Department of Pediatrics faculty members are experts in child health, parenting, vaccinations, and other related topics. They are frequently sought out by local, state, and national journalists for their insights. Below is a list of …
Neurodiversity Affirming Pediatric Care
Speakers: Ande Jones, MD, associate professor, residency continuity clinic director, Division of General Pediatrics & Adolescent Medicine Education, Department of Pediatrics, University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health, and Kathleen Kastner, MD, assistant …
Award from Retina Research Foundation will fund Chris Sorenson’s work to improve vision outcomes in patients with proliferative vitreoretinopathy (PVR)
The Retina Research Foundation awarded Chris Sorenson, PhD, distinguished scientist III in the Division of Neonatology and Newborn Nursery, with a $50,000 grant for her ongoing project “Treatment and Prevention of PVR and Retinal Detachment.” This …
Ryan Coller wins Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development grant for his project Caregiving Network Contribution to Children with Medical Complexity’s Health
The Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development awarded Ryan Coller, MD, MPH, associate professor and chief, Division of Hospital Medicine and Complex Care, with an R01 in the amount of $3,320,095 …
National Institute of Mental Health awards Ellen Wald an R21 to study pediatric acute-onset neuropsychiatric syndrome (PANS)
The National Institute of Mental Health awarded Ellen Wald, MD, professor, Division of Infectious Diseases, with an R21 in the amount of $441,016 for her project, “Feasibility of a Study to Determine the Incidence, Spectrum, …
Krisjon Olson wins Office of the Vice Chancellor for Research’s Fall Competition for HEART-WISE research
Krisjon Olson, PhD, assistant professor, Division of Cardiology, was a recent recipient of the Office of the Vice Chancellor for Research’s Fall Competition. An award in the amount of $65,481 will support her project, “Insuring …
DiSH – Building Collaborative Relationships with Parents, School Administrators, and Health Care Providers
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Ellen Selkie wins Office of the Vice Chancellor for Research’s Fall Competition for adolescent technology and digital media (TDM) research
Ellen Selkie, MD, MPH, assistant professor, Division of General Pediatrics and Adolescent Medicine, was a recent recipient of the Office of the Vice Chancellor for Research’s Fall Competition. An award in the amount of $57,545 will support her project, “Technology …
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service grant will support Bruce Klein’s research in white nose syndrome
Millions of hibernating bats across North America have died from white-nose syndrome, a disease caused by a cold-loving fungus, Pseudogymnoascus destructans, that invades their skin. Bruce Klein, MD, professor and chief, Division of Infectious Diseases, recently received …
Marcel Wuethrich wins travel grant to attend the Immunology of Fungal Infections Gordon Research Conference
Marcel Wuethrich, PhD, distinguished scientist III, Division of Infectious Diseases and a member of the Klein Research Group, received a $1,000 travel grant from the UW–Madison Office of the Vice Chancellor of Research, with funding …