This article originally appeared on UW Health’s news page. Learning about cancer prevention often involves talking about the modifiable behaviors that can influence the risk for developing certain types of cancers. But, a key demographic group …
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Cheap Nanoparticles Stimulate Immune Response to Cancer in the Lab
By Eric Hamilton This article originally appeared on UW–Madison’s news page. University of Wisconsin–Madison researchers have developed nanoparticles that, in the lab, can activate immune responses to cancer cells. If they are shown to work as …
Teaching Old Antibiotics New Tricks
A new study published by Associate Professor Warren Rose reactivates two beta-lactam antibiotics against strains of MRSA in a lab simulation.
Breaking the Opioid Cycle: Part 3
The last in a three-part series exploring how School of Pharmacy faculty are curbing the opioid epidemic, including community-driven interventions, leveraging digital games, and exploring treatment with psilocybin.
Innovate, Cultivate, and Educate
School of Pharmacy enacts new strategic plan to empower the pioneering minds at the heart of health care.
Patient Care Simulations Advance Students’ Education and Development
Two AACP-funded simulations focused on telepharmacy and transitions of care train student pharmacists for the future of pharmacy practice.
R35 Grant Accelerates New Molecule Discovery
With funding from the National Institutes of Health, Assistant Professor Jason Kwan explores new methods to discover drug candidates.
Warren Rose Inducted as 2019 IDSA Fellow
Associate Professor Warren Rose’s atypical approach to overcoming antibiotic resistance receives more national recognition.
A Carbohydrate-Based Solution to Ovarian Cancer
Through grant from the Carbone Cancer Center, Professor Weiping Tang is starting a collaborative research project to reactivate immune cells against ovarian cancer.
Psychedelic Drugs, Radical Psychiatry & Social Change
.Associate Professor Lucas Richert’s new book, Break on Through, examines the radical ideas and therapies induced by ‘outsiders’ in the 1960s and ‘70s.