Peiman Hematti, MD, a bone marrow transplant physician at the University of Wisconsin Carbone Cancer Center and director of Clinical Hematopoietic Cell Processing Laboratory, is the site principal investigator for a new clinical trial using …
Month: December 2018
Murphy’s law: Make materials with biology in mind
As an undergraduate student majoring in physics at Illinois Wesleyan University, William Murphy took exactly one biology course: Biology 101. Two decades later, he’s built a career around creating what he calls “bio-inspired” materials such as tissues for drug modeling and bone regeneration. Murphy, the Harvey D. Spangler Professor of biomedical engineering and orthopedics at the University of Wisconsin-Madison, looks to nature for insights on his designs.
New gene editing tool drives stem cell services and discovery
At just two-and-a-half years old, the University of Wisconsin–Madison Human Stem Cell Gene Editing Service is already contemplating expansion. The increased demand has tracked the growth of research projects on campus using a new gene …
Ethan Lippmann wins inaugural $2.5M Chan Zuckerberg Initiative grant for neurodegenerative disorders research
Ethan Lippmann, assistant professor of chemical and biomolecular engineering at Vanderbilt University, has won an inaugural Chan Zuckerberg Initiative grant for neurodegenerative disorders research. The five-year, $2.5 million award supports his goal of better understanding …
Sisters pioneer new kidney transplant at UW that includes immune system
An article in the Wisconsin State Journal described the first combined kidney and hematopoietic stem cell transplant at UW-Madison. Members of the multidisciplinary team that made the breakthrough possible included SCRMC member Peiman Hematti, MD, professor, Hematology, Medical Oncology and Palliative Care, as well as Kristi Schneider, APRN-BC, APNP, director of transplant clinical trials, Department of Surgery, Robert Redfield III, MD, assistant professor, Department of Surgery, and Kristin Bradley, MD, associate professor, Department of Human Oncology.