Congratulations to Co-Principal Gregory DeMuri, MD, professor, and Co-Investigator Ellen Wald, MD, professor and department chair, both in the Division of Infectious Diseases, who will be collaborating with lead Principal Investigator, Ashleigh Theberge, PhD, of the University of Washington, …
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Lauren Zebertavage honored with UW Postdoc Excellence Award
Lauren Zebertavage, PhD, research associate with the Sondel Research Group, was one of six UW–Madison postdocs recently recognized with the second annual Postdoc Excellence Awards, presented by the UW–Madison Postdoctoral Association. Zebertavage received the Postdoc …
Education staff receive accolades for professionalism, contributions to GME programs
Two Department of Pediatrics education staff were recently recognized for their contributions to education program management. Chris Wickler, fellowships program manager, received the Rising Star Coordinator of the Year award from the University of Wisconsin–Madison’s GME Coordinator …
Peggy Modaff to serve on the Little People of America’s Medical Advisory Board
Peggy Modaff, MS, CGC, distinguished clinical genetic counselor in the Department of Pediatrics and clinic coordinator with the Waisman Center Bone Dysplasia Clinic, will serve on the Medical Advisory Board for the Little People of America …
2022 Shapiro Summer Research Program faculty mentors, research projects announced
A cohort of first-year medical students were matched with fourteen pediatric faculty mentors for the 2022 Shapiro Summer Research Program. The Shapiro Summer Research Program provides opportunities for medical students to participate in eight- to …
Four pediatrics faculty advisors, students receive Hilldale research fellowships
Congratulations to the following faculty and students who were recently awarded Hilldale Faculty/Undergraduate Research Fellowships for the 2022-2023 academic year. The fellowship provides research training and support to undergraduate students, and it provides them the …
Department of Pediatrics welcomes Hara Levy as chief of Pulmonology and Sleep Medicine
The University of Wisconsin Department of Pediatrics enthusiastically welcomes new faculty member Hara Levy, MD, MMSc. Levy joined the faculty in May 2022 as a professor of pediatrics. She also takes on the roles of …
Mala Mathur’s vision, progress as Director of Professional Development
The University of Wisconsin Department of Pediatrics’ strategic plan, first developed in mid-2018, took shape under the faculty and staff’s priorities, one of which was to create a culture in which people and ideas could …
Pediatrics faculty share expertise: June 2022
University of Wisconsin Department of Pediatrics faculty are at the forefront of media coverage as local, state, and national journalists seek out experts on the topics of child health, parenting, vaccinations, and Covid-19, to name …
Ryan Coller and Nicole Werner awarded R18 funding for new mHealth platform MedS@HOME
Congratulations to Ryan Coller, MD, MPH, assistant professor and division chief, Hospital Medicine, and co-Principal Investigator, Nicole Werner, PhD, associate professor of engineering, along with Michelle Chui, PhD, professor of pharmacology, who were recently awarded a …