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UW researchers collaborate with New York doctors for improved COVID-19 treatments
Treatments involve application of mass spectrometry techniques.
Alliant helps DNR go off the grid; utility to serve park buildings with solar panels and batteries
Pioneered by researchers at UW–Madison, the idea of a self-contained electricity system that can function independent of the larger electricity grid is not new.
UW study suggests people with respiratory allergies, asthma not as high-risk to COVID-19 as previously thought
The study was published by the University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health (SMPH) on April 22 in the Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology.
UW Researchers provide zip code data for COVID-19 susceptibility
Data is given to local public health officials to help decide personal protective equipment allocation.
Monkeys, cats, and ferrets helping researchers fight COVID-19 crisis
They developed pneumonia-like symptoms but no serious fever. Virologist David O’Connor of the University of Wisconsin-Madison and his team tried to simulate an illness comparable to that of a severely ill human, according to Nature.
Serum Institute to develop Oxford’s COVID-19 vaccine
Bharat Biotech in Hyderabad had announced a partnership with the University of Wisconsin Madison and US-based firm FluGen for the manufacture of almost 300 million doses of vaccine for global distribution.
Plasma treatment for COVID-19 at UW Hospital promising, but more research needed
Two weeks after the first Madison-area donor contributed plasma to treat COVID-19 patients at UW Hospital, 14 patients have been treated, with some showing significant improvement, a doctor said Friday.
Q&A: COVID-19 provides a vast laboratory for UW climate researcher Brad Pierce
For Pierce, a professor in UW-Madison’s Atmospheric and Oceanic Sciences Department and director of the Space Science and Engineering Center, the world under COVID-19 restrictions is a vast laboratory.
Team spirit
In Hyderabad, Bharat Biotech is collaborating with virologists at the University of Wisconsin (UW)-Madison and vaccine company FluGen on a “unique intranasal vaccine” called CoroFlu.
Two weeks after election, COVID-19 cases have not spiked in Wisconsin but experts urge caution about conclusions
Quoted: “It’s tempting to attribute that higher-than-expected number of cases to the election, but I think we have to be cautious,” said Dr. Patrick Remington, a former CDC epidemiologist and director of the Preventive Medicine Residency Program at the University of Wisconsin-Madison. “It’s virtually impossible to know whether that relationship is cause and effect.”
Oguzhan Alagoz, a professor of industrial engineering and infectious disease modeling expert at the University of Wisconsin-Madison, said he expected to see a spike in cases. But data from Milwaukee and Madison, he said, have shown only modest increases in coronavirus cases.
UW-Madison researchers lead major data science coalition to help with COVID-19 pandemic
Early results from the research indicate the speed of viral transmission has slowed since Gov. Tony Evers issued the first Safer at Home order on March 25. UW-Madison said this shows, in the absence of other options, social/physical distancing is necessary to stop the spread of the coronavirus.
Deep learning takes on tumours
Sharing bioimaging data sets and deep-learning models will also be a priority for the Center for Open Bioimage Analysis, an effort funded by the US government and led by Carpenter and Kevin Eliceiri, a bioengineer at the University of Wisconsin–Madison.
Wisconsin Farm Groups Say New Federal Aid Will Help, Not Solve COVID-19 Problems | Wisconsin Public Radio
But Paul Mitchell, director of the Renk Agribusiness Institute at the University of Wisconsin-Madison, said it won’t be easy to change the kinds of products processing facilities were built to create.
State details back-to-work plan
In fact, DHS data shows that the number of infections has been rising by about 150 to 190 cases per day, doubling about every two weeks, according to calculations posted by professor Brian Yandell, interim director of the American Family Insurance Data Science Institute at the University of Wisconsin-Madison. As of Monday afternoon, DHS reported 4,449 people with positive tests for the infection, including 230 people who have died.
Survey finds majority of Wisconsin residents say they practice social distancing ‘very much’
A majority of Wisconsin residents are complying with social distancing guidelines from public health and government officials amid the COVID-19 pandemic, according to a UW-Madison report.
Solar Winds Hitting Earth Are Hotter Than They Should Be, And We May Finally Know Why
“People have been studying the solar wind since its discovery in 1959, but there are many important properties of this plasma which are still not well understood,” says physicist Stas Boldyrev from the University of Wisconsin–Madison.
Freshwater Mussels Are Dying—Which Is the Likeliest Culprit?
Quoted: Freshwater mussels are even finicky in sickness and death. Monitoring a mussel’s health is nearly impossible, said Tony Goldberg, a veterinary epidemiologist at the University of Wisconsin-Madison and a Strike Force member.
“We Exist Within a Colossal Sphere” –The Void that Harbors the Milky Way (Weekend Feature)
n a 2013 observational study of the large-scale structure of the universe, University of Wisconsin-Madison astronomers Amy Barger and Ryan Keenan showed that our galaxy, in the context of the large-scale structure of the universe, resides in an enormous void—a region of space containing far fewer galaxies, stars and planets than expected. The structure of the cosmos is Swiss cheese-like in the sense that it is composed of “normal matter” in the form of voids and filaments.
Earth is Hit by Solar Winds that are Hotter Than They Should be, and Here’s Why
Boldrev, together with his colleagues, physics professor Cary Forest and Jan Edgal from the University of Wisconsin-Madison, have explained this discrepancy in solar wind temperature. They sought the answer in the related field of plasma physics
Shoes to Masks: Corporate Innovation Flourishes in Coronavirus Fight
This time, innovators are exploiting tools and methods that didn’t exist in previous crises. In mid-March, Lennon Rodgers, director of the Grainger Engineering Design Innovation Lab at the University of Wisconsin in Madison, fielded a plea from the university’s hospital to make 1,000 face shields.
Pandemic carves gaps in long-term field projects
Philip Townsend, an ecologist at the University of Wisconsin, Madison, has been working to turn those measurements into easy-to-use maps. He’d planned to groundtruth his efforts by collecting leaves this season. But this spring, there will be both airborne measurements and leaf collection are on hold.
An Exciting Development, CRISPR Lets UW-Madison Researchers Edit Genes
On a crisp, sunny February afternoon in Kris Saha’s lab in Madison, doctoral candidate in biomedical engineering Nicole Piscopo put a petri dish of cells underneath a high-powered microscope. The cells, which were gene-edited to include a gene from sea anemones, were glowing red.
How need for speed is driving vaccine hunt
Among Indian companies, Bharat Biotech Ltd is reportedly partnering with University of Wisconsin-Madison and US-based FluGen to develop a vaccine while Zydus Cadila and Serum Institute, too, are working for a vaccine
UW research team analyzes travel, social media data to monitor COVID-19 spread
Research provides information on social distancing, transmission of virus.
‘Movement Map’ shows social distancing under Safer at Home order
The map created by the GeoDS Lab at the University of Wisconsin-Madison, tracks the movement of Americans, using anonymous location data from cell phones.
UW-Madison researchers map travel data to combat pandemic
Amidst the COVID-19 pandemic, a team of researchers at the University of Wisconsin-Madison is using a tool to estimate just how much people have cut back on travel, which is data that can be used to inform the response to the virus.
How lab animals are helping scientists fight Covid-19
“We still need to understand how the virus behaves in different species, and which questions are best answered by which species,” said Dave O’Connor, a pathologist at the University of Wisconsin-Madison who is leading some of the first research in the US on Covid-19 in monkeys. Here are a few playing a primary role in current research.
Mice, hamsters, ferrets, monkeys. Which lab animals can help defeat the new coronavirus?
Dave O’Connor of the University of Wisconsin, Madison, who is studying SARS-CoV-2 in cynomolgus monkeys, says the field will ultimately winnow down models. “It might turn out that some models are not really worth pursuing after we do this sort of foundational work, but I just don’t think we’re there yet. We need to let the data guide us.”
COVID-19: Is India equipped to carry out clinical trials on vaccines?
“Bharat Biotech had approached us for preclinical studies but we did not have the animals,” says Pothani. Now these are being carried out in University of Wisconsin-Madison. The same is true for the vaccine developed by Serum Institute of India and Codagenix, Inc. is also being tested in the USA. Pothani reveals that the institute has requested the secretary to import the animals to ensure future studies.
FluGen and UW-Madison doctors work to create COVID-19 vaccine
If things go according to plan, human trials could start by August.
SSmith: New edition, same timeless messages in Leopold’s ‘A Sand County Almanac’
In conservation circles, a litmus test for decisions often is expressed in a question: What would Aldo do (WWAD)?
Aldo is of course Aldo Leopold, the late, great University of Wisconsin professor, pioneer of wildlife management and supreme observer of nature and humankind.
The Mysterious Demise of Freshwater Mussels
On the case is the somewhat facetiously named Unionid Mussel Strike Force, a collaboration of two researchers at the University of Wisconsin-Madison and a half-dozen other scientists from a handful of federal agencies around the country. But in addition to trying to solve a mystery, the Strike Force is struggling against another obstacle long familiar to mussel specialists: apathy.
Four UW students receive prestigious Goldwater scholarships
Goldwater scholarships recognize excellence in undergraduate research.
New coronavirus clinical trial will test repurposed drugs on patients in more than a dozen countries
Noted: Plasma trials have received FDA approval and are already moving forward at medical centers including those affiliated with Johns Hopkins University and University of Wisconsin-Madison. The FDA has also approved the use of survivor plasma to treat patients on an experimental, compassionate basis.
John Deere to produce and distribute face shields for health-care workers
The effort is in collaboration with the United Auto Workers union, the Iowa Department of Homeland Security and the Illinois Manufacturers’ Association. The company said it’s using an open-source design from the University of Wisconsin-Madison for the project.
Bharat Biotech: Hope to get nasal vaccine against Covid-19 into market in 12-18 months: Hyderabad-based Bharat Biotech
Q When did you start work on a new vaccine and what is the status of the research?
A. We began work on the new vaccine, CoroFlu, in February this year. CoroFlu builds on cutting-edge technology from an influenza vaccine already being developed by US company FluGen, and based on research at the University of Wisconsin, Madison (UWM). Because CoroFlu is based on a flu vaccine, our team hopes to protect patients from both the flu virus and the novel coronavirus at the same time.
UW-Health to start clinical trial to treat some serious and critically ill COVID-19 patients
Some of the most serious and critically ill will be offered the chance to be treated with the blood of those who have recovered from the virus.
UW researchers work amidst coronavirus pandemic to develop vaccine
UW research lab works to modify chicken coronavirus vaccine to create DNA based vaccine for human coronavirus.
UW-Madison scientists developing coronavirus vaccine
Researchers with the University of Wisconsin – Madison are teaming with Madison-based company FluGen and Hyderabad, India-based Bharat Biotech.
Milky Way may have 100 faint satellite galaxies
An effort led by the others in the DES team, including former KIPAC students Alex Drlica-Wagner, a Wilson Fellow at Fermilab and an assistant professor of astronomy and astrophysics at the University of Chicago, and Keith Bechtol, an associate professor of physics at the University of Wisconsin-Madison, and their collaborators produced the crucial final step: a model of which satellite galaxies are most likely to be seen by current surveys, given where they are in the sky as well as their brightness, size, and distance.
Human Trials of Bharat Biotech’s COVID-19 Nasal-drop Vaccine to Begin in 4 Months M
In India, Hyderabad-based vaccine manufacturer, Bharat Biotech, which has been working on developing a intra-nasal drop vaccine for COVID-19, has initiated testing in the US in collaboration with the University of Wisconsin-Madison and vaccine developer FluGen, CNBC-TV18 reported.
Labs throughout Wisconsin could significantly increase COVID-19 testing — if they could get the needed chemicals
UW Health has an automated instrument capable of processing about 1,200 COVID-19 tests a day, or roughly four times the number that its lab now typically does.
The instrument has yet to be used for a single COVID-19 test.
UW Health’s lab, like others throughout the state, has been unable to get the chemicals, or reagents, needed to process specimens on the instrument.
Clinical trial to begin using plasma from coronavirus survivors to protect those exposed, treat people who are already sick
Quoted: The University of Wisconsin-Madison joined the project last weekend and is expected to host one of the clinical trials.
The work in Madison will be led by William Hartman, UW Health assistant professor of anesthesiology. Hartman said Madison will be one of the clinical trial sites, though he could not say how many patients will participate.
“I think we can be very hopeful in that it has exhibited success with previous coronaviruses including SARS (Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome),” Hartman said, referring to the use of survivor plasma.
UW-Madison researchers working on coronavirus vaccine
Features UW–Madison spokesman Eric Hamilton.
Coronavirus vaccine in works at UW-Madison
Two UW-Madison researchers are working with a pair of bio-tech companies to develop a possible vaccine for the coronavirus.
Live: What To Know April 3 About COVID-19 In Wisconsin
Virologists from the University of Wisconsin-Madison have partnered with vaccine companies FluGen and Bharat Biotech to develop a vaccine for the new coronavirus, according to a news release from the university.
FluGen, UW-Madison researchers developing COVID-19 vaccine
UW-Madison researchers and the vaccine companies FluGen and Bharat Biotech are developing and testing a vaccine against COVID-19 called CoroFlu, they announced Thursday.
Map Reveals Hidden U.S. Hotspots of Coronavirus Infection
The mapping team initially used data from a crowd-sourced tracker of county-level cases and validated them with estimates from state health departments. The researchers have since incorporated data from several other sources, and they are partnering with their colleagues at the University of Wisconsin–Madison to authenticate that information.
Mathematics as a Team Sport
Autumn, from the University of Wisconsin, Madison, has dyed-blond bangs and traces of a Carolina twang. I knew her name from a widely circulated interview she gave a few years ago on being a trans woman in mathematics. Yair, of Yale University, is a recent empty nester with a graying beard and a gentle bearing.
How the coronavirus pandemic is affecting the world’s biggest physics experiments
“The detector is operating and transmitting data north as usual,” says Francis Halzen, a physicist at the University of Wisconsin–Madison and spokesperson for IceCube.
UW Hospital joins national effort to study plasma treatment for COVID-19
UW Hospital has joined the National COVID-19 Convalescent Plasma Project, which plans to study the use of antibodies from people who have recovered from the viral respiratory disease to treat patients newly infected with it.
UW research receiving $1.5M grant for COVID-19
Researchers and community organizations responding to the COVID-19 pandemic will be receiving funding from the Wisconsin Partnership Program at the UW School of Medicine and Public Health, according to a release on Tuesday morning.
UW-Madison will be a clinical trial site for a coronavirus treatment that uses plasma from recovered patients
What began two weeks ago with a pair of scientists urging the use of plasma from recovered COVID-19 patients to rescue the sick has blown up into a national movement.
Exact Sciences, Promega, UW Health and more partner with state to expand COVID-19 testing
According to a statement from Gov. Tony Evers’ office, Fitchburg-based Promega, Madison-based Exact Sciences and UW Health, and Marshfield-based Marshfield Health Clinic System will work with the laboratory network to share knowledge, resources and technology to boost the state’s ability to test patients for the virus, which causes the respiratory disease COVID-19.
Reading genetic sequence saved Wisconsin boy in 2009; now it may help scientists stop coronavirus
Quoted: “This is a tale of two proteins, one viral, the other human, getting close and familiar and interacting more strongly,” said Michael Sussman, a professor of biochemistry at the University of Wisconsin-Madison.
Engineers Made a DIY Face Shield. Now, It’s Helping Doctors
Early last week, Lennon Rodgers, director of the Engineering Design Innovation Lab at University of Wisconsin-Madison, got an urgent email from the university’s hospital. Could his lab make 1,000 face shields to protect staff testing and treating Covid-19 patients? The hospital’s usual suppliers were out of stock, due to the spike in demand prompted by the coronavirus pandemic.
COVID-19 research continues at UW while scientists keep social distance
The 60 to 70 researchers who would normally be in the AIDS Vaccine Research Lab (AVRL) at UW are now down to five or six in person, with the others working at home.
Many Wisconsin residents struggle mentally during social distancing, UW research shows
Total of 26,505 respondents from Wisconsin completed survey.
Daily Meditation May Help Protect the Brain From Aging, Study of Buddhist Monk’s Brain Suggests
Researchers from University of Wisconsin-Madison and Harvard Medical School scanned Yongey Mingyur Rinpoche’s brain four times over 14 years—in 2002 when he was 27 years old; 2005 when he was 30; 2007 when he was 32; and 2016 when he was 41.