Congratulations to Jasmine Zapata, MD, MPH (Assistant Professor, Neonatology & Newborn Nursery), who received the Wisconsin Medical Society Foundation’s annual “Superhero of Medicine” award for her work to reduce disparities and help inspire a more diverse health …
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New UW-Developed, Arrhythmia-Visualization Device May Save Lives, Prevent Strokes and Save Hospitals Money
As a UW Health pediatric cardiac electrophysiologist, Nick Von Bergen, MD, specializes in caring for children with abnormal heart rhythms, making him a highly valued resource who is often consulted after a child comes out of …
What We Published In August 2020
Barmettler S, Coffey K, Smith MJ, Chong HJ, Pozos TC, Seroogy CM, Walter J, Abraham RS. Functional Confirmation of DNA Repair Defect in Ataxia Telangiectasia (AT) Infants Identified by Newborn Screening for Severe Combined Immunodeficiency (NBS SCID). …
Christian Capitini, MD, Awarded ICTR Pilot Grant with Jenny Gumperz, PhD
Congratulations to Principal Investigator Christian Capitini, MD, along with Co-PI Jenny Gumperz, PhD, Department of Medical Microbiology & Immunology, and Fellow Nicholas Hess, PhD, on the funding of their pilot grant entitled, “Uncovering Predictive Cellular …
Emma Mohr, MD, PhD, Awarded NIH Supplement
Emma Mohr, MD, PhD, was recently awarded a Critical Life Supplement from the National Institutes of Health/National Institute of Allergy & Infectious Diseases (NIH/NIAID) to her mentored clinical scientist research career development award (K08 AI139341). …
Dr. Elizabeth Cox Receives PCORI Grant to Study Domestic Abuse During Pandemic
Elizabeth Cox, along with collaborators from West Virginia University School of Public Health and the West Virginia Coalition Against Domestic Violence, received a $103,000 grant from the Patient Centered Outcomes Research Institute to develop best …
Inga Hofmann, MD and Jane Churpek, MD, MS, Awarded Seed Grant
Congratulations to Principal Investigator Inga Hofmann, MD, and Co-PI Jane Churpek, MD, MS (Medicine), who were recently awarded a one-year, $50,000 Clinical Implementation Grant from the UW Center for Human Genomics and Precision Medicine. Their …
COVID-19 Supplement Awarded to Team
A second supplement to the ongoing U19 grant from the National Institutes of Health/National Institute of Allergy & Infectious Diseases (NIH/NIAID) was recently awarded to Principal Investigator James Gern, MD and an inter-departmental team including …
What We Published In July 2020
Barton GP, Torres LA, Goss KN, Eldridge MW, Fain SB. Pulmonary Microvascular- Changes in Adult Survivors of Prematurity: Utility of DCE MRI. Am J Respir Crit Care Med. 2020 Jul 8;. doi: 10.1164/rccm.202002-0344LE. [Epub ahead of print] PubMed PMID: 32640170 Campuzano A, …
Graduate Student Monica Cho Receives Cancer Biology Training Grant Support
Congratulations to Monica Cho, Graduate Research Assistant in the lab of Christian Capitini, MD, who was recently selected as a Trainee on the National Institutes of Health-funded T32 Cancer Biology Training Grant, directed by Bill …