From domweek at u.washington.edu Fri Dec 2 16:05:11 2022 From: domweek at u.washington.edu (Department of Medicine weekly newsletter) Date: Fri Mar 22 11:23:14 2024 Subject: [domweek] DOM Week, December 5-9, 2022 Message-ID: [cid:image001.jpg@01D90667.D73FEFB0] DOM Week December 2, 2022 News, information, and events of interest from the Department of Medicine (If you have items for DOM week, please email amyf@uw.edu) Awards [cid:image003.jpg@01D90667.D73FEFB0]Dr. Christina Surawicz, professor emeritus (Gastroenterology) has been selected to receive the 2022 Masters of the World Gastroenterology Organisation (WGO) Award. The Masters of the WGO (MWGO) Award is the highest honor WGO can bestow and is granted only to those individuals who have provided outstanding dedication to the mission of the WGO and achieved distinction in scholarly research, teaching, service to WGO and the community at large. Education news Fellowship match Please join us in congratulating this year's residents, current chief residents, former graduates, and our divisions on another successful fellowship match! Current and chief residents who matched into fellowships: * Seifu Abera, Cardiology, UW * Priyanka Anand, CDC EIS * Khalida Arif, Cardiology, USC * Mahlet Assefa, Nephrology, UW * Brianna Balansay, Cardiology, UW * Caitlin Camfield, Adolescent Medicine, UW * Adam Cheng, Hematology-Oncology, UW * Jocelyn Cooper, Allergy/Immunology, UW * Rebecca Ellis, Palliative Medicine, U Pittsburgh * Natalia Filipek, Gastroenterology, UW * John Goodman, Pulmonary Critical Care, UW * Megan Griffin, Nephrology, UW * Sarah Gunby, Gastroenterology, UW * Marina Hanna, Gastroenterology, UW * Ruth Howe, Infectious Diseases, Johns Hopkins * Molly Kelly, Pulmonary Critical Care, UCSF * Christian Klein, Cardiology, U Utah * Daniel Lim, Cardiology, UW * Terrence Liu, GIM, U Michigan (Nat'l Clin. Scholars Program) * Oyinkansola Osobamiro, Cardiology, U Michigan * Roshan Panchanathan, Gastroenterology, UW * Gabby Paras, Hematology-Oncology, UW * Talicia Savage, Hematology-Oncology, U Utah * Sylvia Stellmacher, Pulmonary Critical Care, UCSF * Hao Tong, Pulmonary Critical Care, U Penn * J. Alex Torres, Gastroenterology, U Colorado * Karly Silva Williams, Hematology-Oncology, UW * James Wykowski, Pulmonary Critical Care, U Colorado Recent graduates who matched into fellowships: * Aleks Abrahamowicz ('22), Cardiology, U Utah * Mallette Asmuth ('21), Cardiology, U Colorado * Annie Cravero ('22), Gastroenterology, UW * Lauren Mathews ('20), Pulmonary Critical Care, UW * Lorena Panaite ('21), Hematology-Oncology, OHSU * Brandon Peplinksi ('21), Pulmonary Critical Care, UCLA * Kyle Sears ('19), Addiction Medicine, OHSU * Alison Uyeda ('22), Pulmonary Critical Care, UW * Jesse Wackerbarth ('21), Pulmonary Critical Care, U Utah * Andrew Wilmington ('22), Hematology-Oncology, Rush Research news Promoting health equity in the kidney research workforce [cid:image005.jpg@01D90667.D73FEFB0]In 2021, the Mount Baker Foundation (MBF) made a $1M pledge ($100,000 annually for 10 years) to the Kidney Research Institute to increase diversity in nephrology research and the workforce by supporting candidates in the early-stage of their career, when securing funding is particularly difficult. Drs. Christine Limonte and Justin Bullock (Nephrology) are the first UW fellows to be recipients of support from the Mount Baker Foundation gift. ________________________________ Strategies to innovate emergency care [cid:image007.jpg@01D90667.D73FEFB0]The University of Washington was awarded a 5-year competitive renewal by the NIH/NINDS as one of 13 clinical hubs for the Strategies to Innovate EmeRgENcy Care (SIREN) Clinical Trials Network. SIREN is charged with performing prehospital and in-hospital clinical trials in cardiovascular, neurologic and traumatic emergency care. Continuing trials over the past 5 years at UW include ICECAP (evaluating the duration of therapeutic hypothermia after cardiac arrest), and BOOST3 (evaluating interventions in traumatic brain injury). Principal investigators are Drs. Peter Kudenchuk, professor (Cardiology) and Nick Johnson, associate professor of medicine (Pulmonary, Critical Care and Sleep Medicine) and emergency medicine. The grant awards ~ $16 million across sites for infrastructure support over the next 5 years. Learn more on our news site. ________________________________ Call for applications The Diabetes Research Center (DRC) is soliciting applications for the 2023 Pilot & Feasibility Awards and Stroum Graduate Fellowship Awards. These funding opportunities are meant to promote the development of new and innovative research projects directed at basic, clinical and translational aspects of diabetes. Letters of intent and reviewer nomination forms are due by Jan. 11, 2023 and the deadline for full applications is Feb. 24, 2023. For more details, please visit their website. The University of Washington Sexually Transmitted Infections Cooperative Research Center (STI CRC) is accepting applications for Developmental Research Project (DRP) Awards. These developmental awards provide funding to support career development and research activities which will ultimately help early-career investigators compete for future R- and K- awards. Applications are due on Dec. 14. For more information and to apply, please visit the STI CRC website. Clinical news Designing payment models to promote health equity [cid:image009.jpg@01D90667.D73FEFB0]Dr. Joshua Liao, associate professor (General Internal Medicine) and associate chair, hosted a Health Equity Conversation with Dora Hughes, the Chief Medical Officer of the CMS Innovation Center, the national leader in setting new payment and delivery policy and models in the US. Drs. Liao and Hughes discussed how payment models can be designed to promote health equity rather than entrench or worsen inequity. Hosted by Dr. Liao, Health Equity Conversations is a series of discussions aimed at understanding how payment and other systems factors affect equity. Recent publications Dr. Janis Abkowitz, professor and head (Hematology) is senior author of "How we diagnose and treat acute graft-versus-host disease after solid organ transplantation" in Blood. Dr. Rahul Banerjee, assistant professor, is lead author, and Dr. Andrew Cowan, associate professor (Medical Oncology) is senior author of "Innovation in BCMA CAR-T therapy: Building beyond the Model T" in Frontiers in Oncology. DOM co-author is Sarah Lee. Dr. Crystal Brown, assistant professor, is lead author, and Dr. Ruth Engelberg, research professor (Pulmonary, Critical Care and Sleep Medicine) is senior author of "Palliative Care Perspectives of Patients with Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension" in the Annals of the American Thoracic Society. DOM co-authors are Jill Steiner, Ylinne Lynch, Peter Leary, and J. Randall Curtis. Dr. Geetanjali Chander, professor and head (General Internal Medicine) is senior author of "A Qualitative Study of Perspectives of Older Adults on Deintensifying Diabetes Medications" in the Journal of General Internal Medicine. Dr. Ermias Diro, clinical assistant professor (General Internal Medicine) is co-author of "Hidden sources of bias in diagnostic studies: the example of visceral leishmaniasis in east Africa" in Lancet Infectious Diseases. Nicholas Franko, research coordinator, Jennifer Logue, program operations specialist, Dr. Wesley Van Voorhis, professor, and Dr. Helen Chu, associate professor (Allergy and Infectious Diseases) are co-authors of "SARS-CoV-2 spike conformation determines plasma neutralizing activity elicited by a wide panel of human vaccines" in Science Immunology. Learn more in "Data offers COVID vaccine ideas with better variant resilience" from UW Medicine Newsroom. Dr. Benjamin Freedman, associate professor (Nephrology) is co-author of "Cyclin G1 induces maladaptive proximal tubule cell dedifferentiation and renal fibrosis through CDK5 activation" in JCI. Dr. Jason Goldman, clinical assistant professor (Allergy and Infectious Diseases) is co-author of "Association of Remdesivir Treatment With Mortality Among Hospitalized Adults With COVID-19 in the United States" in JAMA Network Open. Dr. Solomon Graf, associate professor, is lead author and Dr. Ajay Gopal, professor (Medical Oncology) is senior author of "Crisis Communication in the age of Social Media: Lesson from SARS, Influenza, Ebola and COVID-19" in Blood Advances. DOM co-authors are Ryan Lynch, Chaitra Ujjani, Heather Rasmussen, Andrew Cowan, Stephen Smith, Mazyar Shadman, Edus Warren, and Edward Libby. Dr. James Mullins, professor (Allergy and Infectious Diseases) is senior author of "Genomic changes in Kaposi Sarcoma-associated Herpesvirus and their clinical correlates" in PLOS Pathogens. DOM co-author is Warren Phipps. Dr. Graham Nichol, professor (General Internal Medicine) is co-author of "Association of Initial SARS-CoV-2 Test Positivity With Patient-Reported Well-being 3 Months After a Symptomatic Illness" in JAMA Network Open. Dr. Scott Ramsey, professor (General Internal Medicine) is senior author of "Effect of the COVID-19 Pandemic on Place of Death Among Medicaid and Commercially Insured Patients With Cancer in Washington State" in the Journal of Clinical Oncology. DOM co-author is Veena Shankaran. Dr. Lisa Strate, professor (Gastroenterology) is lead author of "Tips for the Medical Management of Diverticulitis" in the American Journal of Gastroenterology. Dr. Michi Shinohara, professor (Dermatology) is senior author of "To identify and fund catalytic, transformative initiatives that result in sustainable change" in BMC Medical Education. DOM co-author is Katherine DeNiro. Dr. Christina Surawicz, professor emeritus (Gastroenterology) is senior author of "Burnout Among US Gastroenterologists and Fellows: Identifying Contributing Factors and Offering Solutions in Training" in the Journal of Clinical Gastroenterology. Dr. Paul Valdmanis, assistant professor (Medical Genetics) is senior author of "Aberrant splicing of PSEN2, but not PSEN1, in individuals with sporadic Alzheimer's disease" in Brain. DOM co-authors are Thomas Bird and Suman Jayadev. In the news Dr. Shailender Bhatia, professor (Medical Oncology) is quoted in "Merck could keep its patent edge by shifting Keytruda cancer drug to a simple shot" from Reuters. Dr. Helen Chu, associate professor (Allergy and Infectious Diseases) is quoted in "The Pandemic Broke the Flu ... Again" in The Atlantic. Dr. Larry Corey, professor (Allergy and Infectious Diseases) talked to News Medical in "Miracles Start in the Lab: the quest to find a vaccine to cure AIDS." Dr. Eric Larson, clinical professor (General Internal Medicine) is quoted in "Aging Expert Reveals How Retirees Can Live A Healthy, Happier Life" in Forbes. Dr. Paul Pottinger, professor (Allergy and Infectious Diseases) is quoted in "Here's How Often You *Really* Need to Clean Your Bathroom" in Self. Weekly Calendar, December 5-9, 2022 Our events calendar is posted on our website. Coming up Current concepts in medication therapy This CME conference will highlight innovation in drug therapies, review new indications for old medications, and discuss medication side effects and drug interactions. Speakers include DOM faculty from Allergy and Infectious Diseases, Cardiology, Gastroenterology, General Internal Medicine, Metabolism, Endocrinology and Nutrition, and Pulmonary, Critical Care and Sleep Medicine. 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The Exemplary Service Award was established in 1998 to recognize individuals whose outstanding service, extending over a period of years, has significantly advanced the interests of the Society. ASH will recognize her for her exceptional service and dedication to the Society and the field of hematology through her tireless work leading ASH's response to COVID-19. EDI news [cid:image020.jpg@01D90BEB.7ACBB190]Save the date! Gender Equity Lunch Series: Mentoring and Trailblazing On Wednesday, Jan. 25, 2023, 12-1pm, the inaugural recipients of our Gender Equity Awards in Mentorship and Trailblazing - Dr. Stephanie Page, professor and head (Metabolism, Endocrinology and Nutrition), Dr. Michi Shinohara, professor (Dermatology) and the Internal Medicine Residency staff - will talk about their work. Led by guest moderators, the Gender Equity Lunch Series focuses on topics related to gender equity and leadership development. This series is open to all members of all genders in the Department of Medicine. Via Zoom. Please register for this series. Staff news [cid:image021.jpg@01D90BEB.7ACBB190]Staff spotlight: Whitney Harper Our latest staff spotlight is on Whitney Harper, program operations specialist in our Internal Medicine Residency program. Learn more about her on our news site. Faculty news Faculty promotion Q&A session If you missed the informational session on faculty promotion processes and criteria on Nov. 30, presented by Dr. Cynthia Ko, associate chair for faculty affairs, the recorded presentation and presentation slide deck are posted on our intranet. Education news Addition to last week's fellowship match: Carlee Fountaine, Palliative Medicine, Tulane. Research news Scientists may be closer to effective HIV vaccine [cid:image022.jpg@01D90BEB.7ACBB190]It's thought that for an HIV vaccine to be widely effective, it will have to spur the body to make special antibodies that can neutralize a broad range of HIV strains. Now scientists say they have taken an essential step in that direction. The findings -- published in the Dec. 2 issue of Science -- come from a study of 48 healthy adults who received either two doses of the vaccine or two doses of a placebo (inactive substance). Of 36 participants who got the vaccine, 35 showed a substantial increase in rare immune system cells that are precursors to broadly neutralizing antibodies against HIV. Experts said the achievement is a "proof of concept" -- that it is possible for a vaccine to induce such a response. Dr. M. Juliana McElrath, professor (Allergy and Infectious Diseases) is a senior researcher on the new study. Learn more on our news site. Recent publications Joshua Bis, Jennifer Brody, Dr. Sina Gharib, Dr. Nona Sotoodehnia, and Kerri Wiggins are co-authors of "Genetic diversity fuels gene discovery for tobacco and alcohol use" in Nature. Dr. Eric Chow, clinical assistant professor (Allergy and Infectious Diseases) is co-author of "Human monkeypox virus infection in women and non-binary individuals during the 2022 outbreaks: a global case series" in The Lancet. Dr. Lorenzo Iovino, acting instructor, is lead author, and Dr. Mazyar Shadman, associate professor (Medical Oncology) is senior author of "Predictors of response to axicabtagene-ciloleucel CAR T cells in aggressive B cell lymphomas: A real-world study" in the Journal of Cellular and Molecular Medicine. DOM co-authors are Lorena Panaite, Erin Mullane, Ryan Lynch, Chaitra Ujjani, Stephen Smith, Ajay Gopal, Brian Till, Filippo Milano, Victor Chow, Jordan Gauthier, Cameron Turtle and David Maloney. Dr. Gary Lyman, professor (Medical Oncology) is co-author of "Low-Intensity Adjuvant Chemotherapy for Breast Cancer in Older Women: Results From the Prospective Multicenter HOPE Trial" in the Journal of Clinical Oncology. Dr. Ganesh Raghu, professor (Pulmonary, Critical Care and Sleep Medicine) is co-senior author of "Combination of esomeprazole and pirfenidone enhances antifibrotic efficacy in vitro and in a mouse model of TGF?-induced lung fibrosis" in Nature Scientific Reports. Dr. Vincent Raikhel, clinical instructor, is lead author, and Dr. Chenwei Wu, clinical assistant professor (General Internal Medicine) is senior author of "Vax the Max, a Gamification Intervention for COVID-19 Vaccination Task Engagement in the Inpatient Setting" in American Journal of Medical Quality. DOM co-authors are Kevin Blau, Katherine Alberty, Paul Cornia, Rudolph Rodriguez, and Kenneth Steinberg. Dr. Stanley Riddell, professor (Medical Oncology) is senior author of "Compromised antigen binding and signaling interfere with bispecific CD19 and CD79a chimeric antigen receptor function" in Blood Advances. Dr. April Stempien-Otero, associate professor (Cardiology) is co-author of "Tropoelastin Improves Post-Infarct Cardiac Function by Increasing Scar Elastin" in Circulation Research. Dr. Judith Tsui, professor (General Internal Medicine) is co-author of "Patient-centred models of hepatitis C treatment for people who inject drugs: a multicentre, pragmatic randomised trial" in The Lancet Gastroenterology and Hepatology. Dr. T. Eoin West, professor (Pulmonary, Critical Care and Sleep Medicine) is senior author of "Characteristics and one year outcomes of melioidosis patients in Northeastern Thailand: A prospective, multicenter cohort study" in Lancet Regional Health - Southeast Asia. DOM co-authors are Taylor Coston and Lauren Onofrey. Corrections from last week: Dr. Jason Cooper, clinical assistant professor (Hematology) is lead author of "How we diagnose and treat acute graft-versus-host disease after solid organ transplantation" in Blood. (Jan Abkowitz is senior author) (corrected article title) Dr. Solomon Graf, associate professor, is lead author and Dr. Ajay Gopal, professor (Medical Oncology) is senior author of "Efficacy, Safety, and Molecular Response Predictors of Oral Ixazomib and Short-Course Rituximab in Untreated iNHL" in Blood Advances. DOM co-authors are Ryan Lynch, Chaitra Ujjani, Heather Rasmussen, Andrew Cowan, Stephen Smith, Mazyar Shadman, Edus Warren, and Edward Libby. In the news Dr. Bradley Anawalt, professor (General Internal Medicine) is quoted in "What bodybuilders do to their bodies - and brains" in the Washington Post. Dr. Helen Chu, associate professor (Allergy and Infectious Diseases) is quoted in "Dealing with the flu or a cold? You're not alone. Here's what we know" in the Seattle Times. Dr. Cynthia Ko, professor (Gastroenterology) is quoted in "Kirstie Alley's 'recently discovered' colon cancer battle: What to know about the disease" from FOX News. Dr. Gary Lyman, professor (Medical Oncology) wrote "Defining the Role of Integrative Therapies in Clinical Oncology" in ASCO Daily News. Dr. John Lynch, professor (Allergy and Infectious Diseases) is quoted in "Washington state hospitals strained by tri-demic, now with 'unprecedented' flu cases" from KIRO News. Dr. Stephanie Page, professor and head (Metabolism, Endocrinology and Nutrition) talked to NPR for "In the hunt for a male contraceptive, scientists look to stop sperm in their tracks." Dr. Paul Pottinger, professor (Allergy and Infectious Diseases) is quoted in "Limits of 'Fauci effect': infectious disease applicants plummet, and hospitals are scrambling" in STAT. Dr. Veena Shankaran, professor (Medical Oncology) is featured in "Patients With CRC Face Financial Hardship. Dr. Veena Shankaran is Determined to Address This." in ASCO Daily News. Dr. April Stempien-Otero, associate professor (Cardiology) is quoted in "Women and men may receive different advice for heart disease prevention" in Medical News Today. Events of interest Medicine Grand Rounds Dr. Carlos del Rio (Emory University) will present "Crisis Communication in the age of Social Media: Lesson from SARS, Influenza, Ebola and COVID-19" at Medicine Grand Rounds on Friday, December 16, 2022,12-1pm, via zoom. Current concepts in medication therapy This CME conference will highlight innovation in drug therapies, review new indications for old medications, and discuss medication side effects and drug interactions. Speakers include DOM faculty from Allergy and Infectious Diseases, Cardiology, Gastroenterology, General Internal Medicine, Metabolism, Endocrinology and Nutrition, and Pulmonary, Critical Care and Sleep Medicine. Dec. 12-13. 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Pettit Endowed Leadership Award, which honors the long and varied service of its namesake. All nominations must be made by or before Jan. 31, via an online form. The award will be given out in the spring. The Pettit Award is open to professional staff members who are currently employed by UW Medicine. Preferred recipients will have five or more years of service at UW Medicine. EDI news Seeking new members to join our Gender Equity Council The Gender Equity Council (GEC) is seeking new members! The GEC works to find areas of improvement related to gender equity and advise the Department of Medicine on ways to ensure an equitable workplace for faculty, trainees and staff. GEC terms are from 1-3 years and will include 6-8 meetings annually. Faculty, staff and trainees of all genders are welcome. Please reach out to Susan Merel or Kelsey Griffin if you are interested or have questions. To learn more about the charter and projects please visit our website. ________________________________ Education news [cid:image021.jpg@01D9116E.E3028C10]Understanding and developing solutions to address health inequities Dr. Anna Morenz, clinician researcher (General Internal Medicine) joined Collective Conversations to discuss her new role as a Health Systems and Policy Fellow. Collective Conversations is a series of discussions aimed at highlighting people and groups working to improve health through better health care systems. ________________________________ Innovations in Medical Education The UW Center for Learning and Innovation in Medical education (CLIME) will sponsor 10 School of Medicine faculty, staff or students to attend the USC Keck School of Medicine Innovations in Medical Education virtual conference on Feb. 16-17. The deadline to apply for CLIME to sponsor you is Dec. 23. Research news Global burden of cardiovascular disease [cid:image022.jpg@01D9116E.E3028C10]Cardiovascular disease (CVD) remains the leading cause of death across the globe, according to a new "almanac"-style special issue of the Journal of the American College of Cardiology. Dr. Gregory Roth, associate professor (Cardiology) is senior author on the new study that includes data from 204 countries and territories, highlighting the leading global modifiable cardiovascular risk factors, their contribution to disease burden and recent prevention advancements. "Over 80% of cardiovascular disease is preventable," says Roth. "With this update, we are measuring some alarming global trends and reviewing the current interventions that can help countries make good, evidence-based choices for their health systems." Learn more on our news site. ________________________________ Evergreen Fund Awardees [cid:image023.jpg@01D9116E.E3028C10]Research teams at Fred Hutchinson Cancer Center will receive in-house grants this year from the Evergreen Fund, a unique program to boost scientific projects deemed promising enough in their early stages to attract potential commercial partners later on. Dr. Jim Boonyaratanakornkit, acting assistant professor (Allergy and Infectious Diseases) will receive a second Beyond Pilot grant to continue work that was boosted with a similar grant in 2020. This year, his grant will help him and his team to enhance existing laboratory-designed antibodies, including those developed with the help of that first grant. Another Beyond Pilot award winner this year is Dr. Kevin Cheung, associate professor (Medical Oncology), whose team is developing a monoclonal antibody drug to block necrosis, the formation of dead zones within a breast cancer tumor. Dr. Stefan Radtke and colleagues, in collaboration with Dr. Hans-Peter Kiem, professor (Medical Oncology), will use their Beyond Pilot funding to develop further a suite of laboratory and clinical innovations that would help make possible "in vivo" gene therapies - where genetic changes are made inside the patient rather than in the lab - with the potential to cure HIV/AIDS and life-threatening blood disorders. Dr. Roland Walter, professor (Hematology) and his team won a Beyond Pilot award for their project to develop a targeted radioimmunotherapy for adults with acute leukemia. Graduate student Karthikeya Gottimukkala and Dr. Jennifer Adair, research associate professor (Medical Oncology), received Pilot funding for a project to develop a new generation of nanoparticles as vehicles for transporting molecular-scale gene-editing tools into human cells. Learn more from Hutch News. ________________________________ [https://www.seattlecca.org/sites/default/files/profiles/headshots/Appelbaum-primary.jpg]Dr. Jacob Appelbaum, acting instructor (Hematology) has received an American Society of Hematology (ASH) Scholar Award for his project "Negative impacts of myeloid targeting on anti- AML CAR T cell function." Since 1985, the ASH Scholar Award has helped ease the transition between training and the establishment of an independent career in hematology research by providing partial salary or other support during that critical period. Learn more on our news site. ________________________________ [cid:image025.jpg@01D9116E.E3028C10]The Cystic Fibrosis Foundation and Clinical Trials in Organ Transplant group have partnered and awarded Dr. Eric Morrell, assistant professor (Pulmonary, Critical Care and Sleep Medicine) a $200,000 grant to perform a proteomic analysis of existing lung and blood specimens from lung transplant recipients with a respiratory viral infection previously enrolled into CTOT. Collaborators include Ian Stanaway (Nephrology, Kidney Research Institute) and investigators from Duke University and UCLA. Recent publications Dr. Nancy Davidson, professor and head (Medical Oncology) wrote "In It for the Long Haul: Long-Term Benefit With Adjuvant Endocrine Therapy for Premenopausal Women With Early-Stage Steroid Receptor-Positive Breast Cancer" in the Journal of Clinical Oncology. Dr. Mary (Nora) Disis, professor (Medical Oncology) is co-author of "Public Access to Scientific Research Findings and Principles of Biomedical Research-A New Policy for the JAMA Network" in JAMA. Dr. Joshua Hill, associate professor (Allergy and Infectious Diseases) is senior author of "Infectious complications after intensive chemotherapy with CLAG-M versus 7+3 for AML and other high-grade myeloid neoplasms" in Leukemia. DOM co-authors are Anna Halpern, Kelda Schonhoff, Catherine Liu, Steven Pergam, Guang-Shing Cheng, Michael Boeckh, and Roland Walter. Dr. Andrew Hsieh, associate professor (Medical Oncology) is senior author of "Defining cellular population dynamics at single-cell resolution during prostate cancer progression" in eLife. DOM co-author is Peter Nelson. Learn more in "Tracking prostate cancer dynamics" from Hutch News. Dr. Linzee Mabrey, fellow, is lead author, and Dr. Mark Wurfel, professor (Pulmonary, Critical Care and Sleep Medicine) is senior author of "Plasma Interleukin-6 Predicts Clinical Decline After Completion of Dexamethasone Therapy in Severe COVID-19" in Critical Care Explorations. DOM co-authors are Pavan Bhatraju, Eric Morrell, Leila Zelnick, Neha Sathe, Carmen Mikacenic, Thomas Martin, and W. Conrad Liles. Dr. Ganesh Raghu, professor (Pulmonary, Critical Care and Sleep Medicine) is lead author of "Licensure laws and other barriers to telemedicine and telehealth: an urgent need for reform" in The Lancet Respiratory Medicine. Dr. Mazyar Shadman, associate professor (Medical Oncology) is senior author of "Zanubrutinib or Ibrutinib in Relapsed or Refractory Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia" in the New England Journal of Medicine. Dr. Chaitra Ujjani, clinical associate professor (Medical Oncology) is lead author of "The Impact of B-Cell-Directed Therapy on Sars-Cov-2 Vaccine Efficacy in CLL: 1-Year Follow up" in Blood. DOM co-authors are Christina Poh, Sydney Lee, Mazyar Shadman, Ryan Lynch, Ajay Gopal, Edus Warren, Brian Till, Stephen Smith, Amy Sperling, and Joshua Hill. Addition to last week: Drs. Jocelyn James, Nina Kim and Meena Ramchandani are collaborative authors on "Patient-centred models of hepatitis C treatment for people who inject drugs: a multicentre, pragmatic randomised trial" in the Lancet Gastroenterology & Hepatology. In the news Dr. Bradley Anawalt, professor (General Internal Medicine) is quoted in "Why Do Men Sprout Hairs in Weird Places With Age?" in the New York Times. Dr. Nisha Bansal, professor (Nephrology) joined the Medscape InDiscussion series to talk about "Primary Care Screening and Treatment of Chronic Kidney Disease". Dr. Helen Chu, associate professor (Allergy and Infectious Diseases) is quoted in "Long COVID: a 'massive disabling event'" in the Seattle Times and "It's time to wear a mask again, health experts say" in the New York Times. Dr. Mary (Nora) Disis, professor (Medical Oncology) is quoted in "Positive Moderna, Merck cancer vaccine data advances mRNA promise, shares rise" from Reuters. Dr. Paul Pottinger, professor (Allergy and Infectious Diseases) is quoted in "Newest doctors shun infectious diseases specialty" from NPR. Weekly Calendar, December 19-23, 2022 Our events calendar is posted on our website. Coming up Gender Equity Lunch Series: Mentoring and Trailblazing On Wednesday, Jan. 25, 2023, 12-1pm, the inaugural recipients of our Gender Equity Awards in Mentorship and Trailblazing - Dr. Stephanie Page, professor and head (Metabolism, Endocrinology and Nutrition), Dr. Michi Shinohara, professor (Dermatology) and the Internal Medicine Residency staff - will talk about their work. 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Name: image028.jpg Type: image/jpeg Size: 914 bytes Desc: image028.jpg URL: From domweek at u.washington.edu Fri Dec 23 15:40:23 2022 From: domweek at u.washington.edu (Department of Medicine weekly newsletter) Date: Fri Mar 22 11:23:14 2024 Subject: [domweek] DOM Week, December 26-30, 2022 Message-ID: [cid:image018.jpg@01D916E4.DD5A0880] DOM Week December 23, 2022 News, information, and events of interest from the Department of Medicine (If you have items for DOM week, please email amyf@uw.edu) Awards [cid:image019.jpg@01D916E4.DD5A0880]Dr. Edward Boyko, professor (General Internal Medicine) is the recipient of the 2022 Peter Bennett Award. This award honors Dr. Peter Bennett's many contributions to the epidemiology of type 2 diabetes mellitus and its complications arising from his greater than 50-year experience working among the Pima Indians of Southern Arizona. It is given in recognition of a major and longstanding contribution to the field of diabetes epidemiology. Faculty news [cid:image020.png@01D916E4.DD5A0880]Dr. Mary Flowers, professor (Medical Oncology), longtime medical director of the Long-Term Follow-Up (LTFU) program, a comprehensive survivorship program for blood and marrow transplant recipients, is retiring from Fred Hutchinson Cancer Center. "She was doing research in this field way before others became interested," FTFU program research director Dr. Stephanie Lee said. "She was a pioneer. When I entered the field in the mid-90s, her name was on so many of the papers reporting observational research and treatment trials." Learn more from Hutch News. ________________________________ [cid:image021.jpg@01D916E4.DD5A0880]Dr. Michael Linenberger, professor (Hematology) retires from Fred Hutchinson Cancer Center at the end of 2022. He came to the UW in 1986 as a hematology fellow and has since had many leadership roles including medical director of apheresis and cellular therapy for Fred Hutch as well as for the Fred Hutch Cellular Processing Facility and the regional marrow-collection center for the National Marrow Donor Program (NMDP). Since 2011, Linenberger has led the UW Hematology/Oncology Fellowship Program, with which he will continue teaching as an emeritus professor. Learn more from Hutch News. Research news [cid:image022.jpg@01D916E4.DD5A0880]Dr. Chi Hung, assistant professor (Pulmonary, Critical Care and Sleep Medicine), has received an R01 from the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute for his project "Functional diversity of lung pericytes in lung injury". The study focuses on novel roles of lung pericytes in endothelial activation and local inflammation in viral lung injury models. Co-investigators include Drs. William Altemeier, Sina Gharib, and Charles Frevert. Recent publications Dr. Andrew Coveler, associate professor (Medical Oncology) is co-author of "Sotorasib in KRAS p.G12C-Mutated Advanced Pancreatic Cancer" in the New England Journal of Medicine. Dr. Andrew Cowan, associate professor (Medical Oncology) is co-author of "Stem cell mobilization yields with daratumumab and lenalidomide-containing quadruplet induction therapy in newly diagnosed multiple myeloma: findings from the MASTER and GRIFFIN trials" in Transplantation and Cellular Therapy. Drs. Lucas Donovan, assistant professor, David Au, professor (Pulmonary, Critical Care and Sleep Medicine) and Linnaea Schuttner (General Internal Medicine) are co-authors of "Effect of a Remotely Delivered Self-directed Behavioral Intervention on Body Weight and Physical Health Status Among Adults With Obesity: The D-ELITE Randomized Clinical Trial" in JAMA. Dr. Christine Johnson, associate professor (Allergy and Infectious Diseases) is co-author of "Estimated economic burden of genital herpes and HIV attributable to herpes simplex virus type 2 infections in 90 low- and middle-income countries: A modeling study" in PLoS Medicine. Drs. Edward Libby, associate professor emeritus, Andrew Cowan, associate professor, Sarah Lee, assistant professor, Damian Green, associate professor, Leona Holmberg, professor (Medical Oncology) and Mary Kwok, clinical associate professor (Hematology) are co-authors of "Radiographic Response of Solitary Plasmacytomas After Conformal Radiotherapy May Be Delayed: Outcomes in the 3D Era" in the American Journal of Clinical Oncology. Dr. Paul Robertson, emeritus clinical professor (Metabolism, Endocrinology and Nutrition) is editor-in-chief of the recently published DeGroot Endocrinology, 8th edition, a compilation of 2232 pages and considered internationally to be the most authoritative textbook of its kind. A number of the division's faculty participated as chapter authors. Dr. Stuart Shankland, professor and Jeffrey Pippin, senior research scientist (Nephrology) are co-authors of "Loss of Epigenetic Information as a Cause of Mammalian Aging" in Cell. Dr. Namrata Singh (Rheumatology) is lead author of "Rituximab is associated with worse COVID-19 outcomes in patients with rheumatoid arthritis: A retrospective, nationally sampled cohort study from the U.S. National COVID Cohort Collaborative (N3C)" in the Seminars in Arthritis and Rheumatology. DOM co-author is Dr. Rena Patel. Dr. Nona Sotoodehnia, professor (Cardiology) is co-author of "Increased soluble urokinase plasminogen activator levels modulate monocyte function to promote atherosclerosis" in the Journal of Clinical Investigation. In the news Dr. Jason Dominitz, professor (Gastroenterology) is quoted in "How Effective Are Colonoscopies at Detecting Colon Cancer?" in Discover Magazine. Dr. Mayumi Endo, clinical assistant professor (Metabolism, Endocrinology and Nutrition) is quoted in "Common Thyroid Issues That Can Look Like Menopause" in Right as Rain. Dr. Joshua Thaler, associate professor (Metabolism, Endocrinology and Nutrition) is quoted in "New Study Finds Intermittent Fasting-Style Diet Can Cause Type 2 Diabetes Remission in Just 3 Months" in Everyday Health. Dr. Eugene Yang, clinical professor (Cardiology) is quoted in "Heart attacks spike during winter holidays cardiologists say" in My Northwest. Weekly Calendar, December 26-30, 2022 Our events calendar is posted on our website. Coming up Gender Equity Lunch Series: Mentoring and Trailblazing On Wednesday, Jan. 25, 2023, 12-1pm, the inaugural recipients of our Gender Equity Awards in Mentorship and Trailblazing - Dr. Stephanie Page, professor and head (Metabolism, Endocrinology and Nutrition), Dr. Michi Shinohara, professor (Dermatology) and the Internal Medicine Residency staff - will talk about their work. Led by guest moderators, the Gender Equity Lunch Series focuses on topics related to gender equity and leadership development. This series is open to all members of all genders in the Department of Medicine. Via Zoom. 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A partnership to train physician scientists (Mary-Claire King, Marshall Horwitz, Robb MacLellan) 6. Faculty Spotlight: Ba?ak ?oruh 7. Faculty Spotlight: Rotonya Carr 8. Staff Spotlight: Kelsey Griffin 9. Staff Spotlight: Ayushi Gupta 10. Ringing in 2022 (Barbara Jung) Most viewed Newsroom stories Members of the Department of Medicine are included in over half (14 of 22) of the top news stories in 2022 from UW Medicine Newsroom: * Breast cancer vaccine safely generates anti-tumor immunity (Nora Disis) * Patients with rare skin cancer face 40% recurrence rate (Paul Nghiem) * Viral shedding ebbs over time with HSV-1 genital infections (Christine Johnston, Sarah Gunby, Lichen Jing, Victoria Campbell, David Koelle and Anna Wald) * In memoriam: Deborah Nickerson, genome pioneer (Mary-Claire King and Gail Jarvik are two of the co-authors who wrote this tribute) * 2nd opinion lets ex-Husky QB bypass open heart surgery (Bill Lombardi) * Home-based flu tests comparable to clinical testing (Helen Chu is co-author on the paper related to this story) * Study: 'Mix-and-match' booster strategy is safe, effective (Christine Johnston, Tia Babu, Julie McElrath) * Adding key foods to a diet will help restore gut health (Chris Damman) * Rapid antigen tests accurately detect COVID variants (Paul Drain) * Paxlovid? Evusheld? Discussing COVID therapeutics (Shireesha Dhannireddy) * Butyrate in microbiome abates a host of ills, studies find (Chris Damman) * Cardiologists are 1st to use tool to remove tumor from heart (James McCabe, Zachary Steinberg, and David Elison) * Second-generation COVID-19 vaccine clinical trial starts (Anna Wald and Tia Babu) * Patient receives region's 1st DCD heart transplant (Dan Fishbein) Most viewed Hutch News Stories We are featured in three of the ten top-read scientific news articles published in 2022 from Hutch News: * Testing cord blood transplants as a cure for leukemia - and HIV (Filippo Milano and Hans-Peter Kiem) * Test of a new 'germline-targeting' HIV vaccine prepares to launch (Larry Corey and Julie McElrath) * At Fred Hutch, a Novel Approach to Immunotherapy Is Helping Keith Lang Beat Back Merkel Cell Carcinoma (Shailender Bhatia) Popular Huddle stories of 2022 We are featured in two of the top ten most viewed stories from the Huddle: * Get to Know: Anneliese Schleyer, Interim Chief Medical Officer * Gaining perspective on Life During the Pandemic From Astrophotography (Sina Gharib) Education news Call for applications The VA Puget Sound Health Services Research and Development (HSR&D) Center of Innovation for Veteran-Centered and Value-Driven Care Post-Doctoral (MD) Fellowship is accepting applications through Feb. 1, 2023. The two-year fellowship combines a mentored research experience with professional development and didactic training in Learning Health System research competencies with a goal of training the next generation of VA- and/or University-based physician investigators in health services and health disparities research. Interested applicants should email Erica Tartaglione. More information can be found on the VA website. Research news Targeting tau, the other protein behind Alzheimer's disease [cid:image013.jpg@01D91C6C.F05E5520]In November, researchers reported the drug lecanemab slowed the progression of Alzheimer's disease. The effect was modest, but it has generated tremendous excitement because it was the first time a drug had been shown to be able to affect the course of this relentless, incurable disease. But many researchers believe that for any treatment to have a major impact on the course of Alzheimer's, they will also have to target a second protein that to date has not received as much attention as beta-amyloid, a protein called tau. "The amyloid plaques start the disease cascade, so it makes sense to try to eliminate them, but it's tau that kills the cells," said Dr. Brian Kraemer, research professor (Gerontology and Geriatric Medicine). In an article published this week in PNAS, researchers report the identification of a protein that appears to be crucial in forming abnormal collections of tau. The scientists showed that by blocking the gene required for the production of the protein it is possible to prevent the accumulation of tau in an animal model. Read the full story from UW Medicine Newsroom. Recent publications Dr. Alwiya Ahmed, R3, is co-author of "Trends in Labor Unionization Among US Health Care Workers, 2009-2021" in JAMA. Dr. James Andrews, assistant professor (Rheumatology) is lead author of "Appendicular Lean Mass, Grip Strength, and the Incidence of Dementia among Older Adults in the Health ABC Study" in the Journals of Gerontology. DOM co-authors are May Reed, Jose Garcia and Paul Crane. Joshua Bis, Jennifer Brody, Dr. Bruce Psaty, and Colleen Sitlani (General Internal Medicine) are co-authors of "Powerful, scalable and resource-efficient meta-analysis of rare variant associations in large whole genome sequencing studies" in Nature Genetics. Dr. Justin Bullock, fellow (Nephrology) is co-author of "Opportunities and challenges in discussing racism during primary care visits" in Health Services Research. Dr. Noam Kopmar, fellow, is lead author and Dr. Ryan Cassaday, associate professor (Hematology) is senior author of "How I Prevent and Treat Central Nervous System Disease in Adults with Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia" in Blood. Dr. Graham Nichol, professor (General Internal Medicine) is co-author of "Effect of COVID-19 Vaccine Messaging Platforms in Emergency Departments on Vaccine Acceptance and Uptake: A Cluster Randomized Clinical Trial" in JAMA Internal Medicine. Dr. Elizabeth Phelan, professor (Gerontology and Geriatric Medicine) is senior author of "Provider knowledge, beliefs, and self-efficacy to deprescribe opioids and sedative-hypnotics" in the Journal of the American Geriatrics Society. Dr. Andrew Portuguese, fellow (Hematology) is lead author, and Dr. Christopher Blosser, clinical professor (Nephrology) is senior author of "CD19 CAR-T therapy in solid organ transplant recipients: case report and systematic review" in Bone Marrow Transplantation. DOM co-authors are Jordan Gauthier, Scott Tykodi, Evan Hall, and Alexandre Hirayama. Dr. Scott Ramsey, professor (General Internal Medicine) is lead author of "Economic Analysis of Screening, Diagnostic, and Treatment Technologies for Cancer: Reflections and a Roadmap for Prospective Authors" in the Journal of Clinical Oncology. In the news Dr. Rotonya Carr, associate professor and head (Gastroenterology) talked to UW Medicine Newsroom in "Dry January's lasting health impacts." Breast cancer vaccine research by Dr. Mary (Nora) Disis, professor (Medical Oncology) and her team was among the "most interesting, wondrous & hopeful" science news stories this month on Oregon Public Broadcasting. Dr. Mayumi Endo, clinical assistant professor (Metabolism, Endocrinology and Nutrition) is quoted in "Common Thyroid Issues That Can Look Like Menopause" from Right as Rain. Dr. Mary-Claire King, professor (Medical Genetics) is quoted in "In memoriam: Female trailblazers who leapt over barriers to fight for their sisters" from NPR. Dr. Klaus Mergener, affiliate professor (Gastroenterology) is quoted in "Top bariatric surgery news in 2022: Exploring trends in gastric bypass, sleeve gastrectomy" in Healio Gastroenterology. Weekly Calendar, January 2-6, 2023 Our events calendar is posted on our website. Coming up Gender Equity Lunch Series: Mentoring and Trailblazing On Wednesday, Jan. 25, 2023, 12-1pm, the inaugural recipients of our Gender Equity Awards in Mentorship and Trailblazing - Dr. Stephanie Page, professor and head (Metabolism, Endocrinology and Nutrition), Dr. Michi Shinohara, professor (Dermatology) and the Internal Medicine Residency staff - will talk about their work. Led by guest moderators, the Gender Equity Lunch Series focuses on topics related to gender equity and leadership development. This series is open to all members of all genders in the Department of Medicine. Via Zoom. 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