[domweek] DOM Week, December 23-27, 2024

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DOM Week
December 20, 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>)


Awards
Deadline extended: Barbara Jung Gender Equity Champion Awards
[image005.png at 01DB47F6]The deadline has been extended to Jan. 10 for the Barbara Jung Gender Equity Champion Awards, recognizing and celebrating individuals who are advancing women/gender minorities in medicine through mentorship, leadership, advocacy, teaching and/or research.

Please consider nominating a colleague<https://forms.office.com/Pages/ResponsePage.aspx?id=W9229i_wGkSZoBYqxQYL0kziYS8KsPlJp974AFRYu_hUNUFWUEVGUkRLMklaRzFYNzlKOUo2QzNVMy4u> for these awards!

Learn more on our website<https://medicine.uw.edu/diversity/gender-equity/awards>.


DEI news
Department demographics, 2023
[cid:image005.jpg at 01DB52F7.2B9CAED0]One of our key priorities is to track, understand and report the demographics of our community. In sharing demographic data, we hope to examine who we are as a community, provide transparency, and establish a baseline in our progress in becoming a more equitable, diverse and inclusive organization.

View 2023 demographic data on our website<https://bit.ly/3PvDcZ6>.

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LGBTQ+ Council spotlight: Brad Rolf
[cid:image007.png at 01DB52F7.2B9CAED0]Brad Rolf, teaching assistant professor (Medical Genetics) is a genetic counselor at UW Medical Center Montlake and an associate program director for the Genetic Counseling Graduate Program. He is also an active and enthusiastic member of the Department of Medicine LGBTQ+ Council<https://bit.ly/3vnWoRj>.

Learn more about him on our news site<https://bit.ly/3VPwP5k>.


Faculty news
Faculty spotlight: John Thompson
[Portrait of Dr. John Thompson]Dr. John Thompson, professor (Hematology and Oncology) is retiring at the end of 2024 after 40 years of service. He has led the Phase 1 Clinical Trials Program at Fred Hutch since 2008, built the melanoma program and co-directed the melanoma clinic for many years, and also co-chaired the National Comprehensive Cancer Network (NCCN) melanoma guidelines committee and chaired the guidelines committee on management of immunotherapy-related toxicities.

"I have such gratitude for the environment that my predecessors put together both at Fred Hutch and the University of Washington, making this a place that values science and research and also values good clinical care," said Thompson. "It's been a fantastic place to work."

Read the full story from Hutch News<https://bit.ly/4gNk7ft>.


Research news
[cid:image011.jpg at 01DB52F7.2B9CAED0]Dr. Mengyang Di, assistant professor (Hematology and Oncology) has been selected as a 2025 Lymphoma Research Foundation Scholar for the project, "PROMOTE-FL: Pirtobrutinib-Mosunetuzumab Enhancing Efficacy in Previously Treated Follicular Lymphoma." The Lymphoma Research Foundation's Lymphoma Scientific Research Mentoring Program (LSRMP) is a first-of-its-kind education and mentoring program for junior scientists who wish to focus on lymphoma and CLL research, whether in the lab or in the clinic.
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Call for applications: CLIME small grants
The Center for Learning and Innovation in Medical Education (CLIME) offers a Small Grant Program with the goals of advancing scholarship in health sciences education, supporting the career development of faculty engaged in educational scholarship throughout the School of Medicine, and creating community around educational scholarship. Two categories of projects will be accepted: Scholarship of integration or investigation and scholarship of teaching. Deadline: March 29, 2025.

Learn more on the CLIME website<https://bit.ly/4fXrXDi>.


Recent publications
Dr. Petter Bjornstad, professor (Metabolism, Endocrinology and Nutrition) is co-author of "Unraveling Sex Differences in Kidney Health and Chronic Kidney Disease: a Review of the Impact of Sex Hormones<https://bit.ly/4fx2bou>" in the Clinical Journal of the American Society of Nephrology.

Dr. Catherine Butler, assistant professor, is lead author and Dr. Ann O'Hare, professor (Nephrology) is senior author of "Experience of Older Adults and Their Family Members in the Kidney Transplant Evaluation<https://bit.ly/3P46mNN>" in JAMA Internal Medicine. DOM co-author is Olivia Gaughran.

Dr. Geetanjali Chander, professor and head (General Internal Medicine) is co-author of "Impact of Medically Tailored Meals on Clinical Outcomes Among Low-Income Adults with Type 2 Diabetes: A Pilot Randomized Trial<https://bit.ly/49Hz4h7>" in the Journal of General Internal Medicine.

Dr. Jason Goldman, clinical assistant professor (Allergy and Infectious Diseases) is co-author of "2024 Update of the RECOVER-Adult Long COVID Research Index<https://bit.ly/4glcEVb>" in JAMA.

Dr. Yoshio Hall, professor, is lead author and David Prince, research scientist (Nephrology) is senior author of "Community Health Center Penetration and Kidney Care Outcomes among Low-Income, Nonelderly Adults with Kidney Failure<https://bit.ly/3ByEqP5>" in the Clinical Journal of the American Society of Nephrology.

Dr. Sara Hurvitz, professor and head (Hematology and Oncology) is co-author of "Abemaciclib Plus Fulvestrant in Advanced Breast Cancer Following Progression on CDK4/6 Inhibition: Results from the Phase III postMONARCH Trial<https://bit.ly/3Ds55ha>" in the Journal of Clinical Oncology.

Dr. Grace John-Stewart, professor (Allergy and Infectious Diseases) is senior author of "Patterns and cofactors of polyfunctional mycobacteria-specific T cell response restoration following 6-month antiretroviral treatment in children living with HIV<https://bit.ly/4fufaaD>" in the Journal of Infectious Diseases. DOM co-author is Sylvia LaCourse.

Drs. Haiming Kerr, acting assistant professor, Lindsey Anderson, acting assistant professor, and Jose Garcia, professor (Gerontology and Geriatric Medicine) are co-authors of "The LEAP2 Response to Cancer-Related Anorexia-Cachexia Syndrome in Male Mice and Patients<https://bit.ly/3ZSG5It>" in Endocrinology. This article was recently selected as the featured article on the Endocrinology website.

Drs. Gentry King, assistant professor, and E. Gabriela Chiorean, professor (Hematology and Oncology) are co-authors of "SWOG S1815: A Phase III Randomized Trial of Gemcitabine, Cisplatin, and Nab-Paclitaxel Versus Gemcitabine and Cisplatin in Newly Diagnosed, Advanced Biliary Tract Cancers<https://bit.ly/4gJcBTa>" in the Journal of Clinical Oncology.

Dr. Radhika Narla, associate professor (Metabolism, Endocrinology and Nutrition) is lead author of "Rationale for osteoporosis screening in men<https://bit.ly/49BU1Kd>" in Osteoporosis International.

Dr. Lara Strick, clinical associate professor (Allergy and Infectious Diseases) is lead author of "A public health framework for carceral health<https://bit.ly/41FYzNB>" in The Lancet.


In the news
Dr. Kevin Duan, affiliate instructor (Pulmonary, Critical Care and Sleep Medicine) is quoted in "A Strange Alliance: Oxygen Companies and Their Medicare Patients Want Congress to Pay the Companies More<https://bit.ly/41HvLEx>" in ProPublica.

Drs. Jeffrey Duchin, professor emeritus, and Helen Chu, professor (Allergy and Infectious Diseases) are quoted in "With RFK nomination, Washington state health leaders brace for local impacts<https://bit.ly/4fK7wZX>" from KUOW.

Dr. Mary-Claire King, professor (Medical Genetics) is quoted in "Why the genetic-testing revolution left some people behind - and what to do about it<https://go.nature.com/4gn744L>" in Nature.


Events of interest
Quiet week: December 23-27, 2024
As we continue to rebuild resilience and focus on mental health, we would like to preserve department-wide quiet weeks throughout the year. During these weeks, we hope that individuals can limit non-essential meetings to recharge and reflect, as well as thoughtfully minimize emails. We realize that this will not be possible for everyone, but encourage all to take breaks when they are able.

2025 quiet weeks:

  *   February 17-24
  *   April 7-11
  *   August 4-8
  *   November 24-28
  *   December 22-26


Weekly Calendar, December 23-27, 2024
Our events calendar is posted on our website<https://medicine.uw.edu/news/trumba-calendar>.



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Amy Fields, Editor
amyf at uw.edu<mailto:amyf at uw.edu>


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