Congratulations to Dennis Ea, a medical student in the laboratory of Christian Capitini, MD, for being awarded a Pediatric Oncology Student Training (POST) Award for $6000 from the Alexs Lemonade Stand Foundation for his proposal …
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Renata Lexova’s Holocaust Escape Story Profiled in State Journal
Renata Lexova, PhD, professor emeritus in the UW Department of Pediatrics and Medical Genetics, recently spoke to Wisconsin State Journal columnist Doug Moe about her experience as a child escaping Nazi persecution in Czechoslovakia. In …
Dr. Dipesh Navsaria Featured in Cap Times Story on Early Childhood Reading to Address Achievement Gap
Dipesh Navsaria, MPH, MSLIS, MD, was featured in a Cap Times article about the impact reading has on a child’s brain development. Dr. Navsaria is the medical director for Reach Out and Read Wisconsin. Research …
Research Assistant Receives Award From Sigma Xi
Congratulations to Michelle Chiu, an Undergraduate Research Assistant in Dr. De-Ann Pillers’ lab, on her $2,500 award from Sigma Xi, the Scientific Research Society. Her project, “Uncovering Oxytocin Signaling in a Single Cell,” will explore …
Dr. Elizabeth Cox’s Project Featured at PCORI Regional Workshop
Dr. Elizabeth Cox’s project on family-centered tailoring of pediatric diabetes self-management resources was featured in the PCORI Regional Workshop on “The Power of Partnership in Research: Improving Healthcare Outcomes in the Midwest and Upper Plains” on June …
Pamela Kling, MD, Receives Gerber Foundation Award
Congratulations to Pamela Kling, MD, and Co-Investigators, Anthony Auger, PhD, and Christopher Coe, PhD (Psychology), for their award from the Gerber Foundation. They received $154,000 for their 2 ½ year project, “Impact of Obesity during …
Pediatric Residency Awards
Congratulations to the faculty and residents recognized at this year’s residency graduation banquet. The following Pediatrics Residency Awards were handed out: Charles C. Lobeck Medical Education Award – Ryan J. Coller, MD, MPH Todd Varness …
Drs. Capitini and Cengiz Awarded Pilot Grants From UW-ICTR
Congratulations to Christian Capitini, MD, and Pelin Cengiz, MD, who were both awarded $50,000 pilot grants from the UW-ICTR, funded by NIH-NCATS UL1 TR0000427. Christian Capitini, MD is collaborating with Peiman Hematti, MD (Medicine-Hematology/Oncology), on …
Dr. Dipesh Navsaria Quoted in New York Times Story on New AAP Early Literacy Guidelines
Dipesh Navsaria, MPH, MSLIS, MD, was featured in a New York Times article about new American Academy of Pediatrics recommendations that call for reading to children from birth. The AAP is now asking its members …
PRISM Tool Significantly Improves Blood Sugar Levels, Initial Tests Show
Early testing of a 10-minute survey tool developed by Elizabeth Cox, MD, PhD, and the PROKids team resulted in impressive changes in blood sugar control for children with Type 1 diabetes. The team did preliminary …