Achondroplasia is the most common form of short stature skeletal dysplasia. It is caused by an overactive FGFR3 gene that sends a message to the growth plate through cell signaling to slow down growth. Eighty …
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Department of Pediatrics has strong presence at 2025 Midwest Society for Pediatric Research scientific meeting
The Midwest Society for Pediatric Research (MSPR) held its 2025 Annual Scientific Meeting September 17–19 in Chicago, Illinois. Each year, the conference highlights innovative scientific discoveries and provides a space for collaboration and career development. …
Ebling Library features Ryan McAdams’ paintings in new exhibit, ‘The Weight of Air’
When Ryan McAdams was young, an aunt gave him a set of oil paints as a gift. He was transfixed and started on a path toward becoming an artist. However, medicine intervened, and Ryan McAdams, …
Jonathan Fliegel will soon retire from the Division of Hospital Medicine and Complex Care after decades of gratifying work
He loves his work. Jonathan Fliegel, MD, professor in the Division of Hospital Medicine and Complex Care, has been a member of the Department of Pediatrics since 2008. He came on as the inaugural chief …
New Faculty Focus: Paul Skelton
Q&A with Paul Skelton, MD, assistant professor, Division of General Pediatrics and Adolescent Medicine
New Faculty Focus: Nikki Kamps
Q&A with Nikki Kamps, MD, assistant professor, Division of Critical Care
New Faculty Focus: Samantha Schwartz
Q&A with Samantha Schwartz, MD, MS, assistant professor, Division of Nephrology
After a long and rewarding career working with cystic fibrosis patients, Darci Pfeil will retire
Sometimes everything falls into place perfectly. Early in her nursing career, Darci Pfeil, NP, decided that she wanted to care for patients with long-term conditions. From 1989 onward, she has cared for patients and guided …
Ryan Coller receives a 2025 ICTR Faculty Mentorship Award
The University of Wisconsin–Madison Institute for Clinical and Translational Research (ICTR) announced the recipients of its 2025 UW ICTR Faculty Mentorship Award on September 10 at its ICTR Research Day. Ryan Coller, MD, MPH (left), …
NIH awards Robert Steiner grant for CLN1 Batten disease treatment research
Robert Steiner, MD, professor, Division of Genetics and Metabolism, will be on a subaward to Circumvent Pharmaceuticals, Incorporated for a project titled, “Development of N-tert-(butyl)hydroxylamine (NtBuHA) as a therapeutic agent for treating CLN1 Batten Disease,” …