In February 2024, Daisy Sahoo, Ph.D., was appointed dean of the School of Graduate Studies at the Wauwatosa-based Medical College of Wisconsin. As dean, Sahoo oversees the administration of 42 graduate programs that are offered to nearly 500 graduate students who seek doctoral and master’s degrees.
Apart from her role as dean, Sahoo has had a long-standing interest in better understanding how cholesterol is transported in the body so that therapies can be developed to reduce risk for cardiovascular disease, according to Holly Botsford external communications director at MCW.
“Under her tutelage, students work toward solutions that could transform precision health care for cardiovascular disease and other common health problems,” said Botsford. “Dr. Sahoo takes pride in her mentorship of graduate students in her laboratory. As a result of her guidance and training, every one of her team members has been published because of their influential discoveries.”
Outside of her mentorship work, Sahoo is also working to increase the visibility of MCW’s graduate programs in an effort to make MCW a hub for health care students and professionals alike.
