Nathan York, graduate student and research assistant in the lab of De-Ann Pillers, MD, PhD, and Bikash Pattnaik, PhD, recently received a travel award sponsored by the National Institutes of Health/National Eye Institute (NIH-NEI). This …
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Nine Students and Mentors Chosen by the Shapiro Summer Research Program
The following nine students and their mentors were recently awarded Shapiro Summer Research Awards. The Shapiro Summer Research Program provides opportunities for first-year medical students to participate in eight- to 12-week summer research projects with …
Advocating for Culture Change
The UW School of Medicine and Public Health (SMPH) and the Department of Pediatrics are proud to welcome pediatrician and UW alumnus Lorris Betz, MD ‘75, PhD ‘75, as the 2016 de Harter AOA Visiting …
Jennifer Laffin, PhD, FACMG, Is New Clinical Laboratory Genetics Fellowship Program Director
Jennifer Laffin, PhD, FACMG is the new director of the Department of Pediatrics Genetics & Metabolism clinical laboratory fellowship program. The program comprises three fellowship opportunities — biochemical genetics, clinical cytogenetics and molecular genetics …
UW Research Team Moves Cancer Immunotherapy Another Step Ahead
Myriam N. Bouchlaka, PhD, and Christian Capitini, MD, are authors on a new study that provides a key step in monitoring if, and how, the body’s own cancer-killing components are working during immunotherapy. So-called natural …
Steven Koslov, MD, is Lead Author on Primary Care Transformation Study
A research team at the University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health discovered that an overhaul of the UW Health primary care system resulted in increased patient satisfaction, improved clinical safety metrics and …
Bruce Klein’s Research Reveals How Fungi Hijack the Body’s Immune System
Research led by Bruce Klein, MD, has uncovered a clever way fungi can hijack the body’s attempts to clear a fungal infection. Enzymes produced by the fungus mimic cell signals that temper white blood-cell development, …
John Frohna, MD, MPH To Receive MPPDA Leadership Award
Congratulations to John Frohna, MD, MPH, who has been chosen to receive the 2016 Medicine-Pediatrics Program Directors Associate (MPPDA) Leadership Award. The MPPDA Leadership in Med-Peds Award is a new award given to a physician …
Inspired Empowerment
Jasmine Zapata, MD, has an important message and big dreams. Propelled by passion, boundless energy, and a mission of “hope, strength and the power to overcome,” the third-year Department of Pediatrics resident leads numerous community …
Dr. Gwen McIntosh Selected for AOA Membership
Congratulations to Gwen McIntosh, MD, MPH, for being selected to join Alpha Omega Alpha (AOA), the prestigious national medical honor society by the 4th year AOA members. Founded in 1902, Alpha Omega Alpha recognizes scholarship, …