Christine Sorenson, PhD, distinguished scientist, Division of Neonatology and Newborn Nursery, has been awarded a Retina Research Foundation Pilot Study Award for $45,000. Sorenson’s project is titled “Treatment and prevention of PVR and retinal detachment,” …
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Marcel Wuethrich awarded research grant to continue studies of potential antifungal vaccines
Marcel Wuethrich, PhD, distinguished scientist in the Division of Infectious Diseases, was awarded a research grant from the UW Office of the Vice Chancellor for Research and Graduate Education (OVCRGE) for $79,847 for his project …
Pelin Cengiz awarded grant for non-invasive techniques to characterize eye function of neonates with hypoxic-ischemic encephalopathy (HIE)
Principal Investigator Pelin Cengiz, MD, professor, Division of Critical Care, was awarded a grant for $50,000 from the UnityPoint Health — Meriter Foundation to fund the project “Healthy Little Eyes.” Cengiz joins co-investigators Bikash Pattnaik, …
Travel grants go to Bikash Pattnaik and Meha Kabra to attend biennial eye research meeting in Australia
Bikash Pattnaik, PhD, associate professor in the Division of Neonatology and Newborn Nursery with a joint appointment in the Department of Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences, and Meha Kabra, PhD, research associate in Pattnaik’s lab, were …
Laura Chen awarded grant to improve implementation of clinical practice guidelines for hyperbilirubinemia treatment
Laura Chen, MD, assistant professor, Division of Hospital Medicine, received a $4,000 grant from Cars Curing Kids to work with other pediatric hospitalist physicians at the American Family Children’s Hospital as part of the Academy …
April 13 marks the inaugural Murray Katcher Child Health Advocacy Lecture
The Department of Pediatrics honors current and former members who have shown outstanding and exemplary service in their careers through named lectureships. They are designed to strengthen the abilities of physicians practicing pediatric medicine in …
Reach Out and Read podcast receives Silver Award from annual Anthem Awards
The trio responsible for the Reach Out and Read podcast was honored in February with a Silver Award in the Health category of nonprofit podcasts from the 2nd Annual Anthem Awards. The podcast’s host, Dipesh …
Department of Pediatrics ranks 9th nationally in NIH funding
The Department of Pediatrics at the UW School of Medicine and Public Health was ranked 9th in the nation among medical school pediatric departments receiving research funding from the National Institutes of Health (NIH), according …
Bernadette Gillick part of Waisman Center team awarded NIH grant to improve brain imaging in young children
A team of investigators at the Waisman Center was recently awarded a four-year, $2.5 million grant from the Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development at the National Institutes of Health to both …
Ryan McAdams and research team receive Meriter Foundation grant to study fetal acidosis and mast cell activation
The Meriter Foundation has awarded a $75,411 grant to Principal Investigator Ryan McAdams, MD, professor and chief, Division of Neonatology and Newborn Nursery, and his co-investigators, Christine Sorenson, PhD, distinguished scientist, Division of Neonatology and …