Paul Sondel, MD, PhD, professor, Division of Hematology, Oncology, and Bone Marrow Transplant, and Amy Erbe-Gurel, PhD, senior scientist III in the Sondel Lab, are recent subaward recipients of a National Institutes of Health (NIH) U01 grant. Sondel and …
2023 News
Christian Capitini receives ICTR Pilot Award to investigate immunotherapeutics targeting metastatic osteosarcoma
Christian Capitini, MD, associate professor and chief, Division of Hematology, Oncology, and Bone Marrow Transplant, and Sandro Mecozzi, PhD, professor of pharmaceutical sciences, were recently awarded a Translational Basic and Clinical Pilot Program award from …
Division of Gastroenterology, Hepatology, and Nutrition welcomes Daniel O’Connell as its interim chief
Daniel O’Connell, MD, associate professor, stepped into his new position as interim chief of the Division of Gastroenterology, Hepatology, and Nutrition on August 1. He will oversee the division’s clinical and research activities, as well …
Bryan Vonasek granted loan repayment award for work on infection detection in malnourished Malawian children
Bryan J. Vonasek, MD, FAAP, postdoctoral trainee in the Division of Infectious Diseases and a recent UJMT Fogarty Global Health Fellow, will receive a two-year Pediatric Research Loan Repayment Award from the National Institute of Allergy …
Bruce Klein and Marcel Wuethrich receive R01 grant to investigate vaccine immunity against coccidioidomycosis
PI Bruce Klein, MD, professor and chief, and co-PI Marcel Wuethrich, PhD, distinguished scientist, both from the Division of Infectious Diseases, received a new R01 grant from the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID). The five-year …
Elizabeth Mann’s research with T1D Exchange QI Collaborative earns American Diabetes Association honors
A T1D Exchange Quality Improvement Collaborative project designed to observe the impact and benefits of initiating continuous glucose monitors (CGMs) within six months of a patient being diagnosed with type 1 diabetes (T1D) was recognized …
Department of Pediatrics members’ work with UW Health Fetal Diagnosis and Treatment Center is featured in ‘Quarterly’ magazine
The Fetal Diagnosis and Treatment Center opened in March 2022. It works in tandem with the Center for Perinatal Care, a joint program between UW Health and UnityPoint Health–Meriter Hospital, where it is located. Recently …
New Faculty Focus: Samantha Cordum
Q&A with Samantha Cordum, MD, assistant professor, Division of Neonatology and Newborn Nursery Hometown: Boise, Idaho Educational/professional background: I earned by undergraduate degree at the College of William and Mary. I attended medical school at …
Ellen Selkie named new director of pediatric fellowship programs
After two years as interim director of pediatric fellowship programs, Cathy Lee-Miller, MD, assistant professor and fellowship program director for the Division of Hematology, Oncology, and Bone Marrow Transplant, has handed the baton to a …
Department of Pediatrics welcomes new fellows
On July 13, incoming director of fellowship programs, Ellen Selkie, MD, PhD, assistant professor, Division of General Pediatrics and Adolescent Medicine, welcomed new fellows to the Department of Pediatrics during the Allen Inspiring Children Lecture. …