The Wisconsin Cystic Fibrosis Consortium brings together members of Wisconsin’s five cystic fibrosis (CF) care centers to collaborate, share knowledge, and advance care for individuals living with CF. At its May 2026 meeting, the consortium …
Farrell Research Group News
Philip Farrell receives Cystic Fibrosis Foundation award for his lifelong research efforts
The Cystic Fibrosis Foundation’s Bonnie Ramsey and Richard C. Talamo Distinguished Clinical Achievement Award recognizes those who have spent their careers in research of and care for people with cystic fibrosis, and whose contributions have altered the …
Pathbreaking cystic fibrosis research initiated in Wisconsin 40 years ago changed the course of diagnosis and treatment of children around the world
This article is part one of a two-part series on cystic fibrosis research and care at the University of Wisconsin. Part two features the UW Health Cystic Fibrosis Center and how it continues to grow …
Philip Farrell selected for Clinician Champion Award in Newborn Screening
Members of the Awards Selection Committee of the Association of Public Health Laboratories/International Society for Neonatal Screening Newborn Screening Symposium named Philip Farrell, MD, PhD, emeritus dean and professor in the Departments of Pediatrics and …
Leslie Huang, member of Farrell Research Group, awarded travel grant to European Cystic Fibrosis Conference
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 …
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 …