Thanks to universal screening protocols, newborns in every state are routinely tested for cystic fibrosis (CF)—a life-threatening disease that occurs in 1 of every 4,000 births—through a simple blood test. Most of the time, the …
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Dr. Philip Farrell Receives George Cunningham Visionary Award
Philip Farrell, MD, PhD, received the George Cunningham Visionary Award in Newborn Screening from the Association of Public Health Laboratories (APHL) at the 2013 Joint Meeting of the Newborn Screening and Genetic Testing Symposium and …
Drs. Baker and Farrell Receive Legacy of Angels Foundation Research Award
Congratulations to Mei Baker, MD, FACMG, and Philip Farrell, MD, PhD, for their 2-year research award of $415,273 from the Legacy of Angels Foundation. Their project, “Improving IRT/DNA newborn screening for cystic fibrosis to reduce …
Dr. Philip Farrell and Dr. Michael Rock Awarded Legacy of Angels Foundation Grant
Congratulations to Philip M. Farrell, MD, PhD, and Michael J. Rock, MD, who have been awarded $153,944 for their project, “Quality Improvement in Cystic Fibrosis Newborn Screening – Addressing the Sweat Test QNS Problem with …
Lifecourse Initiative Improves Birth Outcomes in Wisconsin
Last year, Department of Pediatrics Professor Philip Farrell, MD, PhD, became steering committee co-chair of the Lifecourse Initiative for Healthy Families (LIHF), a $10 million initiative to improve birth outcomes in Wisconsin. Why? Because the …
Dr. Philip Farrell Awarded Wisconsin Medical Society’s Presidential Citation
Congratulations to Dr. Philip Farrell, who was awarded the Wisconsin Medical Society’s Presidential Citation on April 20, 2010. This award, established in 1959, is given to a physician or non-physician who has made significant contributions …
Dr. Philip Farrell Awarded an American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 Supplement
Philip Farrell, MD, PhD, was awarded an American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA) of 2009 supplement of $99,810 from the National Institutes of Health. This addition to his current project, “Pulmonary Benefits of Cystic Fibrosis …