University of Wisconsin–Madison

Tag: Awards

Dr. Arun Karumattu Manattu: Community Reviewer of the Year

Congratulations to Dr. Arun Karumattu Manattu for being honored by the Brain Imaging and Stimulation section of Frontiers in Human Neuroscience. Dr. Karumattu Manattu was named Community Reviewer of the Year for 2025. This award acknowledges Dr. Arun Karumattu Manattu’s contributions to the peer review process and the effort he put into maintain the quality …

Congratulations Dr. Gillick!

Congratulations to Bernadette Gillick PhD, MSPT, PT, FAPTA for the honor of the Catherine Worthingham Fellow of the American Physical Therapy Association. This recognition is the association’s highest membership category. The honor of this recognition highlights her 32-year career in physical therapy and is evidence of her exemplary advocacy, commitment, and sustained contributions to the …

Kellie awarded Graduate Peer Mentor Award

Congratulations to Kellie Collins, PT, DPT, PCS, on receiving the 2024-2025 UW–Madison Graduate Peer Mentor Award! This prestigious campus-wide honor recognizes Kellie’s outstanding commitment to mentorship and her impact on students across training levels. As a PhD student in Clinical Investigation and member of the Pediatric Neuromodulation Laboratory, Kellie brings her clinical expertise, research experience, …

2024 Friends of the Waisman Center IDDRC Undergraduate Student Award

Paige DeGrave, an incoming fourth year undergraduate student in our lab, was recently awarded the 2024 Friends of the Waisman Center IDDRC Undergraduate Student Award. Congratulations Paige!

PhD Student Spotlight – Kellie Collins

Congratulations Kellie Collins on all your recent awards! Student Travel Scholarship from the American Academy for Cerebral Palsy and Developmental Medicine (AACPDM) | 2024 University of Wisconsin-Madison ICTR TL1 Predoctoral Training Program | 2024 – 2026 University of Wisconsin-Madison Morse Society Scholar: graduate student fellowship for training and research in Childhood Mental Health and Developmental …

Jerzy Rose Award in Neuroscience

Big congratulations to Dr. Cameron Casey! Dr. Casey, a post doctoral research associate in our laboratory, received the Jerzy Rose Award in Neuroscience for his outstanding PhD thesis work. What an amazing achievement!

Foundation for Physical Therapy Research Awards

Congratulations to the 2 new Foundation for Physical Therapy 2023 Promotion of Doctoral Studies (PODS) Scholarships recipients in our lab! This is the most respected scholarship award in our PT profession, and we look forward to their findings and their continued dedication to the families and children whom we serve. Kellie Collins, PT, DPT, PCS, …

2023 Medical Organization for Latino Advancement Scholar

Congratulations to Rodrigo De La Torre for becoming a recipient of the 2023 MOLA-Michael Reese Foundation Scholars Program. MOLA- The Medical Organization for Latino Advancement is a “non-profit association of Hispanic/Latino physicians and health professionals working for career advancement, linguistic and cultural competency, personal wellness, and health equity for the good of the entire Hispanic/Latino …

Waisman Investigators Receive Grant to Improve Brain Imaging in Young Children

The Pediatric Neuromodulation Lab’s director, Bernadette Gillick, PhD, MSPT, PT, along with Andrew Alexander, PhD, professor of medical physics and psychiatry, and Steve Kecskemeti, PhD, scientist, will lead a new grant funded by Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development at the National Institutes of Health. The study aims to improve brain …

Summer Research Program Awards

Congratulations to our lab members for Summer Research Program Awards! Undergraduate Student Research Scholar Alina Grimaldo has been selected for the UW-Madison Summer 2022 LASER Scholars Program! The LASER Scholar Program is a College of Letters & Science sponsored 8-week residential summer research experience program. The support of this program allows Alina to continue her work in …