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  2. Strengthening Communities, Improving Health

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Eva Vivian outside the Goodman Center in Madison

Strengthening Communities, Improving Health

Posted on September 12, 2021

Professor Eva Vivian is being honored by the Wisconsin Institute for Health Aging for boosting health equity in communities across Wisconsin.

Associate Professor Warren Rose in his lab

New Research Could Unlock Old Antibiotics to Treat MRSA

Posted on September 10, 2019

With a new R01 grant from the National Institutes of Health, Associate Professor Warren Rose is testing a MRSA subset that might not be as resistant to beta-lactams as previously thought.

Tim Bugni in his lab

$30 Million NIH Award will Help Tackle the Toughest Pathogens

Posted on June 6, 2019

Professor Tim Bugni and his colleagues receive $30 million grant from the NIH to take aim at the growing threat of multi-drug-resistant pathogens for which few — or no — treatment options exist.

Jason Peters looking at samples in petri dish by window

Gene-Editing Tool Now Being Used to Develop Better Antibiotics

Posted on March 8, 2019

Assistant Professor Jason Peters created a new technique, known as Mobile-CRISPRi, that allows scientists to screen for antibiotic function in a wide range of pathogenic bacteria.

portrait of Olufunmilola Abraham

Empowering Young Adults to Self-Manage Cystic Fibrosis

Posted on March 7, 2019

Assistant Professor Olufunmilola Abraham’s partnership with UW Health Cystic Fibrosis Clinic wins a UW Fall Research Competition award.

headshot of Jason Peters

New Assistant Professor Jason Peters Wins NIH Career Transition Award

Posted on December 6, 2018

The National Institutes of Health is helping Assistant Professor Jason Peters get to work developing CRISPR-based tools to uncover genetic functions crucial to the life and reproduction of pathogenic bacteria.

Ed Portillo at the VHA Diffusion of Excellence meeting

A Pharmacist-Driven Intervention to Help Veterans Breathe Easier

Posted on December 2, 2018

Assistant Professor Ed Portillo wins support from the Veterans Health Administration to expand COPD CARE program.

Jiaoyang Jiang in her lab

Unraveling a Biochemical Mystery That Holds Untapped Therapeutic Potential

Posted on September 9, 2018

Assistant Professor Jiaoyang Jiang is researching an unusual pair of enzymes that play a critical but unknown role in major human diseases.

portrait of Weiping Tang in his lab

Exploratory NIH Grant Supports Professor Weiping Tang’s Innovative Carbohydrate Synthesis Research

Posted on September 7, 2018

Professor Weiping Tang’s research, funded by a grant from the National Institutes of Health, is looking to pioneer a new, universal method for synthesizing and accessing challenging glycosides.

headshot of Connie Kraus

Global Health Leader Connie Kraus Retires from the School of Pharmacy

Posted on June 23, 2018

Connie Kraus (BS ’75, PharmD ‘93)—quilter, fisherwoman, grandmother, world traveler, and pharmacist—is retiring from the School after 25 years.

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