The School of Medicine and Public Health is home to a variety of research centers and institutes spanning the basic, translational, and clinical sciences. The Office of Basic Research, Biotechnology and Graduate Studies oversees all centers and institutes within SMPH.
Services offered
- Proposing a new center/institute
- Initiating a review of a center/institute
- Institutional and/or SMPH policy and procedures
- General questions
Contact Maddie Sychta, Academic Planner, with questions.
Overview of approved centers and institutes
| Center/institute | Type | Director | Administrator | Phone | Home Department/Division | Date of UAPC approval | Mission | AY of last review | Anticipated AY of upcoming review | Website |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Anesthesiology | Clinical science | Kelly McQueen, MD, MPH | Will Katz | 608-263-0208 | ||||||
| Dermatology | Clinical science | Beth Drolet, MD | Nandita Nanchal | 608-287-2620 | ||||||
| Emergency Medicine | Clinical science | Manish Shah, MD, MPH | Katy Oksuita | 608-890-6341 | ||||||
| Family Medicine and Community Health | Clinical science | David Rakel, MD | Jerome Garrett | 608-263-4550 | ||||||
| Human Oncology | Clinical science | Zachary Morris, MD, PhD | Karen Steiner | 608-263-5009 | ||||||
| Medicine | Clinical science | Lynn Schnapp, MD | Sheri Lawrence | 608-263-1792 | ||||||
| Neurological Surgery | Clinical science | Robert Dempsey, MD | Niki Virnig | 608-265-5967 | ||||||
| Neurology | Clinical science | Kathleen Shannon, MD | Jennifer Becker | 608-263-5448 | ||||||
| Obstetrics and Gynecology | Clinical science | Ellen Hartenbach, MD | Kara Mulligan | 608-417-4213 | ||||||
| Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences | Clinical science | Terri Young, MD, MBA | Linda Callow | 608-263-9797 | ||||||
| Orthopedics and Rehabilitation | Clinical science | Tammy Scerpella, MD | Nathan Wait | 608-263-3178 | ||||||
| Pathology and Laboratory Medicine | Clinical science | Erik Ranheim, MD, PhD | Rachel Kulow | 608-265-4262 | ||||||
| Pediatrics | Clinical science | John V. Williams, MD | Julene Gaspard | 608-262-5501 | ||||||
| Psychiatry | Clinical science | Ned H. Kalin, MD | Pratik Prajapati | 608-262-7626 | ||||||
| Radiology | Clinical science | Scott B, Reeder, MD, PhD | Camille Endres | 608-265-8231 | ||||||
| Surgery | Clinical science | Rebecca Minter, MD | Nicole Jennings | 608-265-8854 | ||||||
| Urology | Clinical science | Stephen Y. Nakada, MD | Stephen Hall | 608-263-1359 | ||||||
| Biomolecular Chemistry | Basic science | Patricia Kiley, PhD | Arvette White, MBA | 608-262-1347 | ||||||
| Biostatistics and Medical Informatics | Basic science | Michael Newton, PhD | Susan Carlson | 608-263-1706 | ||||||
| Cell and Regenerative Biology | Basic science | Deneen Wellik, PhD | Michael Ferree | 608-265-3295 | ||||||
| Medical Genetics | Basic science | Francisco Pelegri, PhD | Anne Anderson | 608-262-3112 | ||||||
| Medical History and Bioethics | Basic science | Richard Keller, PhD | Nicole Senter | 608-263-3414 | ||||||
| Medical Microbiology and Immunology | Basic science | Vanessa Sperandio, PhD | John Lawler | 608-263-5991 | ||||||
| Medical Physics | Basic science | Brian Pogue, PhD | Kristina Weaver | 608-265-6116 | ||||||
| Neuroscience | Basic science | Elizabeth Quinlan, PhD | Rebecca Welch | 608-262-2938 | ||||||
| Oncology | Basic science | Paul Lambert, PhD | Randy Martinson | 608-262-2821 | ||||||
| Population Health Sciences | Basic science | Maureen Durkin, PhD, DRPH | Milda Aksamitauskas | 608-265-0516 | ||||||
| Carbone Cancer Center | Centers and institutes | Howard Bailey, MD | Peter Connor | 608-890-3563 | SMPH Dean's Office | 1995-96 | UW Carbone Cancer Center is committed to defeating cancer through rapid application of groundbreaking research, prevention, and treatment. | Grant renewal 2023 | Grant renewal | https://cancer.wisc.edu/ |
| Cardiovascular Research Center | Centers and institutes | Héctor H. Valdivia, MD, PhD | Eric Schafer | 608-263-2266 | SMPH Dean's Office | 1994 | The mission of the CVRC is to establish and sustain state-of-the-art research programs directed at understanding the mechanisms of cardiovascular disease and developing effective prevention, diagnosis and therapy; to provide a structured mechanism of training for graduate and medical students, as well as post-doctoral fellows, in clinical cardiovascular specialties and basic cardiovascular sciences; to foster and provide logistic support for activities aimed at preventing, understanding, diagnosing, and treated cardiovascular disease; to inform the public about cardiovascular disease prevention and about the overall mission and accomplishments of the Center. | 2023-2024 | 2029-30 | http://www.cvrc.wisc.edu/ |
| Center for Biomedical Swine Research and Innovation | Centers and institutes | Tanja Dominko, PhD, DVM | Jenn Carson, MS | 608-264-4112 | SMPH Dean's Office & CALS | 11/25/20 | The central mission of CBSRI is to innovate and accelerate the discovery and development of clinically relevant therapies and technologies. The center focuses on three mission areas: (1) research and discovery, (2) preclinical and co-clinical development, and (3) education and training. | 2025-26 | https://cbsri.wisc.edu/ | |
| Center for Healthcare Safety and Applied Research in Antimicrobial Resistance | Centers and institutes | Nasia Safdar, MD, PhD | Shelly Zimbric | 608-265-8799 | DOM | 6/18/21 | The goal of CHARM is to build and lead a consortium dedicated to preventing healthcare-associated infections (HAIs) and antimicrobial-resistant organisms (AR) through high-quality, high-impact research. | Grant renewal | ||
| Center for Health Disparities Research | Centers and institutes | Amy Kind, MD, PhD | Greta Peterson, MA | 608-262-2404 | SMPH Dean's Office | 4/22/21 | To catalyze research, clinical innovation and educational activities in health disparities research; to grow and nurture the health disparities research and practice community; and to bring the benefits of multi-level mechanistic health disparities research to all in Wisconsin. | Grant renewal | https://chdr.wisc.edu/ | |
| Center for Human Genomics and Precision Medicine | Centers and institutes | Muhammed Murtaza, MBBS, PhD | Jackie McHugh, MS | 608-263-7866 | SMPH Dean's Office | 2/24/20 | Catalyze research, clinical, and educational activities in human genomics and precision medicine; grow and nurture the UW human genomics and precision medicine community; and bring the benefits of precision medicine to all Wisconsinites. | 2022 | 2029-30 | https://chgpm.wisc.edu/ |
| Center for Tobacco Research and Intervention | Centers and institutes | Hasmeena Kathuria, MD | Brooke Anderson, DNP, RN | 608-265-4563 | SMPH Dean's Office, DOM | 1992 | Expand our understanding of tobacco dependence and its treatment and to use this knowledge to design and implement interventions that will significantly reduce tobacco use in Wisconsin, in the nation, and beyond. | Grant renewal 2019 | 2029-30 | https://ctri.wisc.edu/ |
| Center for Training in Pharmacology and Drug Development | Centers and institutes | Jon Audhya, PhD | Kristin Cooper, MS | 608-262-9826 | SMPH Dean's Office | 8/1/14 | Support the training of pharmacology doctoral students and bring together faculty pursuing drug development across the SMPH and Pharmacy. | Program Review | https://molpharm.wisc.edu/t32-training-grant/ | |
| Center for Urban Population Health | Centers and institutes | David Frazer, MPH | 414-219-5100 | SMPH Dean's Office, UW-Milwaukee, Aurora Healthcare | 2001 | Advancing population health research and education to improve the health of urban communities. | TBD | https://www.cuph.org/ | ||
| Cystic Fibrosis Center | Centers and institutes | Hara Levy, MD, MMSc and Andrew T. Braun, MD, MHS (Pediatric Program: Hara Levy, MD, MMSc, Christina Barreda, MD; Adult Program: Andrew T. Braun, MD, MHS) | Julie Sena | 608-263-8558 | Pediatrics, DOM, UW Health | Provide state-of-the-art excellence in patient care while partnering with persons with cystic fibrosis (pwCF) and their families to enhance the quality of life, promote education, increase public awareness of the many challenges that pwCF face, and make meaningful contributions to the search for a cure by participating in clinical trials that evaluate new therapies. | 2017 | N/A | UW Health site | |
| Global Health Institute | Centers and institutes | Jorge Osorio, DVM, PhD, MS | Valerie Peterson | 608-265-9299 | SMPH Dean's Office/reports to OVCR | 2011 | We embrace a new global health ethic that fosters deeper understanding of the complex determinants of health and disease for people, animals and ecosystems. In working locally and globally, we uniquely apply research and education both within and across disciplines, advancing health today and ensuring well-being for the future. | N/A | https://ghi.wisc.edu/ | |
| HealthEmotions Research Institute | Centers and institutes | Ned H. Kalin, MD | Pratik Prajapati, MHA | 608-263-0491 | Psychiatry | 2011 | The HealthEmotions Research Institute seeks to use state-of-the-art scientific methods developed for the study of illness to study the relationship between emotions and health. Understanding how states of mind influence the body is part of the next great frontier in brain research. The results will have profound consequences for our understanding of the biology of emotion, our concept of health, the prevention of disease and the promotion of resilience. | N/A | https://www.psychiatry.wisc.edu/research/heri/ | |
| Institute for Clinical and Translational Research | Centers and institutes | Allan Brasier, MD | Kim Linsenmayer, MPA | 608-263-1018 | SMPH Dean's Office | 2006-07 | We discover, translate and disseminate interventions to improve health and health care. | Grant renewal 2017 | Grant renewal | https://ictr.wisc.edu |
| McPherson Eye Research Institute | Centers and institutes | David Gamm, MD, PhD | Jonathan Lang, PhD | 608-262-7128 | 2001-02 | he McPherson Eye Research institute is a multidisciplinary community of scholars working to gain critical knowledge about the science and art of vision and apply it to the prevention of blindness. | 2024-25 | https://vision.wisc.edu/ | ||
| Molecular and Environmental Toxicology Center | Centers and institutes | Sathish Kumar, PhD | Ezra Mauk, MS | 608-263-4580 | SMPH Dean's Office | 1998-99 | The Molecular & Environmental Toxicology Center seeks to promote research at UW-Madison and the UW System that addresses fundamental mechanisms through which toxicants produce adverse effects, provide ways to assess or predict the impact of these agents on humans and other species, and develop biological and physicochemical processes that can control releases or deplete the environment of these harmful agents. | Program Review | https://metc.wisc.edu/01-welcome-to-the-molecular-environmental-toxicology-center-2/ | |
| Morris Institute for Respiratory Research | Centers and institutes | Nizar Jarjour, MD | Jae Werndli, MS | 608-263-4960 | DOM, Pediatrics | MIRR provides administrative structure for collaboration on research and training in diseases of pulmonary inflammation, airway obstruction and hyperresponsiveness in adults and children. | N/A | https://www.med.wisc.edu/morris-institute-for-respiratory-research/ | ||
| Native American Center for Health Professions | Centers and institutes | Danielle Yancey, MS | Melissa Metoxen, MS | 608-262-7218 | SMPH Dean's Office | 2012-13 | Our mission is to enhance the recruitment, retention and graduation rates of Native American health professional students and to promote health education, research and community-academic partnerships with Native communities. | 2027-28 | https://www.med.wisc.edu/education/native-american-center-for-health-professions/ | |
| Population Health Institute | Centers and institutes | Sheri Johnson, PhD | 608-263-6294 | SMPH Dean's Office | We accelerate the capacity to create equitable conditions for everyone to be health by advancing knowledge, practice, policy and systems change across sectors. | 2023-2024 | 2029-30 | https://uwphi.pophealth.wisc.edu/ | ||
| Prevention Research Center | Centers and institutes | Jill Denson, PhD | Harald Kliems, MA | 608-265-9474 | Pediatrics | 2019 | Improve the health of low-income women, infants and families through the conduct of high-quality applied health promotion and disease prevention research with a focus on achieving health equity. | Grant renewal | https://prc.wisc.edu/ | |
| Stem Cell and Regenerative Medicine Center | Centers and institutes | Tim Kamp, MD, PhD, and Randolph Ashton, PhD | 608-263-2982 | SMPH Dean's Office, OVCR | 2008 | The center’s mission is to advance the science of stem cell biology and foster breakthroughs in regenerative medicine through faculty interactions, research support and education. | 2022 | 2029-30 | https://stemcells.wisc.edu/ | |
| UW–Madison Comprehensive Diabetes Center | Centers and institutes | Dawn Davis, MD, PhD | Jenelle Gierhart-Sutter, MBA | SMPH Dean's Office, DOM | 2020 | To strengthen and bring together our exceptional research programs, provide world-class education in diabetes to clinical and research trainees, to clinical and research faculty and to the community, and support outstanding clinical care. | Grant renewal | https://diabetescenter.wisc.edu/ | ||
| Wisconsin Alzheimer's Institute | Centers and institutes | Cynthia Carlsson, MD | Sarah Klein | 608-263-9949 | SMPH Dean's Office | 1997-98 | Promote health equity and improve the quality of life of people living with Alzheimer’s disease and other dementias and their families through research, education, clinical care, and community engagement. | 2024-25 | https://wai.wisc.edu/ | |
| Wisconsin Institute for Sleep and Consciousness | Centers and institutes | Giulio Tononi, MD, PhD | Stephanie Jones, PhD | 608-263-3447 | SMPH Dean's Office | 2007 | Facilitate and enhance basic and clinical sleep and consciousness research within the UW campus | 2025-26 | https://sleep-and-consciousness.wisc.edu/ | |
| Osher Center for Integrative Health at University of Wisconsin–Madison | Centers and institutes | Greta Kuphal, MD | Donna Cole | 608-262-5789 | DFMCH | 2022 | Through the principles of integrative health and participatory medicine in our compassionate care, education, and research, our Integrative Health Program will support the individuals, communities, and healthcare system we serve on the path to their greatest wellbeing. | 2027-28 | https://www.fammed.wisc.edu/integrative/ | |
| University of Wisconsin Clinical Trials Institute | Centers and institutes | Nasia Safdar, MD, PhD and Betsy Nugent, MSPH, CCRP | SMPH Dean's Office | 2023 | Promote excellence in clinical trials by enabling partnerships, creating operational efficiency, building capacity and discovering care innovations for patients embedded in a culture of quality and discovery. | 2028-29 | https://uwclinicaltrials.org/ | |||
| UW Health Fetal Diagnosis and Treatment Center | Centers and institutes | Michael Beninati, MD | Surgery, Obstetrics & Ob-Gyn | 2022 | Provide comprehensive care for women and their fetuses with surgical conditions from diagnosis to prenatal intervention, delivery and postnatally. | N/A | https://www.uwhealth.org/locations/unitypoint-health-meriter-4/fetal-dagnosis-and-treatment-center |