Evan Dray is a student in the Medical Scientist Training Program (MSTP), Division of Hematology, Oncology, Transplant, and Cellular Therapy, and member of the Capitini Research Group. He received a three-month, $10,000 award from Kids …
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Sima Ramratnam awarded K08 award to study preschool-onset asthma
Sima Ramratnam, MD, MPH, associate professor, Division of Allergy, Immunology, and Rheumatology, was awarded a five-year grant from the National Heart, Lung and Blood Institute (NHLBI) in the amount of $881,055. This K08 Career Development …
Michelle Kelly appointed as physician informaticist for acute care pediatrics
Michelle Kelly, MD, PhD, professor, Division of Hospital Medicine and Complex Care, will serve as physician informaticist for acute care pediatrics at UW Health Kids. This role is instrumental in integrating clinical services and health care technologies …
DeMarco Bowen selected for STRIDE 1.0 Pathway Program
The University of Wisconsin–Madison Institute for Clinical and Translational Research (ICTR) selected DeMarco Bowen, MD, MPH, assistant professor, Divisions of Hospital Medicine and Complex Care and Global Pediatrics, as a STRIDE 1.0 Pathway Program Scholar. The Stride 1.0 …
Janet Legare serves as guest expert on DNA Today podcast about achondroplasia
Achondroplasia is the most common form of short stature skeletal dysplasia. It is caused by an overactive FGFR3 gene that sends a message to the growth plate through cell signaling to slow down growth. Eighty …
New Faculty Focus: Paul Skelton
Q&A with Paul Skelton, MD, assistant professor, Division of General Pediatrics and Adolescent Medicine
New Faculty Focus: Nicole (Nikki) Kamps
Q&A with Nikki Kamps, MD, assistant professor, Division of Critical Care
New Faculty Focus: Samantha Schwartz
Q&A with Samantha Schwartz, MD, MS, assistant professor, Division of Nephrology
Ryan Coller receives a 2025 ICTR Faculty Mentorship Award
The University of Wisconsin–Madison Institute for Clinical and Translational Research (ICTR) announced the recipients of its 2025 UW ICTR Faculty Mentorship Award on September 10 at its ICTR Research Day. Ryan Coller, MD, MPH (left), …
NIH awards Robert Steiner grant for CLN1 Batten disease treatment research
Robert Steiner, MD, professor, Division of Genetics and Metabolism, will be on a subaward to Circumvent Pharmaceuticals, Incorporated for a project titled, “Development of N-tert-(butyl)hydroxylamine (NtBuHA) as a therapeutic agent for treating CLN1 Batten Disease,” …