Congratulations to NRSA fellow Matt Karwowski who won an Academic Pediatric Association award for Best Abstract by a Fellow, based on his abstract titled, ” Trends in Blood Lead Levels among Wisconsin Children: Development of …
Jennifer Rehm, MD, Honored with Pediatric Endocrine Society Research Fellowship Award
Congratulations to Pediatric Endocrine fellow Jen Rehm, a recent recipient of a $50,000 Pediatric Endocrine Society Research Fellowship Award. The purpose of these awards is to support the final year of research training for highly …
Bruce Klein, MD, Honored with Hilldale Award
Congratulations to Bruce Klein, MD, named one this year’s Hilldale Award recipients, the University’s top honor for faculty members. Awarded since 1987, the Hilldale Award honors professors who have excelled in teaching, research and service. …
Dr. Dipesh Navsaria to Receive Leonard Tow Humanism in Medicine Award
Medical students selected Dipesh Navsaria, MD, to receive the 2011 Leonard Tow Humanism in Medicine Award, sponsored by the Arnold P. Gold Foundation. This award honors a faculty member identified by students as best demonstrating …
The Influence of Social Media on Adolescent Behavior
Social networking Web sites, such as Facebook and MySpace, can have a tremendous impact on adolescents’ health. Previous research with traditional media has shown that exposure to substance use and sexual content is linked to …
Aaron Carrel, MD, Faculty Promotion Approved
We are pleased to announce that the UW School of Medicine and Public Health CHS Appointment and Promotion Committee has approved the promotion to Professor (CHS) for Aaron Carrel, effective July 1, 2011. Congratulations Aaron!
Judith Smith, MD, PhD, Awarded UW Graduate School Funding
Judith Smith, MD, PhD was recently awarded over $41,000 from the UW Graduate School for her project, “The interaction of IFN-beta and endoplasmic reticulum stress in mediating hepatic ischemia reperfusion injury.” The objective of this …
Dr. Pamela Kling Receives UW Graduate School Award
Pamela Kling, MD, recently received an award of over $34,000 from the UW Graduate School for her project, “Regulating Placental Iron Transfer in Fetal Growth Restriction.” This project will examine the role of NO signaling …
D.B. Sanders, MD, MS, Earns Harry Shwachman Clinical Investigator Award from Cystic Fibrosis Foundation Therapeutics, Inc.
Congratulations to D.B. Sanders, MD, MS, on receiving a Harry Shwachman Clinical Investigator Award from Cystic Fibrosis Foundation Therapeutics, Inc. This 3-year award of over $260,000 is for his project, “Determinants of lung health in …
Michael Wilhelm, MD, Named 2011 Institute for Clinical and Translational Research (ICTR) KL2 Scholar
Michael Wilhelm, MD, has been named as one of the 2011 Institute for Clinical and Translational Research (ICTR) KL2 scholars. This award provides for 75% protected research time + $25,000/year to support his research. Dr. …