Congratulations to Robert Steiner, MD, clinical professor, Genetics and Metabolism, who is a co-investigator on a new U01 grant through the National Institutes of Health/National Human Genome Research Institute (NIH/NHGRI). The five-year grant, “Linking variants to multi-scale …
Megan Moreno to study social media discussions of alcohol use and norms
Megan Moreno, MD, MSEd, MPH, vice chair of Academic Affairs and professor, General Pediatrics and Adolescent Medicine, was recently awarded a two-year, $419,734 R21 grant from the National Institutes of Health/National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism …
What we published in September 2021
University of Wisconsin Department of Pediatrics faculty published fourteen articles in September 2021: Ausderau K, Kabakov S, Razo E, Mitzey AM, Bach KM, Crooks CM, Dulaney N, Keding L, Salas-Quinchucua C, Medina-Magües LG, Weiler AM, Bliss …
Olachi Mezu-Ndubuisi receives Career Development Award from National Eye Institute
Olachi Mezu-Ndubuisi, MD, OD, assistant professor, Neonatology and Newborn Nursery, was recently awarded a five-year K08 Career Development Award from the National Institutes of Health/National Eye Institute in the amount of $1,221,730. The award will provide …
HuiChuan Lai and team awarded NIH supplement
HuiChuan Lai, PhD, RD, professor, Nutritional Sciences, Pediatrics, and Population Health Sciences, and a team of researchers were awarded a one-year supplement in the amount of $177,098 from the National Institutes of Health/National Institute of Diabetes …
‘Cool Science’: Peter Ferrazzano wins campus image contest
A photo of white matter, with its predominant orientation of fibers colored to reveal pathways traversing the regions, has won University of Wisconsin–Madison’s 2021 Cool Science Image Contest. Peter Ferrazzano, MD, professor and Division Chief, Critical Care, …
2021 DiSH – WI Session #14: Developmental and Psychosocial Stressors
Resources “The Abilities in Me” Series: Type 1 Diabetes Children’s Book“What Is Child Life?” WebsiteFREE T1 Everyday Magic Book: “Coco Goes Back to School” (English)FREE T1 Everyday Magic Book: “Coco Goes Back to School” (Spanish)FREE …
Session #1 – September 21, 2021
Christian Capitini and Peiman Hematti awarded new R01 NHLBI grant
Congratulations to Principal Investigator Christian Capitini, MD, associate professor, Hematology, Oncology, and Bone Marrow Transplant, along with Co-PI Peiman Hematti, MD, professor, Department of Medicine, who were recently awarded a new NIH R01 grant from the National …
Summer in the lab: Reflecting on student and mentor experiences
Education and research are central to the missions of the University of Wisconsin Department of Pediatrics and the School of Medicine and Public Health (SMPH). This summer, fifteen faculty shared their knowledge and enthusiasm for …