Over the past 12 months, 51 Department of Pediatrics faculty have been included in one or more of the “top doctors” lists from Best Doctors.com, Madison Magazine, and U.S. News and World Report. Of these, …
2011 News
Pelin Cengiz, MD, Named 2011 ICTR KL2 Scholar
Congratulations to Pelin Cengiz, MD, who has been named as one of the 2011 Institute for Clinical and Translational Research (ICTR) KL2 scholars. This award provides for 75% protected research time + $25,000/year to support …
Drs. Leslie Riopel and Matthew Szadkowski Receive American Academy of Pediatrics CATCH Award
Congratulations to Leslie Riopel, MD, Matthew Szadkowski, MD, and the Pediatric Global Health Track members, under the mentorship of Sabrina Wagner, MD, for their recent American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) CATCH award. They received $3,000 …
Peter Wolfgram, MD, Receives Fellowship Award
Congratulations to Peter Wolfgram, MD, on his fellowship award of $100,000 from the Genentech Center for Clinical Research in Endocrinology. The 2-year project entitled, “Role of Ethnicity in Fat Distribution and Insulin Resistance,” will compare …
Dr. Kenneth DeSantes Awarded MACC Funding
Kenneth DeSantes, MD, was recently awarded $50,000 from the Midwest Athletes Against Childhood Cancer (MACC fund) for “Support for Clinical Research Infrastructure.” This funding will support data management and coordination of clinical research for the …
Paul Sondel, MD, PhD, Receives MACC Award
Paul Sondel, MD, PhD, is the recipient of $50,000 from the Midwest Athletes Against Childhood Cancer (MACC fund) for his project, “Autologous KIR/ KIR-ligand mismatch, FcγR polymorphisms and their influences on response to tumor targeted …
Dr. Juan Boriosi Awarded Project Funding from Isomark, LLC
Juan Boriosi, MD, recently received over $110,000 from Isomark, LLC, for his 1-year project, “Changes in 13C/12C delta value in breath as a biomarker of systemic inflammatory response syndrome in mechanically ventilated pediatric and adult …
Christian Capitini, MD, Selected as a Hyundai’s Hope on Wheels 2011 Scholar Grant Recipient
Congratulations to Christian Capitini, MD, who was selected as a recipient of Hyundai’s Hope on Wheels 2011 Scholar Grant. This $50,000 award is for Dr. Capitini’s 1-year project, “Development of STAT1 inhibitors for treating pediatric …
Simran Brar Receives Research Award
Congratulations to Simran Brar, an Undergraduate Research Assistant in Dr. De-Ann Pillers’ lab, who recently received two research awards. She was awarded a $1,000 grant-in-aid award from Sigma Xi, the Scientific Research Society, for her …
J. Carter Ralphe, MD, Awarded NIH Grant Funding
Congratulations to J. Carter Ralphe, MD, for his recent research project grant (R01) of $1,250,000 over 5 years, from the National Institutes of Health – National Heart, Lung and Blood Institute. His project, “Murine 3D …