On September 18 and 19, 2014, the Department of Pediatrics, along with American Family Children’s Hospital, held two back-to-back events focusing on clinical genetics: Seminars in Pediatrics and the Midwest Clinical Genetics Conference. Both events …
Month: January 2015
Thor Jeppson from PROKids Presents at National Dissemination and Implementation Conference
Thor Jeppson, research specialist for PROKids, recently presented at the 8th Annual Conference on the Science of Dissemination and Implementation in Health in Washington, DC. “Identifying barriers and solutions to research participation for chronically ill …
One of the First Patients to Benefit from AFCH Expansion Profiled in State Journal
The Wisconsin State Journal profiled Gabriel Kampka, a six-month-old baby who was one of the first patients treated at American Family Childrens Hospitals (AFCH) new neonatal intensive care unit (NICU) and hybrid catheterization lab. Gabriel—who …
Dr. Paul Grossberg Wins 2014 AMERSA Best Workshop Award
Paul Grossberg, MD, has been awarded the 2014 Best Workshop Award by the Association for Medical Education and Research in Substance Abuse. The workshop, titled “Behavioral Change in Our Patients and Ourselves: Interdisciplinary, Experiential Teaching …
Smith Lab Researcher Mike Khan Receives Predoctoral Fellowship
Congratulations to Mike Khan on funding of his Ruth L. Kirschstein National Research Service Award (NRSA) Individual Predoctoral Fellowship (F31) from the National Institutes of Health, National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIH-NIAID). This …
Daniel Jackson, MD, Receives NIH Award to Research Respiratory Pathogen
Daniel Jackson, MD, was awarded $74,878 from the National Institutes of Health, National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIH-NIAID) for his project entitled, “Mechanisms of Enhanced Enterovirus (EV) D68 Pathogenicity.” EV D68 has emerged …
Dr. Sheryl Henderson Receives Grant for iPads for UW HIV Clinic
Sheryl Henderson, MD, PhD, was awarded a grant in the amount of $1,891 for her project entitled, “iPads to Enhance Health Education for Youth and Families in the UW HIV Comprehensive Care Clinic.” This project, …
Drs. Gern and Jackson Receive Supplement to ICAC Contract
Congratulations to James Gern, MD and co-investigator, Daniel Jackson, MD for their recent supplement to the Inner City Asthma Consortium (ICAC) contract, entitled, “Pets and the Infant Microbiome: Effect on Immune Maturation & Atopic Asthma.” …
Dr. Christine Seroogy Receives Funding from Carbone Cancer Center
Congratulations to Christine Seroogy, MD, on funding of $40,000 from the UW Paul P. Carbone Cancer Center (UWCCC) and the Tumor Microenvironment Program. Her project, “The Role of the Anergy-related E3 ubiquitin ligase, GRAIL, in …
Bruce Klein, MD, Receives 5 Year Renewal Grant From NIH-NIAID
Congratulations to Bruce Klein, MD, on his recent R01 award of over $2.5 million from the National Institutes of Health – National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIH-NIAID). His 5-year renewal, “Molecular pathogenesis of …