In April 2022, the University of Wisconsin Center for Tobacco Research and Intervention (UW-CTRI) celebrated 30 years of helping people quit tobacco use. Founded by Drs. Michael Fiore and Timothy Baker, UW-CTRI is nationally recognized for its ground-breaking tobacco …
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McCarthy, Piper, and Baker Assume Shared Research Director Roles
Drs. Danielle McCarthy, Megan Piper and Tim Baker are now working collaboratively as UW-CTRI Research Directors, effective this month. McCarthy and Piper have different areas of expertise with some overlap, so they will continue to …
Study: Point of Care Approach to Tobacco Treatment Helps Cancer Patients Quit
Researchers examined the ways electronic health records and a new approach to tobacco cessation treatment could be used to help cancer patients quit smoking. The results, published in Cancer Epidemiology, are promising: before the new …
UW-CTRI’s ‘Withdraw from Tobacco Study’ Will Begin Soon
UW-CTRI in June will begin recruiting participants for the new Withdraw from Tobacco Study. Research Director Dr. Tim Baker is the principal investigator. The study, coordinated by UW-CTRI Assistant Scientist Dr. Jesse Kaye, will recruit …
Fiore Named Recipient of Hilldale Award
UW-CTRI Director Dr. Michael Fiore has been named the recipient of the 2021 Hilldale Award for Biological Sciences. UW Chancellor Rebecca Blank will officially present the award to Fiore and three other Hilldale Award recipients …
UW-CTRI Staff Well Represented at First All-Virtual SRNT Annual Meeting
Dr. Megan Piper, UW-CTRI Associate Director of Research, took her place Sunday as SRNT President (release the SRNT-shirt canons!). Before that, she participated in the Presidential Symposium, specifically as part of the Racial Equity Task …
Dr. Tim Baker Renewed for Honored Professorship at UW
Dr. Tim Baker has been reappointed as UW Chair for Tobacco Research and Intervention Research Professor. The position, which began on January 1, 2021 and lasts through December of 2025, grants Baker funding to continue …
C3I Expands Consortium to Help Cancer Patients Quit Smoking
UW-CTRI staff and collaborators attended the virtual 2020 grantee meeting of the nationwide Cancer Center Cessation Initiative (C3I), part of the National Cancer Institute’s (NCI) Cancer Moonshot Initiative, with the goal of helping cancer patients …
Dr. Baker’s Novel Treatment Can Improve Craving and Anhedonia
A novel treatment can suppress significant withdrawal symptoms more effectively than the usual care, according to a UW-CTRI paper published in the journal Addiction. This innovative approach, developed by UW-CTRI Research Director Dr. Tim …
Dr. Baker Discusses COVID-19 and Smoking
UW-CTRI Director of Research Dr. Tim Baker recently served as the discussant for an international half-day webinar on COVID-19 and smoking featuring esteemed researchers from the Society for Research on Nicotine and Tobacco. Presenters included …