Less than two years after CMB trainer Jacques Galipeau was hired to start the Program for Advanced Cell Therapy at the School of Medicine, PACT has obtained an FDA Investigational New Drug (IND) permit to …
Month: June 2018
Xinyu Zhao’s lab looks towards new therapies for fragile X syndrome
Fragile X is a genetic condition that affects one in 4,000 males and one in 6,000 females. It’s linked to variations in the gene that makes a protein called FMRP. Symptoms may include intellectual disability, …
Study by Ophelia Venturelli helps predict behaviors of gut microbes
A new study from CMB trainer Ophelia Venturelli helps to understand how the microbiome is formed, how it changes over time, and how it is affected by disturbances like antibiotics used to treat illnesses. Read …
2018 Alumni Newsletter
We’ve had a busy year, and we’re excited to share some of the highlights with you. A big thank you to all who have donated their time, money, and stories to the CMB Program. You …
Philip Romero Receives Shaw Scientist Award
Congratulations to CMB Trainer, Philip Romero, who was the recipient of the 2018 Shaw Scientist Award from the Greater Milwaukee Foundation. The award comes with $200,000 in seed funding to support innovative research approaches and the …