India’s Ministry of Science and Technology recently awarded a VAIshwikBHArtiyaVaigyanik (VAIBHAV) fellowship to Bikash Pattnaik, PhD, associate professor in the Division of Neonatology and Newborn Nursery, leader of the Pattnaik Research Group, and an affiliate …
Research
The leap from a K to an R grant is a big advance in a researcher’s career: Physician-scientist Michelle Kelly exemplifies that evolution
Since last fall, Michelle Kelly, MD, PhD, professor in the Division of Hospital Medicine and Complex Care, and her research group have been continuing research on her ongoing project. The new five-year $1.99 million R01 …
Prestigious Gerard B. Odell Research Award and Ellen R. Wald Research Awards will be presented during Pediatrics Research Week in May
The Department of Pediatrics will present its important annual research awards, the Gerard B. Odell Research Award and two Ellen R. Wald Research Awards during Pediatrics Research Week, which will be held May 12–15, 2025.
Christian Capitini awarded three-year Robert Connor Dawes Foundation Fellowship
The Robert Connor Dawes Foundation awarded Christian Capitini, MD, professor and chief, Division of Hematology, Oncology, Transplant, and Cellular Therapy, and acting director at the University of Wisconsin Carbone Cancer Center, the Robert Connor Dawes Award, …
NIH grant to study the connections between air pollution and genes affecting early-onset asthma awarded to Sima Ramratnam
The National Institutes of Health (NIH) has selected a project from Sima Ramratnam, MD, MPH, associate professor in the Division of Allergy, Immunology and Rheumatology, for ECHO Opportunities and Innovation Fund (OIF) funding in the …
UW Health Cystic Fibrosis Center continues cutting-edge research and transformative treatments for patients
This article is part two of a two-part series on cystic fibrosis research and care at the University of Wisconsin. Part one featured the Wisconsin Cystic Fibrosis Neonatal Screening Project at its 40-year anniversary and …
Peter Ferrazzano and Claire O’Leary receive support from Research Forward awards
Two members of the Department of Pediatrics are part of multidisciplinary research teams that received funding through Research Forward. This initiative aims to stimulate and support highly innovative and groundbreaking research at UW–Madison. Research Forward …
New study from Klein Research Group shows scientists may be a step closer to treating white-nose syndrome in bats
An invasive fungus that colonizes the skin of hibernating bats with deadly consequences is a stealthy invader that uses multiple strategies to slip into the small mammals’ skin cells and quietly manipulate them to aid …
Paul Sondel and Amy Erbe-Gurel receive two-year grant to study bispecific antibody treatment for neuroblastoma
The Hyundai Hope on Wheels foundation has awarded a Hyundai Hope Scholar Award to Paul Sondel, MD, PhD, professor and research director in the Division of Hematology, Oncology, and Bone Marrow Transplant, and Amy Erbe-Gurel, …
May is Clinical Trials Month: Department of Pediatrics supports a wide range of clinical research and trials across all specialties
Department of Pediatrics researchers, both MD and PhD scientists, run more than 60 research groups across diverse specialties within the 16 divisions. Of the more than $55 million in research awards the department received in …