Major Contributions of the University of Wisconsin to Biomedical Science

Abstract

The University of Wisconsin, Madison (UW) is the flagship University of the State of Wisconsin. It is one of the largest and bestknown public universities in the USA with 30,000 undergraduate and 15,000 graduate students. These include many students and visiting scholars from foreign countries. Its research spending is among the top ten universities in the USA. As a former undergraduate, medical student, and faculty member of the UW, I gained a deep appreciation for its many contributions to biologic science and medicine. Several of the individuals that were responsible for these advances are detailed below. Many were my teachers and colleagues. I have divided the individuals these advances into four categories, The Vitamin Discoverers, The Cellular Biologists, The Physician Scientists and The Organization Leaders.