College of Health Sciences alumna, Eva Marie Lewis King, was honored with the prestigious Graduate of the Last Decade (GOLD) Award from the UW-Milwaukee Alumni Association. Lewis King’s work at the Wisconsin State Crime Laboratory Bureau was inspired by her… Read More
Through a study funded through the National Multiple Sclerosis Society, Associate Dean and Professor in the College of Health Sciences Jeri-Anne Lyons, PhD (pictured above), hopes to demonstrate the positive impact of light therapy in treating muscle fatigue in patients… Read More
Emily Siebers (pictured above) graduated from the College of Health Sciences (CHS) in December, 2016 with a PhD in Health Sciences. Siebers’ research focus was on the host response involved in Lyme disease, specifically in Lyme-induced arthritis. Her dissertation is… Read More
Clinical Associate Professor Susan Stalewski, MBA, MLS(ASCP) CM, (pictured above) with the Department of Biomedical Sciences and e-learning and Flex Option director, is making her mark with the American Society for Clinical Laboratory Science (ASCLS) at the national and state… Read More
The College’s Department of Biomedical Sciences (BMS) has donated 17 microscopes to Milwaukee Public Schools (MPS). The department made the donation, which is equivalent to $1,700, this past fall. Elizabeth Liedhegner, PhD, spearheaded the idea and helped to facilitate the… Read More
Lyme disease is a multi-system illness caused by the bacterium Borrelia burgdorferi and is the most common tick-borne disease in the U.S. In the age of preventative medicine, experts in the treatment of Lyme disease have begun searching for answers…. Read More
This fall, at a special all-campus ceremony, awards were presented to 29 deserving faculty and staff, including a record four from the College of Health Sciences. UWM Chancellor Mark Mone presided and lauded the awardees for their exemplary service, ground-breaking… Read More
Graduate student in the College of Health Sciences, Hannah Fisher was recently awarded the prestigious Streilein Foundation for Ocular Immunology Summer Fellowship for 2016. Fisher’s project, “The Effects of Photobiomodulation on Intracellular Signaling in a Model of Diabetic Retinopathy,” was… Read More
Jennifer A. Doll, PhD, assistant professor in the Department of Biomedical Sciences at the College of Health Sciences, is searching for life-saving solutions for persons with cancer. Through her research in the Prostate Cancer Laboratory, Doll is investigating the connection… Read More
Kristina DeSmet, PhD, DABT, is a senior toxicologist at United Therapeutics in Research Triangle Park, N.C., and a board certified toxicologist specializing in the development of small molecule drugs. She is also an active member of the American College of… Read More