Congratulations to Vivek Balasubramaniam, MD, who received one of twelve grants awarded nationally by The Hartwell Foundation in their 2017 Hartwell Individual Biomedical Research Award competition. Along with three years and $300,000 of support, Dr. …
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Bikash Pattnaik, PhD, Collaborating on UW2020 Grant
Krishanu Saha, PhD (Biomedical Engineering), will lead a team of investigators, including Co-PIs Shaoqin Sarah Gong, PhD (Biomedical Engineering), Bikash Pattnaik, PhD, and David Gamm, MD, PhD (Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences), and other collaborators, to …
Graduate Student in Otto Laboratory Awarded ICTR TL1 Grant
Sean Rinella, MPH, Research Assistant in Hematology, Oncology & Bone Marrow Transplant and the Otto Laboratory, was recently awarded a 2-year grant as part of the UW Institute for Clinical and Translational Research (ICTR) Predoctoral …
Two Baldwin Wisconsin Idea Endowment Grants Awarded to Pediatrics Investigators
Congratulations to Christine Seroogy, MD, PI, and Mei Baker, MD, Co-PI, who were recently awarded a 3-year, $120,000 Baldwin Wisconsin Idea Endowment Grant for their project, “Development and Implementation of Rapid Genetic Test to Improve …
Elizabeth Cox, MD, PhD, Awarded a UW2020 Grant
Congratulations to Elizabeth Cox, MD, PhD, who was awarded a 2-year UW2020 grant for her project entitled, “Building a Translational Research Pipeline to Personalize Diabetes Prevention and Treatment.” Support for this research was provided by …
Iams Lectureship Speaker Eric Post, PhD, ATC, Focuses on Youth Sports Specialization
The University of Wisconsin Department of Pediatrics welcomed Eric Post, PhD, ATC, as its Grand Rounds speaker for the 2018 Alexander M. Iams Lectureship in Pediatric Practice, held May 10, 2018. Dr. Post is an …
Dr. Christian Capitini Featured in Wisconsin State Journal Article on CAR T-Cell Therapy for Resistant Leukemia
Department of Pediatrics Assistant Professor Christian Capitini, MD, was among UW Health physicians and staff featured in a Wisconsin State Journal article on CAR T-cell therapy, a promising new immunotherapy for resistant acute lymphoblastic leukemia …
Two Students in Dr. Marlowe Eldridge’s Lab Receive Awards at APS Experimental Biology Meeting
Two UW-Madison undergraduate students in the lab of Marlowe Eldridge, MD, were recognized during the American Physiological Society’s Experimental Biology meeting in San Diego. Caitlin Jarrard and Rachel Harradine were 2018 Barbara A. Horwitz and …
Department Has Outstanding Showing at Pediatric Academic Societies Meeting
The Department of Pediatrics’ research and academic achievements were on full display at the Pediatric Academic Societies (PAS) meeting, held May 5-8, 2018, in Toronto, Canada. Division of Endocrinology and Diabetes Chief David Allen, MD, …
Electronic Health Record Improvement by Design
Department of Pediatrics faculty Michael Semanik, MD, MS, and Jeffrey Sleeth, MD, are part of UW Health’s effort to customize how clinical data about a patient’s disease condition is synthesized in HealthLink, the electronic health …