The Midwest Athletes Against Childhood Cancer Fund has declared that it will fund each of eight separate grant requests made by the Departments of Pediatrics and Human Oncology. The grants will fund each project for …
Research Project Selected for Presentation at Pediatric Endocrine Society’s Presidential Reception
Congratulations to Elizabeth Cox, MD, PhD, and Katie Fritz, MD, MPH, (currently an intern at Children’s Hospital of Wisconsin) whose research entitled, “Development and Validation of PRISM: A Survey Tool to Identify Diabetes Self-Management Barriers,” …
Undergraduates Receive Wisconsin Hilldale Undergraduate/Faculty Research Fellowships
Congratulations to the Department of Pediatrics recipients of the 2013-14 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 …
UW Hospital & Clinics Receive Exemplary Score From National Pediatric Readiness Project
The UW Hospital & Clinics have received a score of 98 out of a possible 100 points for the National Pediatric Readiness Project – a gap analysis survey to assess each hospital’s emergency department readiness …
Dr. Jennifer Rehm Receives Thrasher Research Fund’s Early Career Award
Congratulations to Jennifer Rehm, MD, whose project, entitled “Early intervention and prevention of pediatric non-alcoholic fatty liver disease” has been funded as part of the Thrasher Research Fund’s Early Career Award Program. The Early Career …
Marlowe Eldridge, MD, Awarded Grant from the US Navy Experimental Diving Unit
Marlowe Eldridge, MD, was recently awarded a 3-year grant of over $1.4 million from the US Navy Experimental Diving Unit for his project, “Development of Decompression and Oxygen Pre-Breathe Schedules for Submarine Escape and Rescue …
Dr. Aaron Carrel Receives Two Wisconsin Partnership Program Community-Academic Partnership Grants
Congratulations to Aaron Carrel, MD, and his collaborators on their 2 new Wisconsin Partnership Program Community-Academic Partnership Grants: “Growing Farm To School: Cultivating Childhood Wellness through Gardening (GF2S)” and “Active Healthy Schools”. In GF2S, the …
Judith Smith, MD, PhD, Awarded Project Funding
Congratulations to Judith Smith, MD, PhD, for her 2-year award of $400,000 from the Rheumatology Research Foundation for her project entitled “Analysis of causal variants in the IL-23/IL-17 pathway in axial spondyloarthritis”. Ankylosing Spondylitis and …
Medical Student Receives St. Baldrick’s Summer Fellowship
Matthew Kutz, a medical student and Shapiro Summer Research Fellow working in the laboratory of Christian Capitini, MD, was recently awarded a St. Baldrick’s Summer Fellowship. This $5000 award is for his project “Monitoring of …
Undergraduate Receives Wisconsin Hilldale Undergraduate/Faculty Research Fellowships
Congratulations to Emily Phillips, research assistant in Dr. Paul Sondel’s program, who has been awarded the 2013-14 Wisconsin Hilldale Undergraduate/Faculty Research Fellowship. Award recipients receive $3,000 and faculty mentors $500 to sponsor a research project …