Ellen Connor, MD, was recently selected as President Elect of the North American Society for Pediatric and Adolescent Gynecology (NASPAG). Her role as President elect will run from April 2017 until March 2018, then she …
Halie Anderson, MD, Receives Abstract Award from AAAAI
Congratulations to Halie Anderson, MD, second-year allergy and immunology fellow, for receiving the Asthma Diagnosis & Treatment Interest Section Fellow-in-Training Outstanding Abstract Award at the American Academy of Allergy Asthma and Immunology (AAAAI) annual meeting …
Daniel Jackson, MD, Awarded Burton Zweiman Memorial Lectureship
Daniel Jackson, MD, was awarded the Burton Zweiman Memorial Lectureship at the American Academy of Allergy Asthma and Immunology (AAAAI) annual meeting in Atlanta, GA on March 5th, 2017. This honorary AAAAI lectureship was presented …
Marcel Wüethrich, PhD, Awarded UW Technology Innovation Fund Grant
UW-Madison Technology Innovation Fund has awarded a $50,000 grant to Marcel Wüethrich, PhD, for this project entitled, “BI-Eng3- an adjuvant for vaccine prevention of global pathogens.” This one-year award will extend his lab findings in …
MyChart Bedside Now Offered Throughout AFCH
All hospitalized children and their caregivers throughout American Family Children’s Hospital (AFCH) now have access to MyChart Bedside, an inpatient portal that provides real-time information about their health, their care plan and what to expect …
Bruce Klein, MD, Awarded R21 from NIH
Bruce Klein, MD, recently received a new R21 award in the amount of $408,030 for his project entitled, “Hybrid histidine kinase: a drug target and path to anti-fungal drug development”. In this 2-year grant from …
Daniel Jackson, MD, Leads New NIH Asthma Study with Boston Investigators
Congratulations to Daniel Jackson, MD for receiving funding for a consortium led by Children’s Hospital of Boston. The group will initiate an asthma prevention study entitled, “Controlling and Preventing Asthma Severity in Kids” (CASK). The …
J. Scott Fites, PhD awarded Postdoctoral Fellowship from American Heart Association
J. Scott Fites, PhD, Postdoctoral Fellow in the laboratory of Bruce Klein, MD, was recently awarded a Midwest Affiliate Summer 2016 Postdoctoral Fellowship from the American Heart Association (AHA). This 2-year grant, in the amount …
Christine Sorenson, PhD, Named Distinguished Scientist
Congratulations to Christine Sorenson, PhD, who recently received the title of “Distinguished Scientist” by the UW School of Medicine and Public Health, in recognition of her pivotal role in helping to strengthen the reputation of …
A Welcome to Ryan McAdams, MD
The Department of Pediatrics is proud to welcome Ryan McAdams, MD, as the new chief of its Division of Neonatology and Newborn Nursery. An Eau Claire native, Dr. McAdams returns to Wisconsin after serving as …