The American Society of Hematology (ASH) has awarded Rebecca “Becky” Richards, MD, PhD, assistant professor, Division of Hematology, Oncology, and Bone Marrow Transplant, an ASH Fellow Scholar Award of $100,000 for the period October 1, …
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Dinushan Kaluarachchi awarded grant to improve surfactant treatment for preterm infants with respiratory distress syndrome
Dinushan Kaluarachchi, MBBS, associate professor, Division of Neonatology and Newborn Nursery, has been awarded a $6,273 grant from the Cars Curing Kids Foundation for his research project, “Less invasive surfactant administration (LISA) for preterm infants …
Cathy Lee-Miller awarded grant for pilot study of modified therapy for NCI standard risk B-cell acute lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL)
Cathy Lee-Miller, MD, assistant professor and fellowship director, Division of Hematology, Oncology, and Bone Marrow Transplant, has been awarded a grant from the Cars Curing Kids Foundation for $30,458. The grant started in fall 2022 …
Department honors Dr. Ellen Wald’s time as chair with celebration and giving campaign
On February 2, more than 300 people convened virtually and in person at the Health Sciences Learning Center (HSLC) on the UW–Madison campus to collectively honor and thank Ellen Wald, MD, professor, Division of Infectious Diseases, for …
Department set to observe Thank a Resident — and a Fellow — Day on February 24
It is understood without qualification or a second thought that residents and fellows deserve gratitude and thanks for their dedicated contributions to their Department of Pediatrics clinical teams. They put in long days (and often …
Assistant Professor Promotion Cohort Program builds connections and paths to advancement
It started in 2020 as a strategy to work within the many restrictions required by the COVID-19 pandemic and still allow connection and communication among members of the Department of Pediatrics Division of General Pediatrics …
Tony Garcia-Prats awarded grant to assess new pediatric antituberculosis developments
Anthony Garcia-Prats, MD, MSc, PhD, associate professor, Divisions of General Pediatrics and Adolescent Medicine and Global Pediatrics, has been awarded a seven-month grant for $50,000 from Unitaid and the World Health Organization. The grant period …
Dinushan Kaluarachchi earns UW ICTR clinical research certification
Dinushan Kaluarachchi, MBBS, associate professor and director of neonatal clinical research, Division of Neonatology and Newborn Nursery, recently earned professional certification by completing the Certificate in the Fundamentals of Clinical Research. It is one of …
New Faculty Focus: Kelsey Legro, DO
Q&A with Kelsey Legro, DO, assistant professor, Division of General Pediatrics and Adolescent Medicine Hometown: Peoria, Illinois Educational/professional background: I was an undergraduate at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign; I completed medical school at …
Pediatrics faculty share expertise: January 2023
January 2: Thanks for the 1,700 letters to the editor we published in 2022 — please keep them coming Interview: Joseph (Joe) McBride, MD, assistant professor, Division of Infectious Diseases | Source: Wisconsin State Journal …