Jasmine Zapata, MD, MPH (Assistant Professor, Division of Neonatology & Newborn Nursery) has been appointed to the Governor’s Health Equity Council, which has been charged with creating a comprehensive plan to reduce and eliminate health disparities throughout …
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What We Published in September 2020
Babal JC, Abraham O, Webber S, Watterson T, Moua P, Chen J. Student Pharmacist Perspectives of Factors that Influence Wellbeing during Pharmacy School. American Journal of Pharmaceutical Education. 2020 September; 84(9). doi: 10.5688/ajpe7831 Baker Smith CM, Peterson A. …
Michelle Kelly, MD, MPH awarded Career Development Award from AHRQ
Congratulations to Michelle Kelly, MD, MPH, who was recently awarded a five-year K08 Career Development Award from the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ), for her project, “BedsideNotes: Engaging families to improve pediatrics safety.” …
Stephen Meyn, MD, PhD, Receives UW2020 Funding
Congratulations to PI, Stephen Meyn, MD, PhD, and Co-Investigator Christopher Bradfield, PhD (UW Oncology), on funding of their project, “A critical tool for human genomics and precision medicine: De novo human genome assembly.” This one-year …
Ann Allen, MD, and Team Awarded UW Prevention Research Center Grant
Ann Allen, MD, Principal Investigator, along with Co-Investigators Elizabeth Goetz, MD, MPH, and Nina Menda, MD, recently received a 2020 Small Grant Award of $18,359 from the UW Prevention Research Center for the project, “Pilot …
Doug Dean III, PhD, Awarded Pilot Research Core Revitalization Program Grant
Congratulations to Principal Investigator Doug Dean III, PhD (Assistant Professor, Neonatology & Newborn Nursery) whose project “Computing Resources for Rapid Reconstruction and Analysis of Next Generation Magnetic Resonance” was selected by the Office of the Vice Chancellor …
‘Superhero of Medicine’ Jasmine Zapata Fights Racism and Bias
Congratulations to Jasmine Zapata, MD, MPH (Assistant Professor, Neonatology & Newborn Nursery), who received the Wisconsin Medical Society Foundation’s annual “Superhero of Medicine” award for her work to reduce disparities and help inspire a more diverse health …
New UW-Developed, Arrhythmia-Visualization Device May Save Lives, Prevent Strokes and Save Hospitals Money
As a UW Health pediatric cardiac electrophysiologist, Nick Von Bergen, MD, specializes in caring for children with abnormal heart rhythms, making him a highly valued resource who is often consulted after a child comes out of …
What We Published In August 2020
Barmettler S, Coffey K, Smith MJ, Chong HJ, Pozos TC, Seroogy CM, Walter J, Abraham RS. Functional Confirmation of DNA Repair Defect in Ataxia Telangiectasia (AT) Infants Identified by Newborn Screening for Severe Combined Immunodeficiency (NBS SCID). …
Christian Capitini, MD, Awarded ICTR Pilot Grant with Jenny Gumperz, PhD
Congratulations to Principal Investigator Christian Capitini, MD, along with Co-PI Jenny Gumperz, PhD, Department of Medical Microbiology & Immunology, and Fellow Nicholas Hess, PhD, on the funding of their pilot grant entitled, “Uncovering Predictive Cellular …