Three Department of Pediatrics faculty were among those honored at this years UW Health Physician Excellence Awards ceremony, held June 14, 2018, at the Health Sciences Learning Center. The peer-nominated awards recognize those who demonstrate …
2018 News
Meet the 2017-18 Residency Award Winners
Congratulations to the following faculty, residents and staff who received awards at the Department of Pediatrics residency graduation ceremony, held June 16, 2018, at Monona Terrace. Lobeck Award for Outstanding Teaching in Pediatrics (Clerkship) Winner: …
Dr. Emma Mohr Appointed to ICTR Post-Doctoral Training Program
Congratulations to Emma Mohr, MD, PhD, on being appointed to the UW Institute for Clinical and Translational Research’s (ICTR) TL1 post-doctoral trainee program. The award provides funding for Dr. Mohr’s annual stipend, travel allowance and …
Dr. Pelin Cengiz Awarded ICTR Grant
Pelin Cengiz, MD, was recently awarded a $50,000 one-year grant from the Institute for Clinical and Translational Research (ICTR) and the Waisman Center for her project, “Role of ERα following brain injury: ligand dependent or …
Anna Huttenlocher, MD, Receives NIH/NIAID Grant
Congratulations to Anna Huttenlocher, MD, and David Beebe, PhD (College of Engineering), on the funding of their project, “Microscale models of inflammation and its resolution,” from the National Institutes of Health – National Institute of …
QI Network Collaboration Improves Care for Children with Inflammatory Bowel Disease
Under the leadership of Daniel O’Connell, MD, faculty in the Division of Pediatric Gastroenterology and Nutrition are now participating in ImproveCareNow, a worldwide quality collaborative network that aims to improve care for children with Crohn’s …
Department Has Outstanding Showing at Pediatric Academic Societies Meeting
The Department of Pediatrics’ research and academic achievements were on full display at the Pediatric Academic Societies (PAS) meeting, held May 5-8, 2018, in Toronto, Canada. Division of Endocrinology and Diabetes Chief David Allen, MD, …
Pediatrics Faculty Mentors, Students Chosen by the Shapiro Summer Research Program
The following students and their mentors were recently awarded Shapiro Summer Research Awards. The Shapiro Summer Research Program provides opportunities for first-year medical students to participate in eight- to 12-week summer research projects with UW-Madison …
Laura Tetri, PhD, Awarded ICTR-MSTP Pilot Award
Congratulations to Laura Tetri, PhD, and mentors Jennifer Rehm, MD and Aaron Carrel, MD, for their recent UW Institute for Clinical and Translational Research-Medical Scientist Training Program (ICTR-MSTP) Pilot Award. This $10,000, one-year grant, for …
Christian Capitini, MD, Awarded Research Scholar Grant from American Cancer Society
Christian Capitini, MD, along with Co-Investigators Paul Sondel, MD, PhD, and Sean Fain, PhD (Medical Physics), were recently awarded a four-year, Research Scholar Grant from the American Cancer Society (ACS), for the project entitled, “Ex …