Congratulations to Principal Investigator Christian Capitini, MD, associate professor, Hematology, Oncology, and Bone Marrow Transplant, along with Co-PI Peiman Hematti, MD, professor, Department of Medicine, who were recently awarded a new NIH R01 grant from the National …
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Summer in the lab: Reflecting on student and mentor experiences
Education and research are central to the missions of the University of Wisconsin Department of Pediatrics and the School of Medicine and Public Health (SMPH). This summer, fifteen faculty shared their knowledge and enthusiasm for …
SMAHRT to publish theme issue with JMIR Mental Health
The Social Media and Adolescent Health Research Team, or SMAHRT, led by Megan Moreno, MD, MSEd, MPH, vice chair of academic affairs and professor and division chief, General Pediatrics and Adolescent Medicine, will publish a theme …
Faculty accolades: New leadership roles and honors
Congratulations to the following Department of Pediatrics faculty who were recently selected for awards or new leadership positions: Mei Baker, MD, professor, Genetics and Metabolism, was selected to serve as the Population Genomics Program Leader for …
Lucas Dos Santos Dias awarded American Heart Association fellowship
Lucas Dos Santos Dias, PhD, postdoctoral fellow, Infectious Diseases, received a two-year, $140,752 American Heart Association (AHA) postdoctoral fellowship for his proposal, “Vaccine prevention of cardiovascular fungal infections.” The project is co-sponsored by mentors Marcel Wüthrich, PhD, distinguished …
Pediatrics faculty share expertise: August 2021
University of Wisconsin Department of Pediatrics faculty and researchers are at the forefront of media coverage as local, state, and national journalists seek out experts on the topics of child health, parenting, vaccinations, and Covid-19, …
Kelsey Lewis receives ICTR AHEAD grant
Kelsey Lewis, PhD, honorary fellow in the Department of Pediatrics and Wittig Postdoctoral Fellow in Feminist Biology at the Center for Research on Gender and Women, along with mentor, Jennifer Rehm, MD, assistant professor, Endocrinology and Diabetes, and …
Arij Beshish awarded fellowship from the Cystic Fibrosis Foundation
Congratulations to Arij Beshish, MD, PhD, pediatric fellow, who was recently awarded a fellowship from the Cystic Fibrosis Foundation. This two-year award, in the amount of $131,500 in direct costs, will support her comprehensive pulmonary fellowship training …
What we published in August 2021
University of Wisconsin Department of Pediatrics faculty and researchers published fifteen articles in August 2021: Allen BJ, Stratman ZE, Kerr BR, Zhao Q, Moreno MA. Associations Between Psychosocial Measures and Digital Media Use Among Transgender Youth: Cross-sectional Study. JMIR …
Christian Capitini receives endowed professorship
The Office of the Provost and Vice Chancellor for Academic Affairs has appointed Christian Capitini, MD, associate professor, to the Jean R. Finley Professor in Pediatric Hematology and Oncology. This endowed professorship is for a five-year term …