University of Wisconsin, UChicago and NIH-led study sheds light on childhood asthma gene
A study published today in The Lancet Respiratory Medicine journal sheds light on the most common genetic region associated with childhood-onset asthma in African Americans. “While people of African ancestry tend to have more asthma and more …
Graduate Student Monica Cho Receives Cancer Biology Training Grant Support
Congratulations to Monica Cho, Graduate Research Assistant in the lab of Christian Capitini, MD, who was recently selected as a Trainee on the National Institutes of Health-funded T32 Cancer Biology Training Grant, directed by Bill …
July 2, 2020Childhood Diabetes and Adiposity Research Training Program Renewed by NIH
Congratulations to HuiChuan Lai, PhD, RD, who will serve as a Principal Investigator/Program Director along with co-Program Director Scott Reeder, MD, PhD, UW Department of Radiology, for renewal of a T32 Training grant from the …
July 2, 2020
Emma Mohr, MD, and Karla Ausderau Awarded R01 from NIH
Emma Mohr, MD, and Co-Principal Investigator, Karla Ausderau, OTR/L, PhD in the UW Department of Kinesiology, were recently awarded a $3.8 million R01 grant from the National Institutes of Health, National Institute of Allergy and …
July 2, 2020
Drs. Tonya Roberts and Elizabeth Cox Receive ICTR-CAP Stakeholder and Patient Engaged Research (SPER) Award to Improve Resident and Family Engagement in Nursing Homes
Tonya Roberts, PhD, RN, Assistant Professor in the UW School of Nursing, and Elizabeth Cox, MD, PhD, Director of the Program of Research on Outcomes for Kids (PROKids) recently received an ICTR-CAP Stakeholder and Patient …
June 26, 2020What We Published In May 2020
Al Dhaheri N, Wu N, Zhao S, Wu Z, Blank RD, Zhang J, Raggio C, Halanski M, Shen J, Noonan K, Qiu G, Nemeth B, Sund S, Dunwoodie SL, Chapman G, Glurich I, Steiner RD, Wohler …
June 24, 2020WSJ: Pregnant Amid a Pandemic: Not What They Were Expecting
Jasmine Zapata, MD, MPH (Assistant Professor (CHS), Division of Neonatology & Newborn Nursery) spoke with WSJ on navigating pregnancy during the COVID-19 pandemic. Full story.
June 24, 2020WSJ: Face Masks Becoming a Political Symbol of the COVID-19 Era
James Conway, MD (Professor (CHS), Fellowship Program Director, Divisions of Global Pediatrics and Infectious Diseases) spoke with WSJ on face masks becoming a political system of the COVID-19 era. Full story.
June 23, 2020WPR: Allergic Asthma, Respiratory Allergies Don’t Increase Risk for Severe COVID-19, Study Finds
Daniel Jackson, MD (Associate Professor, Division of Allergy, Immunology & Rheumatology) was interviewed on WPR where he discussed a recently published study that found allergic asthma and respiratory allergies do not increase the risk for severe …
June 22, 2020WORT 89.9FM: 8 O’Clock Buzz with Damita Brown
Jasmine Zapata, MD, MPH (Assistant Professor (CHS), Division of Neonatology & Newborn Nursery) was interviewed on WORT 89.9FM by Damita Brown. Dr. Zapata discussed COVID-19 and it’s impact on the community. Full episode.
June 21, 2020Urban Milwaukee: National Pandemic Study Includes State Families
Jim Gern, MD (Professor, Division Chief, and Vice Chair of Research, Division of Allergy, Immunology & Rheumatology) and Christine Seroogy, MD (Professor, Division of Allergy, Immunology & Rheumatology) were mentioned in an Urban Milwaukee article on a national …
June 20, 2020SMPH: Center for Health Enhancement System Studies Launches COVID-19 Wisconsin Connect App, PSAs
Jasmine Zapata, MD, MPH (Assistant Professor (CHS), Division of Neonatology & Newborn Nursery) was featured in a SMPH article where she discussed the launch of the COVID-19 Wisconsin Connect App. Full story.
June 19, 2020The New York Times: How Do You Decide if Children Can Play Together Again?
Dipesh Navsaria, MPH, MSLIS, MD (Associate Professor (CHS), Division of General Pediatrics & Adolescent Medicine) was quoted in a New York Times article on how to decide when children can play together again. Full story.
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