University of Wisconsin–Madison

Year: 2021

New grant

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Drs. Bernadette Gillick (Department of Pediatrics), Ben Parrell and Carrie Niziolek (Department of Communication Sciences and Disorders) were awarded an NIH R01, ‘Establishing the clinical utility of sensorimotor adaptation for speech rehabilitation’ (1R01DC019134-01A1) integrating Dr. Gillick’s Waisman Pediatric Neuromodulation Laboratory and Non-Invasive Brain Stimulation.  

Lab presentations at the AACPDM 75th Annual Meeting

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The Pediatric Neuromodulation Lab will be presenting two posters at the upcoming American Academy of Cerebral Palsy and Developmental Medicine (AACPDM) 75th Annual Meeting. Ellen Sutter, PT, DPT and Annette Xenopoulos-Oddsson, MSc will present Early Detection and Developmental Outcomes in Perinatal Stroke: Pivoting a Clinical Research Study During the COVID-19 Pandemic and Catarina Saiote, PhD …

Congratulations Dr. Gillick- AACPDM 2021 Mentor of the Year!

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Nominated by her many past and present mentees, Dr. Gillick has been awarded the 2021 Mentorship Award from the American Academy of Cerebral Palsy and Developmental Medicine (AACPDM).  This prestigious award recognizes an individual who has demonstrated outstanding leadership mentoring trainees and colleagues in the field of childhood-onset disabilities.  Gillick will be presented with the award during …

New Frontiers

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Sunday Francis, PhD completed her postdoctoral fellowship in the Gillick Lab and started at the National Institutes of Health as a Research Scientist. Congratulations Dr. Francis! Daniel Lench, PhD completed his postdoctoral fellowship in the Gillick Lab and started another at the Medical University of South Carolina in the Department of Neurology.  Congratulations Dr. Lench!  …

PhD student Awards

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Congratulations to Ellen Sutter, PT, DPT, who was awarded a 2020-2021 Promotion of Doctoral Studies I Scholarship from the Foundation for Physical Therapy. The Foundation for Physical Therapy Research funds research and develops researchers to optimize movement and health.  Sutter was also awarded “Honorable Mention: NYC Neuromodulation 2020 Emerging Scientists”.  Dr. Sutter will perform her …

New Study/Grant

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Congratulations to Dr. Saiote, undergraduate pre-medical student Emma Simpson, and former Post-Doctoral fellow, now Co-Investigator Dr. Daniel Lench for being awarded an AACPDM/NIH National Pediatric Resource Center Grant to continue to explore ‘Teleneuromodulation in Children with Cerebral Palsy’.  The pilot efforts for this work were completed during the onset of theCOVID-19 pandemic and are now …

New Scientist

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We welcome Catarina Saiote, PhD as a Researcher to our Pediatric Neuromodulation Laboratory.  Saiote is a Neuroscientist with experience in clinical MRI and non-invasive brain stimulation Imaging who will be directly involved in our studies and research planning.