Health Sciences
Marquette Professor Awarded $2.3 Million Grant For Stroke Research
MILWAUKEE — Dr. Allison Hyngstrom, associate professor and chair of the Physical Therapy Department in the College of Health Sciences at Marquette University, has received a $2.3 million R01 grant from the National Institutes of Health for stroke research. Hyngstrom is the contact principal investigator on the grant, collaborating with Dr. Matthew Durand, assistant professor…
Marquette Researchers Receive $1.9 Million Grant To Study Neuroscience Of Addiction, Depression
MILWAUKEE — Drs. Robert Wheeler and John Mantsch, faculty researchers in the Department of Biomedical Sciences in the College of Health Sciences at Marquette University, received a $1.9 million grant from the National Institutes of Health that will fund neuroscientific research into psychiatric disorders such as addiction and depression. Their project, entitled “Aversion signals in…
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…
Marquette’s College Of Health Sciences Receives $1 Million Estate Gift
Donation will establish the Michael and Jeanne Schmitz Family Depression Research Fund
Marquette’s College Of Health Sciences Receives $1.5 Million Gift
MILWAUKEE — Marquette University’s College of Health Sciences today announced that it has received a $1.5 million gift from the estate of Capt. John A. Orlandini. Orlandini, a 1960 graduate of Marquette, suffered a life-changing injury during his time in the Navy. He pledged an estate gift to the physical therapy program to help students…