Four UW-Madison undergraduate students mentored by Department of Pediatrics faculty received 2019 Hilldale Undergraduate/Faculty Research Fellows. The fellowships include a stipend to each student and to their faculty advisers. Adeela Ali (major: Pharmacology & Toxicology; mentor: Christian Capitini, MD) …
Dr. Ryan McAdams, Students, and Partners in Tanzania and Uganda Receive Wisconsin Idea Fellowship
Ryan McAdams, MD (Associate Professor and Division Chief, Division of Neonatology and Newborn Nursery), along with undergraduate engineering students Akshith Mandepally and Cara Stanker, received a Wisconsin Idea Fellowship to develop an affordable, effective, and durable solar-powered air …
Timothy Choi, MS, Receives One Year Fellowship
Congrats to Timothy Choi, MS, on his receipt of a one-year fellowship of ~ $34,000 funded in part by the UW-Institute for Clinical & Translational Research (ICTR) and the Shapiro Medical Student Research Program. Under …
Study Led By Dr. Daniel Jackson Identifies Why Some Colds Lead to Asthma Attacks in Children
Upper respiratory infections remain one of the most common triggers of asthma attacks in children, but not every cold leads to a dangerous worsening of symptoms, even among children with severe asthma. The reasons for …
Endocrinology Fellow Elizabeth Mann, MD, Inducted into Alpha Omega Alpha Honor Medical Society
Elizabeth Mann, MD, a fellow in the Division of Endocrinology and Diabetes, was inducted into the Alpha Omega Alpha (AOA) Honor Medical Society on April 17, 2019, at the DeJope Residence Hall in Madison, Wisconsin. Founded …
New Prevention Research Center to Focus on Mother-Baby Health; Dr. Elizabeth Cox to Serve on Steering Commitee
Wisconsin’s first Prevention Research Center is coming to UW-Madison this fall, thanks to a grant from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. The University of Wisconsin-Madison is one of 25 academic institutions to receive five-year …
Seven Learners Win Poster Awards at APA Region VI Meeting
Seven learners from the University of Wisconsin Department of Pediatrics or the University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health (UWSMPH) received awards for their poster presentations at the Academic Pediatrics Association (APA) Region …
Addressing the Black Infant Mortality Crisis in Wisconsin
It’s a shocking disparity: in Wisconsin, the overall infant mortality rate is 5.92% (comparable with national averages), but the mortality rate of non-Hispanic African American infants is the highest in the nation, at 14.28%. (source) …
Nation’s First Trial of CLR 131 Targeted Radiotherapy for Pediatric Cancer to Begin at UW
American Family Children’s Hospital, part of the University of Wisconsin Carbone Cancer Center in collaboration with Cellectar Biosciences, Inc., is the first site in the nation to offer CLR 131, a systemically delivered, targeted radiotherapeutic …
Envisioning our Future
In the summer of 2018, the Department of Pediatrics embarked on a strategic planning process to guide its growth over the coming years. Our goal for this initiative, which we’re undertaking in partnership with the …