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 …
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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 …
Philip Farrell, MD, PhD, Honored by Wisconsin Medical Alumni Association
Philip Farrell, MD, PhD, emeritus professor of pediatrics and population health, received the 2014 University of Wisconsin Medical Alumni Association Distinguished Resident Award. The award honors an individual who has completed a residency or fellowship …
Kathleen Maginot, MD, and Nicholas Von Bergen, MD, Recognized as ‘Superheroes’ of Medicine
Kathleen Maginot, MD, along with Visiting Professor Nicholas Von Bergen, MD, were among nine medical professionals honored as “superheroes of medicine” by the Wisconsin Medical Society Foundation at its Fundraising Dinner and Silent Auction on …
Capitini Lab Student Receives Honors and Undergraduate Research Committee Award
Congratulations to Lauren Reil, an undergraduate student in the lab of Christian Capitini, MD, on her recent award from the Honors and Undergraduate Research Committee of the College of Agricultural and Life Sciences. Lauren’s project, …
Pediatric Faculty Promotions
The UW School of Medicine and Public Health (UWSMPH) CHS Appointments and Promotions Committee, and Dean Robert Golden, have approved the promotion to Associate Professor (CHS) for M. Tracy Bekx, MD, Peter A. Ferrazzano, MD, …
Dr. Michael MacDonald and His Co-Investigators Receive Competitive Renewal Diabetes Training and Research Grant
Program Director, Michael MacDonald, MD, and Associate Directors, David Allen, MD, Aaron Carrel, MD, and Ellen Wald, MD recently received the competitive renewal of their “Childhood Diabetes Clinical and Molecular Research Training (CDCMRT) Program”, a …
Jacob Goldberg Receives Howard Hughes Medical Institute Medical Research Fellowship
Congratulations to Jacob Goldberg, a medical student in the lab of Paul Sondel, MD, PhD, on receiving a Howard Hughes Medical Institute (HHMI) Medical Research Fellowship. His project, “Description and Characterization of Endogenous Antibodies Found …
Dr. James Davis Receives Fellowship Award from Pediatric Infectious Diseases Society
Congratulations to James “Muse” Davis, MD, on his fellowship award from the Pediatric Infectious Diseases Society. Under the mentorship of Bruce Klein, MD and Anna Huttenlocher, MD, his project, “Understanding fungal morphogenesis and dissemination using …