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Health Workforce Education and Development

"10,000 Strong": MHFA Training for Health Workforce Across Wisconsin to Address Resiliency & Stigma

Principal Investigator:Himanshu Agrawal, MD, DF-APA, Psychiatry and Behavioral Medicine

Co Investigator:Deepa Pawar, MD, MPH, Psychiatry and Behavioral Medicine; Kevin Bozymski, PharmD, BCPS, BCPP, School of Pharmacy

Award Date

July2022

Award Description:Educating individuals on Mental Health First Aid (MHFA) to improve equitable health care

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Health Workforce Education and Development

18-Headed Microscope

Principal Investigator:Saul Suster, MD, Pathology

Award Date

September2007

Award Description:Expanding the educational opportunities in diagnostics to support the development of more effective clinicians

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Public and Community Health Improvement

Principal Investigator:Karen Marcdante, MD

Award Date

July2010

Award Description:Piloting a new medical education curriculum at the Medical College of Wisconsin

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Health Workforce Education and Development

Advancing a Healthier Wisconsin through a New Model for Medical Student Education (Phase 1 of 3: Planning)

Principal Investigator:Deborah Simpson, PhD

Award Date

January2009

Award Description:Planning a new medical education curriculum at the Medical College of Wisconsin

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Health-Focused Research

Primary Academic Partner:Gustavo Leone, PhD

Award Date

October2023

Award Description:Establishing the Integrated Cancer Data Resource to support precision oncology efforts

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Public and Community Health Improvement

Access to Safe Shelter & Housing for Women in Street-based Sex Work

Primary Community Organization:Benedict Center

Primary Academic Partner:Staci Young, PhD, Family and Community Medicine

Award Date

January2018

Award Description:Increasing access to safe housing for women in street prostitution in Milwaukee County

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Health-Focused Research

Acquisition of a Bruker E580 Pulse EPR Spectrometer

Principal Investigator:Candice S. Klug, PhD, Biophysics

Co Investigator:Brian Bennett, DPhil, Biophysics; Jimmy Feix, PhD, Biophysics; Jung-Ja Kim, PhD, Biochemistry

Award Date

December2006

Award Description:Obtaining technology needed for Medical College of Wisconsin and other community research partners to study biomedically significant research problems

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Public and Community Health Improvement

Activating Community Health Workers to Build Power Reduce Health Inequities in Black Populations

Primary Community Organization:Wello

Primary Academic Partner:Leslie Ruffalo, PhD, MS

Award Date

July2024

Award Description:Evaluating and empowering the community health worker model for the Black community in Brown County

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Health-Focused Research

Adapting an Evidence-Based Suicide Prevention Program for Black LGBTQ+ Youth

Principal Investigator:Katherine Quinn, PhD, Psychiatry and Behavioral Medicine

Co Investigator:Sara Kohlbeck, PhD, MPH, Psyciatry and Behavioral Medicine

Award Date

July2024

Award Description:Laying the groundwork for more effective, culturally relevant suicide prevention interventions for Black LGBTQ+ youth to reduce disparities

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Health-Focused Research

ADL-Specific Robot Therapy Environment for Upper Extremity Rehabilitation

Principal Investigator:Michelle Johnson, PhD, Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation

Co Investigator:Gerald Harris, PhD, Orthopeadic Surgery and Biomedical Engineering; Roger Smith, PhD, OT, Occupational Therapy, University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee; John McGuire, MD, Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation; Kevin White, MD, Physical Medicine and Rehabilitatio

Award Date

November2004

Award Description:Building the capacity for future research in the area of rehabilitation robotics at the Medical College of Wisconsin

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Health-Focused Research

Administrator for Clinical and Translational Research Center

Principal Investigator:Theodore Kotchen, MD, Medicine

Co Investigator:Jane Kotchen, MD, Institute for Health and Equity; David Gutterman, MD, Research

Award Date

April2006

Award Description:Developing a Clinical and Translational Research Center to serve southeast Wisconsin

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Public and Community Health Improvement

Adopting Patient-Centered Prescription Medication Labels in Wisconsin

Primary Community Organization:Wisconsin Literacy, Inc.

Primary Academic Partner:Kenneth G. Schellhase, MD, MPH, Family and Community Medicine

Award Date

January2016

Award Description:Developing a patient-friendly prescription medication label statewide

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Public and Community Health Improvement

Adult Vision Health Program

Primary Community Organization:Prevent Blindness Wisconsin

Primary Academic Partner:Judy Kim, MD, Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences

Award Date

July2022

Award Description:Improving vision health equity among underserved populations

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Health-Focused Research

Advanced Nanospray Mass Spectrometer for Proteomic Applications

Principal Investigator:Bassam T Wakim, PhD, Anesthesiology

Co Investigator:Arthur L Haas, PhD, Biochemistry; Robert Deschenes, PhD, Biochemistry

Award Date

July2004

Award Description:Adopting cutting-edge Liquid Chromatography/Mass Spectrometer technology to create new capabilities for the study of normal and disease states

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Public and Community Health Improvement

Advancing Access to Behavioral Health Care in Rural Jefferson and Dodge County

Primary Community Organization:Rock River Community Clinic

Primary Academic Partner:David Songco, PsyD, Family Medicine

Award Date

July2024

Award Description:Creating a coordinated behavioral health system to increase access in rural Jefferson and Dodge County

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Public and Community Health Improvement

Advancing Access to Improved Mental Health in Rural Southwestern Wisconsin

Primary Community Organization:Southwestern Wisconsin Community Action Program

Primary Academic Partner:Michelle Broaddus, PhD, Psychiatry and Behavioral Medicine

Award Date

July2022

Award Description:Sustaining and expanding activities to improve access to mental health care for adults in five southwestern Wisconsin counties

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Public and Community Health Improvement

Advancing Alcohol and Violence Research: Developing New Partnerships and Sharing Learnings

Primary Community Organization:Marquette University

Principal Investigator:Constance Kostelac, PhD, Institute for Health and Equity

Award Date

January2023

Award Description:Driving community action to prevent alcohol-related violence through partnerships and data sharing

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Health-Focused Research

Advancing Behavioral Health Initiative Phase Three: Academic Partner Team

Primary Academic Partner:Michelle Broaddus, PhD, Psychiatry and Behavioral Medicine

Award Date

July2022

Award Description:Evaluating Advancing Behavioral Health initiatives, collaborating with community coalitions to sustain successful strategies, and sharing learnings

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Public and Community Health Improvement

Advancing Behavioral Health Initiative Phase Three: Supplemental Funding for Communications Consultant

Primary Academic Partner:Michelle Broaddus, PhD, Psychiatry and Behavioral Medicine

Award Date

July2022

Award Description:Sharing lessons learned and remaining structural barriers to behavioral health

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Public and Community Health Improvement

Advancing Behavioral Health Initiative MCW Partner Team (Phase I)

Primary Academic Partner:Michelle Broaddus, PhD, Psychiatry and Behavioral Medicine

Award Date

July2016

Award Description:Advancing Behavioral Health Initiative Phase I funded learning and planning year

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Public and Community Health Improvement

Principal Investigator:Curt D. Sigmond, PhD, Physiology

Award Date

July2024

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Health Workforce Education and Development

Advancing Rural Health Equity and Civic Health through Medical Student Community Engagement

Principal Investigator:Corina Jo Norrbom, MD, Medical School Regional Campuses

Co Investigator:Amy Prunuske, PhD, Medical School Regional Campuses

Award Date

January2024

Award Description:Addressing rural health disparities in central Wisconsin through MCW student engagement in rural communities

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Health-Focused Research

Advancing New Discoveries in Translational Research Through the Collaborative and Pilot Studies Program

Principal Investigator:Reza Shaker, MD, Medicine

Award Date

April2011

Award Description:Supporting preliminary, short-term studies to advance the translation of clinical and translational research into practice and public policy for the people of Wisconsin

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Public and Community Health Improvement

Advocating for Model Policies that Support Teen Pregnancy/STI Prevention Activities in Milwaukee

Primary Community Organization:Diverse and Resilient

Primary Academic Partner:Carol Galletly, PhD, Psychiatry and Behavioral Medicine

Award Date

July2015

Award Description:Initiating a Community Readiness Assessment process to support distribution of condoms to youth in Milwaukee

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Health-Focused Research

AMP-Deaminase Isoform E and Erythrocyte Metabolic Dysregulation in Sickle Cell Disease

Principal Investigator:Richard Sabina, PhD, Biochemistry

Award Date

July2008

Award Description:Advancing understanding of isoform E regulation in normal erythrocytes to inform sickle cell therapy development

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Public and Community Health Improvement

An Assessment of Nutrition Security among Residents in Rural Eau Claire County

Primary Community Organization:Eau Claire City-County Health Department

Primary Academic Partner:David A Nelson, PhD, Family Medicine

Award Date

January2024

Award Description:Developing community resources

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Health Workforce Education and Development

Principal Investigator:Chandler Cortina, MD, MS, FSSO, FACS, Surgery

Award Date

January2023

Award Description:Calculating personalized breast cancer risk in transgender and nonbinary persons prior to gender-affirming chest masculinization

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Health-Focused Research

Assessing Post-Operative Cognitive Dysfunction in the Elderly

Principal Investigator:Adam Greenberg, PhD, Biomedical Engineering

Co Investigator:Denise Uyar, MD, Obstetrics and Gynecology

Award Date

January2024

Award Description:Determining the effects of anesthesia on post-operative cognitive dysfunction in the elderly

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Public and Community Health Improvement

Assessing Suicide Risk and Preventing Suicide among Black Students in Milwaukee

Primary Community Organization:Milwaukee Public Schools

Primary Academic Partner:Michelle Pickett, MD, Pediatrics

Award Date

July2022

Award Description:Reducing suicidal behavior among Black youth in Milwaukee

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Health-Focused Research

Assessment of Cognition Among Breast Cancer Survivors

Principal Investigator:Ann Nattinger, MD, MPH, Medicine

Co Investigator:Liliana Pezzin, PhD, JD, Institute for Health and Equity; Stephen Rao, PhD, Neurology; Barbara A Matthews, PhD, Medicine; Purushottam Laud, PhD, Institute for Health and Equity; Mark Malkin, MD, Neurology

Award Date

April2006

Award Description:Evaluating the effect of aromatase inhibitors on cognition in breast cancer patients

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Health Workforce Education and Development

Development and Evaluation of a Self-Directed Performance Based Assessment Program to Evaluate Student and Resident Achievement USMLE Clinical Exam and ACGME Competency

Principal Investigator:Ralph Schapira, MD, Medicine

Co Investigator:Kurt Pfeifer, MD, Medicine; Susan Davids, MD, MPH, Medicine; James Sebastian, MD, Medicine

Award Date

April2004

Award Description:Assessing residents’ attainment of ACGME competencies

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Health-Focused Research

Automating Myocardial Infarction Diagnosis by ECGs with VERITAS Software and Hybrid Learning

Principal Investigator:Rodney Sparapani, PhD, Institute for Health and Equity

Co Investigator:Zhihui Luo, PhD, Biomedical Informatics, UW-Milwaukee

Award Date

January2024

Award Description:Improving automated acute myocardial infarction diagnosis to save lives

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Health-Focused Research

Avoiding Health Disparities When Collecting Patient Data for Clinical Care & Pragmatic Research

Principal Investigator:Bradley H. Crotty, MD, PhD, FACP, Medicine

Co Investigator:Onur Asan, PhD, Medicine; Joni Williams, MD, MPH, Medicine; Rebekah Walker, PhD, Medicine; Joan Neuner, MD, MPH, Medicine

Award Date

January2018

Award Description:Determining barriers and facilitators to collecting electronic patient-reported data

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Health-Focused Research

Barriers to Colorectal Cancer Screening in Southeastern Wisconsin Communities

Principal Investigator:Barbara A Matthews, PhD, Medicine

Co Investigator:Ann Nattinger, MD, MPH, Medicine; Purushottam Laud, PhD, Institute for Health and Equity; Ann Maguire, MD, Medicine

Award Date

October2004

Award Description:Investigating reasons behind low colorectal cancer screenings in southeastern Wisconsin

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Public and Community Health Improvement

Barron County Fall Prevention Project

Primary Community Organization:Lakeview Medical Center

Primary Academic Partner:Peter M Layde, MD, MSc, Emergency Medicine

Award Date

March2005

Award Description:Building capacity and strengthening systems to address fall prevention among rural seniors

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Health-Focused Research

Basic Mechanisms Underlying Seizure Activity in Pediatric Neocortical Epilepsies

Principal Investigator:Charles Marcuccilli, PhD, Neurology

Co Investigator:Frank Elsen, PhD, Children's Hospital of Wisconsin

Award Date

June2007

Award Description:Developing a better understanding of the cellular and molecular mechanisms that lead to neocortical epilepsy

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Public and Community Health Improvement

Mobilizing Sustainable Behavioral Health Change in Winnebago, Outagamie & Calumet Counties

Primary Community Organization:Winnebago County Health Department

Primary Academic Partner:Michelle Broaddus, PhD, Psychiatry and Behavioral Medicine

Award Date

July2016

Award Description:Advancing Behavioral Health Initiative Phase I funded learning and planning year

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Public and Community Health Improvement

Best Practices for Smoking Cessation for Milwaukee Public Housing Residents

Principal Investigator:Jeffrey Engelmann, PhD, Psychiatry and Behavioral Medicine

Award Date

October2020

Award Description:Determining opportunities to help public housing residents in Milwaukee succesfully quit smoking and improve health

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Health-Focused Research

Principal Investigator:Andrew S Greene, PhD, Physiology

Award Date

October2008

Award Description:Supporting research to improve the health of the people of Wisconsin

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Health-Focused Research

BMP-Dependent GATA3-TFAP2A-WNT Signaling Mechanisms Regulating Human Amnion Formation

Principal Investigator:Nikola Sekulovski, PhD, Postdoctoral Researcher, Cell Biology, Neurobiology and Anatomy

Co Investigator:Kenichiro Taniguchi, PhD, Cell Biology, Neurobiology and Anatomy

Award Date

January2024

Award Description:Improving the detection and treatment of amnion-related pregnancy complications in Wisconsin

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Public and Community Health Improvement

Booster Seat Educational Campaign for Inner-City Milwaukee

Primary Community Organization:Milwaukee Urban League

Primary Academic Partner:Suzanne Brixey, MD, Pediatrics

Award Date

April2005

Award Description:Improving booster seat use to decrease child morbidity and mortality in Milwaukee’s inner-city

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Public and Community Health Improvement

Born Learning: Portage County rural community collaboration for optimal child development

Primary Community Organization:United Way of Portage County

Primary Academic Partner:John Meurer, MD, MBA, Institute for Health and Equity

Award Date

January2017

Award Description:Creating a coordinated screening, referral and intervention system for Portage County children from age 0 - 5

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Health-Focused Research

Brain-to-Text Computer Interfaces as a Precursor for Artificial Speech Restoration in Aphasia

Principal Investigator:Andrew Anderson, PhD, Neurology

Co Investigator:Hernan Rey, PhD, Neurosurgery; William Gross, MD, PhD, Anesthesiology; Leonardo Fernandino, PhD, Neurology; Jeffrey Binder, MD, Neurology

Award Date

July2024

Award Description:Working toward a brain-to-text interface to restore communication to people with stroke damage

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Public and Community Health Improvement

Breaking the Cycle: Collective Impact to Reduce Effects of Childhood Witness to Family Violence

Primary Community Organization:Sojourner Family Peace Center

Primary Academic Partner:Hillary Petska, MD, MPH, Pediatrics

Award Date

July2018

Award Description:Reducing effects of children who witness family violence through collective impact

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Health-Focused Research

Bridging the Gap in Translational Vascular Research

Principal Investigator:Julie K. Freed, MD, PhD, Anesthesiology

Co Investigator:Michael Widlansky, MD, MPH, Medicine

Award Date

May2021

Award Description:Establishing an infrastructure for efficient tissue retrieval to support vascular research at the Medical College of Wisconsin

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Public and Community Health Improvement

Use of a Lay Health Advisor Model to Bring Sexual & Reproductive Health Justice to Latinos in Milwaukee

Primary Community Organization:Planned Parenthood of Wisconsin, Inc.

Primary Academic Partner:Julia Lechuga, PhD, Psychiatry and Behavioral Medicine

Award Date

January2012

Award Description:Evaluating a Lay Health Advisor Model for improving sexual and reproductive health outcomes for Latino youth and adults in Wisconsin

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Health-Focused Research

Bringing Wellness Home: QI Evaluation of an Urban Community Mental Health Education Project

Principal Investigator:Matthew Jandrisevits, PhD, Psychiatry and Behavioral Medicine

Co Investigator:Nisha Shah, MD, Psychiatry and Behavioral Medicine; Ambrose Wilson-Brown, Cancer Center

Award Date

January2024

Award Description:Promoting trauma-informed wellness strategies within a challenged urban community

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Public and Community Health Improvement

Maternal/Child Mental Health: Identifying & addressing root causes of behavioral concerns in children

Primary Community Organization:Brown County United Way

Primary Academic Partner:John Meurer, MD, MBA, Institute for Health and Equity

Award Date

January2016

Award Description:Identifying and addressing behavioral health concerns in Brown County children

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Public and Community Health Improvement

Building a Behavioral Health System to Reduce Reported Depression Among 6-12th Grade Students

Primary Community Organization:Marathon County Health Department

Primary Academic Partner:Michelle Broaddus, PhD, Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Medicine

Award Date

July2017

Award Description:Advancing Behavioral Health Initiative Phase II: Reducing depression in 6-12th grade students

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Health Workforce Education and Development

Building a Healthcare Workforce Through Access and Equity

Primary Community Organization:MATC Foundation

Primary Academic Partner:C. Greer Jordan, PhD, MBA, Institute for Health and Equity

Award Date

July2022

Award Description:Increasing completion of health care education programs at Milwaukee Area Technical College while achieving greater diversity among graduates

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Public and Community Health Improvement

Building a Recovery-Driven Continuum of Behavioral Health Care

Primary Community Organization:Our Space, Inc.

Primary Academic Partner:Jon Gudeman, MD, Psychiatry and Behavioral Medicine

Award Date

July2007

Award Description:Creating a recovery-driven continuum of behavioral health care for individuals with behavioral health needs

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Public and Community Health Improvement

Building and Reinforcing a Community-Based Nutrition Collaborative

Primary Community Organization:Rock County Public Health Department

Primary Academic Partner:Christopher J Simenz, PhD, Institute for Health and Equity

Award Date

January2024

Award Description:Empowering Rock County communities to create equitable systems change and increase food access country-wide

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Health Workforce Education and Development

Building Capacity for Promoting Population-based Prevention Strategies in Wisconsin

Primary Community Organization:Institute for Wisconsin's Health, Incorporated

Primary Academic Partner:Timothy Corden, MD, Pediatrics

Award Date

July2008

Award Description:Building capacity within Wisconsin's independent public health institute

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Public and Community Health Improvement

Building Community Capacity: GAMP Chronic Disease Management Initiative

Primary Community Organization:Milwaukee County Department of Health and Human Services -Behavioral Health Division

Primary Academic Partner:Joan Bedinghaus, MD, Family Medicine

Award Date

July2006

Award Description:Improving health outcomes and increasing the use of healthcare resources for individuals suffering from chronic disease

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Public and Community Health Improvement

Building Community Recovery Capital: A Recovery Ecosystem Approach

Primary Community Organization:WASH Community Inc

Primary Academic Partner:Katinka Hooyer, PhD, Family Medicine

Award Date

July2024

Award Description:Developing a recovery ecosystem in Green Bay to enhance long-term recovery from substance use disorder

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Public and Community Health Improvement

Principal Investigator:Liang Wang, MD, PhD, Pathology

Award Date

April2012

Award Description:Strengthening translational research in cancer genetics at the Medical College of Wisconsin Cancer Center

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Health-Focused Research

Cancer Center Faculty Co-Recruitment Funds

Principal Investigator:Robert L Truitt, PhD, Pediatrics

Co Investigator:William Campbell, PhD, Pharmacology and Toxicology; Xiao-Mei Qi, MD, Pharmacology and Toxicology

Award Date

March2006

Award Description:Support and recruitment for MCW Basic Science Departments

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Health Workforce Education and Development

Cancer Center Infrastructure Grant

Principal Investigator:Gustavo Leone, PhD, Biochemistry

Co Investigator:Hallgeir Rui, MD, PhD, Pathology

Award Date

November2010

Award Description:Developing interdisciplinary programs in cancer-related research, education, clinical care, and community service

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Health Workforce Education and Development

Cancer Disparities Curriculum for Research and Community Scholars

Primary Community Organization:House of Grace Kingdom Ministry

Principal Investigator:Carol Williams, PhD, Pharmacology and Toxicology

Award Date

October2020

Award Description:Establishing a novel curriculum aimed at reducing barriers between communities impacted by cancer disparities and the researchers studying the disease

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Public and Community Health Improvement

Addressing Cancer Disparities in Breast and Lung Cancer: Integration Hub

Primary Community Organization:American Cancer Society - Midwest Division, Wisconsin

Principal Investigator:Melinda Stolley, PhD, Department of Medicine

Award Date

February2019

Award Description:Establishing a hub to faciliate efforts across community, education, and research that will address breast and lung cancer disparities in Wisconsin

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Health-Focused Research

Addressing Cancer Disparities in Breast and Lung Cancer: Integration Hub

Primary Community Organization:American Cancer Society - Midwest Division, Wisconsin

Principal Investigator:Melinda Stolley, PhD, Department of Medicine

Award Date

February2019

Award Description:Establishing a hub to faciliate efforts across community, education, and research that will address breast and lung cancer disparities in Wisconsin

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Health-Focused Research

Cardiovascular Translational Research Facility

Principal Investigator:David Gutterman, MD, Medicine

Co Investigator:David Harder, PhD, Medicine; Shane Phillips, PhD, Medicine

Award Date

August2006

Award Description:Evaluating the diagnostic utility of novel tests in pulmonary hypertension

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Public and Community Health Improvement

Building A Healthy Family Caregiver System Through Early Identification & Right-Time Support

Primary Community Organization:ERAs Senior Network, Inc.

Primary Academic Partner:Leslie Ruffalo, PhD, Family and Community Medicine

Award Date

January2019

Award Description:Establishing a system to support family caregivers of seniors and adults with disabilities

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Public and Community Health Improvement

Principal Investigator:Sam Hwang, PhD, Dermatology

Award Date

May2008

Award Description:Developing more effective cancer treatments

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Health-Focused Research

Principal Investigator:Joshua Steinberg, MD, Pediatrics

Award Date

October2020

Award Description:Understanding the impact of poor indoor air quality on children in child care centers in Milwaukee County

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Public and Community Health Improvement

Clinical and Community Solutions to Lead-Free Children

Principal Investigator:David Nelson, PhD, MS, Family Medicine

Award Date

October2020

Award Description:Identifying children with elevated blood lead levels in Milwaukee

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Health-Focused Research

Clinical and Translational Science Institute

Principal Investigator:Reza Shaker, MD, Medicine

Co Investigator:Howard J Jacob, PhD, Physiology; Ellis Avner, MD, Pediatrics

Award Date

October2007

Award Description:Advancing science and its application to patient care and technology transfer

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Health-Focused Research

Clinical Correlates of Deep Brain Stimulation

Principal Investigator:Christopher Butson, PhD, Neurology

Award Date

July2008

Award Description:Increasing understanding of the effects of deep brain stimulation

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Health-Focused Research

Clinical Effectiveness Research: Improving the Value of Health Care

Principal Investigator:Julie A Panepinto, MD, MSPH, Pediatrics

Award Date

October2013

Award Description:Recruiting expertise to expand clinical effectiveness research that can improve health outcomes for children and families in Wisconsin

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Health-Focused Research

Clinical Research Infrastructure

Principal Investigator:Reza Shaker, MD, Medicine

Co Investigator:Gilbert White, MD, Medicine; Thomas Bray, Milwaukee School of Engineering; Ellis Avner, MD, Pediatrics; Mark Harris, PhD, University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee; William Wiener, PhD, Marquette University; Cheryl Maurana, PhD, Institute for Health and Equity

Award Date

September2006

Award Description:Facilitating the translation of basic research into the clinical arena and into the community

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Health-Focused Research

Principal Investigator:Joy Lincoln, PhD, FAHA, Pediatrics

Award Date

July2019

Award Description:Developing a pediatric and congenital heart disease research program to develop new treatment strategies and train the next generation of cardiovascular scientists

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Public and Community Health Improvement

Collaborative Work Groups to Reduce Wisconsin's Breast and Lung Cancer Disparities: Phase One

Primary Community Organization:Center for Urban Population Health

Primary Academic Partner:Staci Young, PhD

Award Date

July2021

Award Description:Collaborating with diverse groups to understand diagnosis disparities to strategize solutions

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Public and Community Health Improvement

Principal Investigator:Joseph Kerschner, MD, Otolaryngology and Communication Sciences

Award Date

July2012

Award Description:Addressing physician shortages in underserved Wisconsin communities through an innovative community-based medical education program

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Public and Community Health Improvement

Community MedShare Prescription Assistance Project

Primary Community Organization:Bread of Healing Clinic, Inc.

Primary Academic Partner:Staci Young, PhD, Family and Community Medicine

Award Date

January2011

Award Description:Increasing access to free or low-cost medications for more than 10,000 working and uninsured individuals in Milwaukee

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Public and Community Health Improvement

Community Mentoring: Adapting Youth Mental Health Screening Across County Lines

Primary Community Organization:Fond du Lac Area YScreen Program (Mentor), Beaver Dam Unified School District (Mentee)

Award Date

July2017

Award Description:Adapting youth mental health screening across Dodge and Fond du Lac Counties

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Public and Community Health Improvement

Principal Investigator:Jennifer Apps, PhD, Psychiatry and Behavioral Medicine

Award Date

January2024

Award Description:Exploring a program to expand up-to-date concussion care through education for primary care and pediatric providers

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Public and Community Health Improvement

Connecting the Dots: Building a Fall Intervention Team in Kenosha County

Primary Community Organization:Aurora Medical Center - Kenosha

Primary Academic Partner:Thomas Grawey, DO, Emergency Medicine

Award Date

January2024

Award Description:Creating a system to address the growing number of fall-related incidents in Kenosha County

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Health-Focused Research

Consumer/Patient Access to Quality Internet Health Information

Principal Investigator:Dawn S Bragg, PhD, Academic Affairs

Co Investigator:Douglas Bower, MD, Family Medicine; Mary Blackwelder, Medical College of Wisconsin

Award Date

January2006

Award Description:Supporting well-informed healthcare decisions

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Health-Focused Research

Control of Diabetic Vascular Endothelial Function by Mitochondial Fission Proteins

Principal Investigator:Michael Widlansky, MD, Medicine

Co Investigator:R. Blake Hill, PhD, Biochemistry

Award Date

January2016

Award Description:Exploring the cause of diabetic vascular disease

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Health-Focused Research

Control of Vascular and Blood Development by GATA-4

Principal Investigator:Stephen Duncan, PhD, Cell Biology, Neurobiology and Anatomy

Award Date

February2006

Award Description:Examining the role of GATA-4 in vascular and hematopoietic development

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Health-Focused Research

Convalescent Plasma for Treatment of Patients with COVID-19

Principal Investigator:Gilbert C. White II, MD, Hematology and Oncology

Award Date

April2020

Award Description:Testing the use of blood plasma as a treatment and preventive measure against COVID-19 in Wisconsin

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Public and Community Health Improvement

Douglas County Coordinated Community Response to Behavioral Health Crisis

Primary Community Organization:North Country Independent Living

Principal Investigator:Chun Liu, PhD, Physiology

Award Date

July2024

Award Description:Identifying new drug targets for treating cardiovascular disease in Wisconsin's patients

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Health-Focused Research

Defining Intraoperative Turbulence Using a Deep Learning Approach

Principal Investigator:Anai Kothari, MD, Surgery

Co Investigator:Steven Kapeles, MD, Anesthesiology; Laura Gonzalez, MD, Anesthesiology

Award Date

January2023

Award Description:Using interoperative data to improve surgical outcomes

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Health-Focused Research

Defining Mechanisms of Glia-Mediated Synapse Formation to Develop Future Retinal Repair Therapies

Principal Investigator:Emily Welby, PhD, Postdoctoral Researcher, Cell Biology, Neurobiology and Anatomy

Co Investigator:Allison Ebert, PhD, Cell Biology, Neurobiology and Anatomy; Brian Link, PhD, Cell Biology, Neurobiology and Anatomy

Award Date

January2024

Award Description:Supporting the development of early intervention therapies to prevent blindness

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Health-Focused Research

Defining the Cardiometabolic Profile of Transgender Boys and Men on Testosterone Therapy

Principal Investigator:Susanne M. Cabrera, MD, Pediatrics

Co Investigator:Michael Widlansky, MD, MPH, Medicine; Andrew Petroll, MD, MS, Medicine; Kristen Klement, MD, Plastic Surgery

Award Date

July2021

Award Description:Studying the cardiometabolic impact of testosterone therapies on transgender boys and men to advance their health and wellbeing

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Public and Community Health Improvement

Transforming Eau Claire: Designing a Healthy Community

Primary Community Organization:Eau Claire City-County Health Department

Primary Academic Partner:David Nelson, PhD, Family and Community Medicine

Award Date

July2015

Award Description:Integrating health as part of community planning for the built environment in Eau Claire

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Public and Community Health Improvement

Destination Zero: Reducing Suicide in Fond du Lac County

Primary Community Organization:Comprehensive Service Integration (CSI)/Fond du Lac School District

Primary Academic Partner:Sara Kohlbeck, MPH, Comprehensive Injury Center; Stephen Hargarten, MD, Comprehensive Injury Center

Award Date

January2018

Award Description:Reducing suicide in Fond du Lac County

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Health-Focused Research

Determining the Contribution of Fibrinolysis to Blood Loss in Severe Hemorrhage Using RNA Therapy

Principal Investigator:Christian Kastrup, PhD, Surgery

Co Investigator:Marc de Moya, MD, Surgery

Award Date

July2022

Award Description:Developing new strategies to reduce blood loss in trauma patients

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Public and Community Health Improvement

Determining the Status of Wisconsin School Health Services

Primary Community Organization:Wisconsin Public Health Association

Primary Academic Partner:Marie Wolff, PhD, Family Medicine

Award Date

July2007

Award Description:Assessing and strategizing on the current health services infrastructure in Wisconsin schools

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Health-Focused Research

Developing a Culturally Tailored Bystander CPR Education Intervention for Milwaukee Hmong Community

Principal Investigator:Jamie Jasti, MD, MS, Emergency Medicine

Co Investigator:Aasim Padela, MD, MSc, Emergency Medicine; Tom Aufderheide, MD, MS, Emergency Medicine

Award Date

July2024

Award Description:Developing tailored bystander CPR education for the Hmong population

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Health-Focused Research

Principal Investigator:Frank Pintar, PhD, Biomedical Engineering

Award Date

October2016

Award Description:Creating a Clinical and Translational Biomedical Engineering Program

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Health-Focused Research

Developing Strategies: Improving the Health of LGBT People of Color

Primary Community Organization:Diverse and Resilient, Inc.

Primary Academic Partner:David Seal, Psychiatry and Behavioral Medicine,PhD

Award Date

July2006

Award Description:Improving health disparities that exist for LGBT people of color in Southeast Wisconsin

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Health-Focused Research

Development of a Compliant and Biomimetic Small Vascular Graft with Human Amnion Membrane

Principal Investigator:Bo Wang, PhD, Biomedical Engineering

Co Investigator:Peter Rossi, MD, Surgery

Award Date

July2022

Award Description:Developing an artificial blood vessel as an alternative to vascular surgery

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Health Workforce Education and Development

Principal Investigator:Neil Hogg, PhD, Biophysics

Award Date

November2011

Award Description:Create a redox biology program to enhance the ability of researchers to translate basic research discoveries into clinical treatments

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Health-Focused Research

Development of a Surgical Oncology Disparities Research Program

Principal Investigator:Callisia Clarke, MD, Surgery

Co Investigator:Ugwuji Maduekwe, MD, Surgery; Anai Kothari, MD, Surgery

Award Date

May2022

Award Description:Building a better understanding of cancer disparities in order to address inequities in cancer outcomes in Wisconsin

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Public and Community Health Improvement

Development of a Sustainable Public Awareness Campaign to Prevent Veteran Suicides

Primary Community Organization:Milwaukee County War Memorial Center Inc

Primary Academic Partner:Bertrand Berger, PhD

Award Date

July2024

Award Description:Assessing public education to reduce veteran suicide and mental health stigma in Wisconsin

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Health-Focused Research

Development of a Voxel-Wise Database of Physical Parameters for Neuroimaging

Principal Investigator:Andrew S. Nencka, PhD, Biophysics

Co Investigator:Shi-Jiang Li, PhD, Biophysics

Award Date

May2011

Award Description:Developing a high-resolution database of physical parameters in the human brain

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Health Workforce Education and Development

Development of Center for Science, Health, and Society

Principal Investigator:Cheryl A Maurana, PhD, Institute for Health and Equity

Award Date

March2006

Award Description:Fostering public engagement in science and health policy

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Health-Focused Research

Development of HOPE (Helping Optimize Prehospital Equity) Research Collaborative

Principal Investigator:Benjamin Weston, MD, MPH, Emergency Medicine

Co Investigator:Ernest Amankwah, PhD, Clinical and Translational Science Institute; Thomas Grawey, DO, Emergency Medicine

Award Date

July2024

Award Description:Developing a first-of-its-kind prehospital health equity data collaborative among emergency medical services agencies to understand health inequities

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Health-Focused Research

Primary Community Organization:Fond du Lac School District / Drug Free Communities of Fond du Lac County

Award Date

December2018

Award Description:Developing a strategic action plan to identify and support pregnant women who use drugs

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Health-Focused Research

Drugs Targeting NAADP Action to Combat Neurodegeneration

Principal Investigator:Jonathan Marchant, PhD, MA, Cell Biology, Neurobiology and Anatomy

Co Investigator:Allison Ebert, PhD, Cell Biology, Neurobiology and Anatomy

Award Date

January2023

Award Description:Evaluating the potential of novel small molecules for reversing cellular defects seen in Parkinson’s disease

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Public and Community Health Improvement

DryHootch iPeer: A Social & Technology Support Program for Veteran Mental Health

Primary Community Organization:DryHootch

Primary Academic Partner:Zeno Franco, PhD, Family and Community Medicine

Award Date

January2013

Award Description:Improving access to trained peer mentor support for Wisconsin veterans on college campuses

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Public and Community Health Improvement

Dryhootch: Veterans Using Peer Support to Make Sure Their Comrades Get the Care They Need

Primary Community Organization:Dryhootch of America Inc.

Primary Academic Partner:Jeffrey Whittle, MD, MPH, Medicine

Award Date

July2009

Award Description:Training peer counselors to support the health and social service needs of returning veterans and their families

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Health-Focused Research

Primary Community Organization:Hmong American Friendship Association, Inc.

Award Date

April2020

Award Description:Developing culturally appropriate COVID-19 prevention messaging for Hmong populations in Wisconsin

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Public and Community Health Improvement

Principal Investigator:Laura W Roberts, MD, Psychiatry and Behavioral Medicine

Award Date

July2008

Award Description:Developing a multidisciplinary research group of empirical ethics investigators

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Public and Community Health Improvement

Empowering Individuals to Improve their Hypertension Control through Peer Support

Primary Community Organization:Veterans of Foreign Wars of the United States Department of Wisconsin

Primary Academic Partner:Jeffrey Whittle, MD, MPH, Family Medicine

Award Date

July2006

Award Description:Establishing network of peer support groups to encourage blood pressure control among elderly members of the Veterans of Foreign Wars

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Health-Focused Research

Endothelial Senescence in Impairment of Lung Regeneration in Obesity

Principal Investigator:Akiko Mammoto, MD, PhD, Pediatrics

Co Investigator:Tandori Mammoto, MD, PhD, Pediatrics

Award Date

January2024

Award Description:Exploring the potential of an extracellular vesicle-based strategy for obese patients with lung disease

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Health-Focused Research

Engineering Inflammation-free CAR Therapy

Principal Investigator:Subramaniam Malarkannan, PhD, Medicine

Co Investigator:Matthew J. Riese, MD, PhD, Medicine; Nirav Shah, MD, Medicine

Award Date

January2018

Award Description:Understanding how proteins impact inflammation associated with CAR-T cell therapies

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Health-Focused Research

Engineering Platelets to Increase Coagulability and Effectiveness of Platelet Transfusions in Resuscitation in Bleeding Patients

Principal Investigator:Mitchell Dyer, MD, Surgery

Co Investigator:Christian Kastrup, PhD, Surgery

Award Date

January2023

Award Description:Engineering platelets in a novel way to increase their effectiveness in transfusions of bleeding patients

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Health-Focused Research

Enhancement of a Research and Translational Center for the Integrative Biology of Kidney Disease

Principal Investigator:Sundaram Hariharan, MD, Medicine

Award Date

September2008

Award Description:Establishing a Center of Excellence for Pediatric Renal Research

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Health-Focused Research

Enhancement of a Research and Translational Center for the Integrative Biology of Kidney Disease

Principal Investigator:Sundaram Hariharan, MD, Medicine

Award Date

September2008

Award Description:Establishing a Center of Excellence for Pediatric Renal Research

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Health-Focused Research

Principal Investigator:Raul Urrutia, MD, Genomic Sciences and Precision Medicine Center

Award Date

February2019

Award Description:Transforming and advancing the interpretation of cancer-associated gene mutations

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Health-Focused Research

Establishment of a Human ES Cell Core Laboratory

Principal Investigator:Stephen Duncan, PhD, Cell Biology, Neurobiology and Anatomy

Co Investigator:John Lough, PhD, Cell Biology, Neurobiology and Anatomy

Award Date

January2006

Award Description:Providing core laboratory services and an infrastructure for stem cell research at MCW

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Health-Focused Research

Primary Community Organization:Families & Schools Together, Inc.

Award Date

November2016

Award Description:Redesigning program evaluation and improvement for effective family engagement programming across Wisconsin

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Public and Community Health Improvement

Family Resource Centers: A Universal Primary Prevention Strategy to Promote Health Equity

Primary Community Organization:Child Abuse and Neglect Prevention Board

Primary Academic Partner:Elizabeth Cleek, PhD, RN, CPNP-PC

Award Date

July2024

Award Description:Advancing child abuse prevention policies and best practices in Wisconsin

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Public and Community Health Improvement

Family Risk Reduction Intervention with Female Juvenile Delinquents

Primary Community Organization:New Concept Self Development Center, Inc.

Primary Academic Partner:David Seal, PhD, Psychiatry and Behavioral Medicine

Award Date

July2006

Award Description:Implementing a family-systems prevention program promoting sustained risk behaviors and improving health and relationships

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Public and Community Health Improvement

Farm to Fork: Cultivating Grassroots Capacity to Transform Food Access

Primary Community Organization:Urban Open Space Foundation

Primary Academic Partner:Linda N Meurer, MD, Family Medicine

Award Date

July2007

Award Description:Reducing nutrition-related health risks and disparities in an inner-city, African American Milwaukee neighborhood

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Public and Community Health Improvement

Fight Asthma Milwaukee Allies: Improving Access to Quality Asthma Care

Primary Community Organization:Children's Hospital of Wisconsin

Primary Academic Partner:John Meurer, MD, MBA, Institute for Health and Equity

Award Date

July2006

Award Description:Advocating for and improving the accessibility and quality of asthma care for thousands of Milwaukee children

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Public and Community Health Improvement

Fighting Cancer in Wisconsin’s American Indian Communities

Primary Community Organization:Great Lakes Inter-Tribal Epidemiology Center

Primary Academic Partner:J. Frank Wilson, MD, Radiation Oncology

Award Date

January2012

Award Description:Building the capacity of Wisconsin’s rural and urban American Indian communities and clinics to enhance the quality of life for cancer patients and families

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Health-Focused Research

FMRI Abnormalities in Geriatric Depression, and Depressed and Non-Depressed MCI Elderly

Principal Investigator:Joseph S Goveas, MD, Psychiatry and Behavioral Medicine

Award Date

July2009

Award Description:Improving the health and quality of life of people with geriatric mental health disorders

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Health-Focused Research

Principal Investigator:Brian A Link, PhD, Cell Biology, Neurobiology and Anatomy

Award Date

May2008

Award Description:Detecting and measuring glaucoma-associated phenotypes in zebrafish

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Public and Community Health Improvement

Fostering Futures

Primary Community Organization:SET Ministry, Inc.

Primary Academic Partner:Lynn Sheets, MD, Pediatrics

Award Date

January2013

Award Description:Developing a blueprint for translating scientific evidence into trauma-informed practices for child welfare systems statewide

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Public and Community Health Improvement

Fostering Futures: Transforming Child Welfare Policies & Practices through Trauma-Informed Principles

Primary Community Organization:Set Ministry, Inc

Primary Academic Partner:Lynn Sheets, MD, Pediatrics

Award Date

January2016

Award Description:Building a trauma-informed child welfare system statewide

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Public and Community Health Improvement

Fostering Hope

Primary Community Organization:Children's Hospital and Health System

Primary Academic Partner:Lynn Sheets, MD, Pediatrics

Award Date

July2008

Award Description:Developing a model to improve the foster care system in Milwaukee through partnership with faith communities

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Public and Community Health Improvement

Fox Valley Thrives Transportation Team Strategic Planning

Primary Community Organization:ESTHER-Fox Valley

Award Date

May2018

Award Description:Engaging the Fox Valley community to plan for equitable transit access

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Public and Community Health Improvement

Frequency of Student Proximity to Adverse Incidents: Incidence, Impact and Intervention

Primary Community Organization:Milwaukee Fire Department

Principal Investigator:David Cipriano, Ph.D

Award Date

July2022

Award Description:Creating a non-resource-intense risk scoring methodology that informs equitable triage of services and areas for early and proactive intervention

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Health Workforce Education and Development

Froedtert and MCW Ignite: An Outreach Program to Spark Interest in Health Equity Biomedical Careers

Principal Investigator:Malika Lisa Siker, MD, Radiation Oncology

Award Date

January2024

Award Description:Launching Froedtert & MCW Ignite to address locoregional health inequities through educational opportunities

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Health Workforce Education and Development

Froedtert and the Medical College of Wisconsin's Neurotrauma Symposium: From Injury to Functionality

Principal Investigator:Shekar Kurpad, MD, PhD, Neurosurgery

Award Date

July2022

Award Description:Providing education related to neurotrauma and multidisciplinary collaboration across the continuum

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Health-Focused Research

Effect of Fructose-induced Changes in Renal Microvascular Function and Blood Pressure

Principal Investigator:John Imig, PhD, Pharmacology and Toxicology

Co Investigator:Oleg Palygin, PhD, Physiology; Srividya Kidambi, MD, Medicine

Award Date

January2018

Award Description:Determining the association of dietary fructose with blood pressure and kidney disease

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Health-Focused Research

Principal Investigator:John Meurer, MD, MBA, Institute for Health and Equity; Jennifer Guerts, Director, Institute for Health and Equity

Award Date

February2019

Award Description:Preparing the next generation of genetic counselors to meet Wisconsin workforce demands

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Health-Focused Research

Principal Investigator:Frank Park, PhD, Medicine

Award Date

May2008

Award Description:Developing a new therapeutic approach to the treatment of polycystic kidney disease

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Health-Focused Research

Principal Investigator:Lisa Dodson, MD, Medical School Regional Campuses

Award Date

July2016

Award Description:Developing a strategic plan for graduate medical education (GME) expansion in Central and Northern Wisconsin

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Health Workforce Education and Development

Great Lakes Palliative Care Conference

Principal Investigator:Renee Foutz, MD

Award Date

October2023

Award Description:Advancing the practice of hospice and palliative medicine

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Public and Community Health Improvement

Greater Green Bay Mental Health Connection

Primary Community Organization:American Foundation of Counseling Services, Inc.

Primary Academic Partner:Michelle Broaddus, PhD, Psychiatry and Behavioral Medicine

Award Date

July2016

Award Description:Advancing Behavioral Health Initiative Phase I funded learning and planning year

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Public and Community Health Improvement

Growing Healthy Soil for Healthy Communities

Primary Community Organization:Sixteenth Street Community Health Centers

Award Date

January2014

Award Description:Building community and public health capacity for lead exposure prevention in two Milwaukee neighborhoods

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Public and Community Health Improvement

Growing Rural Health Equity with the Help Me Grow Model

Primary Community Organization:First 5 Fox Valley

Primary Academic Partner:Jennifer Koop, PhD, Neurology

Award Date

July2022

Award Description:Evaluating methods to effectively identify early childhood development delays in rural communities

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Health-Focused Research

Primary Community Organization:Northeast Wisconsin Area Health Education Center

Award Date

March2018

Award Description:Engaging the community to develop Healthiest Manitowoc County action plans

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Public and Community Health Improvement

Healthy Environments, Healthy Choices, Healthier People

Primary Community Organization:La Crosse County Health Department

Primary Academic Partner:David Nelson, PhD, Family and Community Medicine

Award Date

January2013

Award Description:Creating school environments in La Crosse County that support healthy lifestyle choices and reduce obesity risk over the lifespan

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Public and Community Health Improvement

Healthy Eyes Healthy Futures Children's Vision Health Collaborative

Primary Community Organization:Prevent Blindness Wisconsin

Primary Academic Partner:Deborah Costakos, MD, Ophthalmology

Award Date

January2016

Award Description:Addressing barriers to vision care after vision screening in Milwaukee

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Public and Community Health Improvement

Healthy Families, Healthy Communities Barron County

Primary Community Organization:Healthier Cumberland Coalition

Primary Academic Partner:Jane Kotchen, MD, MPH, Institute for Health and Equity

Award Date

February2011

Award Description:Improving the health of rural communities, families, and individuals in Barron County

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Public and Community Health Improvement

Healthy Homes Collaborative

Primary Community Organization:Community Water Services

Primary Academic Partner:Ronald Anguzu, MD, PhD, MPH

Award Date

July2024

Award Description:Collaborating to test and reduce lead exposure in Milwaukee home daycare centers

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Public and Community Health Improvement

Principal Investigator:Jane Madden, PhD, Neurology

Award Date

April2007

Award Description:Defining the importance of hydrogen sulfide in the pulmonary vascular response to hypoxia

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Health-Focused Research

Identification of Attention and Executive Impairment in Early Neurological Injury

Principal Investigator:Amy K Heffelfinger, PhD, Neurology

Award Date

January2005

Award Description:Developing measures for attention and executive dysfunction for infants and preschool children with neurologic injury

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Health-Focused Research

Identification of Novel Therapeutic Targets of RhoBTB1-Cullin 3 Pathway in Cardiovascular Disease

Principal Investigator:Gaurav Kumar, PhD, Postdoctoral Researcher, Physiology

Co Investigator:Curt Sigmund, PhD, Physiology

Award Date

January2024

Award Description:Assessing the function of RhoBTB1 binding proteins as regulators of vascular function and blood pressure

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Health-Focused Research

Identifying LDL Particles as a Novel Functional Carrier for Coagulation Factor VIII in Hemophilia A

Principal Investigator:Ze Zheng, PhD, Medicine

Award Date

January2024

Award Description:Elucidating an important role of LDL in improving hemostasis

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Health-Focused Research

Identifying Long-Term Care Deserts in Wisconsin

Principal Investigator:Wei Xu, PhD, Institute for Health and Equity

Award Date

January2024

Award Description:Assessing socio-spatial disparities in long-term care access across Wisconsin

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Health-Focused Research

Identifying Molecular Mechanisms Underlying Traumatic Brain Injury: A path to novel therapeutic options

Principal Investigator:Amadou K. Camara, PhD, Anesthesiology

Co Investigator:Wai-Meng Kwok, PhD, Anesthesiology; Christopher Pawela, PhD, Anesthesiology; Bin Pan, PhD, Anesthesiology

Award Date

July2017

Award Description:Identifying the fundamental mechanisms that produce brain dysfunction in TBI to develop new therapeutic approaches for treatments

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Health-Focused Research

Gene Expression in HS Rats to Identify Novel Genes and Pathways Involved in Glucose Regulation

Principal Investigator:Leah Solberg-Woods, PhD

Award Date

October2009

Award Description:Understanding the role of genes in type 2 diabetes to improve treatment in Wisconsin

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Health-Focused Research

Principal Investigator:Mark Beilke, MD, Medicine

Award Date

July2009

Award Description:Generating essential scientific information leading to a better understanding of HIV disease pathogenesis

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Public and Community Health Improvement

Principal Investigator:Kevin Koch, PhD, Radiology

Award Date

July2015

Award Description:Improving high-strength MRI technology and techniques to assess cancer, inflammation, brain degeneration and injury

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Health Workforce Education and Development

Improving Education in Obstetrics and Gynecology Building a Comprehensive Skill Lab

Principal Investigator:Michael Lund, MD, Obsterics & Gynecology

Co Investigator:Dwight Cruikshank, MD, Obstetrics & Gynecology; Paul Lemen, MD, Obstetrics & Gynecology

Award Date

February2004

Award Description:Improving physical examination skills related to obstetric and neonatal care

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Public and Community Health Improvement

Improving Health Awareness among Incarcerated Wisconsinites through Information and Self-Empowerment

Primary Community Organization:The Community

Primary Academic Partner:Laura Hawks, MD, MPH, Medicine

Award Date

January2024

Award Description:Providing incarcerated adults with educational materials about common health conditions to help them take ownership of their health

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Public and Community Health Improvement

Improving Home Visitor Response to Postpartum Depression

Primary Community Organization:Children's Hospital of Wisconsin

Primary Academic Partner:Christina Wichman, DO, Psychiatry and Behavioral Medicine

Award Date

January2014

Award Description:Transforming how home visiting programs can support Wisconsin mothers experiencing depression symptoms

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Public and Community Health Improvement

Improving mental health of Milwaukee’s Latinx population through increased neighborhood engagement

Primary Community Organization:CORE El Centro

Primary Academic Partner:Courtney Barry, PsyD, MS

Award Date

October2020

Award Description:Improving the mental health of Spanish-speaking residents living in Milwaukee Police District Two

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Health-Focused Research

Improving Pancreatic Beta-Cell Differentiation and Maturation through Epigenetic Modulation

Principal Investigator:Joshua Allen Nord, PhD, Postdoctoral Researcher, Biochemistry

Co Investigator:Brian Christopher Smith, PhD, Biochemistry

Award Date

January2024

Award Description:Enhancing diabetes therapies

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Public and Community Health Improvement

Policy and Systems Change to Impact Health in MPS and the Boys and Girls Clubs of Greater Milwaukee

Primary Community Organization:Milwaukee Public Schools

Primary Academic Partner:David Nelson, PhD, Family and Community Medicine

Award Date

January2016

Award Description:Building opportunities to support children in meeting physical activity requirements in afterschool environments

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Health-Focused Research

Principal Investigator:Stephanie Jean Gunderson, MD, Obstetrics & Gynecology

Award Date

January2024

Award Description:Providing hope and equitable opportunities for complete fertility preservation procedures

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Public and Community Health Improvement

Utilizing Peer Teen Advocates to Increase HPV Vaccination Rates in Adolescents

Primary Community Organization:City of Milwaukee Health Department

Primary Academic Partner:Denise Uyar, MD, Obstetrics and Gynecology

Award Date

January2012

Award Description:Using peer teen advocates to increase HPV vaccination among urban adolescents in Milwaukee

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Health-Focused Research

Primary Community Organization:Wisconsin Alliance for Women's Health

Award Date

August2016

Award Description:Building an advocacy agenda that reflects the priorities and needs of Wisconsin's underserved communities of women

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Health-Focused Research

Injury Research Center-Seed Projects

Principal Investigator:Stephen W Hargarten, MD, MPH, Emergency Medicine

Co Investigator:Peter M Layde, MD, MSc, Emergency Medicine

Award Date

January2007

Award Description:Addressing injuries Wisconsin with new research resources

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Health-Focused Research

Principal Investigator:Kathryn Denson, MD, Medicine

Award Date

July2007

Award Description:Piloting an approach to increasing linkages between basic and clinical science in medical education at the Medical College of Wisconsin

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Public and Community Health Improvement

Integrating Peer Support throughout the Behavioral Health Continuum of Care

Primary Community Organization:Our Space, Inc.

Primary Academic Partner:Jon Gudeman, MD, Psychiatry and Behavioral Medicine

Award Date

July2006

Award Description:Improving public and private behavioral health delivery systems in Milwaukee and Waukesha County

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Public and Community Health Improvement

Integrating Trauma Screening and SBIRT to Enhance W-2 Case Management Services

Primary Community Organization:Workforce Resource, Inc.

Primary Academic Partner:Leslie Ruffalo, PhD, MS

Award Date

October2020

Award Description:Helping parents and pregnant women who are low income obtain and retain employment in 16 Wisconsin counties

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Health Workforce Education and Development

Integration of CHWs into Public Health Initiatives for Rural & Urban Communities

Primary Community Organization:Milwaukee Area Health Education Center

Primary Academic Partner:Leslie Ruffalo, PhD, MS, Family Medicine

Award Date

July2021

Award Description:Increasing training and deployment of CHWs in Wisconsin

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Public and Community Health Improvement

Integration of Hepatitis C Diagnosis and Treatment into a Mobile Harm Reduction Unit

Primary Community Organization:State of Wisconsin Department of Health Services - Division of Public Health

Primary Academic Partner:Carol Galletly, PhD, JD, Psychiatry and Behavioral Medicine

Award Date

July2022

Award Description:Developing a novel platform for hepatitis C testing and treatment services within mobile harm reduction units

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Health-Focused Research

Intensive Postpartum Antihypertensive Treatment to Improve Women's Cardiovascular Health

Principal Investigator:Anna Palatnik, MD, Obstetrics and Gynecology

Co Investigator:Amy Pan, PhD, Pediatrics; Jacquelyn Kulinski, MD, Medicine

Award Date

July2022

Award Description:Investigating whether intensive postpartum blood pressure control can reverse vascular dysfunction generated by hypertensive disorder of pregnancy

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Health Workforce Education and Development

Interdepartmental Collaboration for Competency-Based Education

Principal Investigator:Kurt Pfeifer, MD, Medicine

Co Investigator:Wendy Peltier, MD, Medicine; Lisa Marr, MD, Medicine; Ma'Lou Sabino, DDS, Surgery; Fred Klingbeil, MD, Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation; Paul Lemen, MD, Obstetrics & Gynecology

Award Date

August2006

Award Description:Training future medical practitioners in the skills needed to address public health challenges

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Health-Focused Research

Investigating a New Model of Psychiatric Crisis Care to Improve Mental Health Equity and Outcomes

Primary Community Organization:Aurora Health Care, Inc.

Primary Academic Partner:Courtney Barry, PsyD, MS, Psychiatry and Behavioral Medicine

Award Date

July2022

Award Description:Improving mental health crisis treatment and outcomes in Milwaukee County

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Health-Focused Research

Investigating Intervertebral Disc Endplate Degeneration for Non-Specific Low Back Pain

Principal Investigator:L. Tugan Muftuler, PhD, Neurosurgery

Co Investigator:Matthew Budde, PhD, Neurosurgery; Brian Stemper, PhD, Biomedical Engineering

Award Date

July2022

Award Description:Exploring novel MRI techniques to identify the potential source of nonspecific chronic lower back pain

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Health Workforce Education and Development

Investigating the Feasibility of a Health Equity Aligned Early Medical School Admissions Program

Principal Investigator:Malika Siker, MD, Radiation Oncology

Co Investigator:Jane Machi, MD, Pediatrics

Award Date

January2023

Award Description:Advancing the development of a diverse health workforce by exploring a health equity approach aligned early medical school admissions program

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Health-Focused Research

Investigation of MRI, FMRI, and MRSI for IMRT Target Definition and Outcome Assessment

Principal Investigator:X Allen Li, PhD, Radiation Oncology

Co Investigator:Christopher Schultz, MD, Radiation Oncology; Kathleen Schmainda, PhD, Biophysics; John Ulmer, MD, Radiology; Robert Prost, PhD, Radiology; Edgar DeYoe, PhD, Radiology

Award Date

July2004

Award Description:Investigating the use of physiologic MRI for tumor and critical structure definition in IMRT planning and treatment outcome assessment

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Health-Focused Research

Primary Community Organization:PMP Pals

Primary Community Organization:CREATE Portage County

Award Date

April2020

Award Description:Producing personal protective equipment to protect medical professionals in central Wisconsin from COVID-19

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Public and Community Health Improvement

Los Cuidadores Unidos: United Latino Caregivers

Primary Community Organization:United Community Center

Primary Academic Partner:Zeno Franco, PhD, Family and Community Medicine

Award Date

January2012

Award Description:Improving the health of caregivers to those with Alzheimer's disease or dementia in Milwaukee's Latino population

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Public and Community Health Improvement

Lower Uninsured, STI, & Unintended Pregnancy by Integrating Services at Milwaukee County Health Departments

Primary Community Organization:Health Care Education and Training (HCET)

Primary Academic Partner:Allison L. Linton, MD, MPH, Obstetrics and Gynecology

Award Date

January2019

Award Description:Expanding access to health insurance enrollment and reproductive care in Milwaukee County

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Health-Focused Research

Primary Community Organization:Unified School District of Marshfield

Award Date

January2019

Award Description:Action planning to support a school-based mental health consortium in Marshfield

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Health-Focused Research

Mass Spectrometic Applications in Proteomics and Metabolomics

Principal Investigator:Kasem Nithipatikom, PhD, Pharmacology & Toxicology

Co Investigator:William Campbell, PhD, Pharmacology and Toxicology

Award Date

October2004

Award Description:Providing state-of-the-art instrumentation for innovative research in common diseases

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Health-Focused Research

Mass Spectrometric Applications in Metabolomics

Principal Investigator:Andrew S Greene, PhD, Physiology

Award Date

September2004

Award Description:Studying pathophysiological processes associated with obesity and metabolic syndrome

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Health-Focused Research

Principal Investigator:Hallgeir Rui, MD, PhD, Pathology

Award Date

November2010

Award Description:Advancing research by centralizing the collection, storage, and distribution of human specimens

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Health Workforce Education and Development

MCW-CW Advocates in Medicine Pathway: Promoting inclusion of rural and Hmong students in the physician workforce

Principal Investigator:Amy Prunuske, PhD, MCW Central Wisconsin

Co Investigator:Corina Norrbom, MD, MCW Central Wisconsin

Award Date

July2020

Award Description:Promoting the inclusion of rural and Hmong students at the Medical College of Wisconsin-Central Wisconsin

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Health-Focused Research

Mechanisms of Accumulating Damage from Repetitive Subconcussive Head Impacts in Contact Sports

Principal Investigator:Brian D. Stemper, PhD, Biomedical Engineering

Co Investigator:Matthew D. Budde, PhD, Neurosurgery; Christopher Olsen, PhD, Pharmacology and Toxicology

Award Date

January2019

Award Description:Studying a second concussion mechanism, separate from the traditional single-impact mechanism common in sports-related concussion, by correlating behavioral changes, blood biomarkers, and brain cellular/structural changes to the severity of repetitive subconcussive head impact exposure (RSHIE)

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Health Workforce Education and Development

MedEd 2.0: Developing Community-Based Medical School Training to Prevent Childhood Obesity

Primary Community Organization:FoodRight, Inc.

Primary Academic Partner:Stuart Wong, MD, Medicine

Award Date

January2024

Award Description:Advancing health equity for low-income youth in Wisconsin through a new medical nutrition education program

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Health Workforce Education and Development

Primary Community Organization:City of Milwaukee

Award Date

March2018

Award Description:Creating a coalition to study Milwaukee's eviction system and identify solutions impacting health disparities

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Public and Community Health Improvement

Milwaukee Food and Fitness Initiative

Primary Community Organization:Growing Power, Inc.

Primary Academic Partner:John Meurer, MD, MBA, Institute for Health and Equity

Award Date

September2007

Award Description:Improving the nutrition and fitness of Milwaukee’s urban children and their families

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Health Workforce Education and Development

Milwaukee Healthcare Workforce Initiative

Primary Community Organization:Employ Milwaukee Inc.

Primary Academic Partner:Greer Jordan, PhD, Institute for Health and Equity

Award Date

July2021

Award Description:Developing a diverse, qualified candidate pool for employment in health care systems across the Milwaukee area

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Health-Focused Research

Milwaukee Kids: Drive Me Safely - Drive for Health

Primary Community Organization:Aurora Health Care Aurora WIC Program - West Kilbourn Ave

Primary Academic Partner:Suzanne Brixey, MD, Pediatrics

Award Date

September2006

Award Description:Helping families access car and booster seats to decrease child morbidity and mortality due to mobile vehicle crashes

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Health-Focused Research

Milwaukee Overdose Response Initiative: Enhancing Outreach for Disparately Impacted Communities

Principal Investigator:Constance Kostelac, PhD, MS, Institute for Health and Equity

Co Investigator:Jennifer Hernandez-Meier, PhD, MSW, Emergency Medicine; Julia Dickson-Gomez, PhD, Institute for Health and Equity

Award Date

July2024

Award Description:Developing enhanced outreach to communities highly impacted by overdose and low utilization of treatment and harm reduction services

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Public and Community Health Improvement

Milwaukee School, Home & Community Collaboration to Improve Youth Mental Health

Primary Community Organization:Mental Health America of Wisconsin

Primary Academic Partner:Michelle Broaddus, PhD, Psychiatry and Behavioral Medicine

Award Date

July2016

Award Description:Advancing Behavioral Health Initiative Phase I funded learning and planning year

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Health Workforce Education and Development

Mitigating Impacts of Healthcare Delivery on Climate and Community: Greening the OR at F&MCW

Principal Investigator:Christa L Wagner, PhD, Institute for Health and Equity

Co Investigator:Ricardo J Bello, MD, MPH, Surgery

Award Date

January2024

Award Description:Establishing an environmentally friendly implementation kit to reduce harmful healthcare-related emissions

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Health-Focused Research

Mitochondrial Antioxidants in Persistent Pulmonary Hypertension of Newborn

Principal Investigator:Girija Ganesh Konduri, MD, Pediatrics

Co Investigator:Kirkwood Pritchard, PhD, Surgery

Award Date

July2009

Award Description:Improving therapies of infants with persistent pulmonary hypertension of newborn

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Public and Community Health Improvement

Mobilizing 1,000 Community Social Media Influencers for COVID-19 Prevention, Care & Coping

Principal Investigator:Jeffrey A. Kelly, PhD, Psychiatry and Behavioral Medicine

Co Investigator:Yuri A. Amirkhanian, PhD, Psychiatry and Behavioral Medicine; Steven John, PhD, Psychiatry and Behavioral Medicine; Jennifer Walsh, PhD, Psychiatry and Behavioral Medicine

Award Date

April2020

Award Description:Engaging community influencers to increase COVID?19 prevention, stigma?reduction, and coping steps in Wisconsin

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Health-Focused Research

Molecular Carcinogenesis and Chemoprevention Program

Principal Investigator:Ming You, MD, PhD, Pharmacology and Toxicology

Award Date

November2010

Award Description:Establishing a chemoprevention research program at the Medical College of Wisconsin

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Health-Focused Research

Principal Investigator:Douglas Evans, MD, Surgery

Award Date

September2009

Award Description:Establishing an integrated clinical and translational pancreatic cancer research program at the Medical College of Wisconsin

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Public and Community Health Improvement

Parent Education & Support Network (PESN)

Primary Community Organization:United Way of Greater Milwaukee and Waukesha County

Primary Academic Partner:John Meurer, MD, MBA, Institute for Health and Equity

Award Date

January2016

Award Description:Embedding child developmental screening into early childhood programming and primary care

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Public and Community Health Improvement

Partner Up For Superior Health (PUSH)

Primary Community Organization:Price County Health Department

Primary Academic Partner:David B Schubot, PhD, Family Medicine

Award Date

April2005

Award Description:Reducing the prevalence of obesity and being overweight in Ashland, Bayfield, Iron, Price and Sawyer counties

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Health-Focused Research

Partner Up For Superior Health (PUSH)

Primary Community Organization:Price County Health Department

Primary Academic Partner:David B Schubot, PhD, Family Medicine

Award Date

April2005

Award Description:Reducing the prevalence of obesity and being overweight in Ashland, Bayfield, Iron, Price and Sawyer counties

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Public and Community Health Improvement

Partnership for Chronic Disease Prevention and Management in Western Wisconsin

Primary Community Organization:Viterbo University

Primary Academic Partner:Marie Wolff, PhD, Family Medicine

Award Date

July2008

Award Description:Reducing morbidity and mortality from chronic disease

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Public and Community Health Improvement

Partnerships to Connect Schools, Health, and Public Health Insurance

Primary Community Organization:University of Wisconsin-Madison Covering Kids and Families-WI

Primary Academic Partner:John Meurer, MD, MBA, Institute for Health and Equity

Award Date

July2007

Award Description:Increasing the number of eligible children who enroll in Wisconsin’s public health insurance programs

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Public and Community Health Improvement

Patient at Risk: Wisconsin's EIF repository program for children with special health care needs

Primary Community Organization:Wisconsin Chapter of American Academy of Pediatrics Foundation

Primary Academic Partner:Kenneth Yen, MD, MS, Pediatrics

Award Date

February2011

Award Description:Expanding Wisconsin?s web-based emergency information form program for children with special health care needs

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Health-Focused Research

Principal Investigator:Allen W. Cowley, PhD, Physiology

Award Date

July2010

Award Description:Establishing new sequencing and data analysis resources for research and health care delivery related to personalized medicine

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Health-Focused Research

Personalizing Emergency Surgery in Wisconsin Cancer Patients: A Data-Driven Approach

Principal Investigator:Patrick Murphy, MD, Surgery

Co Investigator:Anai Kothari, MD, Surgery

Award Date

January2024

Award Description:Establishing a patient-centered care framework for cancer patients with acute surgical conditions

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Health-Focused Research

Pharmacogenomics Core Facility

Principal Investigator:Ronald Hines, PhD, Pediatrics

Co Investigator:D. Gail McCarver, MD, Pediatrics

Award Date

June2006

Award Description:Supporting the development of individualized therapeutic approaches for drugs used in multiple disease processes

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Health-Focused Research

Pharmacokinetics of Piperacillin/tazobactam in pediatric obesity

Principal Investigator:Frank Zhu, MD

Award Date

January2024

Award Description:Optimizing antibiotic dosing in the growing obese child patient population

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Health-Focused Research

Primary Community Organization:211 Wisconsin, Inc.

Award Date

April2020

Award Description:Scaling 211 capabilities and strategies to reduce the spread of COVID-19 in Wisconsin

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Health Workforce Education and Development

Practitioners of Color Training and Internship Program

Primary Community Organization:CORE El Centro

Primary Academic Partner:Deborah Costakos, MD, MS

Award Date

July2022

Award Description:Expanding and diversifying the integrative health workforce, providing skills, training, and employment to practitioners of color

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Health Workforce Education and Development

Preceptor Award: AUTO-TBI - Autonomic Function After Concussion

Principal Investigator:Lindsay Nelson, PhD, Neurosurgery

Award Date

June2020

Award Description:Creating a student research experience to investigate autonomic nervous system dysfunction after concussion

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Health Workforce Education and Development

Preceptor Award: Effect of PPE on Incidence of COVID-19 in a Ventilator Capable Nursing Home

Principal Investigator:L. Silvia Munoz-Price, MD, PhD, Medicine

Award Date

June2020

Award Description:Creating a student research experience to investigate one Wisconsin nursing home's experience with COVID-19

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Health Workforce Education and Development

Preceptor Award: Identification of the Regeneration Competent Cardiomyocyte in Mouse and Man

Principal Investigator:Michaela Patterson, PhD, Cell Biology, Neurobiology and Anatomy

Award Date

June2020

Award Description:Creating a student research experience to inform strategies to promote regeneration of the cardiac muscle

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Health Workforce Education and Development

Primary Community Organization:Children's Mental Health Services—Wraparound Milwaukee

Primary Academic Partner:Wendi Ehrman, MD, Pediatrics

Co Investigator:Tia Medley, APN, Pediatrics

Award Date

January2014

Award Description:Improving the identification and treatment of Milwaukee youth involved in human trafficking

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Health-Focused Research

Program for the Study of Neuronal Synaptic Plasticity in Health and Illness

Principal Investigator:Cecilia Hillard, PhD, Pharmacology and Toxicology

Co Investigator:Nashaat Gerges, PhD, Cell Biology; Cheryl Stucky, PhD, Cell Biology; Sang Lee, PhD, Pharmacology; Qing-song Liu, PhD, Pharmacology

Award Date

January2012

Award Description:Establishing a collaborative and innovative program to advance knowledge around neuronal synaptic plasticity within the Medical College of Wisconsin

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Health-Focused Research

Program in Genomics and Ethics

Principal Investigator:Arthur Derse, MD, JD, Institute for Health and Equity

Award Date

October2011

Award Description:Bridging the gap between the clinical application of genomic science and the ethical implications that will arise in its use

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Health-Focused Research

Program in Regenerative Medicine: Duncan Lab Expansion

Principal Investigator:Stephen Duncan, PhD, Cell Biology, Neurobiology and Anatomy

Award Date

September2007

Award Description:Developing the infrastructure for stem cell research with the Medical College of Wisconsin's Duncan Laboratory

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Health-Focused Research

Program in Regenerative Medicine: New Faculty Recruitment

Principal Investigator:Stephen Duncan, PhD, Cell Biology, Neurobiology and Anatomy

Award Date

September2007

Award Description:Recruiting investigators with experience in stem cell research to the Medical College of Wisconsin

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Health-Focused Research

Principal Investigator:Michael Weisgerber, MD, Pediatrics

Award Date

January2008

Award Description:Promoting clinical teacher excellence and team leadership during inpatient rounds

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Health Workforce Education and Development

Rare Diseases and Rare Cancers in the Era of Systems Biology

Principal Investigator:Angela J. Mathison

Award Date

October2023

Award Description:Showcasing advances in genetic understanding and treatment of rare diseases

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Public and Community Health Improvement

Reaching Caregiving Youth: Creating Access through Expansion of WisconSibs Programming

Primary Community Organization:WisconSibs, Inc.

Primary Academic Partner:Jessica Foley, PhD, Pediatrics

Award Date

January2024

Award Description:Addressing health challenges for sibling caregivers of people with disabilities

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Public and Community Health Improvement

Principal Investigator:Julia Dickson-Gomez, PhD, Institute for Health and Equity

Award Date

July2022

Award Description:Examining the effectiveness of Milwaukee's overdose prevention and response programs

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Public and Community Health Improvement

Reducing Racial Disparities through Improved Hypertension Control in African Americans

Primary Community Organization:Westside Healthcare Association

Primary Academic Partner:Theodore Kotchen, MD, Medicine

Award Date

January2012

Award Description:Developing and evaluating programming aimed at decreasing uncontrolled hypertension in Milwaukee

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Public and Community Health Improvement

Reducing the Burden of Substance Abuse in Marathon County

Primary Community Organization:Marathon County AOD Partnership Council Inc.

Award Date

December2016

Award Description:Sustainability planning to reduce the burden of substance abuse in Marathon County

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Public and Community Health Improvement

Building a Behavioral Health System to Reduce the Impact of Adverse Childhood Experiences

Primary Community Organization:Marathon County Health Department

Primary Academic Partner:Michelle Broaddus, PhD, Psychiatry and Behavioral Medicine

Award Date

July2016

Award Description:Advancing Behavioral Health Initiative Phase I funded learning and planning year

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Health-Focused Research

Principal Investigator:Daniel Mark Lipinski, PhD, Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences

Award Date

January2024

Award Description:Developing a novel and innovative sight-restoration therapy

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Public and Community Health Improvement

Riverwest Health Initiative

Primary Community Organization:COA Youth & Family Centers

Primary Academic Partner:James Sanders, MD, MPH, Family Medicine

Award Date

May2005

Award Description:Creating a healthier community by addressing a range of factors that affect the overall well-being of Riverwest residents’ lives

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Public and Community Health Improvement

Riverwest Health Initiative

Primary Community Organization:COA Youth & Family Centers

Primary Academic Partner:James Sanders, MD, MPH, Family Medicine

Award Date

July2008

Award Description:Continuing RHI’s building of community health capacity

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Health-Focused Research

Principal Investigator:Victor X Jin, PhD, Institute for Health and Equity

Award Date

January2024

Award Description:Exploring new therapeutic strategies to treat breast cancer

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Health-Focused Research

Role of Alzheimer's Disease-Associated Genes in Neuronal Mitochondrial Homeostasis: An in Vivo Study

Principal Investigator:Swapnil Gorakh Waghmare, PhD, Postdoctoral Researcher, Cell Biology, Neurobiology and Anatomy

Co Investigator:Lezi E, PhD, Cell Biology, Neurobiology and Anatomy

Award Date

January2024

Award Description:Exploring genetic risk factors associated with Alzheimer’s disease

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Health-Focused Research

Role of Brain Derived Neurotrophic Factor in Neocortical Epilepsy

Principal Investigator:Andrew Tryba, PhD, Physiology

Award Date

May2008

Award Description:Developing new insights into how epilepsy develops and persists

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Health-Focused Research

Principal Investigator:Pablo Nakagawa, PhD

Award Date

February2022

Award Description:Investigating the role of RAS in neuroinflammation to understand hypertension

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Public and Community Health Improvement

Principal Investigator:Daniel Worman, MD, Emergency Medicine

Award Date

July2022

Award Description:Providing learning, networking and collaboration opportunities to students, residents, and faculty in the field of emergency medicine

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Health-Focused Research

Solving Protein Structures to Uncover Molecular Mechanisms of Cancer

Principal Investigator:Gustavo Leone, PhD

Co Investigator:Wei Lui, PhD, Pharmacology and Toxicology

Award Date

July2022

Award Description:Equipping and staffing a state-of-the-art facility to solve the atomic-level structure of cancer-relevant proteins

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Public and Community Health Improvement

Southwestern Wisconsin Behavioral Health Partnership

Primary Community Organization:Southwestern Wisconsin Community Action Program (SWCAP)

Primary Academic Partner:Michelle Broaddus, PhD, Psychiatry and Behavioral Medicine

Award Date

July2016

Award Description:Advancing Behavioral Health Initiative Phase I funded learning and planning year

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Public and Community Health Improvement

Sowing Seeds to Grow Healthy Communities: A School Garden Pilot Project

Primary Community Organization:Pepin County Health Department

Primary Academic Partner:George R. Jacobson, PhD, Psychiatry and Behavioral Medicine

Award Date

July2009

Award Description:Educating children and families about nutrition and healthy food choices

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Public and Community Health Improvement

Specialty Access for Uninsured Program (SAUP) in Milwaukee County

Primary Community Organization:Milwaukee Health Care Partnership

Primary Academic Partner:John Fangman, MD, Medicine

Award Date

January2013

Award Description:Developing a system that will ensure specialty care for low-income, uninsured adults in Milwaukee County

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Health-Focused Research

Specific Phonological Therapy in Fluent Aphasia

Principal Investigator:Jeffrey R Binder, MD, Neurology

Award Date

February2006

Award Description:Developing a new, more effective and cost-effective approach to aphasia rehabilitation

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Health Workforce Education and Development

Primary Community Organization:Rock County Public Health Department

Award Date

March2017

Award Description:Developing a storytelling report to inform solutions to the health needs of all Rock County residents

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Public and Community Health Improvement

Principal Investigator:Dara W. Frank, PhD, Microbiology & Immunology

Award Date

January2011

Award Description:Recruiting expertise to expand knowledge and treatment of tuberculosis

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Health Workforce Education and Development

Developing Standards of Excellence to Guide Wisconsin's Free & Charitable Clinics

Primary Community Organization:Wisconsin Association of Free & Charitable Clinics, Inc.

Award Date

July2016

Award Description:Creating a "standards of excellence" tool to improve health outcomes at Wisconsin's free and charitable clinics (FCCs)

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Health-Focused Research

Supporting Families in Complex Care: Developing a Measure to Assess Impact

Principal Investigator:Jessica Schnell, MD, Pediatrics

Co Investigator:Kimberly Lee, MD, MA, Pediatrics; Astrida Kaugars, PhD, Marquette University; Heidi Kloster, MD, University of Wisconsin-Madison; Debra Oswald, PhD, Marquette University

Award Date

July2024

Award Description:Assessing the impact of participation in a complex care program on families of children with medical complexity

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Public and Community Health Improvement

Supporting Mental Health Friendly Washington & Ozaukee Counties

Primary Community Organization:Washington Ozaukee Public Health Department

Award Date

March2017

Award Description:Informing a mental health friendly communities model in Washington and Ozaukee Counties

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Public and Community Health Improvement

Funds to support 0.5 FTE Partnership Development and Community Engagement

Principal Investigator:Syed M Ahmed, MD, MPH, DrPH, Family Medicine

Award Date

January2010

Award Description:Building capacity to expand community-academic partnerships at the Medical College of Wisconsin

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Health-Focused Research

Principal Investigator:Joseph Besharse, PhD

Award Date

October2009

Award Description:Understanding the molecular mechanisms of human blinding diseases to produce better treatments nationwide

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Public and Community Health Improvement

Principal Investigator:Fabrice Jotterand, PhD, Institute for Health and Equity

Award Date

July2022

Award Description:Analyzing the ethical and regulatory implications of artificial intelligence in healthcare

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Public and Community Health Improvement

The Great Lakes Environmental Health Project

Primary Community Organization:University of Wisconsin?Milwaukee

Primary Academic Partner:Earnestine Willis, MD, MPH, Pediatrics

Award Date

July2008

Award Description:Empowering families using the West Allis Women, Infants and Children (WIC) program to reduce exposure to environmental health risks

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Health-Focused Research

The Human Holobiont: Enhancing Health and Preventing Disease

Principal Investigator:Nita H. Salzman, MD, PhD, Pediatrics

Co Investigator:Calvin B. Williams, MD, PhD, Pediatrics

Award Date

July2021

Award Description:Investigating the relationship between the developing immune system and microbiomes to advance prevention and care

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Health-Focused Research

Principal Investigator:Gustavo W. Leone, PhD, Cancer Center

Award Date

July2021

Award Description:Investigating the cellular drivers of pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma to improve understanding of potential therapeutic targets

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Health-Focused Research

Principal Investigator:Martin Hessner, PhD, Pediatrics

Award Date

February2007

Award Description:Increasing understanding of type 1 diabetes mellitus inflammatory pathways

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Health-Focused Research

The Role of Induced Regulatory T-Cells in Dominant Immunologic Tolerance

Principal Investigator:Calvin B Williams, MD, PhD, Pediatrics

Award Date

July2008

Award Description:Characterizing the contribution of ‘induced’ regulatory T cells to tolerance and the role of Foxp3 in programming ‘induced’ regulatory T cell effector function

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Health-Focused Research

Principal Investigator:Caitlin C. O’Meara, PhD, Physiology

Award Date

July2023

Award Description:Investigating the role of protein CCN3 in the heart

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Health-Focused Research

The Role of Rap1b in B Cell Receptor Signaling

Principal Investigator:Demin Wang, PhD, Microbiology & Immunology

Co Investigator:Gilbert White, MD, Medicine

Award Date

July2009

Award Description:Increasing understanding of immune system disease mechanisms

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Health-Focused Research

Principal Investigator:Jennifer Strande, MD, PhD, Medicine

Award Date

March2011

Award Description:Identifying new targets for the treatment of heart failure in patients with diabetic cardiomyopathy

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Health-Focused Research

Thrombophilia Promotes the Development of Bronchus-Associated Lymphoid Tissue

Principal Investigator:Michelle Marie Castillo, PhD, Postdoctoral Researcher, Pathology

Co Investigator:Rashmi Sood, PhD, Pathology

Award Date

January2024

Award Description:Exploring novel therapeutic interventions for multiple chronic respiratory diseases

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Public and Community Health Improvement

Training Lay Trainers: A Strategy to Disseminate Care Coordination Skills to Families of CYSHCN

Primary Community Organization:Wisconsin Department of Health Services

Primary Academic Partner:John Gordon, MD, Pediatrics

Award Date

January2012

Award Description:Empowering parents of children and youth with special health care needs to teach care coordination skills to other families

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Health Workforce Education and Development

Transforming Healthcare through Relationship-Centered Communication Skills Training

Principal Investigator:MaryAnn Gilligan, MD, MPH, Medicine

Co Investigator:Adina Kalet, MD, MPH, Health Sciences Education

Award Date

January2023

Award Description:Transforming Healthcare through Relationship-Centered Communication Skills Training

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Public and Community Health Improvement

Principal Investigator:David Gutterman, MD, Medicine

Award Date

July2007

Award Description:Converting new basic science discoveries into clinical applications

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Health-Focused Research

Randomized Controlled Trial for the Treatment of NAAT+/toxin– Clostridium Difficile Infection

Principal Investigator:L. Silvia Munoz-Price, MD, PhD, Medicine

Co Investigator:Javeria Haque, MD, Medicine, Infectious Disease; Nita H. Salzman, MD, PhD, Pediatrics; Andres Jose Yarur, MD, Mediciney; Michael T. Zimmermann, PhD, Clinical and Translational Science Institute

Award Date

January2019

Award Description:Conducting a randomized controlled trial to improve understanding, produce new knowledge, and impact clinical outcomes for patients diagnosed with Clostridium Difficile Infection (CDI)

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Health-Focused Research

Bacteriocin-21 for the Treatment of Multi-Drug Resistant Enterococci

Principal Investigator:Nita H. Salzman, MD, PhD, Pediatrics

Co Investigator:Michele Battle, PhD, Cell Biology, Neurobiology and Anatomy; Christopher J. Kristich, PhD, Microbiology and Immunology

Award Date

January2016

Award Description:Preventing systemic infection from, and spread of, drug-resistant organisms

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Health-Focused Research

Treatments Targeting Phonological Short-Term Memory to Improve Language Health after Stroke

Principal Investigator:Priyanka P Shah-Basak, PhD, Neurology

Co Investigator:Jeffrey Binder, MD, Neurology; Sara Pillay, PhD, Neurology

Award Date

January2024

Award Description:Improving language health in stroke survivors with aphasia

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Health-Focused Research

Principal Investigator:Paula Traktman, PhD, Microbiology & Immunology

Award Date

January2006

Award Description:Studying the chromosomal instability underlying cancer

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Health-Focused Research

Vascular Endothelial Redox Stress Mediated by Acrolein

Principal Investigator:Charles R. Myers, PhD

Award Date

July2009

Award Description:Understanding the effect of a common environmental pollutant on the devleopment and prevention of cardiovascular disease in Wisconsin

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Health-Focused Research

Vascular Odorant Receptors - Regulation & Function

Principal Investigator:William Campbell, PhD, Pharmacology and Toxicology

Co Investigator:David Gutterman, MD, Medicine

Award Date

January2016

Award Description:Identifying new approaches to regulate inflammation and cardiovascular disease by understanding the role of odorant receptors

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Public and Community Health Improvement

Primary Community Organization:Mashkisibi Boys & Girls Club/WNATN

Award Date

May2017

Award Description:Developing an action plan to reduce commercial tobacco-related health disparities

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Public and Community Health Improvement

Wisconsin Well Water: Planning Web-Based Resources to Promote Safe Drinking Water for Wisconsin Residents

Primary Community Organization:University of Wisconsin Extension - Central Wisconsin Groundwater Center

Primary Academic Partner:Syed Ahmed, MD, MPH, DrPH, Family and Community Medicine

Award Date

July2008

Award Description:Identifying opportunities to support Wisconsin households in managing and maintaining safe drinking water in private wells

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"10,000 Strong": MHFA Training for Health Workforce Across Wisconsin to Address Resiliency & Stigma

18-Headed Microscope

3-D Printed Protective Gear: Solution to anti-viral mask shortages in hospitals and law enforcement

A Data Science-Enhanced Genomic Program for Advancing the Health of our Wisconsin Children

A Faith Community GYM: Guiding Youth Movement for sustained, healthy futures

A Film-Based Curriculum to Teach Empathy and Cultural Competencies to Residents and Fellows

A Mental Health System for All in La Crosse

Advancing a Healthier Wisconsin through a New Model for Medical Student Education (Phase 2 of 3: Pilot)

Advancing a Healthier Wisconsin through a New Model for Medical Student Education (Phase 1 of 3: Planning)

A Novel in Vivo Model for Investigating Alternatively Activated Rod-Shaped Microglia

A Novel Metabolism of Microsomal Epoxide Hydrolase and Prostate Cancer

A Pilot Trauma Resuscitation Intervention to Reduce Perceived Life Threat

A Proactive Approach to Wellness for First Responders

A Randomized Controlled Trial of a Post-Discharge team to Improve Care of Gun Violence Survivors

A Social Network Approach for Health and Safety Among Rural Intimate Partner Violence Survivors

A Structure-Based Drug Discovery Resource for Clinical & Basic Scientists

A Veggie Chop Shop to Support Milwaukee's Most Vulnerable

ABC Transporter Pharmacogenetics: Impact on Thiopurine Therapy

Accelerated Healthcare Licensure and Employment for Medically Trained Veterans

Accelerated Pathways for Licensure of Transitioning Medics and Corpsmen

Accelerating Precision Oncology Discovery with an Integrated Cancer Data Resource

Access to Safe Shelter & Housing for Women in Street-based Sex Work

Acquisition of a Bruker E580 Pulse EPR Spectrometer

Activating Community Health Workers to Build Power Reduce Health Inequities in Black Populations

Adapting an Evidence-Based Suicide Prevention Program for Black LGBTQ+ Youth

ADL-Specific Robot Therapy Environment for Upper Extremity Rehabilitation

Administrator for Clinical and Translational Research Center

Adopting Patient-Centered Prescription Medication Labels in Wisconsin

Adult Vision Health Program

Advanced Nanospray Mass Spectrometer for Proteomic Applications

Advancing Access to Behavioral Health Care in Rural Jefferson and Dodge County

Advancing Access to Improved Mental Health in Rural Southwestern Wisconsin

Advancing Alcohol and Violence Research: Developing New Partnerships and Sharing Learnings

Advancing Behavioral Health Initiative Phase Three: Academic Partner Team

Advancing Behavioral Health Initiative Phase Three: Supplemental Funding for Communications Consultant

Advancing Behavioral Health Initiative MCW Partner Team (Phase I)

Advancing Behavioral Health Initiative MCW Partner Team (Phase II)

Advancing Community-Academic Partnerships for Translational Research: Scientific Citizens and Citizen Scientists

Advancing Health by Addressing Missed Opportunities in Primary Care

Advancing Health Equity Using and Integrated Medical-Dental-Behavioral Health Care Model

Advancing Physiology Research by Single Cell Spatial Transcriptomics

Advancing Rural Health Equity and Civic Health through Medical Student Community Engagement

Advancing New Discoveries in Translational Research Through the Collaborative and Pilot Studies Program

Advocating for Model Policies that Support Teen Pregnancy/STI Prevention Activities in Milwaukee

AMP-Deaminase Isoform E and Erythrocyte Metabolic Dysregulation in Sickle Cell Disease

An Assessment of Nutrition Security among Residents in Rural Eau Claire County

An Electronic Learner's Portfolio

An Innovative Approach to Address Social and Structural Determinants of Health Through Housing

Anesthetic-Induced Developmental Neuroapoptosis: Is Anesthesia Bad for the Newborn Brain?

Around the Corner to Better Health

Arsenic in Wisconsin's Residential Drinking Water: Planning for Action

Arsenic in Wisconsin's Residential Drinking Water: Planning for Action

Assessing Breast Cancer Risk Prior to Gender-Affirming Chest Masculinization Surgery

Assessing Post-Operative Cognitive Dysfunction in the Elderly

Assessing Suicide Risk and Preventing Suicide among Black Students in Milwaukee

Assessment of Cognition Among Breast Cancer Survivors

Development and Evaluation of a Self-Directed Performance Based Assessment Program to Evaluate Student and Resident Achievement USMLE Clinical Exam and ACGME Competency

Automating Myocardial Infarction Diagnosis by ECGs with VERITAS Software and Hybrid Learning

Avoiding Health Disparities When Collecting Patient Data for Clinical Care & Pragmatic Research

Barriers to Colorectal Cancer Screening in Southeastern Wisconsin Communities

Barron County Fall Prevention Project

Basic Mechanisms Underlying Seizure Activity in Pediatric Neocortical Epilepsies

Mobilizing Sustainable Behavioral Health Change in Winnebago, Outagamie & Calumet Counties

Best Practices for Smoking Cessation for Milwaukee Public Housing Residents

Best Practices for Smoking Cessation for Milwaukee Public Housing Residents

Better Together in La Crosse County

Beyond the Bell Milwaukee

Biacore 3000 Universal Approach to Ligand-Protein

Bilingual Community-Based Chronic Care Institute

Biofabrication of Small Vascular Graft with Human Amniotic Membrane

Biophothonic Imaging Core

Biotechnology and Bioengineering Center Core Equipment

BMP-Dependent GATA3-TFAP2A-WNT Signaling Mechanisms Regulating Human Amnion Formation

Booster Seat Educational Campaign for Inner-City Milwaukee