Dr. Inga Hofmann, a pediatric hematologist-oncologist and director of pediatric stem cell transplantation at the Carbone Cancer Center and medical director of the program for advanced cell therapy, has been awarded $50,000 by the St. …
Year: 2017
Dr. Elizabeth Cox Awarded 3-year Innovative Translational Science Award From The American Diabetes Association
Elizabeth Cox, MD, PhD was recently awarded a 3-year Innovative Translational Science Award from the American Diabetes Association for her project, “Identifying Actionable Self-Management Barriers for Adults with Type 1 Diabetes.” Building upon her prior …
Opioid and Substance Use Disorders in Children
The national opioid crisis is not just an adult problem. With approximately 467,000 children aged 12 to 17 using pain medication for non-medical purposes in 2014—and 16,000 children using heroin that year (source: SAMHSA)—opioid and …
Dr. Megan Moreno Writes AAP News Column on ‘Empathy App’
In an invited column in the September 2017 issue of AAP News, Megan Moreno, MD, MSEd, MPH, an associate professor and vice chair for digital health in the Department of Pediatrics, and the chief of …
Study Identifies Patients Who Benefit Most From Dinutuximab-based Immunotherapy
Using data from a randomized phase III clinical trial of neuroblastoma patients (treated with or without immunotherapy) performed by the Children’s Oncology Group, researchers from the University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health …
Dr. Paula Cody Speaks on Teen Suicide Risk at AAP National Conference
Paula Cody, MD, FAAP, an assistant professor (CHS) in the Division of General Pediatrics and Adolescent Medicine, and a member of the American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) Section on Adolescent Health, gave an educational session …
Richard Merkhofer Receives F30 Grant from NIH
Congratulations to Richard Merkhofer, graduate student in the Klein Laboratory, on funding of his Ruth L. Kirschstein National Research Service Award (NRSA) Individual Predoctoral Fellowship (F30) for MD/PhD and Other Dual Degrees from the National …
Nathan York Receives Endocrinology & Reproductive Physiology Training Grant Support
Congratulations to Nathan York, Graduate Research Assistant in the lab of Bikash Pattnaik, PhD, who was recently selected as a Trainee on the National Institutes of Health-funded T32 Endocrinology & Reproductive Physiology (ERP) Training Grant, …
Dr. Megan Moreno Discusses Screen Time and Teen Suicide Risk
Megan Moreno, MD, MSEd, MPH, an associate professor in the Department of Pediatrics and the chief of the Division of General Pediatrics and Adolescent Medicine, recently appeared on News3 to talk about how teenagers’ increased …
Dr. Anna Huttenlocher Elected as an American Society for Cell Biology Fellow
The American Society for Cell Biology (ASCB) has selected Anna Huttenlocher, MD, a professor in the Division of Allergy, Immunology and Rheumatology, as one of its 2017 fellows. Election as a fellow of ASCB is …