During the recent Cap Times Ideas Fest, experts from the Department of Pediatrics were part of a panel discussion that focused on how labs and clinical trials at the University of Wisconsin are using patients’ …
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Pediatrics faculty share expertise: September 2025
Department of Pediatrics faculty members are experts in child health, parenting, vaccinations, and other related topics. They are frequently sought out by local, state, and national journalists for their insights. Below is a list of …
Dipesh Navsaria discusses the benefits of reading for children and their families
Reading to children has important benefits that begin the moment they are born. Reading not only helps children learn words but creates an opportunity for family connection. Dipesh Navsaria, MPH, MSLIS, MD, professor, Division …
Megan Yanny advises parents on the warning signs of anxiety at the start of the new school year
Preparing for a new school year can be both an exciting and nerve-racking time for students of all ages. While experiencing a range of emotions is common, it is important for the trusted adults in …
Erin Heredia and Ben Schultz receive 2025 APP Excellence Awards from UW Health
UW Health joined health institutions around the country to celebrate advanced practice providers (APPs) during National APP Week, September 22–26. At UW Health, more than 900 APPs work as nurse practitioners, physician assistants, certified registered …
Bruce Klein and Marcel Wuethrich awarded NIH grant to study fungal antigen resources for development of vaccines and diagnostics
Bruce Klein, MD, professor and chief, Division of Infectious Diseases, will be a part of a three-site R24 study, “Fungal Antigen Resources for Development of Vaccines and Diagnostics,” funded by the National Institute of Allergy …
Ellen Wald awarded NIH grant to study rhinovirus in children
Ellen Wald, MD, professor, Division of Infectious Diseases, has been awarded a $3,745,763 grant for the project, “Identifying the burden of hospitalization due to Rhinovirus (RV) in children and mechanisms of pathogenesis using airway molecular profiling,” …
NIH awards Bruce Klein grant to study link between bat hibernation, metabolism, and immunity in the setting of infection
Bruce Klein, MD, professor, chief, Division of Infectious Diseases, was awarded a $2,265,980 grant for the project, “Impact of bat hibernation on metabolism and immunity to infection,” from the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious …
Matthew Harer receives NIH R01 award to study kidney hypoxia in neonates
The Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development awarded Matthew Harer, MD, associate professor in the Division of Neonatology and Newborn Nursery, his first National Institutes of Health R01 grant. He will …
Catherine Allen awarded ICTR Learning Health Systems Demonstration Project award
Catherine Allen, MD, associate professor, Division of Cardiology, along with co-investigator, Krisjon Olson, PhD, assistant professor, Division of Cardiology, and their team were awarded a $125,000 UW ICTR Learning Health Systems Demonstration Project award. In …