Dr. Elizabeth Cox will consult on new research on healthcare-associated infections (HAI), funded by the Patient-Centered Outcomes Research Institute (PCORI). Led by Dr. Nasia Safdar, Associate Chief of Staff for Research at the William S. Middleton VA …
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Gern Lab Graduate Student Receives NIH Travel Award
Congratulations to Sarmila Basnet, graduate student in the lab of James Gern, MD, for receiving a travel award from the National Institutes of Health/National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIH-NIAID). She presented a poster …
Sondel Lab Graduate Student Receives Award
Zulmarie Perez-Horta, PhD student in the lab of Paul Sondel, MD, PhD, was a recent recipient of the First Place Award for Graduate Student Research for her research poster at the 2nd Annual Puerto Rico …
Neonatology Researchers Receive $120,000 in Meriter Foundation Grants
Congratulations to five investigators from the Division of Neonatology & Newborn Nursery who were recently awarded nearly $120,000 in total funding from the Meriter Foundation Research and Education Grants Program. The awards will support four …
Pediatric Food Allergies: The ‘Second Wave’
Between 1997 and 2011, food allergies in children increased approximately 50 percent, and now affect 5 percent of children. What are the factors causing this phenomenon, and how can clinicians effectively diagnose and treat children …
The Disease Detective
“They call us disease detectives,” explains Matt Karwowski, MD, MPH. Officially, the 2009 pediatrics residency graduate is a lieutenant commander in the United States Public Health Service, and an Epidemic Intelligence Service (EIS) officer for …
Hospitalist Connections
A six-year collaboration between the Division of Pediatric Hospital Medicine and St. Mary’s Hospital is benefiting patients and learners alike. Since 2009, UW pediatric hospitalists have provided clinical services at St. Mary’s 18-bed inpatient pediatric …
Anna Huttenlocher, MD, Elected to National Academy of Medicine
Anna Huttenlocher, MD, was elected to the National Academy of Medicine (NAM), the independent organization formerly known as the Institute of Medicine. In her primary role as an NAM member, she will provide expert scientific advice …
Elizabeth Cox, MD, PhD, Part of Consortium Awarded NIH U19 Grant
Researchers from Medical College of Wisconsin and the UW Department of Pediatrics were recently awarded a 4-year, $2.7 million grant from the National Institutes of Health/National Institute of Arthritis and Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases (NIH-NIAMS), …
A New Approach to Leukemia Immunotherapy
Career development awards from the UW School of Medicine and Public Health (SMPH) and the National Institutes of Health are helping Christian Capitini, MD, in his quest for a new immunotherapy treatment for leukemia. Reprogramming …