Since 2003, Mei Wang Baker, MD, has been a scientist with the Newborn Screening (NBS) Program at the Wisconsin State Laboratory of Hygiene (WSLH) and served as its co-director from 2013 to 2021. She became …
Session #19 – October 2, 2023
Session Title: Research Support for Scholars: Lessons Learned from the Complex Care & Hospitalist Division Researcher Speaker: Kristina Singh-Verdeflor, MPH, researcher, Pediatric Complex Care Program, University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health Resources …
New Faculty Focus: Casey Freymiller
Q&A with Casey Freymiller, MD, assistant professor, Division of General Pediatrics and Adolescent Medicine Hometown: Boscobel, Wisconsin Educational/professional background: I earned my MD from the University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health and …
New Faculty Focus: Patrick Peebles
Q&A with Patrick Peebles, MD, assistant professor, Division of Neonatology and Newborn Nursery Hometown: Fond du Lac, Wisconsin Educational/professional background: I earned my BS from UW–Madison and my MD from the University of Wisconsin School …
R21 award will fund Bryn Webb’s investigation into newly identified disorder, POU4F1-related ataxia
Bryn Webb, MD, associate professor, Division of Genetics and Metabolism, was awarded an R21 grant from the National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke for her project, “Role of POU4F1 in a Novel Form of …
Marcos Isidoro-Ayza receives Morris Animal Foundation Fellowship to study prevention of white-nose syndrome in bats
Marcos Isidoro-Ayza, DVM, postdoctoral fellow in the Division of Infectious Diseases, was awarded a two-year fellowship training award from the Morris Animal Foundation (MAF) for his project, “Targeted Inhibition of Epidermal Growth Factor Receptor to …
R21 award will support Marcel Wuethrich and Bruce Klein’s study on the effects of inhaled fungal infection on SLAMF1 receptors
PI Marcel Wuethrich, PhD, distinguished scientist, and co-PI Bruce Klein, MD, professor and chief, both of the Division of Infectious Diseases, were recently awarded a new R21 grant from the National Institute of Allergy and …
State health department awards Ryan Coller grant to enhance goal-setting processes during Individualized Service Planning within the Children’s Long-Term Support waiver program
The Wisconsin Department of Health Services (DHS) awarded Ryan Coller, MD, MPH, associate professor and chief, Division of Hospital Medicine, a $153,073 grant to expand the use of and enhance goal-setting processes during Individualized Service …
Matthew Harer receives R13 award to help develop workshop on kidney health in NICU graduates, award from Loan Repayment Program
Matthew Harer, MD, associate professor, Division of Neonatology and Newborn Nursery, was recently awarded two funding opportunities through the NIH. The first is an R13 award that will support his project, “Consensus Workshop to Address Kidney Health …
Anne Marie Singh becomes new interim chief of the Division of Allergy, Immunology, and Rheumatology
In September, Anne Marie Singh, MD, associate professor, took on the responsibilities of her new position of interim chief of the Division of Allergy, Immunology, and Rheumatology. She will lead the division’s successful programs that …