In the News

Read a Q+A with Eric Allen, Senior Executive Assistant on the Executive Operations team for the Department of Pediatrics. 

In May, four leaders from the UW Department of Pediatrics — Dr. Leslie R. Walker, Dr. Maneesh Batra, Dr. Amelie von Saint Andre-von Arnim and Dr. Abigail R. Grant — traveled to Kenya to see two collaborative programs in action. Together with Kenyan partners, UW faculty are working to improve community health and transform the care and outcomes of critically ill children in Africa.

Dr. David Woodrum helped shape the Division of Neonatology during its earliest years and remained a steady, guiding presence for decades.

Two-time NBA All-Star and former Husky standout Isaiah Thomas recently met with Pediatrics residents to share his journey of resilience and leadership, drawing parallels between the grit required in professional sports and the intense demands of medical training.

The Millen Lab solves a 50-year mystery in cerebellar development. Published in PNAS, this research uses spatial transcriptomics to redefine the timeline of Bergmann glia and correct long-standing inaccuracies in brain science. Kathleen Millen, PhD, and Parthiv Haldipur, PhD, share insights from their research in the latest featured research article.

Congratulations to Kari Dietrich for 10 years of service!