The Wisconsin Partnership Program (WPP) recently granted 14 awards through its 20th Anniversary Postdoctoral Grant Program. These awards will allow postdocs to pursue a research or education project or a professional development opportunity with a focus …
Grants
NIH grant to study the connections between air pollution and genes affecting early-onset asthma awarded to Sima Ramratnam
The National Institutes of Health (NIH) has selected a project from Sima Ramratnam, MD, MPH, associate professor in the Division of Allergy, Immunology and Rheumatology, for ECHO Opportunities and Innovation Fund (OIF) funding in the …
Michelle Kelly receives grant from AHRQ to study ‘Bedside Notes’ project
The Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ) recently awarded Michelle Kelly, MD, PhD, professor, Division of Hospital Medicine and Complex Care, a grant for her project, “Bedside Notes: A Multicenter Trial to Improve Family …
Julie Kessel and Elizabeth Goetz receive grant to develop statewide congenital cytomegalovirus task force
The state of Wisconsin awarded a grant totaling $40,000 to Julie Kessel, MD, associate professor, and Elizabeth Goetz, MD, MPH, professor, both from the Division of Neonatology and Newborn Nursery. The funds will be used to …
ICTR awards Israrul Ansari a 2024 Translational Basic and Clinical Pilot Award
Israrul Ansari, PhD, senior scientist II, Division of Hematology, Oncology, and Bone Marrow Transplant, and co-PI Quoavi Sodji, MD, PhD, assistant professor, Department of Human Oncology, received a 2024 Translational Basic and Clinical Pilot Award …
ICTR awards Pelin Cengiz a 2024 Translational Basic and Clinical Pilot Award
Pelin Cengiz, MD, professor, Division of Critical Care, and co-PI Qiang Chang, PhD, professor of medical genetics and neurology and director of the Waisman Center, received a 2024 Translational Basic and Clinical Pilot Award from …
UW–Madison Prevention Research Center receives $5 million from CDC to improve maternal and child health outcomes in Wisconsin
The University of Wisconsin–Madison Prevention Research Center has been awarded $5 million in grant funding for the next five years from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) to facilitate community-engaged research addressing maternal …
New CADRE project will pool and harmonize data from allergy and asthma birth cohort studies
The National Institutes of Health has awarded James Gern, MD, professor in the Division of Allergy, Immunology, and Rheumatology and the vice chair of research in the Department of Pediatrics, a five-year, $5 million grant …
Lucile Packard Foundation for Children’s Health grants Danielle Gerber award to launch Family-Led Academic Grand Rounds for Pediatrics
Medical training addressing the care of children with medical complexity is usually delivered by health care professionals in grand rounds sessions and in medical education, with a focus on medical diagnosis and treatment. Families’ experiences …
Peter Ferrazzano and Claire O’Leary receive support from Research Forward awards
Two members of the Department of Pediatrics are part of multidisciplinary research teams that received funding through Research Forward. This initiative aims to stimulate and support highly innovative and groundbreaking research at UW–Madison. Research Forward …