The European Cystic Fibrosis Society awarded Leslie Huang, a third-year medical student at the UW School of Medicine and Public Health and a student researcher in the Farrell Research Group, a travel grant to attend the …
Farrell Research Group News
Anita Laxova, research program manager of groundbreaking cystic fibrosis randomized clinical trials, retires
After more than 30 years with the University of Wisconsin Department of Pediatrics, Anita Laxova, emerita research program manager, has retired, stepping away from the demanding world of research laboratories and randomized clinical trials (RCT). …
HuiChuan Lai and team awarded NIH supplement
HuiChuan Lai, PhD, RD, professor, Nutritional Sciences, Pediatrics, and Population Health Sciences, and a team of researchers were awarded a one-year supplement in the amount of $177,098 from the National Institutes of Health/National Institute of Diabetes …
Shapiro Summer Research Program faculty mentors, students, projects announced
A cohort of first-year medical students were matched with fourteen pediatric faculty mentors for the 2021 Shapiro Summer Research Program. The Shapiro Summer Research Program provides opportunities for medical students to participate in eight- to …
‘You have to recognize the opportunities’: AAP oral history interview with Philip Farrell, MD, PhD
This past January, Philip M. Farrell, MD, PhD, emeritus dean and professor, Pulmonology & Sleep Medicine, was interviewed by Clement Ren, MD, MBA, professor of clinical pediatrics at Indiana University School of Medicine, for the American …
Leslie Huang, MS, Awarded Cystic Fibrosis Foundation Student Traineeship
Leslie Huang, a first-year medical student, was recently awarded a Cystic Fibrosis Foundation (CFF) Student Traineeship in the amount of $3,000. This one-year award, under the leadership of mentor Philip Farrell, MD, PhD, emeritus dean and …
Drs. HuiChuan Lai, Phil Farrell, and Michael Rock Receive Renewal Grant from Cystic Fibrosis Foundation
Congratulations to HuiChuan Lai, PhD, RD (Professor of Nutritional Sciences, Pediatrics, and Population Health Sciences), Principal Investigator, and Phil Farrell, MD, PhD (Emeritus Dean and Professor, Division of Pulmonology and Sleep Medicine), Co-Principal Investigator, along with Co-Investigator Michael Rock, MD (Professor, …
What We Published In May 2020
Al Dhaheri N, Wu N, Zhao S, Wu Z, Blank RD, Zhang J, Raggio C, Halanski M, Shen J, Noonan K, Qiu G, Nemeth B, Sund S, Dunwoodie SL, Chapman G, Glurich I, Steiner RD, Wohler …
Dr. Philip Farrell Recognized for Lifetime Contributions to CF Research and Pediatric Respiratory Medicine
Congratulations to Philip Farrell, MD PhD (Emeritus Dean and Chair of Pediatrics, Division of Pulmonology & Sleep Medicine) for two recent honors from The Legacy of Angels Foundation (TLOAF) and American Thoracic Society. TLOAF selected Dr. Farrell for …
Pediatrics Research Week 2020 Abstract Book Now Available
The Pediatrics Research Week 2020 Abstract Book is now available. University of Wisconsin Department of Pediatrics faculty, staff, fellows and residents submitted over 50 research abstracts for the virtual conference, which is taking place May 26-29, 2020. …