The UW School of Medicine and Public Health (SMPH) and the Department of Pediatrics are proud to welcome pediatrician and UW alumnus Lorris Betz, MD ‘75, PhD ‘75, as the 2016 de Harter AOA Visiting …
Month: March 2016
Jennifer Laffin, PhD, FACMG, Is New Clinical Laboratory Genetics Fellowship Program Director
Jennifer Laffin, PhD, FACMG is the new director of the Department of Pediatrics Genetics & Metabolism clinical laboratory fellowship program. The program comprises three fellowship opportunities — biochemical genetics, clinical cytogenetics and molecular genetics …
UW Research Team Moves Cancer Immunotherapy Another Step Ahead
Myriam N. Bouchlaka, PhD, and Christian Capitini, MD, are authors on a new study that provides a key step in monitoring if, and how, the body’s own cancer-killing components are working during immunotherapy. So-called natural …
Steven Koslov, MD, is Lead Author on Primary Care Transformation Study
A research team at the University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health discovered that an overhaul of the UW Health primary care system resulted in increased patient satisfaction, improved clinical safety metrics and …
Bruce Klein’s Research Reveals How Fungi Hijack the Body’s Immune System
Research led by Bruce Klein, MD, has uncovered a clever way fungi can hijack the body’s attempts to clear a fungal infection. Enzymes produced by the fungus mimic cell signals that temper white blood-cell development, …
John Frohna, MD, MPH To Receive MPPDA Leadership Award
Congratulations to John Frohna, MD, MPH, who has been chosen to receive the 2016 Medicine-Pediatrics Program Directors Associate (MPPDA) Leadership Award. The MPPDA Leadership in Med-Peds Award is a new award given to a physician …