In July 2014, the Wisconsin Department of Health Services (DHS) added, by emergency rule, screening for Critical Congenital Heart Disease (CCHD) by pulse oximetry to the Wisconsin Newborn Screening Program’s panel of conditions. This means …
2015 News
Paul Sondel, MD, PhD, Receives Prestigious NIH Outstanding Investigator Award
Congratulations to Paul Sondel, MD, PhD, on being awarded an R35 Outstanding Investigator Award (OIA) from the National Institutes of Health/National Cancer Institute (NIH-NCI) for his project entitled, “Enhancing Antibody-directed Innate Immunity to Improve Cancer …
J. Muse Davis, MD, Wins IDWeek Travel Grant
Congratulations to J. Muse Davis, MD, who was awarded an IDWeek 2015 Trainee Travel Grant in the amount of $1,000 for travel to IDWeek, the annual scientific meeting focusing on infectious diseases, being held October …
Pediatric Faculty Promotions
The UW School of Medicine and Public Health (UWSMPH) CHS Appointments and Promotions Committee, and Dean Robert Golden, have approved the promotion to Associate Professor (CHS) for Sabrina Butteris, MD, Pelin Cengiz, MD, Shannon Dean, …
MEDic Program and Leaders Receive Baldwin Wisconsin Idea Grant Support
Project leaders Madeline Duffy, MPH, and Dipesh Navsaria, MPH, MSLIS, MD, were recently awarded a 3-year, $38,427 grant from the Ira and Ineva Reilly Baldwin Wisconsin Idea Endowment, to support the MEDiC and Center for …
Paul Sondel, MD, PhD, Awarded St. Baldrick’s Research Grant
Congratulations to Paul Sondel, MD, PhD, who was awarded a Research Grant from St. Baldrick’s Foundation in the amount of $105,773. In this 1-year project, entitled “Finding the Target of Beneficial Pre-existing Anti-Therapeutic Antibodies,” investigators …
Pelin Cengiz, MD, Awarded Career Development Grant from NIH
Congratulations to Pelin Cengiz, MD, who received a 5-year, K08 grant from the National Institutes of Health, National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke (NIH/NINDS), for her project entitled, “Estrogen receptors and TrkB mediated neuroprotection …
Mary Schroth, MD, Receives Renewal for Pediatric Pulmonary Center Training Grant
The University of Wisconsin Pediatric Pulmonary Center (UW PPC) Training Grant was recently renewed by the Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) for the next 5 years. This award of over $1.6 million provides funding …
Eleven Students and Mentors Chosen by the Shapiro Summer Research Program
The following eleven students and their mentors were recently awarded Shapiro Summer Research Awards. The Shapiro Summer Research Program provides opportunities for more than 60 first-year medical students to participate in eight- to 12-week summer …
Michelle Kelly, MD to Chair Academic Pediatric Association’s Patient and Family Centered Care Committee
Michelle Kelly, MD, was named the next chair Academic Pediatric Association’s (APA) Patient and Family-Centered Care Special Interest Group (SIG). During her three-year term, she will collaborate with committee members to host SIG sessions at …