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 …
Research
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 …
First-in-Humans Clinical Trial to Treat Children with Relapsed Neuroblastoma Opens at American Family Children’s Hospital
A first-in-humans clinical trial for children with relapsed or refractory neuroblastoma has opened at American Family Children’s Hospital (AFCH). Neuroblastoma is one of the most common solid tumors in children. Patients who are classified as …
What We Published in September 2020
Babal JC, Abraham O, Webber S, Watterson T, Moua P, Chen J. Student Pharmacist Perspectives of Factors that Influence Wellbeing during Pharmacy School. American Journal of Pharmaceutical Education. 2020 September; 84(9). doi: 10.5688/ajpe7831 Baker Smith CM, Peterson A. …
Doug Dean III, PhD, Awarded Pilot Research Core Revitalization Program Grant
Congratulations to Principal Investigator Doug Dean III, PhD (Assistant Professor, Neonatology & Newborn Nursery) whose project “Computing Resources for Rapid Reconstruction and Analysis of Next Generation Magnetic Resonance” was selected by the Office of the Vice Chancellor …