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June 12 Workshop Alert: Unlock DoD Medical Research Funding Opportunities!
Explore the Department of Defense Congressionally Directed Medical Research Programs (CDMRP). Registration required.
Conflict of Interest policy revised
The COI policy (UW-4001) that covers managing conflicts of interest in research has been revised. The edits do not change the policy intent but streamline it and more clearly define its scope.
June research news roundup
UW–Madison research helps launch first FDA-cleared blood test for Alzheimer’s disease; UW–Madison researchers find hidden genetic clues upping cardiovascular disease risk; Deep learning method identifies transition states in protein conformational changes; Game Incubator Event Fuels Educator, Research Partnership.
Awards for Mentoring Undergraduates on Research, Scholarly and Creative Activities
The Office of the Provost and Division for Teaching and Learning offer awards to recognize the important role mentors play in fostering undergraduates’ intellectual, personal and professional growth through participation in high-impact practices including research, scholarly and creative endeavors.
From the bench to the bedside and back: Improving children’s mental health with translational research: An interview with Nakul Aggarwal, MD, PhD
Nakul Aggarwal recently graduated from the UW–Madison Medical Scientist Training Program. He also was named the 2024-25 Americans for Medical Progress /American College of Neuropsychopharmacology Biomedical Research Awareness Day Fellow.
Mentoring to Achieve Research Independence faculty program
MATRIX is an intensive 9-month faculty mentoring program coordinated by the School of Medicine and Public Health and designed to help all UW–Madison faculty members (mentees) successfully land their first NIH R01 Research Project Grant or equivalent. Apply by July 31. The program will run September-May.
NOAA unveils powerful convergence of AI and science with revolutionary Next-Generation Fire System technology
NOAA details use cases and user groups for a satellite product developed at UW–Madison.
WARF Challenge Grant winners
The WARF and Nexus NeuroTech Ventures have awarded $100,000 in development funding to three innovative research projects aimed at transforming the diagnosis and treatment of neurological disorders.
Shout-Outs
Congratulations to: James Dahlberg; Betül Kaçar; Sandy Fowler; UW–Madison scientists who are part of a team awarded the 2025 Breakthrough Prize in Fundamental Physics; Martin Zanni; and Grace Wahba
Genetic blueprint behind early brain development uncovered
A paper was recently published in Neuron about the collaborative work of four PIs (Andre Sousa, Xinyu Zhao, Qiang Chang and Daifeng Wang) to map, for the first time, the genetic and regulatory networks that guide the early maturation of neurons in the primate prefrontal cortex (PFC) – a brain region essential for cognition, decision-making, and social behavior. This pioneering work offers new insights into how the brain’s communication cells develop and how disruptions in this process may contribute to neurodevelopmental conditions such as autism.