University of Wisconsin–Madison

Category: 2022

Shapiro Research Forum

Our lab’s two Shapiro research medical students presented their research posters at 2022 Shapiro Research Forum Rodrigo De La Torre presented his poster titled Anodal Contralesional tDCS Enhances CST Excitability Bilaterally in an Adolescent With Hemiparetic Cerebral Palsy Marissa Galli presented her poster titled Longitudinal Assessment of Infant Brain Organization in Perinatal Brain Injury Congratulations …

Feature on UW-Madison Letters and Sciences Instagram

Our lab member Alina Grimaldo was featured on the UW-Madison Letters and Sciences Instagram page as a part of Hispanic Heritage Month.

Feature in Wisconsin State Journal

A piece on Alina Grimaldo’s involvement in the lab and our lab’s work was published within the Wisconsin State Journal’s Feature ‘Fueling Discovery’. Congratulations to Alina on being recognized in this very deserving manner! Click the following link to see the select feature: 2022 Fueling Discovery (Feature). Read the full Fueling Discovery at: https://ls.wisc.edu/assets/misc/2022-fueling-discovery.pdf

Lab members attended AACPDM

Members of the Pediatric Neuromodulation Lab attended and presented at this year’s American Academy for Cerebral Palsy and Developmental Medicine’s 76th Annual Meeting taking place September 21-24, 2022. Ellen Sutter, Bernadette Gillick, Veronika Mak, and Annette Xenopoulos-Oddsson presented a morning seminar titled: Non-Invasive Brain Stimulation and Rehabilitation in Cerebral Palsy Preston Christopher presented a poster …

Wisconsin Idea Seminar Visits The Lab!

On June 21st, 2022, a cohort of faculty from the Wisconsin Idea Seminar toured the Waisman Center and our lab space! Our team gave presentations on what we do in our lab, MRI protocol, TMS procedure and use, and recruitment. We are very happy to have been able to meet everyone and explain our work …

Academic Staff Scholarship

Ellen Sutter, a doctoral candidate a part of our lab staff, has received the American Academy of Cerebral Palsy and Developmental Medicine (AACPDM) 76th Annual Meeting Student Scholarship. This peer-reviewed competitive award supports her attendance to co-present a talk at the Fall 2022 AACPDM Annual Conference.   Congratulations Ellen!

Undergraduate Student Award

Alina Grimaldo has been awarded the Waisman Center Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities Research Center Undergraduate Student Award! This award is supported by the ‘Friends of Waisman’ in recognition of exceptional undergraduates working in research at Waisman.   Congratulations Alina!

Academic Staff Grant

Our Research Program Coordinator, Veronika Mak, received the UW-Madison Spring 2022 Academic Staff Professional Development Grant. This grant supports her attendance at the American Academy for Cerebral Palsy and Developmental Medicine 76th Annual Meeting this fall. Congratulations!

Dr. Gillick’s New Roles

We are excited to announce that our lab’s director, Dr. Bernadette Gillick, has assumed a new leadership role at the UW Institute for Clinical and Translational Research as Director of Research Design. In this role, she will apply her research and clinical experience in relation to clinical trials, informatics, and study design. Also, Dr. Gillick …

Baby Brain Recovery Study is Looking for Participants

Call us to learn more and find out if your baby is eligible to join! 608-381-2699 We invite you and your child to take part in a research study about how the brain changes in babies after a stroke or early brain injury. We are inviting you and your child if your child is younger …