fluoroscopy and ultrasound imaging for interventional cardiology procedures.

Cultivating future physician-scientists through the Shapiro Summer Research Program

Lab image to accompany article: Department of Medicine Faculty, Staff to Lead Seven New Research Projects Funded by the 2019 UW ICTR Pilot Awards Program

Department of Medicine faculty, staff to lead seven new research projects funded by the 2019 UW ICTR Pilot Awards program

Dudley Lamming, PhD (on right) in his lab with graduate student Deyang Yu

Lamming lab makes new progress in developing interventions to promote healthy aging

2019 Department of Medicine leadership retreat

Leadership retreat focuses on community, connections, and strategy

science research - cell culture

Transplant research funded by philanthropic donors

laboratory notebook

Department of Medicine climbs to 15th in nation for NIH funding

Dr. Ruth O'Regan

Dr. Ruth O'Regan named Chief Scientific Officer of Big Ten Cancer Research Consortium

Dr. Timothy Kamp

UW Stem Cell and Regenerative Medicine Center galvanizes stem cell research

bladder cancer research

Big Ten schools team up to fight bladder cancer

asthma research

Extension trial examines the long-term efficacy of Benralizumab for asthma management

Candida albicans extracellular vesicles

Study identifies how Candida albicans creates drug-resistant biofilms

Alzheimer's disease research

Alzheimer's study renewal grant to focus on biomarkers

Dr. Miriam Shelef

Research seeks to shed light on how rheumatoid arthritis occurs

Dr. Nasia Safdar in her laboratory

Study investigates treatments for C diff infection in organ transplant recipients

Dr. Dudley Lamming

Study to evaluate compounds for protective effects in mouse models of Alzheimer's disease

Dr. Barbara Bendlin

Research aims to bring clearer view of synapse loss in Alzheimer's disease

e-cigarette research

Funding awarded for research on how vaping affects heart and lung disease

Dr. Sanjay Asthana

Research seeks to identify life experiences linked to Alzheimer's disease risk

2018 medical literature

What we published in 2018: making a mark on the peer-reviewed literature

health informatics research

Analysis finds Google searches for cardiovascular disease peak in winter

Dr. Rozalyn Anderson

Dr. Rozalyn Anderson on metabolism as a driving factor for caloric restriction and longevity