The inaugural presentation of a new lectureship in the Department of Pediatrics, the Norman Fost Lecture on Skepticism and Critical Thinking, will take place on February 15, 7:30–8:30 a.m. In honor of the nationally known …
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New Faculty Focus: Mariana Montero Jaques
Q&A with Mariana Montero Jaques, MD, assistant professor, Division of General Pediatrics and Adolescent Medicine Hometown: St. Louis, Missouri Educational/professional background: I graduated from the University of Iowa with a BS in human physiology and …
New Faculty Focus: Laura Dos Reis
Q&A with Laura Dos Reis, MD, assistant professor, Division of General Pediatrics and Adolescent Medicine Hometown: New Paltz, New York Educational/professional background: I attended Boston University School of Medicine for medical school and the University …
Global Pediatrics division members present TB research at recent international conference on lung health
Two members of the Division of Global Pediatrics presented their research on tuberculosis (TB) in children during the Union World Conference on Lung Health in Paris, France, November 15–18, 2023. Tony Garcia-Prats, MD, MSc, PhD, …
2023 Shapiro Summer Research Program student Amy Frenkel wins Excellence in Student Research Award
Amy Frenkel, a second-year medical student at the UW School of Medicine and Public Health, received the Excellence in Student Research Award at the 22nd Annual Medical Student Research Forum last month. Forty students were …
UW team receives T1D Exchange Outstanding Pediatric Team Award
The University of Wisconsin team of physicians and health care providers who care for pediatric patients with type 1 diabetes was recently recognized for its excellence by the T1D Exchange Quality Improvement Collaborative with its …
Ei Terasawa Grilley marks 50 years as a scientist and teacher at the University of Wisconsin
Since December 1973 — 50 years this month — Ei Terasawa Grilley, PhD, has worked as a scientist with the Wisconsin National Primate Research Center (WNPRC). She has also served as professor in the Department …
Bikash Pattnaik named Silver Fellow of the Association for Research in Vision and Ophthalmology
Bikash Pattnaik, PhD, associate professor, Division of Neonatology and Newborn Nursery, was named a fellow of the Association for Research in Vision and Ophthalmology (ARVO) and a member of the Silver Fellows Class of 2024. ARVO …
Janet Legare will lead two clinical trials for novel therapeutic interventions for achondroplasia
The Midwest Regional Bone Dysplasia Clinic at UW Health was recently selected as a site for two new clinical trials aimed at helping the growth of children with achondroplasia, the most common form of short …
New Faculty Focus: Anudeepa Sharma
Q&A with Anudeepa “Anu” Sharma, MBBS, MBA, assistant professor, Division of Neonatology and Newborn Nursery Hometown: New Delhi, India Educational/professional background: I earned my MBBS at G.R. Medical College in Gwalior, Madhya Pradesh, India. I …