Angela Greenman, PhD, scientist I, Division of Cardiology, received a K99 award in the amount of $229,700 from National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute. Greenman’s mentor for this project is J. Carter Ralphe, MD, professor …
Grants
Christian Capitini, Rachel Fenske, and Ryan McAdams part of research teams chosen for UW–Madison’s Igniting Interdisciplinary Innovation initiative
Three members of the Department of Pediatrics are part of research teams that received Wisconsin Alumni Research Foundation grants through UW–Madison’s inaugural Igniting Interdisciplinary Innovation (I³) initiative. The projects were among 17 funded from a …
Gates Foundation awards Emma Mohr grant to establish neonatal rhesus macaque K. pneumoniae sepsis model
Emma Mohr, MD, PhD, associate professor, Division of Infectious Diseases, received a $2,234,901 award from the Gates Foundation following an invited proposal. Mohr and her team will build the first neonatal rhesus macaque model of …
Taylor House receives K23 award to study engagement interventions for adolescent and young adult kidney transplant recipients
Taylor House, MD, assistant professor, Division of Nephrology, received a K23 grant from the National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases in the amount of $964,986 for her project, “Development of a Care …
J. Carter Ralphe receives new R01 from National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute
J. Carter Ralphe, MD, professor, Division of Cardiology, received $2,417,136 from the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute to support his new R01 project, “Mutation-specific Responses to Myosin Inhibitors in Human iPSC Models of HCM.” Co-investigators …
ICTR selects Neil Munjal for KL2 Scholars Program
The UW Institute for Clinical and Translational Research (ICTR) named Neil Munjal, MD, MS, assistant professor, Divisions of Critical Care and Global Pediatrics, to its KL2 Scholars Program. Funded by the NIH through ICTR’s Clinical and Translational …
Dean Karahalios and Dana Irrer receive subaward contract to study methods to detect acute clinical rejection in pediatric hearth transplant recipients
Dean Karahalios, DO, assistant professor, and Dana Irrer, MD, assistant professor, both in the Division of Cardiology, were recently awarded an $11,000 subaward from Vanderbilt University Medical Center. This subaward to the R01 grant “Predictive …
Emily Backes and Nick Von Bergen receive subaward contract to assess risk for sudden cardiac death (SCD) in children and adolescents
Emily Backes, MD, assistant professor, and Nicholas (Nick) Von Bergen, MD, professor, both in the Division of Cardiology, were recently awarded a $3,000 subaward from Oregon Health and Science University (OHSU). This subaward to the …
Ann Allen receives award to pursue QI project on improving discharge planning and care transitions for substance-exposed infants and their mothers
The American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) Perinatal Health and Substance Use Virtual Learning Collaborative awarded $12,000 in funding to Ann Allen, MD, associate professor, Division of Hospital Medicine and Complex Care. The grant will fund a …
Six department members receive Research and Development Awards during spring 2026 funding cycle
The Department of Pediatrics provided six department members with generous funding during the spring cycle of its Research and Development (R&D) Awards program. The purpose of the R&D Awards fund is to support research and …