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How advanced MRI paired with neuropsychological testing shed light on how Temple Grandin's brain processes the world

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The Baby Badger Network seeks to make genetic testing more accessible to critically-ill newborns throughout Wisconsin

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New research reinforces the link between a cellular quality control system and rare forms of autism

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New algorithm helps decipher complex biological data to advance neurodevelopmental research

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Integrating trauma awareness into early language support

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Research team receive $9 million NIH grant to study Down syndrome

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John D. Wiley Seminar Series

Emanuel DiCicco-Bloom, MD
“Understanding Gene x Environment Interactions: The 16p11.2 Neurodevelopmental Mouse Model, Antibiotics, and the Microbiome”
February 20, 2026 @ Noon

2025 Impact Report

- Gait changes may predict Alzheimer’s
- Waisman-born clinical trial
- Finding connection: autism
- Family-led Academic Grand Rounds
- Neurodegeneration in DS
- Guiding families forward
- And more...

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Katherine Hustad, PhD
Does the Use of Crowdsourced Listeners Yield Different Speech Intelligibility Results Than In-Person Listeners for Typically Developing Children?

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