The University of Wisconsin Department of Pediatrics welcomed Eric Post, PhD, ATC, as its Grand Rounds speaker for the 2018 Alexander M. Iams Lectureship in Pediatric Practice, held May 10, 2018. Dr. Post is an …
2018 News
Dr. Christian Capitini Featured in Wisconsin State Journal Article on CAR T-Cell Therapy for Resistant Leukemia
Department of Pediatrics Assistant Professor Christian Capitini, MD, was among UW Health physicians and staff featured in a Wisconsin State Journal article on CAR T-cell therapy, a promising new immunotherapy for resistant acute lymphoblastic leukemia …
Two Students in Dr. Marlowe Eldridge’s Lab Receive Awards at APS Experimental Biology Meeting
Two UW-Madison undergraduate students in the lab of Marlowe Eldridge, MD, were recognized during the American Physiological Society’s Experimental Biology meeting in San Diego. Caitlin Jarrard and Rachel Harradine were 2018 Barbara A. Horwitz and …
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 …
Vivek Balasubramaniam, MD, Awarded a 2017 Hartwell Individual Biomedical Research Award
Congratulations to Vivek Balasubramaniam, MD, who received one of twelve grants awarded nationally by The Hartwell Foundation in their 2017 Hartwell Individual Biomedical Research Award competition. Along with three years and $300,000 of support, Dr. …
Electronic Health Record Improvement by Design
Department of Pediatrics faculty Michael Semanik, MD, MS, and Jeffrey Sleeth, MD, are part of UW Health’s effort to customize how clinical data about a patient’s disease condition is synthesized in HealthLink, the electronic health …
Pediatric Investigators Receive Two Grants from Children’s Hospital of Wisconsin
Congratulations to Mala Mathur, MD, MPH, PI and Co-Investigators Cristina Delgadillo, MD, Jessica Babal, MD, Tim Chybowski, MD, and Megan Neuman, MD, for their $20,000 grant entitled, “Wisconsin State Medical Home Initiative: Shared Plans of …