University of Wisconsin–Madison

Tag: Infant Brain Development

NFRAC Meeting 2024

We held our first ever in-person Neonatal Family Research Advisory Council(NFRAC) meeting held on Monday , November 18th at the Waisman Center. We had a great meeting with three family participants, several of our medical team members, and even three undergraduate students who had the opportunity to observe and participate. To start the night Dr. …

2024 ICTR Research Day

Congratulations to everyone who presented at the 2024 Institute for Clinical and Translational Research Day on January 19, 2024. We had three posters representing our lab’s work: A Semi-Automated Workflow for Segmenting Brain Lesions in Infants with Perinatal Brain Injuries​ Authors:​ Alina Grimaldo, Andrea De Abreu E Gouvea, Cameron Casey, Ellen Sutter, Veronika Mak, Preston …

2023 Summer Diversity Internship

Congratulations to 3rd year undergraduate, Alina Grimaldo, for her Waisman 2023 Summer Diversity Internship to work with us on Infant Neuroimaging!

American Academy of Cerebral Palsy and Developmental Medicine Annual 2023 Conference

Congratulations to everyone who presented at the 2023 American Academy of Cerebral Palsy and Developmental Medicine Annual Conference!    Talks: Ralph Nitkin PhD, Amy Darragh PhD, Stephanie Deluca PhD, Maria Nurminskaya PhD, Bernadette Gillick PhD Developing a Career in Pediatric Rehabilitation Research   Veronika Mak MS, Lindsay Gissler BS, Alina Grimaldo, Julia Schiller BA The …

2023 Research Week

May 15-19: The Department of Pediatrics hosted the annual Research Week and we were pleased to present 4 posters surrounding our good work in in our lab. Posters: 1. Assessment of Corticospinal Tract Circuitry Through Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation and Motor Evoked Potentials: Cameron Casey, Alina Grimaldo, Ellen Sutter, Veronika Mak, Preston Christopher, Bernadette Gillick 2. Evidence-based infant assessment for …

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 American Society of Neurorehabilitation Conference

Congratulations to the current members and alumni of the Pediatric Neuromodulation Lab who presented at the 2023 American Society of Neurorehabilitation Conference. Evidence-based infant assessment for cerebral palsy: relationship to early diagnosis and intervention access Ellen Sutter, Kellie Collins, Melissa Villegas, Janet Legare, Jens Eickhoff, Bernadette Gillick Effects of anodal tDCS stratified by corticospinal organization …

2023 American PT Association-Combined Sections Meeting

Congratulations to the several members of the Pediatric Neuromodulation Lab who presented at the 2023 Combined Sections Meeting of the American Physical Therapy Association. The “Passport” to Clinical Research Participant Engagement: Integrating Families and Children in a Research Journey Ellen N. Sutter, PT, DPT, Lindsay Gissler, SPT, Hannah Koziol, SPT, Julia Rose Schiller, SPT, Veronika …

Feature on UW-Madison Letters and Sciences Instagram

Our lab member Alina Grimaldo was featured on the UW-Madison Letters and Sciences Instagram page as a part of Hispanic Heritage Month.

Feature in Wisconsin State Journal

A piece on Alina Grimaldo’s involvement in the lab and our lab’s work was published within the Wisconsin State Journal’s Feature ‘Fueling Discovery’. Congratulations to Alina on being recognized in this very deserving manner! Click the following link to see the select feature: 2022 Fueling Discovery (Feature). Read the full Fueling Discovery at: https://ls.wisc.edu/assets/misc/2022-fueling-discovery.pdf