Congratulations to James Conway, MD, for his selection by a vote of the 4th year medical students to receive the Wisconsin Medical Alumni Association’s (WMAA) Clinical Science Teaching Award in Madison for 2013. Each year …
2013 News
Michael Porte, MD, Awarded Meriter Foundation Funding
Michael Porte, MD, was recently awarded $19,450 from the Meriter Foundation for his project, “aEEG for Education of Staff and Investigation of Subclinical Brain Function in Neonates.” This funding will support a 12-month training and …
Dr. Kathleen DeSantes Awarded Wisconsin Rural Physician Residency Assistance Program Funding
Kathleen DeSantes, MD, was recently awarded approximately $27,000 from the Wisconsin Rural Physician Residency Assistance Program (WRPRAP). This funding will provide for an elective rural medical rotation for pediatric residents, consisting of two four-week rotations …
Peter Wolfgram, MD, Receives Fellow’s Section Clinical Research Award From SPR
Congratulations to Dr. Peter Wolfgram, who was recently selected as a recipient for the 2013 “Fellow’s Section Clinical Research Award” by the Society for Pediatric Research (SPR) for his abstract, titled “Non-Obese Girls Exhibit Differing …
Collaborative Project Awarded NIH-NIAID Funding
Drs. James Gern with Co-Investigator Dr. Christine Seroogy were recently awarded a U19 Program Project Grant by the National Institutes of Health – National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIH-NIAID) to test the hypothesis …
Melissa Bates, PhD, Receives Caroline tum Suden Professional Opportunity Award From APS
Congratulations to Dr. Melissa Bates, who was recently awarded the “Caroline tum Suden Professional Opportunity Award” by the American Physiological Society (APS) for her research investigating the ability of beta adrenergic agonists to recruit intrapulmonary …
Bruce Klein, MD, Awarded NIH-NIAID Funding
Congratulations to Bruce Klein, MD, on the competitive renewal of his National Institutes of Health – National Institutes of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIH-NIAID) R01 grant entitled, “Mechanisms of antifungal vaccine immunity.” This project, which …
Dr. Murray Katcher Receives AMCHP Excellence in State MCH Leadership Award
Congratulations to Dr. Murray Katcher, who was recently awarded the “Recognition of Distinction” Excellence in State MCH Leadership at Association of Maternal and Child Health Programs (AMCHP). This award recognizes an outstanding state MCH professional …
De-Ann Pillers, MD, PhD, Receives Meriter Foundation Award
De-Ann Pillers, MD, PhD, was awarded a grant of approximately $35,000 from the Meriter Foundation for her project, “Discovering Biomarkers of Hyperoxia-Induced Lung Fibrosis in Chronic Lung Disease of Prematurity.” This project will expand on …
Dipesh Navsaria, MPH, MSLIS, MD, Promotes Early Reading Emphasis
Sharing books with children at an early age is important for their long-term learning and well-being, says Dr. Dipesh Navsaria, one of the two lecturers chosen for the Appleton Education Foundation’s 2013 Community Education Program. …