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 …
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Scott Fites, PhD, Awarded Fellowship from the Hartwell Foundation
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 …
Ryan Coller, MD, MPH, Awarded HRSA Subaward with University of Colorado-Denver
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 …
Mario Otto, MD, PhD, Receives St. Baldrick’s Research Award
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 …
A Genetics Career Grows
For Genetics fellow and Department of Pediatrics residency alumna Katie Williams, MD, PhD, a community health event during her last year of residency was the spark that launched her career. That event, held October 10, …
Dr. Balasubramaniam Receives UW Foundation Grant
Congratulations to Vivek Balasubramaniam, MD, and Kim Whitmore, PhD, RN (Nursing), on receipt of ~$48,000 in funding via the UW Foundation for their project, “eHomeCare – an innovative health care delivery support system for homecare …
Christian Capitini, MD, Awarded National Cancer Institute Funding
Congratulations to Christian Capitini, MD, and Co-Investigator Sean Fain, PhD, who were recently awarded a 5-year grant from the National Institutes of Health-National Cancer Institute (NIH-NCI) for their project entitled, “Combining hu14.18-IL2 and NK cell …
Dr. Bruce Klein Awarded NIH/NIAID Grant
Congrats to Bruce Klein, MD, on his recent R01 research grant funding from the National Institutes of Health, National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIH/NIAID). His 4-year, $1.85 million project is entitled, “Lung epithelial …
Dr. Mary Ehlenbach Receives Inaugural Paster Family Foundation Award
Mary Ehlenbach, MD, (Assistant Professor [CHS], Division of Hospital Medicine) was selected as the inaugural recipient of the Paster Family Foundation Innovation Award. This award is given for a project, system improvement or initiative that …
Dr. Daniele Gusland Awarded UW Global Health Institute Grant
Congratulations to Daniele Gusland, MD, and her mentors, James Conway, MD, and Dawd Siraj, MD (Department of Medicine), on receiving $25,000 from the University of Wisconsin Global Health Institute for their project, “Etiology and Antimicrobial …