Advancement to Fellow of the Pediatric Infectious Diseases Society (FPIDS) honors individuals who have demonstrated professional excellence and made significant, sustained contributions to the field of pediatric infectious diseases. Emma Mohr, MD, PhD, associate professor, …
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Antimicrobial stewardship as a resource: Brittany Lehrer strives to keep antibiotics working
Antibiotics are the medications most commonly prescribed to children and among medicine’s most powerful tools. But every dose that’s incorrectly prescribed can give bacteria a chance to adapt and allow resistant organisms to spread from …
Gates Foundation awards Emma Mohr grant to establish neonatal rhesus macaque K. pneumoniae sepsis model
Emma Mohr, MD, PhD, associate professor, Division of Infectious Diseases, received a $2,234,901 award from the Gates Foundation following an invited proposal. Mohr and her team will build the first neonatal rhesus macaque model of …
New Faculty Focus: Kacie Rytlewski
Q&A with Kacie Rytlewski, MD, assistant professor, Division of Infectious Diseases
Department of Medicine presents Joseph McBride with Inspirational Educator Award
The University of Wisconsin Department of Medicine hosted its 2026 Education Day on February 27. During the event, faculty and staff were recognized with the department’s annual education awards. Joseph (Joe) McBride, MD, MA, an …
Physician-scientist Ellen Wald receives Hilldale Award
Since 1987, four University of Wisconsin–Madison faculty members have been honored annually for their substantial contributions to research, teaching, and service with the prestigious Hilldale Award. Faculty members representing the arts and humanities, biological sciences, …
ICTR awards Savannah Lutz with a TL1 Training Award
Savannah Lutz, a PhD student in cellular and molecular pathology and a member of the Mohr Research Group, received a TL1Predoctoral Training Award from UW ICTR. The one-year award, which began on July 1, 2025, will …
James (Jim) Conway presents 25th Annual Stephen A. Chartrand, MD, Memorial Distinguished Lecture
The Department of Pediatrics at Creighton University School of Medicine named James (Jim) Conway, MD, professor, Divisions of Infectious Diseases and Global Pediatrics, its 2025 Stephen A. Chartrand, MD, Memorial Distinguished Lecturer. Conway presented his talk, “Comprehending …
Marcel Wuethrich marks 28 years in the Division of Infectious Diseases as a scientist and mentor
What began in 1997 as a two-year fellowship abroad supported by the Swiss National Science Foundation evolved into a long and prolific career as a scientist in the Department of Pediatrics for Marcel Wuethrich, PhD, …
Department of Medicine presents Joseph McBride with the 2024 Outstanding Clinician Award
The Department of Medicine announced the winners of its 2024 Clinical Excellence Awards last month. Among the winners was Joseph McBride, MD, an assistant professor in the Division of Infectious Diseases who holds a joint …