Congratulations to Mario Otto, MD, PhD, who was awarded a one-year pilot award from the UW Carbone Cancer Center (UWCCC) entitled, “TCRαβ+/CD19+ depleted HSCT + Zoledronate for Pediatric Cancers.” This $50,000 award ($40,000 from the …
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Sheryl Henderson, MD, PhD, Awarded Waisman Grant
Congratulations to Sheryl L. Henderson, MD, PhD, who recently received a Youth Health Transition Quality Improvement Grant in the amount of $20,460, from the Waisman Center of the University of Wisconsin-Madison. Her one-year award, entitled …
Study Led By Pelin Cengiz, MD, Examines Why Female Newborns are Better Protected from Brain Injury
The Waisman Center lab of Pelin Cengiz, MD, published a study in the journal eNeuro focusing on why male infants are more vulnerable to hypoxic ischemic encephalopathy (HIE), a deprivation of oxygen and nutrient-rich blood caused by …
Daniel Sklansky, MD Receives WMAA Clinical Science Teaching Award
Congratulations to Daniel Sklansky, MD, who has been chosen to receive the Wisconsin Medical Alumni Association’s (WMAA) Clinical Science Teaching Award. The award is given each hear to a clinical science teacher from Madison, La …
The Right Rhythm for Young Hearts
Fifteen months ago, associate professor (CHS) and pediatric cardiac electrophysiologist Nicholas Von Bergen, MD, joined the UW Department of Pediatrics faculty after having served as a visiting professor for the previous four years. His presence …
Monica Gressett Awarded Research Scholarship
Congratulations to Monica Gressett, student researcher in the lab of Paul Sondel, MD, PhD, who was recently awarded the Ann Haney Senior Honors Research Scholarship from the UW School of Letter and Sciences. She is …
Thor Jeppson from PROKids Presents at National Dissemination and Implementation Conference
Thor Jeppson, research specialist for PROKids, recently presented at the 8th Annual Conference on the Science of Dissemination and Implementation in Health in Washington, DC. “Identifying barriers and solutions to research participation for chronically ill …
M. Tracy Bekx, MD, Receives Waisman Grant
M. Tracy Bekx, MD received a Youth Health Transition Quality Improvement Grant in the amount of $20,250 from the Waisman Center of the University of Wisconsin- Madison. This one-year award, for her project entitled “Transition …
Michael Rock, MD, Receives Grant for Cystic Fibrosis Center
Michael Rock, MD, was recently awarded an Additional Research Coordinator (ARC) Award from the Cystic Fibrosis Foundation Therapeutics, Inc. (CFFT). This two-year award, in the amount of $177,755, will provide support for an additional research …
Kathleen Shanovich, NP, Awarded Asthma Grant
Congratulations to Kathleen Shanovich and collaborators with the AFCH Asthma Advocacy Program, Madison Metropolitan School District, and UW Health Pediatrics, who were awarded a Wisconsin Asthma Coalition mini grant in the amount of $9,995 for …