From his arrival at the Department of Pediatrics in 1990 and for the next 30-plus years, David Wargowski, MD, professor in the Division of Genetics and Metabolism, has served tirelessly, addressing genetically based diseases and …
Genetics
Department of Pediatrics 2024 Research Week, including the Gerard B. Odell Lecture and Award, is coming in May
Next month, the Department of Pediatrics will offer its 2024 Research Week over five days, May 13–17. Through a combination of live-streamed lectures, in-person events, and interactive sessions with faculty members and trainees, audience participants …
Advocacy in action: Three members of the Division of Genetics and Metabolism attend Rare Disease Week on Capitol Hill in Washington, D.C.
February 25 through 28 marked Rare Disease Week on Capitol Hill in Washington, D.C. Hosted by Rare Disease Legislative Advocates, a program of the EveryLife Foundation for Rare Diseases, it is a weeklong event that …
Janet Legare will lead two clinical trials for novel therapeutic interventions for achondroplasia
The Midwest Regional Bone Dysplasia Clinic at UW Health was recently selected as a site for two new clinical trials aimed at helping the growth of children with achondroplasia, the most common form of short …
DOP faculty selected for UW Health 2024 Physician Leadership Development Program Cohort
Two faculty members of the Department of Pediatrics are among the 51 physicians selected for the UW Health 2024 Physician Leadership Development Program: Sushant Srinivasan, MD, MHPE, associate professor, Division of Critical Care, and Maria …
After 20 years of service, Mei Wang Baker continues as a prolific genetic researcher and director of newborn screening in the Wisconsin State Laboratory of Hygiene
Since 2003, Mei Wang Baker, MD, has been a scientist with the Newborn Screening (NBS) Program at the Wisconsin State Laboratory of Hygiene (WSLH) and served as its co-director from 2013 to 2021. She became …
Genomics research unravels the etiology of congenital facial weakness
Congenital facial weakness refers to diminished facial movement observed from birth resulting from impaired function of the facial musculature. Individuals affected by congenital facial weakness experience difficulty smiling, expressing facial emotions, and whistling, and they …
Division of Genetics and Metabolism will welcome new interim chief
On July 1, Maria Stanley, MD, professor and chief, Division of Developmental Pediatrics and Rehabilitation Medicine, will expand her current leadership roles and become interim chief of the Division of Genetics and Metabolism. In this …
New APP Focus: Leah Colligan
Q&A with Leah Colligan, MSN, NP, CPNP-PC, pediatric nurse practitioner in the Division of Genetics and Metabolism Hometown: Appleton, Wisconsin Educational/professional background: I completed my training at Johns Hopkins School of Nursing. I started my …
Wisconsin State Laboratory of Hygiene and Wisconsin Newborn Screening Program identify newborn disorders
Every newborn Wisconsin baby contributes a bloodspot from a small heel stick that is then tested at the Wisconsin State Laboratory of Hygiene (WSLH) on the UW–Madison campus. Bloodspots are tested for rare and potentially …