Congratulations to Bruce Klein, MD, Subcontract Principal Investigator, and Marcel Wüethrich, PhD, Co-Investigator, on their new grant subaward through the University of Massachusetts, Worcester and supported by the National Institutes of Health/National Institutes of Allergy …
Bruce Klein, MD, Awarded 2-Year Grant from US Geological Survey
Congratulations to Bruce Klein, MD, who was recently awarded a 2-year grant for $89,587 from the United States Geological Survey (USGS) for his project entitled, “A bat skin model to identify therapeutic approaches that enhance …
Two Faculty Receive Grants from Cars Curing Kids Foundation
Allison Pollock, MD, received a $17,000 grant from Cars Curing Kids for her project entitled, “School Nurse Tele-mentoring Program: improving Diabetes Care in Schools.” In this 2-year project, she will work with nurse coordinators to …
Graduate Student in Sondel Laboratory Wins Trainee Abstract Award
Anna Hoefges, graduate student in the lab of Paul Sondel, MD, PhD, was recently awarded a Trainee Abstract Award from the American Association of Immunologists (AAI). Her abstract, entitled, “Thousands of new antigens are recognized …
Seminars in Modern Clinical Genetics: How to Approach a Rapidly Changing Field
The University of Wisconsin-Madison Laboratory of Genetics and University of Wisconsin School of Medicine & Public Health are excited to announce a two-week seminar series that will highlight advances in genomic research relative to human disease. This …
Dr. Redpath Mahon: Improving Outcomes for Patient Groups
Building a career around quality improvement initiatives is not a small feat, yet Allison Redpath Mahon, MD, has done just that. Since arriving in Madison over 10 years ago, Dr. Redpath Mahon has systematically focused her efforts …
UW Study Designs Novel Approach for Better Understanding Teens and Technology
What teens find important on social media is a better measure of how they interact with technology than how many minutes they spend using social media, according to a new study led by Megan Moreno, …
Sickness and Diabetes
Thank you for joining the second session of Diabetes in School Health (DiSH) Project Echo! Highlights: 37 attendees from various locations in Wisconsin logged in to DiSH! Discussion centered around illness, ketones, and blood ketone …
Dr. Sharon Bartosh: Celebrating Over 15 Years of Steroid-Free Immunosuppression
Over 330 children have received kidney transplants at the University of Wisconsin’s American Family Children’s Hospital since its Pediatric Kidney Transplant Program began in 1967. Beginning in 2004, the program began offering a steroid-free immunosuppression protocol option utilizing the anti CD52 …
Dr. Elizabeth Cox Named Associate Director of the Primary Care Research Fellowship
Elizabeth Cox, MD, PhD (Professor, Division of General Pediatrics & Adolescent Medicine) has accepted a role as Associate Director of the Primary Care Research Fellowship (T32), which is funded by HRSA and administered in the …