Dr. Brittany Allen was featured in a WKOW TV interview about the importance of the cervical cancer vaccine and the role local health care providers play to educate parents. Dr. Allen says more education is …
Pediatric Complex Care Program Receives $9.45 Million CMS Innovation Award
The Pediatric Complex Care Program was recently notified that they, in conjunction with the State of Wisconsin Department of Health Services and Children’s Hospital of Wisconsin Special Needs Program, were awarded a $9.45 million CMS …
Dr. Andrew Watson Receives Award From UW Sports Medicine Classic Fund
Congratulations to Andrew Watson, MD, on his award of $25,000 from the UW Sports Medicine Classic Fund for his project, “Identifying the Mechanisms of Maturational Differences in Fitness Development in Children.” Although cardiovascular fitness has …
AFCH Eighth-Floor Expansion Complete
After nearly two years of construction, the American Family Children’s Hospital (AFCH) completed the final phase of its eighth-floor expansion in May. The expansion, which includes a 14-bed, Level IV Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU), …
Undergraduates Receive Wisconsin Hilldale Undergraduate/Faculty Research Fellowships
Congratulations to the Department of Pediatrics recipients of the 2014-15 Wisconsin Hilldale Undergraduate/Faculty Research Fellowship. These student researchers were awarded $3,000 and faculty mentors received $500 to sponsor the students’ independent research. Each student will …
Dr. Pelin Cengiz, MD, Receives Award to Attend 2014 OSSD Meeting
Pelin Cengiz, MD, was recently awarded $500 to attend the OSSD (Organization for the Study of Sex Differences) 2014 meeting, for her abstract, “Crosstalk between the Estrogen receptor alpha and TrkB in mediating neuroprotection after …
Drs. Coller and Henderson Awarded Grants Through Wisconsin Children and Youth with Special Health Care Needs Program
Congratulations to Ryan Coller, MD and Sheryl Henderson, MD as they were both awarded grants through the Wisconsin Children and Youth with Special Health Care Needs (CYSHCN), funded by the Maternal Child Health Title V …
Renata Lexova’s Holocaust Escape Story Profiled in State Journal
Renata Lexova, PhD, professor emeritus in the UW Department of Pediatrics and Medical Genetics, recently spoke to Wisconsin State Journal columnist Doug Moe about her experience as a child escaping Nazi persecution in Czechoslovakia. In …
Research Assistant Receives Award From Sigma Xi
Congratulations to Michelle Chiu, an Undergraduate Research Assistant in Dr. De-Ann Pillers’ lab, on her $2,500 award from Sigma Xi, the Scientific Research Society. Her project, “Uncovering Oxytocin Signaling in a Single Cell,” will explore …
Pamela Kling, MD, Receives Gerber Foundation Award
Congratulations to Pamela Kling, MD, and Co-Investigators, Anthony Auger, PhD, and Christopher Coe, PhD (Psychology), for their award from the Gerber Foundation. They received $154,000 for their 2 ½ year project, “Impact of Obesity during …