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Denise  Ney

Denise Ney

Professor, nutritional sciences; affiliate faculty, Waisman Center

Expert on nutrition and the gastrointestinal tract and nutritional management of phenylketonuria (PKU)

Anne Eglash

Anne Eglash

Clinical associate professor, family medicine, breast feeding

Specialist in breast-feeding medicine

Aseem Ansari

Aseem Ansari

Professor, biochemistry; member, Genome Center of Wisconsin

Expert on gene regulation and genome targeting with natural and synthetic molecules

Bruce Wampold

Bruce Wampold

Professor and chair, counseling psychology; clinical professor, psychiatry

Expert on the effectiveness of psychotherapy, mental health services, placebo effects and statistical methods in the social sciences

Stephen Small

Stephen Small

Professor, human development; director, Wisconsin IDEA Center on Families and Human Development

Expert on adolescent and adult development, parenting and prevention

Dorothy Farrar-Edwards

Dorothy Farrar-Edwards

Professor, Kinesiology, Occupational Therapy, Geriatric Medicine,

Expert on assessment of function and cognition in persons with stroke and Alzheimer's disease, health equity, recruitment and retention of minority individuals underrepresented in research

Jonathan Temte

Jonathan Temte

Professor, family medicine

Expert on epidemiology and management of influenza and other respiratory viruses in primary care, immunization policy, bioterrorism, seasonality/photoperiodism

Michael Thomas

Michael Thomas

Associate professor, bacteriology

Expert on developing new antibiotics using metabolic engineering of bacteria, and the identification of new antibiotics using nontraditional approaches

William Schrage

William Schrage

Professor, Department of Kinesiology

Expert in cardiovascular physiology, exercise physiology, blood flow control in obesity, prediabetes

Eric Shusta

Eric Shusta

Associate professor, chemical and biological engineering

Expert in protein engineering, protein therapeutics and drug delivery to the brain

William Murphy

William Murphy

Professor, biomedical engineering; Co-Director, Stem Cell and Regenerative Medicine Center

Expert on biomaterials, drug delivery, stem cells, medical devices, and tissue engineering

Amy Wong

Amy Wong

Professor, bacteriology

Expert on microbiological food safety

Daniel van der Weide

Daniel van der Weide

Professor, electrical and computer engineering

Expert in microfabrication, microwave measurements, terahertz generation and detection, medical uses of microwaves

Robert Lemanske Jr.

Robert Lemanske Jr.

Emeritus Professor, pediatrics and medicine; head, Division of Pediatric Allergy, Immunology and Rheumatology

Expert on the pathophysiology and treatment of childhood asthma and allergic diseases

Kenneth DeSantes

Kenneth DeSantes

Professor, pediatrics

Expert on pediatric hematopoietic stem cell transplantation and the use of immunotherapy to treat childhood cancer

Toby Campbell

Toby Campbell

Assistant professor, medicine, oncology, palliative care medicine

Expert in lung cancer, palliative care and symptom management

Hector DeLuca

Hector DeLuca

Professor, biochemistry and medicine

Expert on vitamins, hormones and metabolic bone diseases

Alan Attie

Alan Attie

Professor, biochemistry

Expert on genetics and physiology of diabetes, lipid and lipoprotein metabolism, and teaching methods in biochemistry.

Barbara Bowers

Barbara Bowers

Professor, associate dean for research, School of Nursing

Expert on long-term care, assisted living, nursing workforce development, culture change in nursing homes

Ellen Wald

Ellen Wald

Professor, pediatrics

Expert in infections of the upper respiratory tract, especially sinusitis and otitis media; also interested in childhood obesity

Kari  Wisinski

Kari Wisinski

Assistant professor, medicine, hematology/oncology

Medical oncologist specialized in the treatment of breast cancer

Marina Emborg

Marina Emborg

Director, Preclinical Parkinson Research Program; assistant professor, medical physics

Expert on animal models of neurological disorders for clinical translation

B. Bradford   Brown

B. Bradford Brown

Professor, educational psychology

Expert on social development, social transitions, and social media use during adolescence and young adulthood.

Sherry Tanumihardjo

Sherry Tanumihardjo

Associate professor, nutritional sciences

Expert on vitamin A metabolism, carotenoid bioavailability, health benefits of fruits and vegetables

Craig January

Craig January

Professor, medicine and physiology

Cardiac arrhythmia, ion channels, hERG potassium channel, drug-induced and inherited long QT syndrome, safety pharmacology

Ahna Skop

Ahna Skop

Professor of Genetics

Expert on cell division in animal cells, characterized the midbody (new organelle), uses scientific art for outreach, coloring book author, social media and science engagement

Andrew Milkowski

Andrew Milkowski

Adjunct professor, animal sciences, muscle biology laboratory

Expert on meat processing, foodborne illness, diet and health

Douglas McNeel

Douglas McNeel

Associate professor, medicine

Expert on prostate cancer, anti-tumor vaccines and other anti-cancer immunotherapies

Noelle LoConte

Noelle LoConte

Associate professor, medicine

Specialist in gastrointestinal cancers and geriatric oncology

Lori DuBenske

Lori DuBenske

Senior Psychologist/Department of Psychiatry, Cancer Psychology

Expert on cancer psychology, behavioral health, family caregivers, patient healthcare decision making

Thomas Mackie

Thomas Mackie

Professor, medical physics and human oncology

Expert on ionizing radiation, radiation therapy and medical devices

Howard Bailey

Howard Bailey

Director, UW Carbone Cancer Center, Professor, medicine,

Expert on drug and nutrient development for prevention or therapy of cancer

Paul Sondel

Paul Sondel

Professor, pediatrics, human oncology, genetics

Expert on laboratory and clinical research in cancer immunotherapy and childhood cancer research

Nader Behdad

Nader Behdad

McFarland-Bascom Professor, Electrical and Computer Engineering; H. I. Romnes Faculty Fellow

Expert on antennas, phased array antennas, wireless devices, microwaves, microwave ablation, wireless communications, medical applications of electromagnetic fields, radio-direction finding and localization, cell phone geolocation.

Pamela Kreeger

Pamela Kreeger

Assistant professor, biomedical engineering

Expert in systems biology, endocrinology, cancer and women's health

Chris Brace

Chris Brace

Associate professor: Radiology, Biomedical Engineering

Expert on interventional oncology, interactions of energy with tissue, microwave engineering, thermal tumor ablation

Marulasiddappa Suresh

Marulasiddappa Suresh

Associate professor, immunology, pathobiological sciences

Pathogenesis and immunology of viral infections

Ravi Balijepalli

Ravi Balijepalli

Assistant professor, medicine

Expert on cardiac cell biology and physiology

Amish  Raval

Amish Raval

Associate professor, cardiovascular medicine

Expert on cardiovascular medicine, peripheral artery disease, interventional cardiology and imaging, cardiovascular regenerative medicine and stem cell trials

Oliver Wieben

Oliver Wieben

Assistant professor, medical physics and radiology

Expert on magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) and cardiovascular imaging