PI Bruce Klein, MD, professor and chief, and co-PI Marcel Wuethrich, PhD, distinguished scientist, both from the Division of Infectious Diseases, received a new R01 grant from the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID). The five-year …
Grants
Jo Wilson receives grant to study Gasdermin B and its role in respiratory epithelial wound healing
Jo Wilson, MD, instructor, Division of Allergy, Immunology and Rheumatology, was recently awarded a grant from the 2023 Opportunity Fund of the NIH-funded Asthma and Allergic Diseases Cooperative Research Centers (U19) Program (AADCRC) for her project, …
Sehrish Afsheen and Allison Spillane receive travel awards from Association for Ocular Pharmacology and Therapeutics
Two graduate research assistants in the Pattnaik Lab — Sehrish Afsheen and Allison Spillane — received travel grants to attend the 16th Biennial Scientific Meeting of the Association for Ocular Pharmacology and Therapeutics. Bikash Pattnaik, PhD, …
James Gern and Christine Seroogy receive grant to study microbiome and respiratory health
The National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID) awarded James Gern, MD, professor, vice chair of research, and chief, and Christine Seroogy, MD, professor, both from the Division of Allergy, Immunology, and Rheumatology, a five-year grant expected to total $7 …
Bikash Pattnaik part of cross-campus research group that will develop gene editing therapy to treat blindness
A multidisciplinary team of researchers from UW–Madison recently received a grant from the National Institutes of Health to develop and test a nonviral gene editing drug therapy to treat two hereditary eye diseases. Bikash Pattnaik, …
Bryn Webb receives research grant from Elijah’s Project for Hope to investigate a rare genetic disorder caused by ‘WARS2’ mutations
The Texas-based non-profit organization Elijah’s Project for Hope has awarded Bryn Webb, MD, a two-year research grant in the amount of $282,553 to investigate a rare genetic disorder that results from mutations in the WARS2 gene. …
Division of Pulmonology and Sleep Medicine receives grant to support parents and caregivers of children with tracheostomies
Anne O’Kane, RN, a pediatric trach coordinator at UW Health who works closely with the Division of Pulmonology and Sleep Medicine, was awarded a $5,000 grant from Cars Curing Kids to support parents and caregivers …
Bruce Klein and research team awarded $2 million grant for vaccine and drug treatment against white-nose syndrome, fungal disease deadly to bats
In a private-public collaboration, the National Science Foundation and the Paul G. Allen Family Foundation have awarded a grant of more the $2 million for a research project to combat white-nose syndrome, a fungal disease …
Pelin Cengiz awarded grant to study sex differences in nerve growth factor treatment for neonate brain injury
Pelin Cengiz, MD, professor, Division of Critical Care, has been awarded a one-year grant from the UW Office of the Vice Chancellor for Research and Graduate Education (OVCRGE) for $62,640. The project is titled “Interneurons …
Retina Research Foundation Pilot Study Award goes to Christine Sorenson for treatment study to prevent retinal detachment caused by proliferative vitreoretinopathy (PVR)
Christine Sorenson, PhD, distinguished scientist, Division of Neonatology and Newborn Nursery, has been awarded a Retina Research Foundation Pilot Study Award for $45,000. Sorenson’s project is titled “Treatment and prevention of PVR and retinal detachment,” …