Congratulations to Christian Capitini, MD, who was selected as a recipient of Hyundai’s Hope on Wheels 2011 Scholar Grant. This $50,000 award is for Dr. Capitini’s 1-year project, “Development of STAT1 inhibitors for treating pediatric …
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51 Peds Faculty Make “Top Doctors” Lists
Over the past 12 months, 51 Department of Pediatrics faculty have been included in one or more of the “top doctors” lists from Best Doctors.com, Madison Magazine, and U.S. News and World Report. Of these, …
Pelin Cengiz, MD, Named 2011 ICTR KL2 Scholar
Congratulations to Pelin Cengiz, MD, who has been named as one of the 2011 Institute for Clinical and Translational Research (ICTR) KL2 scholars. This award provides for 75% protected research time + $25,000/year to support …
Drs. Leslie Riopel and Matthew Szadkowski Receive American Academy of Pediatrics CATCH Award
Congratulations to Leslie Riopel, MD, Matthew Szadkowski, MD, and the Pediatric Global Health Track members, under the mentorship of Sabrina Wagner, MD, for their recent American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) CATCH award. They received $3,000 …
Peter Wolfgram, MD, Receives Fellowship Award
Congratulations to Peter Wolfgram, MD, on his fellowship award of $100,000 from the Genentech Center for Clinical Research in Endocrinology. The 2-year project entitled, “Role of Ethnicity in Fat Distribution and Insulin Resistance,” will compare …
Simran Brar Receives Research Award
Congratulations to Simran Brar, an Undergraduate Research Assistant in Dr. De-Ann Pillers’ lab, who recently received two research awards. She was awarded a $1,000 grant-in-aid award from Sigma Xi, the Scientific Research Society, for her …
J. Carter Ralphe, MD, Awarded NIH Grant Funding
Congratulations to J. Carter Ralphe, MD, for his recent research project grant (R01) of $1,250,000 over 5 years, from the National Institutes of Health – National Heart, Lung and Blood Institute. His project, “Murine 3D …
Endocrinology Fellow Wins SPR’s Clinical Research Award
The Society for Pediatric Research (SPR) considers the research of Endocrinology and Diabetes fellow Jennifer Rehm, MD, among the best in the nation. On May 2, 2011, Dr. Rehm was one of three fellows who …
Pediatrics Faculty Members Recognized in Avatar Patient Satisfaction Survey
Congratulations to those Pediatrics faculty recognized in our first Avatar patient satisfaction survey as having the highest percentage of positive comments from patients.
Pediatrics Hospitalist Team Awarded Clinical Teacher Award
Congratulations to our Pediatrics Hospitalist Team, recently awarded the Department of Family Medicine’s 2010-2011 clinical teacher award. This is especially notable in that the entire team was recognized and that the award was given to …