Upper respiratory infections remain one of the most common triggers of asthma attacks in children, but not every cold leads to a dangerous worsening of symptoms, even among children with severe asthma. The reasons for …
Jackson Research Group News
Short-Term High-Dose Inhaled Steroids Do Not Prevent Asthma Flare-Ups in Children
Temporarily increasing the dosage of inhaled steroids when asthma symptoms start to worsen does not effectively prevent severe flare-ups, according to a new study led by Daniel Jackson, MD, an associate professor in the UW …
Halie Anderson, MD, Receives Abstract Award from AAAAI
Congratulations to Halie Anderson, MD, second-year allergy and immunology fellow, for receiving the Asthma Diagnosis & Treatment Interest Section Fellow-in-Training Outstanding Abstract Award at the American Academy of Allergy Asthma and Immunology (AAAAI) annual meeting …
Daniel Jackson, MD, Awarded Burton Zweiman Memorial Lectureship
Daniel Jackson, MD, was awarded the Burton Zweiman Memorial Lectureship at the American Academy of Allergy Asthma and Immunology (AAAAI) annual meeting in Atlanta, GA on March 5th, 2017. This honorary AAAAI lectureship was presented …
Research & Development Committee Awards Announced
The Department of Pediatrics Research and Development Committee recently awarded grants to six faculty members for the following projects: Awni Al-Subu, MD – UW Pediatric Critical Care Point-of-Care Ultrasound Program Pelin Cengiz, MD – Epigenetic …
Daniel Jackson, MD, Leads New NIH Asthma Study with Boston Investigators
Congratulations to Daniel Jackson, MD for receiving funding for a consortium led by Children’s Hospital of Boston. The group will initiate an asthma prevention study entitled, “Controlling and Preventing Asthma Severity in Kids” (CASK). The …
Renovated Fourth-Floor Lab Opens
In May, the Department of Pediatrics opened its renovated research laboratory in the H4/4 module of University Hospital. Over the previous seven months, the lab space had been completely gutted and rebuilt to better meet …
Daniel Jackson, MD, Part of Consortium Awarded NIH U01 Grant
Researchers from the University of Arizona Health Sciences and seven other institutions, including the UW Department of Pediatrics, were recently awarded a 5-year, $27 million cooperative agreement grant from the National Institutes of Health/National Heart, …
Pediatric Food Allergies: The ‘Second Wave’
Between 1997 and 2011, food allergies in children increased approximately 50 percent, and now affect 5 percent of children. What are the factors causing this phenomenon, and how can clinicians effectively diagnose and treat children …
First Year Allergy & Immunology Fellows Receive Recognition
Two of the first year Allergy & Immunology fellows received recognition for their outstanding abstracts at the 2015 American Academy of Allergy, Asthma & Immunology (AAAAI) annual meeting in Houston, TX in February. Alalia Berry, …