McCoy runs one of two Sjögren’s clinics in the Midwest that serve patients from across the United States. Her pioneering research has led to greater understanding of the disease, as well as a new diagnostic tool and a clinical trial for an experimental treatment that she hopes will dramatically improve patients’ quality of life.
McCoy and her cross-disciplinary team received the 2022 WARF Innovation Award from the Wisconsin Alumni Research Association (WARF) for their innovative diagnostic test for Sjögren’s disease. WARF, which serve as the technology transfer office for UW–Madison, has supported faculty across the University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health through grants, research facilities, and the patenting and licensing of breakthroughs that have benefited the world.
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