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Kristen Bernard

Kristen Bernard

Professor, Pathobiological Sciences

Expert in virology and zoonotic diseases

Chad Vezina

Chad Vezina

Assistant professor, comparative biosciences

Expert on developmental toxicology and prostate biology

Dawn Davis

Dawn Davis

Assistant professor, medicine, endocrinology

Clinician specializing in diabetes and endocrinology; research expertise in diabetes, obesity, and cell and molecular biology

Aydin  Bal

Aydin Bal

Assistant professor, rehabilitation psychology, special education

Expert on the role of culture in special education identification and services

Cindy Kuhrasch

Cindy Kuhrasch

Distinguished Faculty Associate, Kinesiology

Expert in development of movement skills in children, integrated learning, affective education and assessment

Glenn Liu

Glenn Liu

Professor of Medicine and Medical Physics

Specializes in drug and imaging biomarker development in oncology with focus on prostate, kidney and bladder cancers.

Lori Anderson

Lori Anderson

Clinical Professor, School of Nursing

Expert on school health and school nursing and on school-age children with chronic health conditions and their families.

Hrissanthi (Chris) Ikonomidou

Hrissanthi (Chris) Ikonomidou

Professor, neurology

Expert on brain injuries in early life, impact of sedative and anticonvulsant drugs on the developing brain

R. Alta Charo

R. Alta Charo

Emerita professor, law and bioethics

Expert on regulation and ethics of scientific and medical innovation, including genetics, synthetic biology, stem cell biology and reproductive technologies

Thomas Oliver

Thomas Oliver

Professor, population health sciences; director, master of public health program

Expert on health policy, politics and system reform

John Denu

John Denu

Professor, biomolecular chemistry; epigenetics theme leader, Wisconsin Institute for Discovery

Expert in epigenetics, gene expression, metabolic regulation, cell signaling and drug discovery

Ronnie  Carda

Ronnie Carda

Associate faculty associate; coordinator, PE Activity Program

Expert on fitness and health aspects, fitness assessment, health promotion, marathon/distance running, aerobic training

Dale Schoeller

Dale Schoeller

Professor emeritus, nutritional sciences

Expert in human energy metabolism and body composition, including the causes and treatments of obesity

Craig Atwood

Craig Atwood

Associate professor, medicine

Expert on hormonal mechanisms of aging, hormone replacement therapy, Alzheimer's disease, prostate cancer and early human embryogenesis

Neal Barney

Neal Barney

Associate professor, ophthalmology and visual sciences

Expert on immunologic and allergic diseases of the eye

Michael Bentz

Michael Bentz

Professor and division chair, plastic surgery

Professor of surgery, pediatrics and neurosurgery, with expertise in plastic and reconstructive surgery, pediatric plastic surgery, hand and microsurgery

Curtis Brandt

Curtis Brandt

Professor, ophthalmology and visual sciences, medical microbiology and immunology; Director, Vision Research Core

Expert on herpes simplex virus infections, antiviral drug development, gene delivery vectors, treatment of eye diseases with gene delivery

David Bernhardt

David Bernhardt

Professor, pediatrics, orthopedics and rehabilitation

Expert on sports medicine and concussion

Suzanne Selvaggi

Suzanne Selvaggi

Professor, pathology; director, Anatomic Pathology and Cytopathology

Expert on gynecologic cytopathology and thyroid fine needle aspiration cytopathology

Kristen Slack

Kristen Slack

Professor; chair of the PhD program in Social Welfare

Expert on child maltreatment prevention, child poverty, child welfare systems

Lyn Turkstra

Lyn Turkstra

Professor, communicative disorders; faculty member, Neuroscience Training Program and Neurological Surgery

Expert on outcomes from traumatic brain injury and neurological disorders in adolescents and adults

Julia Wright

Julia Wright

Clinical professor; chief, section of hospital medicine; director, UW Health Regional Hospital Medicine

Expert in in-patient care, internal medicine, health care, practice management and hospital medicine

Nader Sheibani

Nader Sheibani

Associate professor, ophthalmology and visual sciences

Expert in retinal vascular biology, diabetic retinopathy, vascular molecular and cellular biology

Ei Terasawa

Ei Terasawa

Professor, psychiatry

Expert on reproductive neuroendocrinology, mechanisms of the onset of puberty, physiology of GnRH neurons

Yoram Shenker

Yoram Shenker

Professor, internal medicine

Expert in endocrinology, diabetes and metabolism, history of Polish Jews, Israeli politics and health care

Ivan Rayment

Ivan Rayment

Professor, biochemistry

Expert in protein structure and function with extensive knowledge of muscle and molecular motor function

Robert Radwin

Robert Radwin

Professor, industrial and systems engineering, biomedical engineering and Orthopedics and rehabilitation

Expert in ergonomics and the workplace, occupational health and safety, design of jobs, equipment, tools, products, and environments.

Peter Rahko

Peter Rahko

Professor, medicine

Expert on heart failure, echocardiography, heart valve disease, cardiomyopathy

Erik Ranheim

Erik Ranheim

Assistant professor, pathology and laboratory medicine; program director, Pathology Residency Program

Expert on cancers of the blood system and medical education

Michael Rock

Michael Rock

Professor, pediatrics

Expert on cystic fibrosis newborn screening

John Mullahy

John Mullahy

Professor, population health sciences

Expert in evaluation in health and health care, applied health econometrics

Mary  McEniry

Mary McEniry

Research scientist, sociology

Expert on health of older adults in the developing world

Mark Moss

Mark Moss

Associate professor, medicine and pediatrics; section of allergy, pulmonary and critical care

Expert on treating asthma and allergic diseases in children and young adults; principal investigator on clinical studies

Robert McGrath

Robert McGrath

Psychologist Emeritus, University Health Services

Psychologist with expertise in Health Psychology, Living with Vitality and Resilience, and Mind/Body Wellness. Member of UW Speakers Bureau

Donna Weihofen

Donna Weihofen

Senior nutritionist (retired), UW Hospital and Clinics

Expert on nutrition and food: general nutrition and cancer nutrition

Sarina Schrager

Sarina Schrager

Associate professor, family medicine

Expert on general women's health issues, with a focus on reproductive health and osteoporosis

Keith Meyer

Keith Meyer

Professor, medicine; medical director, lung transplantation; director, adult CF program, interstitial lung disease

Expert on lung diseases and lung transplantation

Maryl Johnson

Maryl Johnson

Professor, medicine; medical director, heart failure and transplantation

Expert in congestive heart failure, ventricular assist devices, heart transplantation

Frederick Kelcz

Frederick Kelcz

Associate professor, radiology

Expert on magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) for breast, abdomen and pelvis

Dean Krahn

Dean Krahn

Professor, medicine and psychiatry

Expert on mental health and veterans, alcohol dependence and abuse treatment; systems of care delivery for mental health