In a recently published study, researchers Daniel Jackson, MD, professor, Division of Allergy, Immunology, and Rheumatology, and Matthew C. Altman, MD, University of Washington, two among the group of authors, showed that children with asthma …
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Doug Dean part of Waisman Center research team that received $10 million NIH award to study aging in autistic adults
Researcher Douglas Dean, III, PhD, assistant professor, Division of Neonatology and Newborn Nursery, and Department of Medical Physics, is a member of a Waisman Center research team that recently received $10 million in funding from …
Krisjon Olson appointed BIRCWH Scholar
Krisjon Olson, PhD, was recently appointed to the Building Interdisciplinary Research Careers in Women’s Health (BIRCWH) Scholars Program. This program, funded by the Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health & Human Development (NICHD) …
Health and Environmental Sciences Institute awards grant to Amy Erbe-Gurel
Congratulations to Principal Investigator Amy Erbe-Gurel, PhD, Department of Human Oncology and senior scientist in the Sondel Lab, and mentor Paul Sondel, MD, PhD, professor, Division of Hematology, Oncology, and Bone Marrow Transplant, who were recently awarded a …
Paul Sondel and team awarded Cancer Research Institute grant
Paul Sondel, MD, PhD, principal investigator and professor, Division of Hematology, Oncology, and Bone Marrow Transplant, and Amy Erbe-Gurel, PhD, co-principal investigator, Department of Human Oncology, and senior scientist in the Sondel Lab, were recently awarded a …
Bruce Klein granted second NIH MERIT award, continues investigation of pathological fungus in Wisconsin
In 1984, a new infectious disease fellow at the University of Wisconsin Medical School (as it was then called), Bruce Klein, MD, made his first visit to Eagle River, Wisconsin, leading a team of scientists …
Antibody treatment reduces asthma attacks in children living in disadvantaged urban areas
The team of investigators led by Daniel Jackson, MD, professor, Division of Allergy, Immunology, and Rheumatology, found a monoclonal antibody drug called mepolizumab decreased asthma attacks by 27% in children and adolescents who have a …
Bernadette Gillick was presenter at NINDS/NICHD Cerebral Palsy Workshop
The National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke (NINDS) and the Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (NICHD) invited Bernadette Gillick, PhD, MSPT, PT, associate professor, Developmental Pediatrics and Rehabilitation Medicine, …
Study finds higher asthma rates among Black and Hispanic children regardless of neighborhood income or density
A new, large study found that although there is a correlation between childhood asthma and being born into a densely populated or lower-income neighborhood, Black and Hispanic children had consistently higher rates of asthma than …
Pamela Kling expands study of SSRIs and beta blocker use during pregnancy
Pamela Kling, MD, professor, Neonatology and Newborn Nursery, received a $13,524 one-year award from the UnityPoint Health–Meriter Foundation for her project, “SSRI exposure during gestation: Earlier birth, low birth weight or small for gestational age …