Advancing research, education, and clinical practice in precision medicine
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 …
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 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 …
The UW School of Medicine and Public Health is home to a thriving community of trainees who advance innovative research across disciplines. Among them is graduate student Hailey Porter, a researcher in the Center for Precision Medicine who works across two core faculty labs—those of Dean Ahuja and Dr. Kratz. In this video, Hailey highlights …
By Jen Ahlstrom We’re proud to celebrate two talented members of the Center for Precision Medicine- Jadin Heilmann and Norman Liu- as they begin their medical school journey this fall at the University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health. Jadin Heilmann is a UW–Madison graduate with degrees in Genetics & Genomics and Neurobiology. …