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, a collective of select MCW faculty with a demonstrated commitment to discovery, mentorship, leadership, and advancement in research. New members are elected each year and announced at the fall Convocation ceremony.
Members of the SRE are characterized by such experience as:
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Sustained research leadership leading to high impact discoveries or findings
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History of serving as an effective mentor for trainees and/or junior faculty
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National recognition for research, such as high visibility publications, national or international leadership roles, and/or receipt of awards
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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.
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
Director, Cardiovascular Center; 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
Vice Chair for Research, Professor of Neurology, Professor of Cell Biology, Neurobiology and Anatomy, Professor of 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
John A. Corbett, PhD
Professor and Chair
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Allen W. Cowley, Jr., PhD
Harry & Gertrude Hack Term Professorship in Physiology
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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Aron Geurts, PhD
Professor
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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
Associate Provost for Research; Senior Associate Dean for Research, School of Medicine; 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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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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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
Professor; Associate Director of Population Sciences Research, Cancer Center
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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
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; Associate Director, 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)