Department of Pediatrics has strong presence at 2025 Midwest Society for Pediatric Research scientific meeting

The Midwest Society for Pediatric Research (MSPR) held its 2025 Annual Scientific Meeting September 17–19 in Chicago, Illinois. Each year, the conference highlights innovative scientific discoveries and provides a space for collaboration and career development. …

Four-year study rigorously compared respiratory syncytial virus and human metapneumovirus, revealing their important differences for pediatric clinicians and researchers

Two major causes of acute respiratory illness in children are respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) and human metapneumovirus (HMPV). The viruses are genetically related, causing primarily upper respiratory symptoms, and for some, lower respiratory tract illness. …

Research Week 2025: Summary of events and award winners

From May 12 to 15, the Department of Pediatrics hosted Pediatric Research Week. This annual event provides a venue for department researchers to present their latest work to an enthusiastic audience, offers engaging panel discussions …

Shapiro scholars join Department of Pediatrics for summer research experience

This summer, 13 medical students will join Department of Pediatrics faculty mentors for an immersive research training experience through the Shapiro Summer Research Program. The program is designed to educate students about the process of …

Bikash Pattnaik receives global fellowship to investigate new therapies for rare inherited blindness

India’s Ministry of Science and Technology recently awarded a VAIshwikBHArtiyaVaigyanik (VAIBHAV) fellowship to Bikash Pattnaik, PhD, associate professor in the Division of Neonatology and Newborn Nursery, leader of the Pattnaik Research Group, and an affiliate …

Wisconsin at PAS 2025

University of Wisconsin Department of Pediatrics faculty, trainees, and staff will be heading to the Aloha State for the 2025 Pediatric Academic Societies (PAS) meeting April 24–28. These department members will be presenting and contributing …

The leap from a K to an R grant is a big advance in a researcher’s career: Physician-scientist Michelle Kelly exemplifies that evolution

Since last fall, Michelle Kelly, MD, PhD, professor in the Division of Hospital Medicine and Complex Care, and her research group have been continuing research on her ongoing project. The new five-year $1.99 million R01 …