[domweek] DOM Week, May 6-10, 2024

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DOM Week
May 3, 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>)


May is Asian, Native Hawaiian and Pacific Islander Heritage Month
[cid:image027.jpg at 01DA9D7B.71EB8690]Celebrate the diverse cultures, traditions, histories and contributions of Asian, Native Hawaiian and Pacific Islanders; download a Zoom background and email signature; find resources and more<https://bit.ly/3xWh6bF>.




Awards
2024 Scholar Awards
Congratulations to the 2024 recipients of the Department of Medicine scholar awards:

Chair of Medicine Scholar Awards
Dr. Eleanor Bhatraju, assistant professor (General Internal Medicine)
Dr. Simon Hsu, assistant professor (Nephrology)
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Learn more about the COM award winners<https://bit.ly/3JLTsS4>.

Diversity Academic Development Scholarship Awards
Dr. Christine Limonte, assistant professor (Nephrology)
Dr. Vidhushei Yogeswaran, fellow (Cardiology)
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Learn more about the DADSA award winners<https://bit.ly/3JM4Ih3>.
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[cid:image030.jpg at 01DA9D7B.71EB8690] Dr. Grace John-Stewart, professor (Allergy and Infectious Diseases) has been selected as the 2024 recipient of the Marsha L. Landolt Distinguished Graduate Mentor Award.

The Graduate School, with assistance from the President's Office, sponsors this annual award in order to recognize outstanding mentoring of graduate students by faculty.

John-Stewart was nominated by her colleagues for the Distinguished Graduate Mentor Award in recognition of her outstanding contributions to the UW and her rich legacy of graduate student mentorship.

Learn more on our news site<https://bit.ly/3UxbvAu>.


Education news
[cid:image031.jpg at 01DA9D7B.71EB8690]Dr. Naomi Shike, clinical assistant professor (General Internal Medicine) has been appointed associate program director for professional development for our Internal Medicine Residency Program. Dr. Shike is a physician in the hospital medicine group at Harborview Medical Center who brings a wealth of experience as a medical educator and mentor for students and trainees.

Her background includes serving as a clinician teacher fellow at the Puget Sound VA in the Primary Care Clinic and as a lead for the physician shadowing component of the UW Health Professions Academy, a comprehensive professional development program for UW undergraduate students from diverse backgrounds who are aspiring to become physicians and dentists.


Research news
[cid:image032.jpg at 01DA9D7B.71EB8690]Dr. Andrew Hsieh, associate professor (Hematology and Oncology) was recently named a 2024 Harrington Scholar-Innovator. Awarded by the Harrington Discovery Institute (HDI) at University Hospitals in Cleveland, Scholar-Innovator Awards go to physician-scientists with innovative and creative research that demonstrates a high potential for clinical impact.

The award will support Hsieh's efforts to turn an experimental compound into a drug. He is working to target the elevated RNA translation and protein synthesis processes that fuel many tumors, including advanced prostate cancer.

Read the full story from Hutch News<https://bit.ly/3Wv7BdN>.


DEI news
Nominate employees for Pride Month Huddle feature
[cid:image033.png at 01DA9D7B.71EB8690]Help us celebrate Pride Month by nominating an employee to be featured in The Huddle. The Cultural Observances and Implementation Subcommittee partners with The Huddle to celebrate cultural observances. This includes a feature article in which employees share their perspectives and experiences. Here is an example of last year's employee feature<https://bit.ly/435PpqT>.

Do you know someone we should feature? To nominate a team member or colleague, follow these steps:

  *   Only nominate employees who have openly identified themselves as members of the LGBTQ+ community.

  *   When you ask someone if it's OK to nominate them, make it clear that their participation is voluntary.

  *   With their permission, email their name and contact info by May 10 to thehuddle at uw.edu<https://discover.uw.edu/MTMxLUFRTy0yMjUAAAGS3l76j6DHF7_7YtY1KYeF_x5VpqIHXMrCQibbeKaXT5UxD2yXDDIy_D8vDXwWVvLzGU0KL6c=>.

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Forbes Recognizes UW Medicine as a Best Employer for Diversity
UW Medicine was recognized for prioritizing equity, diversity and inclusion, joining 41 hospitals and health systems from a list of 500 companies with the highest scores.

Participants anonymously rated their own employers on the organization's approach to equity, diversity and inclusion with respect to age, gender, ethnicity, disability and sexual orientation. They could also rate companies they knew through acquaintances or industry. Higher weight in the grading system was given to responses from employees themselves and from respondents who self-identified as being part of an underrepresented group. Analysts also assessed companies on their equity, diversity and inclusion practices to round out the score.

See the full list from Forbes<https://bit.ly/3Uj7JKM> and learn more about healthcare equity at UW Medicine<https://bit.ly/3xWhuXF>.


Recent publications
Dr. Jacob Appelbaum, assistant professor (Hematology and Oncology) is lead author of "Drug-regulated CD33-targeted CAR T cells control AML using clinically optimized rapamycin dosing<https://bit.ly/4boFFwi>" in the Journal of Clinical Investigation.

Dr. Michael Boeckh, professor (Allergy and Infectious Diseases) is co-author of "The impact of pre-transplant respiratory virus detection on post-transplant outcomes in children undergoing hematopoietic cell transplantation<https://bit.ly/3JKd6xG>" in Clinical Infectious Diseases.

Dr. Andrew Cowan, associate professor (Hematology and Oncology) is co-author of "Daratumumab-based quadruplet therapy for transplant-eligible newly diagnosed multiple myeloma with high cytogenetic risk<https://bit.ly/3UJ1cdD>" in Blood Cancer Journal.

Dr. Lee Cranmer, professor (Hematology and Oncology) is co-author of "Phase II Trial of nab- Sirolimus in Patients with Advanced Malignant Perivascular Epithelioid Cell Tumors (AMPECT): Long-Term Efficacy and Safety Update<https://bit.ly/4bhXayg>" in the Journal of Clinical Oncology.

Dr. Elizabeth F Krakow, associate professor (Hematology and Oncology) is lead author of "HA-1-targeted T cell receptor (TCR) T cell therapy for recurrent leukemia after hematopoietic stem cell transplantation<https://bit.ly/3JLaVtH>" in Blood.
DOM co-authors are Ryan Cassaday, Brian Till, David Maloney, Stanley Riddell, Philip Greenberg and Aude Chapuis.

Dr. Stephen Plymate, professor (Gerontology and Geriatric Medicine) is co-author of "Androgen receptor splice variants drive castration-resistant prostate cancer metastasis by activating distinct transcriptional programs<https://bit.ly/44u881t>" in the Journal of Clinical Investigation.

Dr. Bruce Psaty, professor (General Internal Medicine) is co-author of "Genome-wide analysis in over 1 million individuals of European ancestry yields improved polygenic risk scores for blood pressure traits<https://bit.ly/44zkTrJ>" in Nature Genetics.

Dr. Namrata Singh, assistant professor (Rheumatology) is co-author of "The Need for Classification Criteria of Immune Checkpoint Inhibitor-induced inflammatory Arthritis: A Scoping Review<https://bit.ly/44w3jVt>" and lead author of "Immune Checkpoint Inhibitor-induced Inflammatory Arthritis: Current Approaches to Management<https://bit.ly/3QtR322>" in Rheumatic Diseases Clinics of North America.


In the news
Dr. Helen Chu, professor (Allergy and infectious Diseases) is quoted in "America's Infectious-Disease Barometer Is Off<https://bit.ly/3QwEmnc>" in The Atlantic and "Infectious-diseases expert addresses bird flu concerns<https://bit.ly/3Uubaya>" from UW Medicine Newsroom.

Dr. Sara Glick, associate professor (Allergy and Infectious Diseases) is quoted in "Substance use in WA: survey outlines patterns for illicit drug use<https://bit.ly/3Wsclkq>" from The Daily UW.


Events of Interest
Medicine Grand Rounds
Drs. Jason Deen, associate professor (Cardiology) will present "Update on the UW Medicine Center for Indigenous Health" and Dr. Lorena Alarcon-Casas Wright, clinical associate professor (Metabolism, Endocrinology and Nutrition) will present "Disparities in Diabetes Care and the UW Latinx Diabetes Clinic" for the Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Lecture on Friday, May 17, 12-1pm, via zoom<https://washington.zoom.us/j/812197730>.


Weekly Calendar, April 29 - May 3, 2024
Our events calendar is posted on our website<https://medicine.uw.edu/news/trumba-calendar>.


Coming up
[cid:image034.png at 01DA9D7B.71EB8690]Gender Equity Lunch Series: Building a career as a woman physician-scientist
Please save the date for the next Gender Equity Lunch Series<https://medicine.uw.edu/diversity/gender-equity/lunch> on May 10, 12-1pm, via zoom<https://washington.zoom.us/j/98808173252>.  Please RSVP<https://forms.office.com/r/dmVa8w74MK>. Panel: Nisha Bansal, professor, Nephrology; Geetanjali Chander, professor and head, General Internal Medicine; Jill Johnsen, associate professor, Hematology and Oncology; Ellen Schur, professor, General Internal Medicine



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