CTSI Science Cafés

Episode #19 - Pancreatic Cancer: Striving to Survive by CTSI of Southeast Wisconsin

Episode #18 - Suicide Prevention is Everyone's Business (Wellness Cafe Series) by CTSI of Southeast Wisconsin

Episode #17 - Advancing Health Through Research & Faith (Wellness Cafe Series) by CTSI of Southeast Wisconsin

Episode #16 - Raising Awareness of Street Drugs and their Effects: An Overview by CTSI of Southeast Wisconsin

Episode #15 - Myths & Realities of Alzheimer's Disease: A Review of Cause, Symptoms & Treatment by CTSI of Southeast Wisconsin

This August 2019 Science Café features a presentation and community conversation titled, The Importance of Childhood Vaccines: What They Are and Why Your Child Needs Them. Our guest presenters are: Dr. Joseph Barbieri, Professor of Microbiology and Immunology and Dr. Anna Huppler, Assistant Professor of Pediatrics, both at the Medical College of Wisconsin

This July 2019 Science Café features a presentation and community conversation titled, Suicide Prevention is Everyone’s Business: Know What You Can Do to Save a Life. Our guest presenters are: Sara Kohlbeck, Assistant Director of the Comprehensive Injury Center at the Medical College of Wisconsin and Patty Slatter, Board President National Alliance on Mental Illness, Rock County chapter and a lived experience individual of over 20 years. They are joined by Dr. Jennifer Hernendez-Meier, Assistant Professor of Emergency Medicine at the Medical College of Wisconsin.

Episode #12 - Don't Lose Heart: The Impact of Cancer Treatment on the Heart by CTSI of Southeast Wisconsin

Episode #11 - Mental Health in Later Life: Dealing with Aging, Loss, Grief by CTSI of Southeast Wisconsin

Episode #10 - Human Papillomavirus (HPV) by CTSI of Southeast Wisconsin

Episode #9 - Mild Traumatic Brain Injury (mTBI) by CTSI of Southeast Wisconsin

This March 2019 Science Café features a presentation and community conversation focusing on Vroom - Brain Building Moments: How to develop your child’s brain with everyday activities.

Date of Science Cafe: October 31, 2017 | Understanding Food & Nutrition Labels: The Path to Healthy Food Choices and Weight Loss Discussion led by: Andrea Moosreiner, MPH, RD, CD Bio-Nutrition Program Manager, MCW CTSI Adult Translational Research Unit

Date of Science Cafe: September 26, 2017 | Prostate Cancer: What the Future Holds Discussion led by: Laurens Holmes, MD, DrPH Professor and Director, CTSI Education and Training

Date of Science Cafe: August 29, 2017 | Fatty Liver Disease: What We Eat, When We Eat Discussion led by: James Esteban, MD Senior Fellow, Gastroenterology & Hepatology, Medical College of Wisconsin

Date of Science Cafe: July 25, 2017 | Alzheimer's Disease: What the Future Holds Discussion led by: Piero Antuono, MD Professor of Neurology, Director of the Dementia Research Center, Medical College of Wisconsin Julie Grassel, MSN.Ed., BSN, RN Clinical Research Nurse, Adult Translational Research Unit, MCW

Date of Science Cafe: June 27, 2017 | From Bench to Bedside: Treatment Advances in Breast Cancer Discussion led by: Carmen Bergom, M.D., PhD. Assistant Professor, Department of Radiation Oncology, Medical College of Wisconsin

Date of Science Café: May 23, 2017 | Stroke Rehabilitation: The Impact of Technology on Recovery Discussion led by: Brian Schmit, PhD Professor, Department of Biomedical Engineering Marquette University/Medical College of Wisconsin

Date of Science Café: April 25, 2017 | Opioid Epidemic: Why Now, Why Us, What to Do? Discussion led by: Robert Hurley, MD, PhD Professor and Vice Chair, Department of Anesthesiology Director, Froedtert and MCW Comprehensive Pain Program