University of Wisconsin–Madison

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Department of Pediatrics Research Week

Each year, the Department of Pediatrics’ hosts a Research Week in May 2026. Throughout this week, pediatric research is highlight through a mixture of lectures, workshops, and interactive session, which are available to the entire University of Wisconsin Madison community. This year, many members of our lab presented posters including Chris Carachi, Katherine Konieczka, Andrea de …

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!

Undergraduate Summer 2024

Our undergraduates are working hard this summer! Congratulations to all for your endeavors. Alina Grimaldo will be participating in the National Institutes of Health(NIH) Clinical Center Summer Internship Program: This summer, Alina will be working at the NIH Clinical Center through the Rehabilitation Medicine Department, specifically in Dr. Diane Damiano’s lab. The main focus of …

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 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 …