Health Sciences
Giving the gift of independence
Accelerated program and rewarding work highlight Marquette’s emerging occupational therapy doctorate program.
Health Sciences Summer Research Program allows students to focus on experiments while class is out
The Summer Research Program in the College of Health Sciences provides students the opportunity to engage in research more intently than they are otherwise able to during the school year.
Biomedical sciences professor receives $1.6 million U-RISE grant from National Institutes of Health
Dr. SuJean Choi, professor of biomedical sciences in the College of Health Sciences, has received a $1.6 million grant from the National Institutes of Health U-RISE program to implement curriculum and programming to support students as they gain undergraduate research expertise while cultivating a science identity and sense of inclusion in the science community. The…
Dr. Jenya Iuzzini-Seigel honored with Way Klingler Young Scholar Award
Dr. Jenya Iuzzini-Seigel is an assistant professor of speech pathology and audiology in the College of Health Sciences. She is a 2020 recipient of the Way Klingler Young Scholar Award. Iuzzini-Seigel joined Marquette in 2015. Since then, she has made great contributions to the College of Health Sciences. Her research focuses on the different diagnoses…
Marquette Professor Awarded $1.9 Million Grant For Spinal Cord Regeneration Project
Dr. Murray Blackmore, associate professor of biomedical sciences in the College of Health Sciences at Marquette University, has received a $1.9 million grant from the National Institutes of Health for a five-year project that targets regenerating injured nerve cells in spinal cord injuries. The grant is his third NIH grant of more than $1 million…
Marquette University Biological Sciences Professor Receives $1.2M NIH Grant
MILWAUKEE – Dr. Edwin Antony, assistant professor of biological sciences at Marquette University, has received a $1,246,735 grant from the National Institutes of Health to further explore how damaged DNA in the cell is repaired. The results of this research could potentially influence the future of cancer treatments. Defects in DNA repair mechanisms– the tools…
Marquette’s College Of Health Sciences Receives $500,000 Gift To Fund Spinal Cord Injury Research
MILWAUKEE – Marquette University’s College of Health Sciences today announced that it has received a $500,000 gift from the Bryon Riesch Paralysis Foundation to establish the BRPF Excellence Fund in Spinal Cord Injury Research. The Bryon Riesch Paralysis Foundation, located in nearby Waukesha, Wis., was formed by Marquette alumnus and friend of the College of…
Marquette University’s College Of Health Sciences Receives $1 Million Gift To Establish A Neurologic Disorder Rehabilitation Clinic
MILWAUKEE — Marquette University’s College of Health Sciences today announced that it has received a $1 million gift from an anonymous donor. The gift will establish the Neuro Recovery Clinic to treat individuals with chronic disability following neurologic conditions like stroke, brain injury and spinal cord injury through intensive and long-term services not available in…
Marquette Biologist Receives $900,000 National Science Foundation Grant To Study Cell Biology Research
MILWAUKEE — Dr. Rosemary A. Stuart, a Marquette University professor of biological sciences, has received a $900,000 National Science Foundation grant for cell biology research, studying the function and regulation of mitochondrial ribosomes. Mitochondria are commonly referred to as the “powerhouse” of the cell because they produce the energy carrying molecule ATP through a process…
Marquette University Researcher Receives $1.6 Million NIH Grant For Spinal Cord Injury Studies
MILWAUKEE — The National Institutes of Health has awarded a $1.6 million R01 grant to Dr. Murray Blackmore, associate professor of biomedical sciences in the College of Health Sciences at Marquette University. The grant is his second $1 million-plus grant from the organization in five years, and it will continue to fund his groundbreaking research…