Tag: school of medicine and public health

Bringing Precision Medicine to Wisconsin Cancer Patients

Cancers are typically classified based on their tissue of origin, and that determines treatment plans. Although that practice is unlikely to end anytime soon, tumor classifications based on genetics are gaining traction and could lead to more effective, personalized treatments for patients.

School of Medicine and Public Health Annual Fund

Transformative. That’s what the School of Medicine and Public Health has been, and will continue to be as it strives to meet the health needs of Wisconsin and beyond. But keeping the school strong will take the help and support of alumni and friends.

The Pediatric Cancer Dream Team

Due to their innovative approach to targeting cancer cells without harming healthy tissue, Dr. Sondel and his team have been asked to join the pediatric oncology “Dream Team” by Stand Up to Cancer, the American Association for Cancer Research, and the St. Baldrick’s Foundation. Representing unique collaborations across multiple disciplines, this alliance of 7 research groups is the only pediatric cancer Dream Team in North America.

Longtime Fundraiser Departing UW Foundation

Mark Lefebvre, senior vice president for principal gifts at the UW Foundation, has been a champion of UW people, programs and projects for almost 30 years. He’ll depart the foundation this month. “It was here I found great animating ideas,” Lefebvre said of UW-Madison. “It was here that I found the best expression of the Wisconsin Idea.”