University of Iowa Physician–Scientist Awarded Nation’s Top Biomedical Research Honor
Michael J. Welsh, MD, a UI professor and proud Iowa native, has received America’s preeminent biomedical research prize—the 2025 Lasker-DeBakey Clinical Medical Research Award—for his pioneering discoveries in cystic fibrosis (CF) research, which paved the way for life-saving therapies for people with CF.
Updates To Make-A-Wish Eligibility
At Make-A-Wish, we celebrate medical advancements and improved treatments for the wish kids we serve—children diagnosed with a progressive, degenerative, or malignant condition that is currently placing their life in jeopardy.