Congratulations to Scott Fites, PhD, and his mentor, Bruce Klein, MD, for their recent fellowship award from the Hartwell Foundation. This 2-year grant, titled “Harnessing a long-lived neutrophil to fight systemic fungal infections,” awards $100,000 …
2018 News
Dr. Neha Patel to Host Symposium on Neurofibromatosis Type 1
On Saturday, October 13, Neha Patel, MD, and her team will be hosting the 2nd annual Neurofibromatosis Type 1 Symposium. This unique event is designed to help patients, parents and siblings better understand NF1, seek …
Facebook, UW School of Medicine and Public Health Team up on Social Media Research
A partnership between Facebook and the University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health will explore the relationship between teens use of digital technologies and their mental and social health. The research is part …
Bruce Klein, MD, Awarded Grant from US Geological Survey
Bruce Klein, MD, was recently awarded a 1-year grant for $49,527 from the United States Geological Survey (USGS) National Wildlife Health Center for his project entitled, “The novel method for assessing vaccines against White Nose …
A Genetics Career Grows
For Genetics fellow and Department of Pediatrics residency alumna Katie Williams, MD, PhD, a community health event during her last year of residency was the spark that launched her career. That event, held October 10, …
Dr. Bruce Klein Awarded NIH/NIAID Grant
Congrats to Bruce Klein, MD, on his recent R01 research grant funding from the National Institutes of Health, National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIH/NIAID). His 4-year, $1.85 million project is entitled, “Lung epithelial …
Dr. Ei Terasawa Receives NIH/NICHD Grant
Ei Terasawa, PhD, was recently awarded a 5-year, $2 million research grant from the National Institutes of Health, Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health & Human Development (NIH/NICHD) for her project, “Role of …
Dr. Daniele Gusland Awarded UW Global Health Institute Grant
Congratulations to Daniele Gusland, MD, and her mentors, James Conway, MD, and Dawd Siraj, MD (Department of Medicine), on receiving $25,000 from the University of Wisconsin Global Health Institute for their project, “Etiology and Antimicrobial …
Dr. Mary Ehlenbach Receives Inaugural Paster Family Foundation Award
Mary Ehlenbach, MD, (Assistant Professor [CHS], Division of Hospital Medicine) was selected as the inaugural recipient of the Paster Family Foundation Innovation Award. This award is given for a project, system improvement or initiative that …
Dr. Balasubramaniam Receives UW Foundation Grant
Congratulations to Vivek Balasubramaniam, MD, and Kim Whitmore, PhD, RN (Nursing), on receipt of ~$48,000 in funding via the UW Foundation for their project, “eHomeCare – an innovative health care delivery support system for homecare …