Imagine if physicians were able to use the information in your genetic profile to better predict your risk of disease, more accurately diagnose new diseases and provide customized treatments. That’s the potential of precision medicine, …
2018 News
Pawan Shahi, PhD, Receives McPherson ERI/David G. Walsh Research Travel Award
Congratulations to Pawan Shahi, PhD, a post-doctoral fellow in the Pattnaik Lab, who has been awarded a McPherson ERI/David G. Walsh Research Travel Award. This award provides funding for graduate students and postdocs from McPherson …
Drs. Frohna and Sklansky Named to Leadership Positions within APPD
Congratulations to John Frohna, MD, MPH, and Daniel Sklansky, MD, who have been named to leadership positions within the Association of Pediatric Program Directors at their Spring meeting. Dr. Sklansky was elected as the Associate …
Dr. Pelin Cengiz Wins Scientist Investigator Travel Award for Hershey Conference
Congratulations to Pelin Cengiz, MD, who has been awarded a Scientist Investigator Travel Award in order to present her research at the 11th Hershey Conference on Developmental Brain Injury. Dr. Cengiz will present the abstract, …
Dr. Megan Moreno Quoted in New York Times Article on Teenage Sexting
Department of Pediatrics Vice Chair of Digital Health Megan Moreno, MD, MSEd, MPH, was among experts quoted in a recent New York Times article encouraging parents to talk with teenagers early on about sexting, instead …
Short-Term High-Dose Inhaled Steroids Do Not Prevent Asthma Flare-Ups in Children
Temporarily increasing the dosage of inhaled steroids when asthma symptoms start to worsen does not effectively prevent severe flare-ups, according to a new study led by Daniel Jackson, MD, an associate professor in the UW …
Abstract By Dr. Pelin Cengiz Wins SCCM Star Research Award
Congratulations to Pelin Cengiz, MD, whose abstract has been selected as one of the recipients of the 2018 Star Research Achievement Award by the Society of Critical Care Medicine. The Star Research Achievement Award is …
How Farm Exposure Impacts Children’s Respiratory Health
Renewed support from the National Institutes of Health will enable Department of Pediatrics faculty to continue collaborative research into how early farm exposure may reduce respiratory viral illnesses and the risk of allergies, diseases that …
Christian Capitini, MD, Receives Grant from the UW Carbone Cancer Center
Christian Capitini, MD, Principal Investigator, along with UW Co-Principal Investigator Krishanu Saha, PhD (Biomedical Engineering), were recently awarded a one-year $50,000 grant for their project, “Optimization of CD19 CAR NK cells for B cell leukemia,” …
Student in Pattnaik Laboratory Wins Science Awards
Anaka Srinivas, a sophomore at Middleton High School who is mentored by Bikash Pattnaik, PhD, received three awards at the Capital Science & Engineering Fair held on Feb 17, 2018 in Madison. She presented her …