Philip Giampietro, MD, PhD, received $100,000 from the Scoliosis Research Society for his 2-year project, “Identification of a Locus for Idiopathic Scoliosis on Chromosome 12p.” The long-term goal of this project is to define the …
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Christine Seroogy, MD, Awarded UW-ICTR Funding
Christine Seroogy, MD, was recently awarded $50,000 from the University of Wisconsin-Institute for Clinical and Translational Research (UW-ICTR), funded by the National Institutes of Health. Her project, “T Regulatory Cells and Childhood Asthma,” hypothesizes that …
Deirdre Burns, MD, Named Top Pediatrician in Madison in Star of Madison Awards
Congratulations to Deirdre Burns, MD, who finished first in the recently held Star of Madison Awards sponsored by the Wisconsin State Journal (WSJ). Dr. Burns was named the top pediatrician in Madison by voters and …
Tyler Schroeder Receives Two Research Awards
Congratulations to Tyler Schroeder, a Research Assistant in Dr. De-Ann Pillers’ lab, who recently received two research awards. He was awarded a $2,000 grant-in-aid award from Sigma Xi, the Scientific Research Society, for his project …
Dr. De-Ann Pillers Awarded Hartwell Foundation Project Funding
De-Ann Pillers, MD, PhD, was recently awarded $300,000 from the Hartwell Foundation for her 3-year project, “Genetics of the Innate Immune Response of the Infant as a Potential Biomarker for Premature Birth.” The goal of …
Jen Rehm, MD, Receives Two Awards for Research Efforts
Congratulations to Pediatric Endocrine/Diabetes Fellow Dr. Jen Rehm, recently recognized with two different awards for her research efforts. The first, from the Marilyn Fishman Grant for Diabetes Research, is for her project titled, “Prevalence of …
Dr. Theresa Guilbert Recieves Wisconsin Women’s Health Foundation’s Champion In Women’s Health Award
Congratulations to Dr. Theresa Guilbert, recently awarded the Wisconsin Women’s Health Foundation’s Champion In Women’s Health Award. The award is given to honor individuals who have demonstrated exemplary leadership and who have devoted themselves to …
Richard Ellis, MD, Receives UW Health’s 2010 Children Matter Award
Dr. Dick Ellis and the UW Health Fitchburg Clinic were recipients of one of UW Health’s 2010 Children Matter Awards. The Children Matter award program, sponsored by American Family Children’s Hospital, recognizes any employee or …
Dr. Juan Boriosi Participating in Hospira, Inc. Clinical Trial
Juan Boriosi, MD, is participating in a clinical trial with Hospira, Inc., entitled, “A Phase III, Randomized, Double-Blind, Dose-Controlled, Multicenter, Study Evaluating the Safety and Efficacy of Dexmedetomidine in Intubated and Mechanically Ventilated Pediatric Intensive …
Bikash Pattnaik, PhD, Awarded Project Funding
Bikash Pattnaik, PhD, was recently awarded $20,000 from the University of Wisconsin Medical School Research Committee for his one-year project, “Lipotoxicity through Inwardly Rectifying Potassium Channels (Kir) as a Mechanism of Eye Disease”. This project …