Advancing research, education, and clinical practice in precision medicine
By Caitlyn Romanski On October 22, 2026, member faculty Krishanu Saha, PhD, gathered alongside fellow scientists, clinicians, engineers, legal scholars, ethicists, disability community representatives, faith communities and patient organizations to attend Engineering Health for the Common Good: A Symposium on Human Genome Editing and the Convergence of Biology and AI. Presented by the UW–Madison Grainger …
By Caitlyn Romanski During the weekend of October 16-17, 2026, Clinical Research Coordinator Lia Margolin (Webb Lab) attended the 15th Conference of Undiagnosed Diseases Network International (UDNI) in Siena, Italy. During the annual two-day gathering, the conference brought together clinicians, researchers, genetic counselors and rare disease experts from around the world to share advances in …
By Caitlyn Romanski On the weekend of September 26-28, 2026, research intern Michela Cadarso attended the American Association for Cancer Research’s (AACR) Conference on Pancreatic Cancer. Traveling to San Diego, California, Cadarso presented her collaborative research alongside experts from across the field. Her poster, “Targeting dual CDK9 and KRASG12D selective inhibition as a novel combination …
By Caitlyn Romanski Member faculty J. Carter Ralphe, MD, recently received $2,417,136 in grant funding from the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute to support his new R01 project, “Mutation-specific Responses to Myosin Inhibitors in Human iPSC Models of HCM.” In collaboration with co-investigators Willem (Toy) De Lange, PhD, scientist II, and Emily Farrell, PhD, …
By Caitlyn Romanski Photo credits: University of Wisconsin Department of Radiology On September 25, 2026, resident faculty member Irene Ong, PhD, joined several leading oncologists, scientists and researchers as a guest panelist at the Cap Times Idea Fest. Presented by the UW-Health Carbone Cancer Center (UWHCCC), Ong participated in the festival’s “AI in Cancer Research …
By Caitlyn Romanski Photos taken by Sirtaj Grewal On October 6, 2026, nearly 170 researchers, clinicians, industry partners, healthcare leaders and university faculty, staff and students from across campus gathered together for the Center for Precision Medicine’s 5th Annual Advancing Precision Medicine Symposium. This full-day event featured an array of distinguished guest speakers and highlighted …
The 2026 Advancing the Diagnostic-to-Treatment Continuum in Cancer Care joint conference, a recurring event series from Advancing Precision Oncology (APO) and Advancing Pathology Education (APE), was held on August 27 and 28 in Madison, Wisconsin, at the Madison Concourse Hotel. Throughout the event, oncology, pathology, research and precision medicine perspectives came together to discuss how …
Hailee Porter, a member of Kratz Lab, met with Senator Tammy Baldwin in August to discuss the future of training, research and care at the University of Wisconsin. Alongside Dean Nita Ahuja, MD, MBA, and several additional UW School of Medicine and Public Health (UWSMPH) students, Porter contributed to dialogue that centered around UWSMPH’s priority …
By Caitlyn Romanski This August, the Center for Precision Medicine wrapped up its inaugural summer undergraduate internship program, choosing to celebrate by reflecting on the numerous skills and contributions of its first-ever student intern class. Over a 10-week period, students developed technical and critical thinking skills in precision medicine research by working along side faculty, …
By Caitlyn Romanski Haikun Zhang, a member of Murtaza Lab, received the esteemed NIH Pathway to Independence (K99/R00) Award from the National Institute of General Medical Sciences for the project titled “Computational methods for plasma metagenomic sequencing to improve diagnosis of sepsis in critically-ill patients.” The K99/R00 award is designed to support the transition from …