It seemed like Dr. Svendsen’s work with stem cells held out hope for treating and perhaps one day curing or possible preventing Parkinson’s disease, ALS and similar neural diseases and damage. We thought, 'If we’re donating to the UW already, why not direct some of it to this research that can really change lives for the better?'

Brenda McCroskey

School of Medicine and Public Health

Make a Gift to the School of Medicine and Public HealthThe mission of the University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health (SMPH) is to meet the health needs of Wisconsin and beyond through excellence in education, research, patient care and service. The school is working to bring together unprecedented resources that will help create transforming research initiatives and an entirely new model of medical education—one that balances traditional learning with a focus on population health; that strives to seamlessly translate research successes to compassionate care.

With a superb faculty, talented students, enthused leadership and exciting new facilities such as the Health Sciences Learning Center (HSLC) and the Wisconsin Institutes for Medical Research (WIMR), the school is ready to create a visionary approach to both health and health care into the next century.

WIMR is the home to world-renowned researchers from many disciplines. This collaborative environment provides astounding opportunities for these researchers to determine solutions to society’s most complex health problems.

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