UW-Madison School of Medicine and Public Health
Dr. Natascha Merten was recently interviewed by Wally Lucashinsky of the Hometown Today show on 95.3 WBEV (Daily Dodge) in Beaver Dam. Dr. Merten discussed the history of the Beaver Dam Offspring Study-Neurocognitive Aging Study (BOSS-NCAS). She also explained what’s been learned from BOSS-NCAS and its precursor studies and what the future plans of BOSS-NCAS are. She …
The Beaver Dam Offspring Study Team, under the lead of Dr. Natascha Merten, visited the Beaver Dam Chamber & Visitor Center and met with members of the community. BOSS-NCAS team is reaching out to previous BOSS participants to recruit for an innovative remote study.
Congratulations, Stephanie! More information about the Postdoc Symposium Winners can be found here.
Congratulations to Shaelyn! More information about the competition here: https://grad.wisc.edu/funding/grants-competition/
Dr. Merten received the Gerontological Society of America Health Sciences Research Award. This award is given to a new investigator in the Health Sciences Section (one awardee per year). The award is made on the basis of a 1,500-word paper in combination with an accepted abstract submitted to the conference. Dr. Merten will be recognized …
The award recognizes exemplary partnerships and contributions to public health that are measurable in their impact at the regional, state or local level. Read more about the program in the institute’s annual report.
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