For the first time in Wisconsin, a research team will test a personalized cell therapy to treat a common and serious complication in bone-marrow transplant patients. The UW Program for Advanced Cell Therapy (PACT) will …
Dr. Ryan Coller Wins Federal Challenge to Build App for Families with Children with Complex Health Care Needs
Ryan Coller, MD, MPH (Assistant Professor, Division of Hospital Medicine) and Nicole Werner, PhD, an assistant professor of industrial engineering at the University of Wisconsin-Madison College of Engineering, have won a share of a $100,000 …
Elizabeth Cox Serves as Advisor on New PCORI Award
Elizabeth Cox MD PhD is collaborating with Dr. Karla Ausderau, an Assistant Professor in Kinesiology in the UW School of Education, to develop processes and tools that engage people with intellectual and developmental disabilities in …
Alex Pieper, Graduate Student in Sondel Laboratory, Appointed to ICTR TL1 Program
Congratulations to Alex Pieper, graduate student in the Sondel Laboratory, who was recently appointed to the TL1 program supported by the UW Institute for Clinical and Translational Research (ICTR). This award provides an annual stipend, …
Peter Carlson Awarded Fellowship from NIH
Congratulations to Peter Carlson, graduate student in the Sondel Laboratory, on funding of his Ruth L. Kirschstein National Research Service Award (NRSA) Individual Predoctoral Fellowship (F30) for MD/PhD and Other Dual Degrees from the National …
Drs. Christian Capitini, David McCulley Named Odell Award Winners for 2018 and 2019
Two Department of Pediatrics faculty – Christian Capitini, MD (Assistant Professor, Division of Hematology, Oncology and Bone Marrow Transplant) and David McCulley, MD (Assistant Professor, Division of Neonatology and Newborn Nursery) – have been named …
Jasmine Zapata, MD, MPH, Receives New Investigator Grant from Wisconsin Partnership Program
Congratulations to Jasmine Zapata, MD, MPH, who was recently awarded a New Investigator Grant from the Partnership Education and Research Committee (PERC) of the Wisconsin Partnership Program. This 2-year grant in the amount of $150,000, …
Five Pediatrics Faculty Members Accepted to SPR
In 2018, five Department of Pediatrics faculty members were accepted as members of the Society for Pediatric Research (SPR). SPR’s mission is to create a network of multidisciplinary researchers to improve child health. Specifically, it …
Supporting Children with Medical Complexity
Mary Ehlenbach, MD (Assistant Professor [CHS], Division of Hospital Medicine), received the inaugural Paster Family Foundation Innovation Award for her work to design and implement the Pediatric Complex Care Program (PCCP) at American Family Children’ …
Paul Sondel, MD, PhD, Collaborates on NIH Grant
Paul Sondel, MD, PhD, will take part in a U01 grant recently awarded to Principal Investigators Zachary Morris, MD, PhD, (Human Oncology) and Jamey Weichert, PhD, (Radiology). Their grant, entitled, “Immunomodulation of the Tumor Microenvironment …