The following scholarly articles were published by Department of Pediatrics faculty and staff during February 2020: Affenzeller S, Wolkenstein K, Frauendorf H, Jackson DJ. Challenging the concept that eumelanin is the polymorphic brown banded pigment …
Wald/DeMuri Research Group News
Faculty and Staff Attend the AAP National Conference and Exhibition
The Department of Pediatrics had several faculty and staff attend the AAP National Conference and Exhibition (NCE), held October 25-29, 2019, in New Orleans. Ellen Wald, MD, FAAP (Professor, Division of Infectious Diseases, and Chair, …
Dr. Ellen Wald Awarded NIH/NIAID Grant
Congratulations to Ellen Wald, MD, and Co-PI Laura Cook, PhD (State University of New York, Binghamton) on their recent R21 grant from the National Institutes of Health, National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIH/NIAID), …
Dr. Ellen Wald Awarded NIH Grant
Ellen Wald, MD, with Co-Investigators, Gregory DeMuri, MD, and James Gern, MD, were recently awarded $309,167 from the National Institutes of Health, National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIH/NIAID). Their project, “Nasal cytokine responses …
First-Year Resident Allison Heizelman, MD, Inducted into AOA Honor Medical Society
First-year resident Allison Heizelman, MD, was inducted into the prestigious Alpha Omega Alpha (AOA) Honor Medical Society during an April 6, 2018, ceremony at the Carson Gulley Center on the UW-Madison campus. “She impressed me …
Renovated Fourth-Floor Lab Opens
In May, the Department of Pediatrics opened its renovated research laboratory in the H4/4 module of University Hospital. Over the previous seven months, the lab space had been completely gutted and rebuilt to better meet …
Ellen Wald, MD, Awarded NIH Funding with University of Pittsburgh
Congratulations to Nader Shaikh, MD (University of Pittsburgh) and Ellen Wald, MD, Principal Investigators of a U01 grant from the National Institutes of Health/National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIH-NIAID). Their grant, entitled, “Efficacy …
Dr. Michael MacDonald and His Co-Investigators Receive Competitive Renewal Diabetes Training and Research Grant
Program Director, Michael MacDonald, MD, and Associate Directors, David Allen, MD, Aaron Carrel, MD, and Ellen Wald, MD recently received the competitive renewal of their “Childhood Diabetes Clinical and Molecular Research Training (CDCMRT) Program”, a …
Understanding Predictors of Acute Sinusitis in Children
Like most children, five-year-old Lexi Frye will likely have a viral upper respiratory infection (URI) at least once this year. She may suffer though sniffles, cough, and congestion—and then recover. Or, she may be one …
Celebrating Research & Learning in Pediatrics
Pediatrics faculty, residents, fellows, and students came together again to celebrate research accomplishments during the department’s annual Spring Research Day, held Friday, April 13, 2012, at the Health Sciences Learning Center (HSLC). Grand Rounds and …