Congratulations to Lauren Zebertavage, PhD, post-doctoral fellow, and her mentor, Paul Sondel, MD, PhD, professor, Hematology, Oncology and Bone Marrow Transplant, for their recent fellowship award from the Hartwell Foundation. The two-year grant, “Developing effective immunotherapy combinations for …
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Eight faculty nominated for Society for Pediatric Research
Congratulations to the following faculty who were nominated for the Society for Pediatric Research (SPR): Drs. Patrice Held, Bernadette Gillick, Jess Babal, Janet Lagare, Inga Hoffman, Sima Ramratnam, Luke Lamers, and Bryn Webb. SPR’s mission is to create a …
Elizabeth Cox named director of the UW Prevention Research Center
Elizabeth Cox, MD, PhD, professor, General Pediatrics and Adolescent Medicine, has been named director of the UW–Madison Prevention Research Center (UWPRC) effective December 1. The UWPRC aims to improve the health of low-income women, infants, and …
APS selects Megan Moreno for Norman J. Siegel New Member Outstanding Science Award
Megan Moreno, MD, MSEd, MPH, vice chair of Academic Affairs and professor and division chief, General Pediatrics and Adolescent Medicine, was selected for the distinguished Norman J. Siegel New Member Outstanding Science Award by the American Pediatric …
Robert Steiner, co-investigators developing new therapeutic for INCL
Congratulations to Robert Steiner, MD, clinical professor, Genetics and Metabolism, who will serve as a Principal Investigator on a collaborative Small Business Innovation Research grant for the study, “Development of N-tert-(Butyl)hydroxylamine (NtBuHA) as a therapeutic agent for …
Sheryl Henderson to be honored at Outstanding Women of Color Awards
Sheryl Henderson, MD, PhD, associate professor, Infectious Diseases, has been named a 2021-22 Outstanding Women of Color Awards recipient and will be honored at a campus-wide reception on Thursday, March 3, 2022. The annual Outstanding Women …
Four pediatrics faculty to receive Physician Excellence Awards, additional four nominated
Four members of the Department of Pediatrics have been selected for the 2021 UW Health Physician Excellence Awards. These prestigious peer-nominated awards recognize UW Health’s most skilled and dedicated physicians who demonstrate exceptional performance in …
AFCH Quality Poster Fair now on UConnect
All posters and awards from the AFCH Quality Poster Fair are now available for viewing on UConnect. The poster fair took place September 15 and included 23 inpatient medical posters, 12 inpatient surgical posters, and …
Season 3 of ‘Safe, Strong, & Health Schools’ begins
This month “Safe, Strong, & Healthy Schools”, a recorded conversation series exploring the known science and impacts of COVID-19 on schools and child health, begins its third season. In the first episode, Jim Conway, MD, professor, Infectious …
UW Health celebrates Genetic Counselor Awareness Day
UW Health and SMPH recognized national Genetic Counselor Awareness Day on November 4 and shared a media advisory about the vital role these medical professionals play in patient care. Additionally, Casey Reiser, MS, CGC, professor, Genetics and Metabolism, and …