[domweek] DOM Week, November 28-December 2, 2022

[Department of Medicine weekly newsletter]


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DOM Week
November 23, 2022
News, information, and events of interest from the Department of Medicine <http://bit.ly/1TemKEY>

(If you have items for DOM week, please email amyf at uw.edu<mailto:amyf at uw.edu>)



Awards
U.S. Presidential Volunteer Service Awards
[image019.jpg]Dr. Jonathan Himmelfarb, professor, and Glenda Roberts, director of external relations and patient engagement (Nephrology) have been recognized by President Joseph R. Biden with U.S. Presidential Volunteer Service Awards.
They both received gold medals.

In 2003, the President’s Council on Service and Civic Participation founded the President’s Volunteer Service Award to recognize the important role of volunteers in America’s strength and national identity. This award honors individuals whose service positively impacts communities in every corner of the nation and inspires those around them to take action, too. Learn more on our news site<https://bit.ly/3At7cwO>.

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Call for nominations: Excellence in Global Engagement Award
The Excellence in Global Engagement Award<https://bit.ly/3Xd9D07> is a new annual award that honors faculty and staff at the UW for their leadership in global engagement. The award will alternate each year between faculty and staff honorees. The inaugural award will honor a UW faculty member. The award focuses on teaching, research, and/or community building activities that connect UW students, faculty, and staff to global communities locally, nationally, and internationally.

The award is the highest recognition for UW faculty and staff who make significant contributions to global engagement at the UW and carries a $5,000 stipend. Nominations are due Dec. 16.

Reminder: Also due on Dec. 16 are nominations for the Distinguished Staff Awards<https://bit.ly/3s2FpyI> and David B. Thorud Leadership Award<https://bit.ly/30WssJh>.


EDI news
Call for applications: Diversity Seed Grants
The Vice President for Minority Affairs & Diversity and University Diversity Officer is pleased to offer Diversity and Inclusion Seed Grants. These small grants support projects for institutional transformation across the University of Washington’s tri-campus community that align with the goals of the 2022-2026 UW Diversity Blueprint.

The six goals of the Diversity Blueprint are:


  *   Cultivate an Accessible, Inclusive, and Equitable Campus Climate
  *   Attract, Retain, and Graduate a Diverse and Excellent Student Body
  *   Attract and Retain Diverse Academic Personnel
  *   Attract and Retain Diverse Staff
  *   Develop Place-Based Education and Engagement to Advance Access, Inclusion and Equity
  *   Improve Accountability and Transparency at All Levels

Proposals are accepted twice annually. The fall deadline is Dec. 16. For more information, please visit their website<https://bit.ly/3U3EoBI>.


Faculty news
[image020.jpg]Dr. Mazyar Shadman, associate professor (Medical Oncology) has been appointed co-chair of the Lymphoma Working Committee for the Center for International Blood & Marrow Transplant Research (CIBMTR). The Lymphoma Working Committee provides scientific oversight for studies related to hematopoietic cell transplantation for Hodgkin and non-Hodgkin disease.



Education news
Healing through humanity
[image021.jpg]Dr. Justin Bullock, fellow (Nephrology) gave the 2022 American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) Plenary Session, “I’m Just Trying to Survive: A Story of Healing Through Humanity<https://bit.ly/3EVMkAQ>.” Through the lens of his relationship with his therapist, he examined how health care providers can leverage humanity in clinical practice in ways that can be lifesaving; discussed his experiences as a bipolar patient and physician, including his psychiatric hospitalizations and suicide attempts during training; and described his efforts to change the culture in medical education and training so they are more supportive and inclusive of those with mental illness.


Clinical news
Department of Medicine Health Systems Collective: Data Asset Offerings
Earlier this year, the Department of Medicine announced the Health Systems Collective, an initiative aimed at supporting people and groups in DOM interested in improving health through systems of care. The Collective seeks to do so by providing a set of resources and services to DOM members. This includes access to data assets<https://bit.ly/3GhXJfo> that can be used to answer important care delivery and systems questions.

Information about more data assets will be added to this website as they become available. Please contact the Health Systems team<mailto:hscollective at uw.edu> with any questions or subscribe<http://mailman11.u.washington.edu/mailman/listinfo/hsc-announcements> to be added to future announcements from the Collective.


Research news
Breast cancer research foundation grants
[image022.jpg]Dr. Nancy Davidson, professor and head (Medical Oncology) received funding to pursue a new research project involving PARP inhibitors. Dr. Mary (Nora) Disis, professor (Medical Oncology) received funding to continue her work on a vaccine designed to address obesity, an important risk factor for breast cancer, particularly when it comes to women with metabolic syndrome and metabolic dysfunction. Dr. Mary-Claire King, professor (Medical Genetics) received funding to adapt rapidly evolving genomic technology to sequence large swaths of DNA in single very long strands, rather than thousands of short bits, and to explore dysregulation of gene expression as a basis for inherited breast cancer. Dr. Hannah Linden, professor (Medical Oncology) received funding to lead the first multi-center study to test the accuracy of FFNP-PET for predicting response to endocrine therapy. Drs. Christopher Li and Anne McTiernan (Epidemiology) also received BCRF grants.

Read the full story from Hutch News<https://bit.ly/3TUDc3E>.


Recent publications
Dr. Rachel Bender Ignacio, assistant professor (Allergy and Infectious Diseases) is lead author of “Dynamic immune markers predict HIV acquisition and augment associations with sociobehavioral factors for HIV exposure<https://bit.ly/3EPDkNr>” in iScience.

Joy Lee, research coordinator, and Dr. Joshua Liao, associate professor (General Internal Medicine) and associate chair, are co-authors of “Meta-summaries effective for improving awareness and understanding of COVID-19 vaccine safety research<https://go.nature.com/3GxHHyb>” in Nature Scientific Reports.

Dr. Christine Limonte, clinician researcher, is lead author, and Dr. Ian de Boer, professor (Nephrology) is senior author of “Effects of vitamin D3 supplementation on cardiovascular and cancer outcomes by eGFR in VITAL<https://bit.ly/3UYPNEv>” in Kidney 360. DOM co-author is Leila Zelnick.

Dr. Graham Nichol, professor (General Internal Medicine) is lead author of “Contemporary Approaches to Reducing Morbidity and Mortality in Patients With Acute Coronary Syndromes<https://bit.ly/3U3TyqB>” in the Journal of the American College of Cardiology, and senior author of “A Commentary on the Effect of Targeted Temperature Management in Patients Resuscitated from Cardiac Arrest<https://bit.ly/3i237cr>” in Therapeutic Hypothermia and Temperature Management. DOM co-authors are Jeanne Poole and Ken Fujise.

Drs. Pandora Wander, assistant professor (General Internal Medicine), George Ioannou, professor (Gastroenterology), Edward Boyko, professor (General Internal Medicine) and Ann O’Hare, professor (Nephrology) are co-authors of “Consensus elements for observational research on COVID-19-related long-term outcomes<https://bit.ly/3TYvUfq>” in Medicine.


In the news
Dr. Helen Chu, associate professor (Allergy and Infectious Diseases) talked to KUOW in “'Tis the season for respiratory illness<https://bit.ly/3Xo9Uxf>.”

Dr. Michael Myint, clinical associate professor (Allergy and Infectious Diseases) is quoted in “Long Covid Changed her life forever<https://bit.ly/3Az9JW4>” in Healthy Woman.

Dr. Steven Pergam, associate professor (Allergy and Infectious Diseases) is quoted in “Immunocompromised Health Experts Are Approaching the Holidays<https://nyti.ms/3VjGtKY>” in the New York Times.

Dr. Coralynn Sack, assistant professor (General Internal Medicine) is quoted in “What the Air Quality Index doesn’t tell us about smoke dangers<https://bit.ly/3Vb19EM>” in The Columbian.


Events of interest
Faculty promotion Q&A session
Dr. Cynthia Ko, professor (Gastroenterology) and associate chair for faculty affairs, will be holding an informational session on faculty promotion processes and criteria on Wednesday, Nov. 30, from 12-1pm, via zoom<https://washington.zoom.us/j/96495124528?pwd=SDEyNHZ6Y2pyc1FQVlZCcW1pVHhVZz09> (Meeting ID: 964 9512 4528, Passcode: 340340)


Weekly Calendar, November 28-December 2, 2022
Our events calendar is posted on our website<https://medicine.uw.edu/news/trumba-calendar>.


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. Dec. 12-13. For more information and to register, please visit the CME website<https://bit.ly/3ER130l>.


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