[domweek] DOM Week, August 12-16, 2024

[Department of Medicine weekly newsletter via domweek]

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DOM Week
August 9, 2024
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>)



Education news
John Choe new IM Residency Program Director
[John Choe]We are thrilled to announce that Dr. John Choe, associate professor (General Internal Medicine) will be our next program director of the Seattle Internal Medicine Residency Program, effective Sept. 1. He is currently the associate program director for curriculum development and evidence-based medicine teaching for the IM Residency Program.

Choe received his medical degree from New York University School of Medicine and completed his residency at the University of Pennsylvania. He joined the UW in 2000 as a Robert Wood Johnson Clinical Scholar, and received a master's degree from the UW School of Public Health.

During his first decade on faculty, he focused on community-based participatory research addressing chronic disease disparities in Asian immigrant communities, before pivoting to a focus on resident education in 2011. As associate program director, he has guided the didactic curriculum for the residency program and had key roles in developing the residency program evaluation system. He has been a national leader in these areas, and for the past three years has served as an elected council member for the national Association of Program Directors in Internal Medicine.

"Please join me in welcoming John into this new position," said Department Chair Dr. Barbara Jung. "I believe his vision will propel our residency program forward and I am excited to partner with him! I also want to thank Ken Steinberg for his outstanding leadership as program director for the last 17 years, as well as the residency and DOM community for their engagement in this important search."


Faculty news
[Petter Bjornstad]Dr. Petter Bjornstad, professor (Metabolism, Endocrinology and Nutrition) has been appointed as the Raisbeck Endowed Chair in Diabetes Research. Holders of this endowed chair have achieved recognition in the field of diabetes research and who are expected to make contributions to the advancement of teaching and research in their field. Bjornstad is the director of the UW Medicine Diabetes Institute.

Learn more about him on our news site<https://bit.ly/3tYU8ib>.

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[Chris Longenecker]
Dr. Christopher Longenecker, professor (Cardiology) has been appointed to the Werner E. Samson Endowed Professorship in Cardiology. Recipients of this endowed professorship have demonstrated outstanding potential for scholarly and professional contribution in the field of cardiology. Longenecker is director of the interdisciplinary Global Cardiovascular Health Program<https://bit.ly/3LZs4kt>.

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[Lisa Strate]Congratulations to Dr. Lisa Strate, professor (Gastroenterology) who has been selected as the new Chief of Gastroenterology at the University of Wisconsin Madison. Strate began her academic career at Harvard Medical School before joining the University of Washington in 2006. She has been Section Chief of Gastroenterology at Harborview Medical Center since 2018. She is an internationally recognized gastroenterologist and physician-scientist, known for her work in mechanisms and risk factors for diverticular disease.


Research news
UW joins Big Ten Cancer Research Consortium
[cid:image012.jpg at 01DAEA75.2C04DB80]With the expansion of the Big Ten Conference to include UW, the UW/FHCC has been invited to join the Big Ten Cancer Research Consortium<https://bit.ly/3SFNCGC> (CRC). The Big Ten CRC, established in 2013, combines the cancer centers of the Big Ten Conference to conduct multi-institutional research led by clinical and scientific researchers at member institutions.

Together, with support from industry, philanthropic, and other funding sources, Big Ten CRC researchers work to make significant strides against their common opponent: cancer. To date, the Big Ten CRC has more than 550 researchers participating in 18 working groups, more than 1,000 patients have enrolled in studies, 38 studies have opened to accrual, and more than 15,000 samples have been collected for correlative research.

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KL2 Multidisciplinary Clinical Research Career Development Program
Applications will be accepted starting Aug. 12 for the KL2 Multidisciplinary Clinical Research Career Development Program 2025 Cohort. The KL2 program is a career development program that provides the time, funding, mentorship, and training necessary to foster the early career development of clinical and translational researchers. The application deadline is Oct. 7. Learn more and apply online.<https://bit.ly/36676N6>


Recent publications
Jocelyn Cervantes, research assistant, is lead author and Dr. Jenny Kanter, research associate professor (Metabolism, Endocrinology and Nutrition) is senior author of "Elevated apolipoprotein C3 augments diabetic kidney disease and associated atherosclerosis in type 2 diabetes<https://bit.ly/3Aa0qP2>" in JCI Insight. DOM co-author is Farah Kramer.

Dr. Helen Chu, professor (Allergy and Infectious Diseases) is co-author of "The S2 subunit of spike encodes diverse targets for functional antibody responses to SARS-CoV-2<https://bit.ly/3yx1lZu>" in PLOS Pathogens.

Dr. Mengyang Di, assistant professor (Hematology and Oncology) is lead author of "Costs of care during chimeric antigen receptor T-cell therapy in relapsed/refractory B cell lymphomas<https://bit.ly/4dfcSfe>" in JNCI Cancer Spectrum. Dr. Di is also lead author, and Dr. Rahul Banerjee, assistant professor (Hematology and Oncology) is senior author of "Mitigating time toxicity in lymphoma and multiple myeloma<https://bit.ly/3AiQCCx>" in Leukemia & Lymphoma. DOM co-authors are Christopher Su, Andrew Cowan, and Ajay Gopal.

Dr. Nicholas Johnson, associate professor (Pulmonary, Critical Care and Sleep Medicine) is co-author of "Effectiveness of Updated 2023-2024 (Monovalent XBB.1.5) COVID-19 Vaccination Against SARS-CoV-2 Omicron XBB and BA.2.86/JN.1 Lineage Hospitalization and a Comparison of Clinical Severity-IVY Network, 26 Hospitals, October 18, 2023-March 9, 2024<https://bit.ly/3LZPIxa>" in Clinical Infectious Diseases.

Dr. Thomas Kuczmarski, fellow, is lead author and Dr. Ryan Lynch, associate professor (Hematology and Oncology) is senior author of "Managing common toxicities associated with checkpoint inhibitor and chemotherapy combinations for untreated classic Hodgkin lymphoma<https://bit.ly/3SM4RpU>" in the British Journal of Haematology.

Dr. Amy Morris, associate professor (Pulmonary, Critical Care and Sleep Medicine) is senior author of "Closing the Competency Gap: Preparing for the New Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine and Critical Care Medicine Accreditation Council on Graduate Medical Education Requirements for Critical Care Ultrasound Training<https://bit.ly/3WXcZpS>" in Chest.

Dr. Sandhya Ramanathan Panch, associate professor (Hematology and Oncology) is co-author of "Mitigation of Checkpoint Inhibitor-Induced Autoimmune Hemolytic Anemia through Modulation of Purinergic Signaling<https://bit.ly/3AegNdF>" in Blood.

Dr. Elizabeth Phelan, professor (Gerontology and Geriatric Medicine) is lead author of "Reducing Central Nervous System-Active Medications to Prevent Falls and Injuries Among Older Adults: A Cluster Randomized Clinical Trial<https://bit.ly/4ftlccB>" in JAMA Network Open.

Dr. Paul Valdmanis, associate professor (Medical Genetics) is senior author of "mRNA and circRNA mislocalization to synapses are key features of Alzheimer's disease<https://bit.ly/3yn46wz>" in PLOS Genetics. DOM co-author is Eli Kaufman.

Dr. Edus Warren, professor (Hematology and Oncology) is senior author of "Geographic EBV variants confound disease-specific variant interpretation and predict variable immune therapy responses<https://bit.ly/3yAuTFz>" in Blood. DOM co-author is Andrei Shustov.

Dr. Danniel Zamora, acting assistant professor, is first author, and Drs. David Koelle, professor, and Ajit Limaye, professor (Allergy and Infectious Diseases) are co-senior authors of "Cytomegalovirus immunity with preemptive therapy vs. antiviral prophylaxis after donor seropositive, recipient seronegative liver transplant<https://bit.ly/46Bt33V>" in JCI Insight. DOM co-author is Michael Boeckh.


In the news
Dr. Amanda Casto, acting assistant professor (Allergy and Infectious Diseases) talked to KUOW in "What to know about Covid and the Summer Surge<https://bit.ly/4cneFO2>."

Dr. Nichole Ehrhardt, assistant professor (Metabolism, Endocrinology and Nutrition) is quoted in "Getting a continuous glucose monitors soon won't require a prescription<https://wapo.st/3SGHVrZ>" from the Washington Post.

Dr. Irl Hirsch, professor (Metabolism, Endocrinology and Nutrition) is quoted in "Large differences observed among insulin algorithms at US academic hospitals<https://bit.ly/3WBe99g>" in Healio.

Dr. Adam Jayne-Jensen, clinical associate professor (General Internal Medicine) is quoted in "Why primary care physicians are becoming harder to find in WA<https://bit.ly/3LX9EAN>" in the Seattle Times.

Dr. Elizabeth Phelan, professor (Gerontology and Geriatric Medicine) is quoted in "How to Keep Loved Ones Safe in the Hospital<https://bit.ly/3SzgqR2>" in Brain & Life.

Dr. Lauren Pollack, acting instructor (Pulmonary, Critical Care and Sleep Medicine) is quoted in "EMS providers face diagnosis, language, directive challenges to dementia care<https://bit.ly/3SCl4xO>" in Healio.

Dr. Paul Pottinger, professor (Allergy and Infectious Diseases) is quoted in "The infectious disease doctor shortage will hit marginalized people the hardest<https://bit.ly/3ylbpF3>" in STAT.

Dr. Coralynn Sack, assistant professor (General Internal Medicine) is quoted in "Wildfire smoke health effects: How to protect yourself in WA<https://bit.ly/4dwor1a>" from KCPQ-TV.

Drs. Namrata Singh, assistant professor, and Dominique Feterman, fellow (Rheumatology) wrote "Medicare is putting the care of our aging population at risk<https://bit.ly/3SDvdKz>" for the Seattle Times. Learn more on our news site<https://mednews.uw.edu/news/rheum-medicare-advocacy>.

Dr. April Stempien-Otero, professor (Cardiology) is quoted in "Healthier Together: Deaths from heart failure on the rise<https://bit.ly/3YBbuij>" from KIRO 7 News.

Dr. Katherine Tuttle, clinical professor (Nephrology) is quoted in "The benefits of Ozempic are multiplying<https://bit.ly/3AiPxux>" in Wired.



Weekly Calendar, August 12-16, 2024
Our events calendar is posted on our website<https://medicine.uw.edu/news/trumba-calendar>.


Coming up
Research Fellows Orientation Course
Registration is open for our annual Department of Medicine Workshop: "Surviving and Thriving During the Research Years<https://bit.ly/3S3jx3D>", a course covering skills necessary for academic success, such as grant & manuscript writing, mentorship, appointments & promotions, and breakout sessions on opportunities in industry or the public health & policy sector. The course is designed for fellows navigating their research path and is open to clinical and PhD fellows and early-stage faculty from all departments. There is no charge to attend this course. Aug. 19, 8:30am-3pm, Brotman Auditorium, South Lake Union. Please register for this course<https://forms.office.com/r/Pv3cKnKidg>. For more information please contact Ellen Schur (ellschur at uw.edu<mailto:ellschur at uw.edu>) or Nisha Bansal (nbansal at uw.edu<mailto:nbansal at uw.edu>).


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