It’s easy to forget that back in early March 2020, no one was sure yet just how bad the pandemic might be, or whether a lockdown would be required at all. Nevertheless, the Department of …
2021 News
Members of Pattnaik Research Group awarded travel grants
Congratulations to three members of the Pattnaik Research Group who were awarded travel grants for upcoming conferences. Allison Spillane, graduate research assistant, was selected for the Sarla P. Kothary Memorial Travel Grant to present her poster, “Preclinical …
Dr. Bernadette Gillick awarded AACPDM research grant
Principal Investigator Bernadette Gillick, PhD, MSPT, PT, associate professor, Developmental Pediatrics & Adolescent Medicine, was awarded the 2020 American Academy of Cerebral Palsy and Developmental Medicine (AACPDM) Research Grant for her project, titled ““Teleneuromodulation in Children …
Claudette Adegboro, MD, named Centennial Scholar
Claudette Adegboro, MD, assistant professor, Neonatology & Newborn Nursery, has been selected as a 2021 University of Wisconsin School of Medicine & Public Health (SMPH) Centennial Scholar. The goal of the Centennial Scholars Program is …
Faculty artwork published in ‘WMJ’ special issue
In response to the high-profile racial incidents and subsequent protests in the spring and summer of 2020, the Wisconsin Medical Journal published a special issue focusing on how the health of the people in Wisconsin is affected by race and …
Paul Sondel, MD, PhD, wins ACTS ‘Distinguished Investigator Award’
Paul Sondel, MD, PhD, professor, Hematology, Oncology & Bone Marrow Transplant, has been named the 2021 Edward H. Ahrens Junior Distinguished Investigator Award for Patient-Oriented Research by the Association for Clinical and Translational Science (ACTS). ACTS, a …
Anne Marie Singh, MD, to lead birth cohort study
Anne Marie Singh, MD, associate professor, Allergy, Immunology, and Rheumatology, was named site Principal Investigator for a new clinical birth cohort study, titled “Childhood Allergy and the Neonatal Environment (CANOE).” In this study, investigators will …
‘You have to recognize the opportunities’: AAP oral history interview with Philip Farrell, MD, PhD
This past January, Philip M. Farrell, MD, PhD, emeritus dean and professor, Pulmonology & Sleep Medicine, was interviewed by Clement Ren, MD, MBA, professor of clinical pediatrics at Indiana University School of Medicine, for the American …
Department of Pediatrics ranks high in NIH research funding
The University of Wisconsin Department of Pediatrics continues to be a leader among pediatric departments in federal research funding from the National Institutes of Health (NIH), according to the Blue Ridge Institute for Medical Research. …
Dr. Anna Huttenlocher awarded two-year NIH-NIAID grant
Anna Huttenlocher, MD, professor, Pediatric Rheumatology, was recently awarded a two-year R21 grant for $422,720 from the National Institutes of Health, National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIH-NIAID). This project, “Imaging Immunometabolism in live …