Congratulations to Principal Investigator Amy Erbe-Gurel, PhD, associate scientist in the Sondel Lab, who was recently awarded a one-year $52,500 grant from The Pablove Foundation for her project, “Improving specific targeting of neuroblastoma tumors through bispecific SNIPER …
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Christian Capitini awarded pilot grant to study new therapies for pediatric solid tumors
Christian Capitini, MD, associate professor, Hematology, Oncology, and Bone Marrow Transplant, along with co-investigator Krishanu Saha, PhD, associate professor, Department of Biomedical Engineering and the Wisconsin Institute for Discovery, were recently awarded a $50,000 grant from …
Dipesh Navsaria begins joint appointment with School of Human Ecology
Congratulations to Dipesh Navsaria, MPH, MSLIS, MD, associate professor, General Pediatrics and Adolescent Medicine, who began a joint appointment as a clinical associate professor of human development and family studies at UW–Madison’s School of Human Ecology (SoHE) …
Pediatrics faculty share expertise: July 2021
University of Wisconsin Department of Pediatrics faculty and researchers are at the forefront of media coverage as local, state, and national journalists seek out experts on the topics of child health, vaccinations, and Covid-19, to …
What we published in July 2021
University of Wisconsin Department of Pediatrics faculty and researchers published fifteen articles in July 2021: Atkins AE, Cogley MF, Baker MW. Newborn Screening for Severe Combined Immunodeficiency: Do Preterm Infants Require Special Consideration? Int J Neonatal Screen. 2021 …
Carol Diamond honored by Arnold P. Gold Foundation
Carol Diamond, MD, associate professor, was inducted into the Arnold P. Gold Foundation’s Golden Humanism Honor Society, a national cohort of physicians, fellows, residents and medical students who strive to inspire and cultivate humanism within themselves, …
PIDS supports universal masking for students, school staff
The Pediatric Infectious Diseases Society (PIDS) is an organization of healthcare professionals dedicated to the treatment, control, and eradication of infectious diseases affecting children. Since March of 2020, our members have supported children through the …
Researchers awarded ICTR grant to improve diagnosis of HIE
Bikash Pattnaik, PhD, Principal Investigator, associate professor, Neonatology and Newborn Nursery, along with Co-PI, Pelin Cengiz, MD, professor, Critical Care, were awarded a $50,000 Basic and Clinical Translational Research Pilot award from the UW Institutive of Clinical and …
Ellen Wald and Shelby O’Connor awarded grant to improve SARS-CoV-2 testing in schools
Congratulations to Ellen Wald, MD, department chair and professor, Infectious Diseases, along with co-principal investigator Shelby O’Connor, PhD, professor, Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, and co-investigator Joseph McBride, MD, assistant professor, Infectious Diseases, who together are creating a …
Bruce Klein receives funding to study white-nose syndrome in bats
Congratulations to Bruce Klein, MD, professor and division chief, Infectious Diseases, who recently received a two-year, $125,000 grant from the United States Fish and Wildlife Service for his project, “Develop an immune-based strategy to prevent and treat …