Sima Ramratnam, MD, assistant professor, Allergy, Immunology, and Rheumatology, is invited to serve as a discussant at an American Thoracic Society Workshop, titled “Research Priorities in Pediatric Severe Asthma: Addressing the Impact of Social Determinants of …
2021 News
Department of Pediatrics Faculty to Serve on National Committees
Two Department of Pediatrics faculty were recently selected to serve on national committees for hospital medicine and allergy and immunology. More on each appointment is below. Michelle Kelly, MD, Appointed to PRIS Network’s Associate Executive …
Santhi Logel, MD, Wins Best Presentation at Endocrine Society Retreat
Santhi Logel, MD, fellow, Endocrinology and Diabetes, was one of 24 fellows from across the country who attended and presented at the annual Pediatric Endocrine Society Spring Fellows Retreat, which was held virtually March 4-5, 2021. During …
Michelle Kelly, MD, Appointed to PRIS Network’s Associate Executive Council
Michelle Kelly, MD, associate professor, Hospital Medicine, will serve on the Associate Executive Council (AEC) for the Pediatric Research in Inpatient Settings (PRIS) Network. The PRIS Network fosters innovative research projects and aims to improve the health …
Danielle Scholze, MD, Awarded Grant from Autism Speaks and HRSA
Danielle Scholze, MD, assistant professor, Developmental Pediatrics and Rehabilitation Medicine, was recently awarded a two-year $60,000 grant from the Autism Speaks and Health Resources & Services Administration (HRSA) to support the Waisman Center’s participation in the …
Nicholas Hess, PhD, Wins SCRMC Postdoctoral Training Award
Congratulations to Nicholas Hess, PhD, postdoctoral research associate in the laboratory of mentor Christian Capitini, MD, professor, Hematology, Oncology and Bone Marrow Transplant, who was recently awarded a one-year traineeship from the University of Wisconsin Stem Cell …
Bruce Klein, MD, Receives Catalyst Funding from the Canadian Institute for Advanced Research
Bruce Klein, MD, professor, Infectious Diseases, was recently awarded Catalyst Funding from the Canadian Institute for Advanced Research, in collaboration with program members David Blehert, PhD, United States Geographical Survey, and Don Sheppard, MD, McGill …
What We Published in February 2021
Brunet T, McWalter K, Mayerhanser K, Anbouba GM, Armstrong-Javors A, Bader I, Baugh E, Begtrup A, Bupp CP, Callewaert BL, Cereda A, Cousin MA, Del Rey Jimenez JC, Demmer L, Dsouza NR, Fleischer N, Gavrilova RH, …
Leslie Huang, MS, Awarded Cystic Fibrosis Foundation Student Traineeship
Leslie Huang, a first-year medical student, was recently awarded a Cystic Fibrosis Foundation (CFF) Student Traineeship in the amount of $3,000. This one-year award, under the leadership of mentor Philip Farrell, MD, PhD, emeritus dean and …
Peter Carlson, PhD, Awarded ICTR Pilot Grant with Paul Sondel, MD, PhD
Congratulations to Peter Carlson, PhD, graduate research assistant, along with mentor Paul Sondel, MD, PhD, professor, Hematology, Oncology and Bone Marrow Transplant, on the funding of their project, “Systemic pharmacokinetics of intratumorally injected hu14.18-IL2.” This one-year MSTP …