Congratulations to Bikash Pattnaik, PhD, who was recently named as the Retina Research Foundation M.D. Matthews Research Professor for 2016-2019. This professorship, with support from the McPherson Eye Research Institute, provides $50,000 annually in support …
Jennifer Rehm, MD, Awarded AHEAD Grant from ICTR
Jennifer Rehm, MD, Principal Investigator, and Brittany Allen, MD, Co-Investigator, were recently awarded a $10,000 pilot grant from the Advancing Health Equity and Diversity (AHEAD) program, of the UW Institute for Clinical and Translational Research …
Krishanu Saha, PhD, Christian Capitini, MD, and David Beebe, PhD, Awarded NSF Grant
Congratulations to Krishanu Saha, Principal Investigator, UW Department of Biomedical Engineering, and Co-Principal Investigators Christian Capitini and David Beebe (Department of Biomedical Engineering), on funding of their National Science Foundation (NSF) proposal entitled, “EAGER BIOMANUFACTURING: …
Daniel Sklansky, MD, Selected for APPD LEAD Program
Dr. Daniel Sklansky has been selected to participate in a nationally-recognized leadership development program: the Association of Pediatric Program Director’s Leadership in Educational Academic Development (APPD LEAD). APPD LEAD is a program that provides a …
Norman Fost, MD, MPH, to Receive MacLean Center for Clinical Medical Ethics Prize
Congratulations to Dr. Norman Fost, who has been chosen to receive the 2016 MacLean Center Prize in Clinical Ethics and Health Outcomes. The award, given by the MacLean Center for Clinical Medical Ethics, is the …
New Research Identifies a Genetic Cause for Mauriac Syndrome in Type 1 Diabetes
A research team led by Michael MacDonald, MD, has discovered a genetic cause of a Type I diabetes syndrome that has puzzled investigators for 85 years. In the July issue of the journal Diabetes, the …
Pediatric Faculty Promotions
The UW School of Medicine and Public Health (UWSMPH) CHS Appointments and Promotions Committee, and Dean Robert Golden, have approved the promotion to Associate Professor (CHS) for Dipesh Navsaria, MPH, MSLIS, MD; and the promotion …
UW Health Honors Pediatrics Providers, Staff for Patient Experience and Quality Excellence
Eight Pediatrics providers, three staff members and three clinic teams were among the winners recognized at UW Health’s Ambulatory Patient Experience and Quality Excellence Celebration event, held June 7, 2016, at Monona Terrace. Lindsay Geier, …
Dr. Nina Menda to Serve as WIAAP Liaison for the Wisconsin Perinatal Quality Collaborative (WisPQC)
Nina Menda, MD, has been invited to be the Wisconsin Chapter of the American Adademy of Pediatrics (WIAAP) Liasion to Wisconsin Perinatal Quality Collaborative (WisPQC). Led by the Wisconsin Association for Perinatal Care, the WisPQC …
Mei Baker, MD, To Serve on National Committee on Heritable Disorders
Mei Baker, MD, a professor in the Division of Genetics and Metabolism, has accepted an invitation to serve on the Health Resources and Services Administration’s Advisory Committee on Heritable Disorders in Newborns and Children. The …