Ryan Coller, MD, MPH, assistant professor and division chief for Hospital Medicine, was recently awarded an R34 grant from the National Institutes of Health/National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (NIH/NHLBI). His project, titled “RE-PACT: Respiratory exacerbation …
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UW begins new clinical trial to treat fatal blood diseases in children, young adults
A clinical trial has launched at the UW School of Medicine and Public Health to test the safety of a new type of stem cell transplantation to treat a variety of deadly blood disorders in …
Shapiro Summer Research Program faculty mentors, students, projects announced
A cohort of first-year medical students were matched with fourteen pediatric faculty mentors for the 2021 Shapiro Summer Research Program. The Shapiro Summer Research Program provides opportunities for medical students to participate in eight- to …
Megan Moreno awarded WARF Kellett Mid-Career Fellowship
Each year the Wisconsin Alumni Research Foundation (WARF) recognizes faculty members who advance the university’s research mission through their exemplary record of research and scholarly activity. Megan Moreno, MD, MSEd, MPH, professor, vice chair of academic …
Bruce Klein, Darin Wiesner awarded diversity supplement from NIH/NIAID
Bruce Klein, MD, professor and division chief of Infectious Diseases, and Darin Weisner, PhD, postdoctoral fellow, were awarded a research diversity supplement from the National Institutes of Health/National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIH/NIAID) in the amount …
Jasmine Zapata named chief medical officer, state epidemiologist
Congratulations to Jasmine Zapata, MD, MPH, assistant professor, Neonatology and Newborn Nursery, on being named chief medical officer and state epidemiologist for community health at the Wisconsin Department of Health Services. In this position, Zapata will …
Allison Redpath Mahon named delegate to Council of Pediatric Subspecialities
Congratulations to Allison Redpath Mahon, MD, associate professor, Nephrology, on being named the American Society of Pediatric Nephrology’s (ASPN) delegate to the Council of Pediatric Subspecialities. The council advances child health through communication and collaboration within its …
Janet Legare, MD, awarded funding from Johns Hopkins University for achondroplasia study
Janet Legare, MD, clinical professor, Genetics and Metabolism, was named site Principal Investigator for the study, “A multi-center cohort study of achondroplasia.” The study, part of the Achondroplasia Natural History Study, was awarded $232,951 over three …
James Gern, MD, awarded U19 opportunity funds from NIAID
James Gern, MD, professor, Allergy, Immunology, and Rheumatology, was recently awarded U19 Opportunity Funds from the National Institutes of Health/National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID) via the University of California-San Diego. His project, titled …
Christian Capitini, MD, will collaborate with Saha Lab on new award
Congratulations to Krishanu Saha, PhD, Department of Biomedical Engineering, and Christian Capitini, MD, associate professor, Hematology, Oncology, and Bone Marrow Transplant, who will serve as Co-PIs on a new project funded by the UW Grainger Institute for …