Researchers from Medical College of Wisconsin and the UW Department of Pediatrics were recently awarded a 4-year, $2.7 million grant from the National Institutes of Health/National Institute of Arthritis and Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases (NIH-NIAMS), …
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A New Approach to Leukemia Immunotherapy
Career development awards from the UW School of Medicine and Public Health (SMPH) and the National Institutes of Health are helping Christian Capitini, MD, in his quest for a new immunotherapy treatment for leukemia. Reprogramming …
Sujani Kakumanu, MD, Awarded Cooperative Agreement from DHHS
Congratulations to Sujani Kakumanu, MD, FAAAAI, on her 1-year, $100,000 award entitled, “Improving school health partnerships, health literacy and coordination of pediatric asthma care by forging a novel health information exchange in Madison, Wisconsin.” This …
Bikash Pattnaik, PhD, Awarded NIH/New Investigator R01 Grant
Bikash Pattnaik, PhD, was recently awarded a 4-year New Investigator R01 award through the National Eye Institute (NEI) Audacious Goals Initiative from the National Institutes of Health/NEI for his project entitled, “Molecular Therapies for Lebers …
Elizabeth Cox, MD, PhD, Awarded Two ICTR-CAP PCOR Grants
Congratulations to Elizabeth Cox, MD, PhD, who was recently awarded two 1-year grants through the UW Institute for Clinical and Translational Research Community-Academic Partnerships (ICTR-CAP) 2015 Patient-Centered Outcomes Research (PCOR) Program. The first award, in …
Hrissanthi Ikonomidou, MD, PhD, and Diane Puccetti, MD, Awarded ICTR Basic & Clinical Pilot Award
Congratulations to Co-PIs Hrissanthi Ikonomidou, MD, PhD (Neurology), and Diane Puccetti, MD, who were awarded a Basic and Clinical Pilot award from the UW Institute for Clinical and Translational Research (ICTR) for their proposal entitled …
Kirsten Schultz Invited to Stanford University’s Medicine X Conference
Because of her patient experience advocacy work, Kirsten Shultz has been invited to attend Stanford University’s Medicine X conference, Sept. 25-27, 2015. The conference brings together multiple stakeholders in health care – insurance, physicians, clinical …
Mario Otto, MD, PhD, Receives Hyundai Scholar Hope Grant
Hyundai Hope on Wheels has awarded a $250,000 Hyundai Scholar Hope Grant to Mario Otto, MD, PhD, in support of his research on childhood cancer. As the newest Hyundai scholar, Dr. Otto will use the …
Darin Wiesner, PhD, Awarded Hartwell Foundation Fellowship
Darin Wiesner, PhD, postdoctoral student in the lab of Bruce Klein, MD, was recently awarded a Hartwell Foundation Fellowship in the amount of $100,000. This two-year award will allow him to study the early recognition …
The Value of Family-Centered Rounds
Department of Pediatrics Associate Professor Elizabeth Cox, MD, MPH, spoke to 300 community members about the importance of family-centered rounds at “Partnering with Patients in Health Care,” the most recent UW School of Medicine and …