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 …
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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 …
NIH funding supports innovative research and life-saving treatments in the Department of Pediatrics
Last year, the Department of Pediatrics received more than $25 million from the National Institutes of Health (NIH) to support a wide range of research projects that will help improve child health in Wisconsin and …
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 …
Christian Capitini awarded three-year Robert Connor Dawes Foundation Fellowship
The Robert Connor Dawes Foundation awarded Christian Capitini, MD, professor and chief, Division of Hematology, Oncology, Transplant, and Cellular Therapy, and acting director at the University of Wisconsin Carbone Cancer Center, the Robert Connor Dawes Award, …
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 …
UW Department of Pediatrics hosts MSPR 2024 meeting in Madison
The Midwest Society for Pediatric Research (MSPR) held its 2024 Annual Scientific Meeting in Madison, Wisconsin, September 18–20. Each year, the conference highlights innovative scientific discoveries and provides a space for collaboration and career development. …
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 …