Department of Pediatrics researchers, both MD and PhD scientists, run more than 60 research groups across diverse specialties within the 16 divisions. Of the more than $55 million in research awards the department received in …
Harer Research Group News
Department of Pediatrics will host 18 Shapiro Summer Research Program students
This summer, 14 Department of Pediatrics faculty members from seven divisions will open their research groups to 18 medical students through the Shapiro Summer Research Program. Since 2002, the Shapiro Summer Research Program has provided …
Meriter Foundation grant to establish a neonatal family research advisory council goes to Matthew Harer and Bernadette Gillick
Matthew Harer, MD, associate professor, Division of Neonatology and Newborn Nursery, was recently awarded funding from the Meriter Foundation in the amount of $7,485. Harer’s project, “Establishing a Neonatal Family Research Advisory Council (N-FRAC),” will …
Matthew Harer receives R13 award to help develop workshop on kidney health in NICU graduates, award from Loan Repayment Program
Matthew Harer, MD, associate professor, Division of Neonatology and Newborn Nursery, was recently awarded two funding opportunities through the NIH. The first is an R13 award that will support his project, “Consensus Workshop to Address Kidney Health …
Department welcomes 16 medical students for research experience this summer
The Shapiro Summer Research Program supports UW School of Medicine and Public Health (SMPH) students in completing a full-time summer research project under the mentorship of a faculty member. The program is generously funded in …
Department recognizes outstanding research accomplishments with presentation of Gerard B. Odell and Ellen R. Wald Awards at Research Week 2023
For five days next month, May 15–19, the Department of Pediatrics’ 2023 Research Week will offer daily activities as livestreamed, in-person, and interactive events, including engaging presentations by department experts and small group sessions with …
Matthew Harer awarded Meriter Foundation grant to develop non-invasive method of detecting of newborn heart anomaly
Matthew Harer, MD, associate professor, Division of Neonatology and Newborn Nursery, has been awarded a grant for $69,438 from the Meriter Foundation for a project titled “Use of Renal NIRS Monitoring to Identify Neonatal Coarctation …
2022 Shapiro Summer Research Program faculty mentors, research projects announced
A cohort of first-year medical students were matched with fourteen pediatric faculty mentors for the 2022 Shapiro Summer Research Program. The Shapiro Summer Research Program provides opportunities for medical students to participate in eight- to …
Matthew Harer awarded travel grant for PAS
Matthew Harer, MD, assistant professor, Neonatology and Newborn Nursery, has been awarded a 2022 Travel Grant for Early Career Investigators by the International Pediatric Research Foundation and the journal Pediatric Research for his 2021 paper, “Renal tissue oxygenation …
Spotlight on student research: Harer Research Group
Matthew Harer, MD, assistant professor, Neonatology and Newborn Nursery, has mentored students in the Shapiro Research Program for the past three years. “I really enjoy the whole process,” reflected Harer. “It’s really awesome to see …