January 2006 marked the beginning of the tenure of Ellen R. Wald, MD, as the new chair of the Department of Pediatrics. She was the first woman selected to chair a department in the University …
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New Faculty Focus: Taylor House
Q&A with Taylor House, MD, MS, assistant professor, Division of Nephrology Hometown: Marmaduke, Arkansas Educational/professional background: I earned my undergraduate degree from Arkansas State University and my MD from the University of Arkansas for Medical …
New Faculty Focus: Whitley Hulse
Q&A with Whitley Hulse, MD, assistant professor, Division of Neonatology and Newborn Nursery Hometown: Lawrence, Kansas Educational/professional background: Undergraduate: Kansas State University Medical school: University of Kansas Pediatric Residency: University of Colorado Neonatal-Perinatal Fellowship: University …
Pediatric Neuromodulation Laboratory and undergraduate researcher Alina Grimaldo featured in Wisconsin State Journal
When undergraduate in biochemistry Alina Grimaldo sought out research opportunities at UW–Madison, she was fortunate to cross paths with Bernadette Gillick, PhD, MSPT, PT, associate professor in the Division of Developmental Pediatrics and Rehabilitation Medicine. …
Megan Moreno receives grant from AAP
In partnership with the American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP), Megan Moreno, MD, MSEd, MPH, vice chair of academic affairs and professor and chief, Division of General Pediatrics and Adolescent Medicine, has been invited to participate in …
New Faculty Focus: Claire O’Leary
Q&A with Claire O’Leary, PhD, assistant professor, Division of Allergy, Immunology, and Rheumatology, and the O’Leary Research Group Hometown: St Paul, Minnesota Educational/professional background: I earned my BA in Molecular Biology (honors) and Spanish from …
New Faculty Focus: Christina Amend
Q&A with Christina Amend, MD, assistant professor, Division of Hematology, Oncology, and Bone Marrow Transplant Hometown: Spring Gove, Illinois Educational/professional background: I earned my BS in biology with a certificate in environmental studies from the …
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) …
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, …
Sima Ramratnam receives competitive award from NIH Pediatric Research Loan Repayment Program
Sima Ramratnam, MD, MPH, assistant professor, Allergy, Immunology, and Rheumatology, will receive a two-year Pediatric Research Loan Repayment Award from the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases for her proposal “Mechanisms and Potential of Long-Term Cognitive …