At first glance, life after residency looks quite different for Department of Pediatrics graduates Daniel Schumacher, MD, MEd, and Megan Lederer, MD. On the East Coast, Dr. Schumacher is a pediatric emergency medicine physician at …
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Tasha Scott to Present at Pediatric Academic Societies Meeting
Tasha Scott, PROKids student researcher, will present “Predictors of Family Engagement in Family-Centered Rounds,” as a podium presentation at the Pediatric Academic Societies (PAS) meeting in Vancouver, BC this May. As part of Elizabeth Cox’s …
Research Assistant Receives Predoctoral Fellowship Award From the AHA
Congratulations to Stephanie Lawry (Klein Lab) on her Predoctoral Fellowship Award from the American Heart Association of $52,000 over 2 years. For her project, “Group III Hybrid Histidine Kinases: A Novel Drug Target for the …
PROKids Team Recruits Parent and Youth Advisory Boards
Elizabeth Cox, MD, PhD, and her PROKids team have recruited Parent and Youth Advisory Boards as part of their ICTR-funded work, “Family-Centered Tailoring of Pediatric Diabetes Self-Management Resources.” In collaboration with the UW School of …
PROKids Hires Two Research Specialists
Two new Research Specialists have joined the PROKids research group. They will be working primarily to implement the three-year Patient Centered Outcomes Research Institute-funded project, “Family-Centered Tailoring of Pediatric Diabetes Self-Management Resources”, under the direction …
Dr. Elizabeth Cox Re-Appointed to PCORI Panel on Improving Healthcare Systems
Elizabeth Cox, MD, PhD, Associate Professor in the Departments of Pediatrics and Population Health Sciences, has been re-appointed by the Patient-Centered Outcomes Research Institute (PCORI) to serve on their Advisory Panel on Improving Healthcare Systems …
Drs. Allen and Carrel Awarded Grant for Fellowship-Training Program
Aaron Carrel, MD, and David Allen, MD, were recently awarded a $100,000, 2-year grant from Genentech for their project, “A systematic evaluation of the effect of adiposity on growth in a statewide cohort of children.” …
Dr. Chris Sorenson Named Retina Research Foundation/Daniel M. Albert Chair
Congratulations to Chris Sorenson, PhD, recently named the Retina Research Foundation/Daniel M. Albert Chair by the UW McPherson Eye Research Institute. This recognition comes with an annual award to support her research program, “apoptosis in …
WIAAP Foundation Recieves Community-Academic Partnership Fund Grant for ACTIVATE
The Wisconsin Partnership Program has granted the Wisconsin Academy of Pediatrics Foundation a grant from the Community-Academic Partnership Fund for ACTIVATE: Advocacy for Children – Transformational Impact Via Action and Teamwork for Engagement. Congratulations to …
Dr. Robert Lemanske and His Co-Investigators Receive Competitive Renewal on COAST IV
Congratulations to Dr. Robert Lemanske and his Co-Investigators, Drs. James Gern, Daniel Jackson, Judith Smith, Christine Seroogy, Ron Gangnon, Yury Bochkov and Carole Ober, on the competitive renewal of their Program Project Grant (PPG), “Rhinovirus …