University of Wisconsin–Madison

Month: February 2018

UW-CTRI Submits Next Major Center Grant Proposal

UW-CTRI has submitted its next major center grant to the National Cancer Institute (part of the National Institutes of Health). The grant is set to be reviewed for scientific merit in June or July. The current P01 grant, known as the BREATHE study, has concluded recruitment. Funding for BREATHE isn’t set to end until August 2019. However, …

More than 2,200 Volunteer for QUITS

Following the QUITS news conferences in Milwaukee and Madison, 2,226 Wisconsinites volunteered to participate in a new UW-CTRI research study designed to help 1,000 people quit smoking. That’s a record response to a new study at the Center. UW-CTRI staff are now contacting volunteers as well as holding orientation sessions and initial visits. It’s all thanks …

Four More UW-CTRI Posters Added for SRNT

The Society for Research on Nicotine and Tobacco (SRNT) has invited four more late-breaking posters based on UW-CTRI research to be shared at its 2018 annual meeting at the Baltimore Hilton February 21-24. In addition to six podium presentations, there will be eight posters assembled by UW-CTRI experts. Presentations Posters Posters will be in the Key Ballroom …