Elizabeth Cox, MD, PhD, in collaboration with partners from West Virginia University, recently received approval for a Pipeline to Proposal Tier I award from the Patient-Centered Outcomes Research Institute (PCORI). This project will focus on …
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Dr. Megan Moreno Discusses Screen Time and Teen Suicide Risk
Megan Moreno, MD, MSEd, MPH, an associate professor in the Department of Pediatrics and the chief of the Division of General Pediatrics and Adolescent Medicine, recently appeared on News3 to talk about how teenagers’ increased …
Dr. Anna Huttenlocher Elected as an American Society for Cell Biology Fellow
The American Society for Cell Biology (ASCB) has selected Anna Huttenlocher, MD, a professor in the Division of Allergy, Immunology and Rheumatology, as one of its 2017 fellows. Election as a fellow of ASCB is …
Nathan York Receives Endocrinology & Reproductive Physiology Training Grant Support
Congratulations to Nathan York, Graduate Research Assistant in the lab of Bikash Pattnaik, PhD, who was recently selected as a Trainee on the National Institutes of Health-funded T32 Endocrinology & Reproductive Physiology (ERP) Training Grant, …
Welcome Our New Hospitalists
For new hospitalists Nicole St. Clair, MD, and Kristin Tiedt, MD, the Department of Pediatrics’ Division of Hospital Medicine—and the surrounding UW School of Medicine and Public Health (SMPH) and UW-Madison community—is the perfect place …
Dr. Inga Hofmann Named Medical Director of Program for Advanced Cell Therapy
The Program for Advanced Cell Therapy (PACT), a collaboration of the University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health and UW Carbone Cancer Center, has chosen its first medical director. Dr. Inga Hofmann, assistant …
Exposure to Pet and Pest Allergens During Infancy Linked to Reduced Asthma Risk
Children exposed to high indoor levels of pet or pest allergens during infancy have a lower risk of developing asthma by seven years of age, new research supported by the National Institutes of Health reveals. …
David Bernhardt, MD, Awarded the 2017 Shaffer Award
Congratulations to David Bernhardt, MD, who was recently awarded the 2017 Shaffer Award, sponsored by Nationwide Children’s Hospital. This prestigious award from the Council on Sports Medicine and Fitness (COSMF) recognizes an individual who has …
CLR 131 Found to Broadly Target Pediatric Solid Tumors
According to a new study by UW Carbone Cancer Center (UWCCC) researchers, a broadly applicable cancer therapy currently being developed by Cellectar Biosciences may have the potential to work in pediatric solid tumors. CLR 131 …
Sue Burke, Amy Cashin Named to 2017 Elizabeth S. Pringle Award Roll of Honor
Department of Pediatrics Chair Dr. Ellen Wald congratulates Sue Burke, chair’s office administrative coordinator, and Amy Cashin, cardiology coordinator, on being named to the 2017 Elizabeth S. Pringle Award Roll of Honor! These nominations were …