Waisman Center

Advancing knowledge of human development, developmental disabilities, and neurodegenerative diseases.
PKU Awareness Month

Story: Kay Emerson and Harry Waisman, two pioneers in PKU

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Alexander disease astrocytes

Parallels between Alexander disease and other neurodegenerative conditions

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May is Mental Health Awareness Month

Mental Health Awareness Month

New clinic number

New Clinic Phone Number! 608-915-0680

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CDC Wisconsin autism rates

Rising autism rates with Wisconsin notably higher than the national average

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Managing Threatening Confrontations Training

Managing Threatening Confrontations Training Enhances Disability Support

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Change Ahead: Families Navigate the Transition to Adulthood

Helping Families Navigate the Transition to Adulthood

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The Role of Joint Attention in Kids with Down Syndrome and Autism

The Role of Joint Attention in Kids with Down Syndrome & Autism

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Heather Huismann NIAD Research at Waisman Center

A Family’s Commitment to Down Syndrome Research Spans Four Decades

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BioLibrary - Be Included.

Research team receive $9 million NIH grant to study Down syndrome

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Featured News & Events

Terry Dolan Memorial Lecture

Zuhang Sheng, PhD
“Energy Matters: Reprogramming of Mitochondrial Transport and Energy Metabolism to Power Synaptic Transmission and Neuron Regeneration”
May 16, 2025 @ Noon

New Clinic Phone Number

608-915-0680 (8 am – 4:30 pm)
NOTE: This is a new phone number as of 5/1/25. Please update your records.

Slide of the Week

Masatoshi Suzuki, DVM, PhD
Muscle-specific Bet1L knockdown induces neuromuscular denervation, motor neuron degeneration, and motor dysfunction in a rat model of familial ALS

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Participate in Research

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Campus Seminars

A wide range of seminars from a number of campus departments and centers.