Congrats to Bruce Klein, MD, on his recent R01 research grant funding from the National Institutes of Health, National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIH/NIAID). His 4-year, $1.85 million project is entitled, “Lung epithelial …
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Dr. Ei Terasawa Receives NIH/NICHD Grant
Ei Terasawa, PhD, was recently awarded a 5-year, $2 million research grant from the National Institutes of Health, Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health & Human Development (NIH/NICHD) for her project, “Role of …
Dr. Daniele Gusland Awarded UW Global Health Institute Grant
Congratulations to Daniele Gusland, MD, and her mentors, James Conway, MD, and Dawd Siraj, MD (Department of Medicine), on receiving $25,000 from the University of Wisconsin Global Health Institute for their project, “Etiology and Antimicrobial …
Dr. Mary Ehlenbach Receives Inaugural Paster Family Foundation Award
Mary Ehlenbach, MD, (Assistant Professor [CHS], Division of Hospital Medicine) was selected as the inaugural recipient of the Paster Family Foundation Innovation Award. This award is given for a project, system improvement or initiative that …
Dr. Balasubramaniam Receives UW Foundation Grant
Congratulations to Vivek Balasubramaniam, MD, and Kim Whitmore, PhD, RN (Nursing), on receipt of ~$48,000 in funding via the UW Foundation for their project, “eHomeCare – an innovative health care delivery support system for homecare …
Dr. Bikash Pattnaik Awarded 2-Year Research Grant
Bikash Pattnaik, PhD, was recently awarded a 2-year research grant of $250,000 from Ateres Avigail in support of his project, “Restoration of potassium channel function using mouse models of Lebers Congenital Amaurosis (LCA16) as a …
Meet our New Residents!
On July 1, 2018, the Department of Pediatrics welcomed 15 interns and two new chiefs to its residency program. Each intern brings outstanding accomplishments and a deep commitment to children to their residency education. Two …
Students Awarded 2018-2019 Hilldale Undergraduate/Faculty Research Fellowships
Congratulations to the following undergraduate students and their Pediatric mentors who were awarded 2018-2019 Hilldale Undergraduate/Faculty Research Fellowships from the University of Wisconsin. Students receive a stipend of $3,000 and the associated faculty mentor receives …
Jasmine Zapata, MD, MPH, Named an SMPH Centennial Scholar
Jasmine Zapata, MD, MPH, an assistant professor (CHS), in the Division of Neonatology and Newborn Nursery, has been selected as a University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health (SMPH) Centennial Scholar, effective July …
Statewide Study Shows Lack of Access to Health Care for Transgender, Nonbinary and Gender Nonconforming Youth
A first-of-its-kind statewide survey of transgender, nonbinary and gender expansive/nonconforming (TNG) youth shows a lack of access to TNG-centered health care and insurance in Wisconsin. “The clear majority of youth surveyed say they can’t find …