The Department of Pediatrics will present its important annual research awards, the Gerard B. Odell Research Award and two Ellen R. Wald Research Awards during Pediatrics Research Week, which will be held May 12–15, 2025.
Allergy Immunology & Rheumatology
Jami Simpson selected for Excellence in Fellowship Program Administration Award
Jami Simpson, graduate medical education (GME) program manager with the Allergy and Immunology Fellowship, was recently selected for an Excellence in Fellowship Program Administration Award from the Association for Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine Program …
Courtney Gaberino wins first place at 20th Annual Respiratory Disease Young Investigators’ Forum
Courtney Gaberino, MD, clinical instructor in the Division of Allergy, Immunology, and Rheumatology and a member of the Jackson Research Group, recently attended the 20th Annual Respiratory Disease Young Investigators’ Forum in Denver, Colorado, where she received first place for …
NIH grant to study the connections between air pollution and genes affecting early-onset asthma awarded to Sima Ramratnam
The National Institutes of Health (NIH) has selected a project from Sima Ramratnam, MD, MPH, associate professor in the Division of Allergy, Immunology and Rheumatology, for ECHO Opportunities and Innovation Fund (OIF) funding in the …
James Gern receives 2024 Bret Ratner Pediatric Allergy and Immunology Research Award
The American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) Section on Allergy and Immunology presented James Gern, MD, professor and vice chair of research, Division of Allergy, Immunology, and Rheumatology, with its 2024 Bret Ratner Pediatric Allergy and Immunology …
How old ‘redlining’ policies still affect childhood asthma risk
This article was originally published by Cincinnati Children’s and shared nationally through PR Newswire on September 24, 2024. Read the original article. An old government policy that determined who was eligible to receive government-supported home …
Peter Ferrazzano and Claire O’Leary receive support from Research Forward awards
Two members of the Department of Pediatrics are part of multidisciplinary research teams that received funding through Research Forward. This initiative aims to stimulate and support highly innovative and groundbreaking research at UW–Madison. Research Forward …
UW ICTR names Jo Wilson a member of its 2024 KL2 Career Development Award cohort
Jo Wilson, MD, assistant professor, Division of Allergy, Immunology, and Rheumatology, was recently awarded an Institute for Clinical and Translational Research (ICTR) KL2 grant for her research project, “Understanding the Impact of GSDMB Asthma Risk …
Christine Seroogy named inaugural E. Richard Stiehm Endowed Chair in Pediatric Allergy, Immunology, and Rheumatology
Christine Seroogy, MD, professor, was recently named the inaugural E. Richard Stiehm Endowed Chair in Pediatric Allergy, Immunology, and Rheumatology. This professorship supports the scholarly pursuits of a member of the department’s Division of Allergy, …
Daniel Jackson inducted into the American Society for Clinical Investigation
Over the weekend of April 6, Daniel Jackson, MD, professor, Division of Allergy, Immunology, and Rheumatology, was inducted into the American Society for Clinical Investigation (ASCI). Founded in 1908, the ASCI is one of the …