University of Wisconsin–Madison

Category: Grants and Recognition

Dr. Kitty Montgomery Wins Grant that Aims to Help Children with Cancer

Dr. Kitty Montgomery has been awarded a five-year, $3.1 million R01 grant from the National Institutes of Health to lead the study: “Defining Symptom Trajectories to Inform Risk-Stratified Approaches to Symptom Management in Children with Advanced Cancer.”

Dr. Kristin Merss Awarded Grant to Study Incarcerated Older Adults

Dr. Kristin Merss was awarded a 2026 Emerging Researchers Pilot Grant to support the study, “Characterizing and describing intra-prison transitions of older adults in prison.”

Dr. Jingxi Sheng Awarded Grant to Study Extending Community Partnerships for Asian American Breast Cancer Prevention

The primary goal of this project is to identify and expand community partnerships to strengthen engagement and maximize opportunities for future program implementation and dissemination.

Dr. Jeneile Luebke named one of Wisconsin’s 28 most influential Native American leaders for 2026

This honor from Madison 365 highlights Luebke’s research, which focuses on gender-based violence in the lives of Indigenous women, using community-engaged and Indigenous-specific research methodologies, as well as her many honors and awards.