Congratulations to Olachi Mezu-Ndubuisi, MD, OD, who was recently awarded $50,000 from the UnityPoint Health-Meriter Foundation for a one-year study entitled, “Inflammatory Biomarkers as Predictors of Neonatal Disease (IPN) Project”. With data from previous studies, …
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Yury Bochkov, PhD, Awarded Subaward Contract from NHLBI and Rutgers
Yury Bochkov, PhD, was recently awarded a $194,250 subaward through collaborators from The Rutgers State University, and supported by the National Institutes of Health/National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (NIH/NHLBI). Their five-year R56 project, titled …
Daniel Jackson, MD, and James Gern, MD, Receive NIH Supplemental Funding
Congratulations to Daniel Jackson, MD, Principal Investigator, and James Gern, MD, Co-Principal Investigator, for their 9-month supplemental funding on Inner City Asthma Consortium (ICAC3). The $401,456 supplement from the National Institutes of Health/National Institute of …
Three Pediatrics Faculty to Receive Physician Excellence Awards
Congratulations to three members of the Department of Pediatrics who have been selected for the 2020 UW Health Physician Excellence Awards. These prestigious peer-nominated awards recognize UW Health’s most skilled and dedicated physicians who demonstrate …
Annual AFCH Radiothon Raises $498,241 to Support Pediatric Programs, Initiatives
A campaign graphic for the 15th annual American Family Children’s Hospital Radiothon, which was held virtually October 21-23, 2020.
Elizabeth Mann, MD, Nominated for Health Literacy Hero Award
Congratulations to Elizabeth Mann, MD (Assistant Professor, Division of Diabetes & Endocrinology), on being nominated for the Health Literacy Hero Award, which was part of UW Health’s observation of Health Literacy Month in October. The award recognizes …
Department of Pediatrics Researchers Shine During AAP NCE 2020
Seventeen members of the Department of Pediatrics presented work at the American Academy of Pediatrics’ (AAP) National Conference & Exhibition (NCE), which took place virtually October 2-5, 2020. The annual NCE is a forum for discussion …
What We Published in October 2020
Butteris SM, Leyenaar JK, Leslie LK, Turner AL, Batra M. International Experience of US Pediatricians and Level of Comfort Caring for Immigrant Children and Children Traveling Internationally. J Pediatr. 2020 Oct;225:124-131.e1. doi: 10.1016/j.jpeds.2020.06.026. Epub 2020 Jun 14. PubMed PMID: 32553863; PubMed …
James Gern, MD, Anne Marie Singh, MD, and Daniel Jackson, MD, Awarded NIH Grant with Johns Hopkins University
Congratulations to James Gern, MD, Principal Investigator, and Anne Marie Singh, MD, and Daniel Jackson, MD, Co-Investigators, on their new grant subaward through Johns Hopkins University and supported by the National Institutes of Health/National Institutes …
Peter Ferrazzano, MD, and Team Awarded Grant to build Center for Pediatric Acquired Brain Injury Research
Congratulations to Peter Ferrazzano, Principal Investigator and professor of pediatrics, and co-Principal Investigators M. Alison Brooks, professor of orthopedics and sports medicine, Christian Franck, professor of mechanical engineering, and Traci Snedden, professor of nursing, who …