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Medical College of Wisconsin Society for Research Excellence

To foster, promote, and recognize excellence across MCW in all types of research and discovery

About the Society

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The Office of Research is pleased to host the MCW Society for Research Excellence. New members are elected each year and announced at the fall Convocation ceremony.

Members of the SRE are characterized by such experience as:

  • Sustained research leadership leading to high impact discoveries or findings

  • History of serving as an effective mentor for trainees and/or junior faculty

  • National recognition for research, such as high visibility publications, national or international leadership roles, and/or receipt of awards

  • MCW full time or full professional effort appointment for at least 5 years

The nomination period for new members typically runs in the late spring/early summer. For inquiries about the society, contact the Office of Research. 

 

"The Society for Research Excellence at Medical College of Wisconsin is an honorific society comprised of faculty with proven expertise in basic, clinical, population, and/or translational research. The mission of our Society is to foster a culture of innovation, collaboration, mentorship, and leadership in research that drives scientific discovery and clinical innovation, and that advances the Medical College of Wisconsin's ability to serve our community."

Society for Research Excellence Mission Statement

Current Members

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Tom P. Aufderheide, MD, MS, FACEP, FACC, FAHA

Professor; Director, Resuscitation Research Center; PCIR Director, CTSI Southeast WI

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Joseph T. Barbieri, PhD

Professor, Microbiology & Immunology; Associate Director, Medical Scientist Training Program

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Ivor Benjamin, MD, FAHA, FACC

Professor, Medicine, Physiology, Pharmacology and Toxicology, Cell Biology, Neurobiology and Anatomy, and Surgery; Program Director, CVC T32 Training Program

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Jeffrey R. Binder, MD

Professor of Neurology, Cell Biology, Neurobiology and Anatomy, and Biophysics; Director of Stroke and Neurobehavior Programs, Department of Neurology; Director of Language Imaging Laboratory, Department of Neurology

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William B. Campbell, PhD

Professor

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Joseph Carroll, PhD

Richard O. Schultz, MD / Ruth Works Professor of Ophthalmology Professor of Ophthalmology & Visual Sciences, Biophysics, and Cell Biology, Neurobiology and Anatomy Director, Advanced Ocular Imaging Program

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Jenifer Coburn, PhD

Professor, Medicine (Infectious Diseases) and Microbiology & Immunology; Center for Infectious Disease Research

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John A. Corbett, PhD

Professor and Chair

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Allen W. Cowley, Jr., PhD

Harry & Gertrude Hack Term Professorship in Physiology

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Nancy M. Dahms, PhD

Emeritus Professor

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Julia Dickson-Gomez, PhD

Professor

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William R. Drobyski, MD

Mariette C. and Philip W. Orth/Tom Anderson Chair of Oncology; Co-Leader, Discovery and Developmental Therapeutics Program, Cancer Center; Professor, Medicine (Hematology/Oncology), Pediatrics, Microbiology & Immunology

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Mary Eapen, MRCPI, MS, MBBS

Professor

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Aron Geurts, PhD

John E. and Genevieve M. Butenhoff Cardiovascular Research Professorship

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David D. Gutterman, MD

Distinguished Professor of Cardiovascular Medicine; Senior Associate Director Emeritus, Cardiovascular Center; Program Director, CVC T32 Training Program

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Stephen Hargarten, MD, MPH

Professor; Founding Director, Comprehensive Injury Center; Senior Science and Policy Advisor

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Cecilia J. Hillard, PhD

Associate Dean for Research; Professor; Director, Neuroscience Research Center; G. Frederick Kasten, Jr. Endowed Chair in Parkinson’s Disease Research

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Quinn Hogan, MD

Professor

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Mary M. Horowitz, MD, MS

Robert A. Uihlein, Jr. Professor of Hematologic Research; Director, Center for International Blood & Marrow Transplant Research; Associate Director, Cancer, Linda T. and John A. Mellowes Center for Genomic Sciences and Precision Medicine

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Elizabeth R. Jacobs, MD, MBA

Professor Emeritus

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Balaraman Kalyanaraman, PhD

Harry R. & Angeline E. Quadracci Professor in Parkinson’s Research

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Jeffrey A. Kelly, PhD

Professor and Director, CAIR

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Purushottam W. Laud, PhD

Professor, Biostatistics

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Brent R. Logan, PhD

Director & Professor, Biostatistics

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Julian H. Lombard, PhD

Professor; Physiology Course Director

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Jonathan S. Marchant, MA, PhD

Marcus Professor & Chair

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Michael McCrea, PhD, ABPP

The Shekar N. Kurpad, MD, PhD, Chair in Neurosurgery; Professor; Vice Chair of Research; Co-director, Neurotrauma Research Center; Director, Brain Injury Research Program

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Ann B. Nattinger, MD, MPH, MACP

Vice Dean for Research, School of Medicine; Associate Provost for Research; Professor of Medicine, Lady Riders Professor of Breast Cancer Research; Principal Investigator, CHDS

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Frank A. Pintar, PhD

Founding Chair, Joint Department of Biomedical Engineering; Professor, Neurosurgery

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Daisy Sahoo, PhD

Dean, School of Graduate Studies; Women in Science Endowed Professor; Secondary Faculty in Biochemistry and Pharmacology and Toxicology

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Nita H. Salzman, MD, PhD

Professor, Pediatrics and Microbiology & Immunology; Director, Medical Scientist Training Program; Founding Director, Center for Microbiome Research

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Kathleen M. Schmainda, PhD

Professor

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Elena Semina, PhD

Marjorie and Joseph Heil Professor of Ophthalmology & Visual Sciences; Professor, Pediatrics; Professor, Cell Biology, Neurobiology and Anatomy

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Reza Shaker, MD

Joseph E. Geenen Professor & Chief

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Bronwen E Shaw, MD, PhD

Professor; Scientific Director CIBMTR

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Curt D. Sigmund, PhD

James J. Smith & Catherine Welsch Smith Professor of Physiology; Chair of Physiology; Associate Director, Cardiovascular Center

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Roy Silverstein, MD

Professor and Chair Emeritus, Department of Medicine; Associate Director, Medical Scientist Training Program; Senior Investigator, Versiti Blood Research Institute; Professor of Cell Biology and Physiology

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Melinda Stolley, PhD

Ann E. Heil Professor of Cancer Research, Associate Director of Population Sciences and Co-Leader, Cancer Control research program, Cancer Center; Professor, Medicine (Hematology/Oncology)

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Cheryl L. Stucky, PhD

Marvin Wagner Professor

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Aoy Tomita Mitchell, PhD

Professor with Tenure, Department of Surgery, Division of Pediatric Cardiothoracic Surgery, and Professor of Biomedical Engineering

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Brian F. Volkman, PhD

Director, Program in Chemical Biology; Professor, Biochemistry

Gilbert C. White, II, MD

Executive Vice President for Research and Director, Versiti Blood Research Institute; Richard H. and Sara E. Aster Chair for Medical Research, Blood Center of Wisconsin; Professor, Medicine and Biochemistry; Associate Dean for Research, Medical College of Wisconsin

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Michael E. Widlansky, MD, MPH

Northwestern Mutual Professor of Cardiovascular Medicine, Department of Medicine and Pharmacology; Director of the Cardiovascular Center

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Carol L. Williams, PhD

Joan K. Van Deuren Professor in Breast Cancer Research; Leader, Cancer Biology Research Program, Cancer Center; Professor, Pharmacology & Toxicology

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Mei-Jie Zhang, PhD

Professor, Biostatistics

Emeritus Members

Emeritus members are no longer active with MCW, however they are listed here in recognition of their service with their induction year. 

Julie Panepinto, MD, MSPH (2017)
John Imig, PhD (2018)
Leonard Egede, MD, MPH (2021)
Mingyu Liang, MB, PhD (2019)
Parameswaran Hari, MD (2021)

 

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