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  2. Year: 2018
  3. Month: September

Month: September 2018

A Combined Strategy to Treat Neuroblastoma

Posted on September 5, 2018

A new preclinical research project led by Department of Pediatrics Assistant Professor Christian Capitini, MD, aims to strengthen the pipeline of immunotherapy treatment approaches for neuroblastoma, the third most common type of childhood cancer. The …

Posted in 2018 News, Capitini Research Group News, News, Otto Research Group News

Scott Fites, PhD, Awarded Fellowship from the Hartwell Foundation

Posted on September 1, 2018

Congratulations to Scott Fites, PhD, and his mentor, Bruce Klein, MD, for their recent fellowship award from the Hartwell Foundation. This 2-year grant, titled “Harnessing a long-lived neutrophil to fight systemic fungal infections,” awards $100,000 …

Posted in 2018 News, Klein Research Group News, News

Dr. Neha Patel to Host Symposium on Neurofibromatosis Type 1

Posted on September 1, 2018

On Saturday, October 13, Neha Patel, MD, and her team will be hosting the 2nd annual Neurofibromatosis Type 1 Symposium. This unique event is designed to help patients, parents and siblings better understand NF1, seek …

Posted in 2018 News, News

Facebook, UW School of Medicine and Public Health Team up on Social Media Research

Posted on September 1, 2018

A partnership between Facebook and the University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health will explore the relationship between teens’ use of digital technologies and their mental and social health. The research is part …

Posted in 2018 News, Moreno Research Group News, News

Bruce Klein, MD, Awarded Grant from US Geological Survey

Posted on September 1, 2018

Bruce Klein, MD, was recently awarded a 1-year grant for $49,527 from the United States Geological Survey (USGS) National Wildlife Health Center for his project entitled, “The novel method for assessing vaccines against White Nose …

Posted in 2018 News, Klein Research Group News, News

Ryan Coller, MD, MPH, Awarded HRSA Subaward with University of Colorado-Denver

Posted on September 1, 2018

Congratulations to Ryan Coller, MD, MPH, Principal Investigator, and Mary Ehlenbach, MD, Co-Investigator, who were recently awarded a subaward for up to 4 years from the University of Colorado-Denver and the Health Resources and Services …

Posted in 2018 News, Coller Research Group News, News

Mario Otto, MD, PhD, Receives St. Baldrick’s Research Award

Posted on September 1, 2018

Congratulations to Mario Otto, MD, PhD, who was recently awarded a 2018 Research Award from the St. Baldrick’s Foundation. This one-year grant, in the amount of $100,000, will support his project entitled, “Improving anti-cancer immune …

Posted in 2018 News, News, Otto Research Group News

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