Principal Investigator, Michelle Kelly, MD, MPH, associate professor, Hospital Medicine, along with Co-Investigators Peter Hoonakker, PhD, distinguished senior scientist, Center for Quality and Productivity Improvement, and Catherine Smith, PhD, professor, The Information School, were recently awarded $292,973 …
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Investigators collaborating on new R01 from National Eye Institute
Congratulations to PI Ismail Zaitoun, PhD, associate scientist, Department of Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences (DOVS), and Co-Investigators, Nader Sheibani, PhD, professor, DOVS, Christine Sorenson, PhD, distinguished scientist, Neonatology and Newborn Nursery, and Bikash Pattnaik, PhD, professor, Neonatology and Newborn …
Judy Smith awarded R21 from NIAID
Congratulations to Judy Smith, MD, PhD, associate professor, Allergy, Immunology, and Rheumatology, on her recently awarded R21 from the National Institutes of Health/National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases for her project, “Unfolded protein response (UPR) determinants …
Pediatrics faculty share expertise: September 2021
University of Wisconsin Department of Pediatrics faculty and researchers are at the forefront of media coverage as local, state, and national journalists seek out experts on the topics of child health, parenting, vaccinations, and Covid-19, …
Robert Steiner collaborating on new NIH U01 grant
Congratulations to Robert Steiner, MD, clinical professor, Genetics and Metabolism, who is a co-investigator on a new U01 grant through the National Institutes of Health/National Human Genome Research Institute (NIH/NHGRI). The five-year grant, “Linking variants to multi-scale …
Megan Moreno to study social media discussions of alcohol use and norms
Megan Moreno, MD, MSEd, MPH, vice chair of Academic Affairs and professor, General Pediatrics and Adolescent Medicine, was recently awarded a two-year, $419,734 R21 grant from the National Institutes of Health/National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism …
What we published in September 2021
University of Wisconsin Department of Pediatrics faculty published fourteen articles in September 2021: Ausderau K, Kabakov S, Razo E, Mitzey AM, Bach KM, Crooks CM, Dulaney N, Keding L, Salas-Quinchucua C, Medina-Magües LG, Weiler AM, Bliss …
Olachi Mezu-Ndubuisi receives Career Development Award from National Eye Institute
Olachi Mezu-Ndubuisi, MD, OD, assistant professor, Neonatology and Newborn Nursery, was recently awarded a five-year K08 Career Development Award from the National Institutes of Health/National Eye Institute in the amount of $1,221,730. The award will provide …
HuiChuan Lai and team awarded NIH supplement
HuiChuan Lai, PhD, RD, professor, Nutritional Sciences, Pediatrics, and Population Health Sciences, and a team of researchers were awarded a one-year supplement in the amount of $177,098 from the National Institutes of Health/National Institute of Diabetes …
‘Cool Science’: Peter Ferrazzano wins campus image contest
A photo of white matter, with its predominant orientation of fibers colored to reveal pathways traversing the regions, has won University of Wisconsin–Madison’s 2021 Cool Science Image Contest. Peter Ferrazzano, MD, professor and Division Chief, Critical Care, …