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 …

Six students and their mentors receive undergraduate research fellowships

On May 3, Chancellor Jennifer Mnookin hosted the Chancellor’s Undergraduate Awards Ceremony for the 2023-2024 academic year. This year, six students mentored by Department of Pediatrics faculty members were highlighted at the event. Hilldale Undergraduate/Faculty …

16 department members receive Research and Development Awards during fall/winter funding cycle

The Department of Pediatrics provided department members with a total of $167,611 during the fall/winter award cycle of its Research and Development (R&D) Awards. The purpose of the R&D Awards fund is to support research …

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 the National Institute on Drug Abuse totaling $966,600. His project is entitled, “Addressing the …

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 …