The Department of Pediatrics provided department members with a total of $167,611 during the fall/winter award cycle of its Research and Development (R&D) Awards. The purpose of the R&D Awards fund is to support research …
Research
Department of Pediatrics 2024 Research Week, including the Gerard B. Odell Lecture and Award, is coming in May
Next month, the Department of Pediatrics will offer its 2024 Research Week over five days, May 13–17. Through a combination of live-streamed lectures, in-person events, and interactive sessions with faculty members and trainees, audience participants …
Department of Pediatrics ranked 19th nationally in NIH funding
Since 2015, the Department of Pediatrics at the UW School of Medicine and Public Health has ranked among the Top 20 medical school pediatrics departments in research funding from the National Institutes of Health (NIH). …
Aaron Carrel and research team receive grant to validate methods of quantifying liver fat in children at risk for non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD)
Aaron Carrel, MD, professor, Division of Endocrinology and Diabetes, joins Ivan M. Rosado-Mendez, PhD, and Andrew Wentland, MD, both assistant professors in the Department of Medical Physics, and Diego Hernando, PhD, associate professor in the …
Pamela Kling, clinician and researcher in the Division of Neonatology and Newborn Nursery, to retire
After 21 years with the Department of Pediatrics, Pamela Kling, MD, professor in the Division of Neonatology and Newborn Nursery, will retire in December 2023. Throughout her service in the division, Kling has conducted research …
New gene-editing technique holds potential for treating childhood blindness
Using a new experimental technique to fix faulty eye cells, a team led by UW–Madison researchers was able to repair a gene mutation that causes one form of childhood blindness. The scientists showed that their …
State health department awards Ryan Coller grant to enhance goal-setting processes during Individualized Service Planning within the Children’s Long-Term Support waiver program
The Wisconsin Department of Health Services (DHS) awarded Ryan Coller, MD, MPH, associate professor and chief, Division of Hospital Medicine, a $153,073 grand to expand the use of and enhance goal-setting processes during Individualized Service …
Novel non-mammalian adaptive immune system function revealed in study by post-doc researcher in Huttenlocher Research Group
An investigation using zebrafish genetically developed to remain transparent into adulthood by the laboratory of Anna Huttenlocher, MD, professor in the Division of Allergy, Immunology, and Rheumatology and in the Department of Medical Microbiology and …
Research Week 2023 wrap-up: Highlights and award winners
Last month, May 15–19, the Department of Pediatrics hosted Research Week, an annual educational event that provides a platform where department researchers learn about, share, and explore the latest advances in pediatric research through a …
Show off the artistic side of your research: Enter the Research Week Art of Science Image Contest
The Research Week Art of Science Image Contest is open to all members of the Department of Pediatrics, including faculty members, trainees, staff members, and students. Images of research, images of a representation of research, or images …