Congratulations to Christine Seroogy, MD, who was recently awarded a $4,000 mini-grant for her project entitled, “Blood Lead Level Testing in Plain Newborns.” This award from the Baldwin Wisconsin Idea Endowment is made possible through the generous gift to the UW-Madison from Ira and Ineva Reilly Baldwin through the UW Office of the Provost. The goal of this one-year project is to measure neonatal blood lead levels in Amish and Old Order Mennonite, referred to as Plain, infants in conjunction with newborn screening. Outcomes that will be measured include blood lead levels, any interventions, family perceptions and refusal rate. The data from this pilot study will inform expansion of this testing for Plain children throughout Wisconsin and establish the need for inventions to decrease lead exposure through primary prevention approaches.