The University of Wisconsin Center for Rare Diseases has been selected as a National Organization for Rare Disorders (NORD) Rare Disease Center of Excellence. The UW Center for Rare Diseases, a new joint collaboration between …
Research
Anna Huttenlocher receives $3.3M NIH award to further cell migration research
Anna Huttenlocher, MD, professor, Allergy, Immunology, and Rheumatology, is the recipient of an over $3.3 million Maximizing Investigator Research Award, or MIRA, from the National Institutes of Health (NIH) / National Institute of General Medical …
Christian Capitini and team awarded UW Research Forward grant
Congratulations to Principal Investigator Christian Capitini, MD, associate professor, Hematology, Oncology, and Bone Marrow Transplant, along with co-PIs Paul Sondel, MD, PhD, professor, Hematology, Oncology, and Bone Marrow Transplant, and Reinier Hernandez, PhD, assistant professor in the Department of …
Janet Legare, MD, awarded funding from Johns Hopkins University for achondroplasia study
Janet Legare, MD, clinical professor, Genetics and Metabolism, was named site Principal Investigator for the study, “A multi-center cohort study of achondroplasia.” The study, part of the Achondroplasia Natural History Study, was awarded $232,951 over three …
James Gern, MD, awarded U19 opportunity funds from NIAID
James Gern, MD, professor, Allergy, Immunology, and Rheumatology, was recently awarded U19 Opportunity Funds from the National Institutes of Health/National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID) via the University of California-San Diego. His project, titled …
Christian Capitini, MD, will collaborate with Saha Lab on new award
Congratulations to Krishanu Saha, PhD, Department of Biomedical Engineering, and Christian Capitini, MD, associate professor, Hematology, Oncology, and Bone Marrow Transplant, who will serve as Co-PIs on a new project funded by the UW Grainger Institute for …
Sushant Srinivasan, MD, receives subaward funding from NHLBI
Sushant Srinivasan, MD, associate professor, Critical Care, was awarded a $7,200 subaward through collaborators from the University of Michigan, and supported by the National Institutes of Health/National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (NHLBI). The five-year R01 …
David Evans, PhD, awarded NIH grant with Christian Capitini, MD
David Evans, PhD, Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, was recently awarded a new R01 grant from NIH along with Co-Investigator Christian Capitini, MD, associate professor, Hematology, Oncology, and Bone Marrow Transplant. This five-year award (with Year …
Fixing Genetic Mistakes to Restore Vision
Using a new approach to target genetic mutations, eye researchers at the University of Wisconsin–Madison and University of Iowa are developing and testing a new therapy for restoring vision in children and adults with severe …
What We Published in October 2020
Butteris SM, Leyenaar JK, Leslie LK, Turner AL, Batra M. International Experience of US Pediatricians and Level of Comfort Caring for Immigrant Children and Children Traveling Internationally. J Pediatr. 2020 Oct;225:124-131.e1. doi: 10.1016/j.jpeds.2020.06.026. Epub 2020 Jun 14. PubMed PMID: 32553863; PubMed …