Bernadette Gillick, PhD, MSPT, PT, has been chosen for the 2021 Mentorship Award from the American Academy of Cerebral Palsy and Developmental Medicine’s (AACPDM). The award recognizes an individual who has demonstrated outstanding leadership mentoring trainees …
2021 News
Faculty and trainees receive teaching and patient care awards
Congratulations to the 2021 recipients of the Department of Pediatrics’ teaching and patient care excellence awards. The awards were presented by the education team during the resident graduation ceremony on June 11, 2021. Award recipient, …
Ryan Coller to collaborate with University of Colorado on HRSA subaward
Ryan Coller, MD, MPH, assistant professor and division chief for Hospital Medicine, and Nicole Werner, PhD, assistant professor in the Department of Industrial and Systems Engineering, were recently awarded a $21,055 subaward through collaborators from University …
Matthew Harer selected as a 2021 ICTR KL2 Scholar
Matthew Harer, MD, assistant professor, Neonatology and Newborn Nursery, was selected for the highly competitive UW Institute for Clinical and Translational Research (ICTR) KL2 Scholars Career Development Program. The KL2 program provides promising clinical and translational …
Hilldale research fellowships awarded to student researchers, faculty advisors
Two Department of Pediatrics faculty members will be advising students during the 2021-2022 academic year as part of the Hilldale Faculty/Undergraduate Research fellowship program. Christian Capitini, MD, associate professor, Hematology, Oncology, and Bone Marrow Transplant, will advise …
Research to be presented at Glut1 Scientific Meeting
Ellen Connor, MD, professor, and Santhi Logel, MD, fellow, both in the Division of Endocrinology and Diabetes, will be presenting posters at the Glut1 Deficiency Foundation’s inaugural Scientific Meeting later this month. The virtual conference, which will take …
Graduate student’s research recognized by American Physiological Society
Katie Beverly, graduate research assistant in the Pattnaik Research Group, was selected for the American Physiological Society’s Research Recognition Award. Research Recognition Awards recognize outstanding research by graduate students and postdoctoral fellows who present a …
Ryan Coller awarded R34 grant from NIH/NHLBI
Ryan Coller, MD, MPH, assistant professor and division chief for Hospital Medicine, was recently awarded an R34 grant from the National Institutes of Health/National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (NIH/NHLBI). His project, titled “RE-PACT: Respiratory exacerbation …
UW begins new clinical trial to treat fatal blood diseases in children, young adults
A clinical trial has launched at the UW School of Medicine and Public Health to test the safety of a new type of stem cell transplantation to treat a variety of deadly blood disorders in …
Shapiro Summer Research Program faculty mentors, students, projects announced
A cohort of first-year medical students were matched with fourteen pediatric faculty mentors for the 2021 Shapiro Summer Research Program. The Shapiro Summer Research Program provides opportunities for medical students to participate in eight- to …