Active research programs investigating a wide range of infectious diseases and how they uniquely affect children are currently underway by our division faculty. Fellows may also pursue research with established, senior investigators across campus with the approval of the fellowship director.
Potential scholarly projects are available both within the pediatric infectious diseases division and in collaboration with other divisions. View a list of current research topics within our division.
Division Research Faculty
James Conway, MD
The Conway Research Group is conducting several studies looking at vaccine effectiveness and the use of the Wisconsin Immunization Registry (WIR).
Gregory DeMuri, MD
The Wald/DeMuri Research Group focuses on upper respiratory infections (URI) in children such as sinusitis, otitis media and pharyngitis.
Bruce Klein, MD
The Klein Research Group is a molecular medical mycology research group with two broad areas of focus: fungal pathogenesis and immunology.
Emma Mohr, MD, PhD
The Mohr Research Group studies impact of MPXV infection on pregnant people or developing fetuses. Additionally, the Mohr Research Group Las studies the early predictors of developmental deficits in claque infants exposed to Zika virus in utero.
Ellen Wald, MD
The Wald/DeMuri Research Group focuses on upper respiratory infections (URI) in children such as sinusitis, otitis media and pharyngitis.
John Williams, MD
The J. Williams Research Group studies the basic and clinical investigation of respiratory viruses
First Year Scholarly Activity
In your first year of fellowship you’ll explore areas of research or scholarship that would be of interest to you. You will have dedicated research time to identify mentors, develop a scholarly project, and prepare and submit draft IRB and/or grant application documents.
The program assists in choosing appropriate mentors and assembling the fellow’s Subspecialty Fellowship Scholarship Oversight Committee (SOC), which monitors their academic progress and ensures their board eligibility upon completion of their training.
Second and Third Year Scholarly Activity
In the second and third years, fellows have substantial protected time for pursuit of scholarly activity. Fellows are encouraged to submit abstracts and receive departmental support for invitations to present their work at national conferences. Fellows also present in the division’s research conference to get feedback and advice about their project and presentations. During their third year of fellowship, fellows present at Pediatrics Grand Rounds.
Previous Grand Rounds presentations include:
- “Neonatal Sepsis in a Global Health Context”
- “Congenital Zika Virus Infection: Beyond Clinical Outcomes“
- “Pediatric Probiotics – Gift from Gods or Load of Waste”