The Hyundai Hope on Wheels foundation has awarded a Hyundai Hope Scholar Award to Paul Sondel, MD, PhD, professor and research director in the Division of Hematology, Oncology, and Bone Marrow Transplant, and Amy Erbe-Gurel, …
Grants
Hartwell Foundation grant will support Amy Erbe-Gurel’s research on immunotherapy and high-risk neuroblastoma
Amy Erbe-Gurel, PhD, assistant professor, Division of Hematology, Oncology, and Bone Marrow Transplant, was awarded a Hartwell Individual Biomedical Research Award from the Hartwell Foundation. Erbe-Gurel’s project, “Inhibitors to Epigenetic Modifiers Improve the Efficacy of …
Grant from Gerber Foundation will support Paige Condit’s patent ductus arteriosus (PDA) research
Paige Condit, MD, a PGY 4 fellow in Neonatal and Perinatal Medicine Fellowship, has been awarded a Gerber Foundation Research Grant for her project, “Development of a Novel Kidney-focused Approach to Treatment of a PDA …
Pediatrics resident Julia Clemens receives AAP CATCH Resident Grant to develop a community-based program that supports new mothers with substance use disorders
Second-year resident Julia Clemens, MD, is the recipient of a 2024 CATCH Resident Grant from the American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP). These annual grants provide up to $2,000 to resident pediatricians to lead innovative, community-based …
Brian Williams receives career development award to address vaping among adolescents and young adults
Brian Williams receives career development award to address vaping among adolescents and young adults Brian Williams, MD, assistant professor in the Division of Hospital Medicine and Complex Care, has been awarded a K08 grant from …
A New Investigator Program grant was awarded to Rebecca Richards to investigate engineered cells to more effectively treat acute myeloid leukemia
Rebecca Richards, MD, PhD, assistant professor, Division of Hematology, Oncology, and Bone Marrow Transplant, is the recipient of one of eight New Investigator Program grants from the Wisconsin Partnership Program (WPP). Her project is entitled, …
Oresta Rule receives UnityPoint Health – Meriter Foundation grant supporting a project to provide human donor milk to infants needing supplemental feeding
Oresta Rule, MD, assistant professor in both the Division of General Pediatrics and Adolescent Medicine and the Division of Neonatology and Newborn Nursery, was recently awarded a $10,000 grant from the UnityPoint Health – Meriter …
Aaron Carrel and research team receive grant to validate methods of quantifying liver fat in children at risk for non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD)
Aaron Carrel, MD, professor, Division of Endocrinology and Diabetes, joins Ivan M. Rosado-Mendez, PhD, and Andrew Wentland, MD, both assistant professors in the Department of Medical Physics, and Diego Hernando, PhD, associate professor in the …
Christian Capitini receives grant to study potency of T cell therapies against cancer
The National Cancer Institute recently granted Christian Capitini, MD, associate professor and chief, Division of Hematology, Oncology, and Bone Marrow Transplant, an R01 award for his project, “Label-free Imaging of CAR T Cell Metabolism.” MPIs …
New R21 will support Christine Sorenson’s aim to improve vision outcomes for patients with age-related macular degeneration
Christine Sorenson, PhD, distinguished scientist, Division of Neonatology and Newborn Nursery, conducts a line of research focused on understanding the role apoptotic processes play in vascular development and function. A recent R21 grant through the …