[domweek] DOM Week, December 18-22, 2023

[Department of Medicine weekly newsletter]

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DOM Week
December 15, 2023
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>)


Chair's Blog
[cid:image025.jpg at 01DA2F72.F5E42DC0]Department Chair Dr. Barbara Jung has posted a new blog<https://bit.ly/48gdLkx> highlighting some of our achievements in 2023 and the progress we have made in implementing our departmental strategic plan.



Awards
William J. Bremner Endowed Mentorship Awards
[cid:image026.jpg at 01DA2F72.F5E42DC0]Congratulations to the 2023 William J. Bremner Endowed Mentorship Award<https://bit.ly/3Ih4Jdz> recipients, Drs. Janis Abkowitz, professor (Hematology and Oncology) and Dr. Bruce Psaty, professor (General Internal Medicine).

Recognizing that mentorship is critical to success across all phases of faculty's careers in academic medicine, these awards honor faculty members for their contributions to the scientific, educational, and patient care missions of the department through exemplary sustained and high impact mentorship.

The endowment was created and the name changed in 2018 to commemorate and express appreciation to Dr. William Bremner for his legendary wisdom, vision, coaching and sponsorship that fostered countless trainees and faculty in pursuing their passion and in reaching their ultimate potential.

Learn more about the DOM Mentorship Program<https://bit.ly/3ICADl1>.
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Call for Nominations: John R. Pettit Endowed Leadership Award
Nominations are now being accepted for the annual John R. Pettit Endowed Leadership Award, which honors the long and varied service of its namesake. All nominations must be made by or before noon on Jan. 31, 2024, via an online form<http://bit.ly/2GUJ7E4>. 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.

Faculty news
[cid:image027.jpg at 01DA2F72.F5E42DC0]The UW School of Medicine's Committee for Women in Medicine and Science<https://faculty.uwmedicine.org/women-in-medicine-and-science/> has selected Drs. Hongxia Fu, assistant professor (Hematology and Oncology) and Jill Steiner, assistant professor (Cardiology) to receive sponsorship for the 2024 AAMC Early Career Women Faculty Leadership Development Seminar in February in San Diego.


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Introducing Commensality Groups
We invite you to join the Department of Medicine Faculty Commensality Group Initiative<https://bit.ly/48d4Sbx>. The goal of this project is to increase the sense of social connection and collegiality amongst physicians and APPs within our department.

Although this approach is simple, randomized trials have demonstrated that it improves professional fulfillment and reduces burnout. The longitudinal groups will consist of 8 colleagues who connect monthly for 1 hour for 6-9 months. Group members are expected attend a minimum of 3 sessions.

Please complete this survey<https://redcap.link/commensalityinterestform> if you are interested in participating and also let us know if you would be interested in leading a group. For more information, please contact Andrea Zaragoza<mailto:agz8 at medicine.washington.edu>.


Staff news
New Gastroenterology Administrator
[cid:image028.jpg at 01DA2F72.F5E42DC0]We are pleased to announce that Jennifer Mars will be our new administrator in the Division of Gastroenterology, effective Jan. 2. Jennifer comes to us with over 18 years of expertise in leading healthcare operations in complex, multi-disciplinary environments in both private and academic medical settings, including the University of Washington Medical Center. Most recently, she has been the service line director for Surgical Services-General and Thoracic Surgery at Seattle Children's Hospital.

She has a bachelor's degree in business administration from Marylhurst University in Oregon and MBA from Western Washington University.


Research news
Global Burden of Cardiovascular Health
[cid:image029.jpg at 01DA2F72.F5E42DC0]A world without cardiovascular disease (CVD) is possible, yet millions of lives are lost prematurely to heart disease each year, according to the new Global Burden of Disease (GBD) special report published this week in the Journal of the American College of Cardiology<https://bit.ly/3TlgsNv>. The report provides an update of health estimates for the global, regional and national burden and trends of CVD from 1990-2022 by analyzing the impact of cardiovascular conditions and risk factors across 21 global regions.

"Cardiovascular diseases are a persistent challenge that lead to an enormous number of premature and preventable deaths," said Dr. Gregory Roth, associate professor (Cardiology) and senior author of the paper. "There are many inexpensive, effective treatments. We know what risk factors we need to identify and treat. There are simple healthy choices that people can make to improve their health. This atlas provides detailed information on where countries stand in their efforts to prevent and treat cardiovascular diseases."

Read the press release from the American College of Cardiology<https://bit.ly/3uQ3oWe>.
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Vaccination after COVID infection boosts key immune cells
[cid:image030.jpg at 01DA2F72.F5E42DC0]Researchers have found that people who received mRNA vaccines against SARS-CoV-2 after a COVID-19 infection produce a large number of key immune cells. The finding might explain why people who have acquired immunity against the virus from both natural infection and vaccination - so-called hybrid immunity - are better able to resist reinfection than are those whose immunity stems from either infection or vaccination alone, said Dr. David Koelle, professor (Allergy and Infectious Diseases) who led the research.

"We found that receiving the standard initial mRNA vaccine two-dose series after having been infected not only boosts memory immune cells acquired during the original infection, but also elicits the production of a diverse population of new cells as well," Koelle said.

Read the full story from UW Medicine Newsroom<https://bit.ly/41n5eKA>.
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[cid:image031.jpg at 01DA2F72.F5E42DC0]Dr. Ermias Diro Ejara, clinical assistant professor (General Internal Medicine) participated in the WHO guidelines for the treatment of visceral leishmaniasis and post-kala-azar dermal leishmaniasis in Eastern-Africa and South-East Asia held in Geneva in November. He serves as an external expert for the guideline development process based on his leadership of several clinical trials on the treatment and prophylaxis of visceral leishmaniasis in HIV co-infected patients in East Africa. His research findings (published in 2015<https://bit.ly/48iEU6B> and 2019<https://bit.ly/4aq72q7>) were used in prior WHO guidelines<https://bit.ly/41l25uJ> for the treatment of visceral leishmaniasis in HIV coinfected patients.

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Call for applications
The UW Medicine Diabetes Institute (UWMDI), UW Nutrition and Obesity Research Center (NORC) and UW Diabetes Research Center (DRC) are soliciting applications for Pilot and Feasibility awards. Additionally, the DRC is soliciting applications for the McAbee Postdoctoral Fellowship and New Investigator Awards. The calls for these awards are available on the DRC website<The%20UW%20Medicine%20Diabetes%20Institute%20(UWMDI),%20UW%20Nutrition%20and%20Obesity%20Research%20Center%20(NORC)%20and%20UW%20Diabetes%20Research%20Center%20(DRC)%20is%20soliciting%20applications%20for%20Pilot%20and%20Feasibility%20awards.%20The%20call%20is%20attached%20and%20also%20available%20at%20the%20DRC%20website:%20https:/depts.washington.edu/diabetes/funding-opportunities-2/>. Letters of intent are due by Jan. 12, 2024 and  full applications are due Feb. 28, 2024.


Recent publications
Dr. E. Chandler Church, acting instructor, is lead author, and Dr. Adrienne Shapiro, assistant professor (Allergy and Infectious Diseases) is senior author of "Oral swabs with a rapid molecular diagnostic test for pulmonary tuberculosis in adults and children: a systematic review<https://bit.ly/3REooYY>" in Lancet Global Health.

Dr. Ian de Boer, professor (Nephrology) is co-author of "Heterogeneous Treatment Effects of Intensive Glycemic Control on Kidney Microvascular Outcomes and Mortality in ACCORD<https://bit.ly/481L8bd>" in the Journal of the American Society of Nephrology.

Dr. Petros Grivas, professor (Hematology and Oncology) is co-author of "Definitions, End Points, and Clinical Trial Designs for Bladder Cancer: Recommendations From the Society for Immunotherapy of Cancer and the International Bladder Cancer Group<https://bit.ly/4amE9ep>" in the Journal of Clinical Oncology.

Dr. Leo Morales, professor (General Internal Medicine) is co-author of "Critical Reflections on This Historical Moment for Community-engaged and Participatory Research<https://bit.ly/48fVzrq>" in Progress in Community Health Partnerships: Research, Education, and Action.

Robert Smith, senior research scientist, is lead author and Dr. Geoffrey Gottlieb, professor (Allergy and Infectious Diseases) is senior author of "Antiviral Activity of Lenacapavir Against HIV-2 Isolates and Drug-resistant HIV-2 Mutants<https://bit.ly/3RitAjY>" in the Journal of Infectious Diseases. DOM co-author is Dana Raugi.

Dr. Suzanne Watnick, professor, is lead author, and Dr. Catherine Butler, assistant professor (Nephrology) is senior author of "System-Level Strategies to Improve Home Dialysis: Policy Levers and Quality Initiatives<https://bit.ly/3NnS1vc>" in the Clinical Journal of the American Society of Nephrology. DOM co-authors are Rajnish Mehrotra and Glenda Roberts.


In the news
Dr. Chase Cannon, assistant professor (Allergy and Infectious Diseases) is quoted in "Mpox Concerns Return With Outbreak in the Congo and Rising Cases in the U.S.<https://bit.ly/3RIQt1f>" in Everyday Health.

Dr. Connie Celum, professor (Allergy and Infectious Diseases) is quoted in "A vaginal ring that discreetly delivers anti-HIV drugs will reach more women<https://n.pr/48AqPlh>" from NPR.

Drs. Anita Chopra, clinical assistant professor (General Internal Medicine) and R. Scott McClelland, professor (Allergy and Infectious Diseases) are quoted in "How to Beat COVID-19 Fatigue and Get Your Energy Back<https://bit.ly/3tgTInk>" in Everyday Health.

Dr. Leo Morales, professor (General Internal Medicine) is quoted in "State lacks Spanish-speaking nurses; for Everett student, it's personal<https://bit.ly/480zBZE>" in Herald Net.

Dr. Elizabeth Rhea, research assistant professor (Gerontology and Geriatric Medicine) is quoted in "New Cell Atlases Reveal Untold Variety in the Brain and Beyond<https://bit.ly/47ZyUzN>" in Quanta Magazine.

Dr. Chetan Seshadri, associate professor (Allergy and Infectious Diseases) is quoted in "'Large' TB outbreak may affect 800 people who were incarcerated in Washington state<https://bit.ly/4ajzBpb>" from KOMO News.

Diane Xue, Medical Genetics PhD student, is featured in a Q&A<https://bit.ly/3GGvGVM> on her research in public health genetics.


Weekly Calendar, December 18-22, 2023
Our events calendar is posted on our website<https://medicine.uw.edu/news/trumba-calendar>.




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