Congratulations to Christine Sorenson, PhD, for her recent award of $25,000 from the Retina Research Foundation for her project, “Retinal Vessel Rarefaction and Bim Expression.” This proposal aims to determine whether Bim expression in astrocytes …
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Access Community Health Center Pediatric Asthma Clinic Receives Evjue Foundation Gift
Kate Swenson, NP, Pediatric Pulmonology; Dr. Theresa Guilbert, and Kathleen Shanovich, NP, Pediatric Allergy are pleased to announce a $7,000 gift from the Evjue Foundation to support their Access Community Health Center South Park St, …
Dr. Daniel Jackson Awarded the 2013 Klosterfrau Award for Research of Airway Diseases in Childhood
Congratulations to Daniel Jackson, MD who was recently awarded the Klosterfrau Award for Research of Airway Diseases in Childhood 2013 for his research entitled “Evidence for a Causal Relationship between Allergic Sensitization and Rhinovirus Wheezing …
J. Carter Ralphe, MD, Receives Children’s Cardiomyopathy Foundation Award
Congratulations to J. Carter Ralphe, MD, for his recent $50,000 award from the Children’s Cardiomyopathy Foundation for his project titled, “Human IPS cells and ECT in the study of hypertrophic cardiomyopathy.” The goal of this …
Pediatric Residents Receive American Academy of Pediatrics – CATCH Award
Congratulations to PL1 Residents Jennifer Kolb, MD, and Kathryn Gannon, MD, for their recent award of approximately $3,000 from the American Academy of Pediatrics – CATCH program. Their project, “Teen Time,” will provide education and …
James Conway, MD, Receives the 2013 WMAA Clinical Science Teaching Award
Congratulations to James Conway, MD, for his selection by a vote of the 4th year medical students to receive the Wisconsin Medical Alumni Association’s (WMAA) Clinical Science Teaching Award in Madison for 2013. Each year …
Michael Porte, MD, Awarded Meriter Foundation Funding
Michael Porte, MD, was recently awarded $19,450 from the Meriter Foundation for his project, “aEEG for Education of Staff and Investigation of Subclinical Brain Function in Neonates.” This funding will support a 12-month training and …
Building Bridges to Adult Healthcare
In many ways, the job of a pediatrician is like that of a parent: to prepare children to successfully navigate the adult world. But for children with chronic illnesses or disabilities, that job is particularly …
Dr. Jesse Roach Receives 2013-2015 Advocacy Scholars Program Award
Congratulations to Jesse Roach, MD, for receiving the 2013-2015 Advocacy Scholars Award from the John E. Lewy Foundation for Children’s Health. Dr. Roach and the other two recipients (Dr. Stephanie Clarke and Dr. Amy Skversky) …
Keeping Young Hearts Healthy
Every Friday morning, pediatric cardiologist Amy Peterson, MD, sees children who, due to family history, medical conditions, or obesity, are at greater risk for heart disease when they become adults. Reducing or eliminating those risks …