[domweek] DOM Week, June 3-7, 2024

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DOM Week
May 31, 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>)





DEI news

[cid:image017.jpg at 01DAB36F.EFE00A30]Gender Equity Council new members

Please welcome our new staff co-chair, Shoshana Hague, department AHR manager, and the new members who will join the Gender Equity Council<https://bit.ly/40cvpC1> on July 1, 2024:



  *   Sara Glick, associate professor (Allergy and Infectious Diseases)
  *   Anna Golob, assistant professor (General Internal Medicine)
  *   Niambi Kanye, human resources manager (Nephrology)
  *   Elizabeth Krakow, associate professor (Hematology and Oncology)
  *   Jeffrey Krimmel-Morrison, clinical instructor (General Internal Medicine)
  *   Nina Lamble, clinical assistant professor (Hematology and Oncology)
  *   Radhika Narla, associate professor (Metabolism, Endocrinology and Nutrition)
  *   Salpy Pamboukian, professor (Cardiology)
  *   Maggie Walker, teaching associate (Gastroenterology)
  *   Kate Weaver, clinical associate professor (Metabolism, Endocrinology and Nutrition)



A special thanks to those moving on from the council for your outstanding work to advance and promote gender equity in the department: Kelsey Griffin<https://mednews.uw.edu/news/staff-spotlight-kelsey-griffin> (GEC co-chair since 2022), Lia Barros, Pavan Bhatraju, Christine Limonte, Catherine Kaminetzky, Laurie Soine and Lynn Symonds.



If you would like to become involved with and help promote our Gender Equity initiatives, please consider joining the DOM Gender Equity Ambassador program<https://bit.ly/3l88dpH>.



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Call for applications: Diversity and Inclusion 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<https://www.washington.edu/diversity/diversity-blueprint/>. Proposals are accepted twice annually. The deadline is June 15. For more information, please visit their website<https://bit.ly/3U3EoBI>.





Faculty news

[cid:image018.jpg at 01DAB36F.EFE00A30]Dr. Mary (Nora) Disis, professor (Hematology and Oncology) gave the keynote address at the American Cancer ResearcHERS Symposium, discussing challenges women face in STEM. ResearchHERS is a campaign that empowers women by raising funds to sustain women-led cancer research, bolster the careers of women researchers, and support a more robust pipeline of those leaders in cancer research.



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





Research news

Could a medicated foam make gene therapies more accessible?

[cid:image019.jpg at 01DAB36F.EFE00A30]Foam mixed with medications is already used to treat conditions such as varicose veins, hemorrhoids, wounds on the skin and even hair loss. In a recent study published in Nature Communications<https://go.nature.com/3X3iLqv>, Dr. Matthias Stephan, associate professor (Hematology and Oncology) and colleagues found that foam might also be used as a vehicle to deliver expensive gene therapies.



“Gene therapies are the new wave of medicine, but they are extremely expensive and difficult to make,” said Stephan. “Our gene therapy foam shows for the first time that by taking a small amount of an expensive gene therapy drug, increasing its volume by embedding it in a solution that is mostly made of densely packed air bubbles and then applying it to cells, we can achieve a strong and safe transfer of gene therapy agents to cells.”



Read the full story from Hutch news<https://bit.ly/3VjvRi7>.



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American Society of Clinical Oncology Awards

Congratulations to the following Hematology and Oncology members who received 2024 Conquer Cancer grants and awards from the American Society of Clinical Oncology (ASCO):



Career Development Award

First awarded in 1992, the Career Development Award provides three years of research funding to clinical investigators in the first to third year of faculty appointment to establish an independent clinical cancer research program.



  *   Dr. Christopher Su, assistant professor



Young Investigator Awards

First awarded in 1984, the Young Investigator Award provides research funding to promising young physicians during the final years of training to support the transition to a faculty appointment and to encourage quality research in clinical oncology.



  *   Dr. Steve Blinka, fellow
  *   Dr. Natasha Kwendakwema, fellow
  *   Dr. Emily Liang, fellow



Annual meeting merit awards

Merit Awards recognize oncology trainees and students whose research is addressed in high-quality abstracts submitted to the ASCO Annual Meeting and recognized for their scientific merit.


  *   Dr. Dimitra Rafailia Bakaloudi, postdoctoral scholar
  *   Dr. Jennifer Huang, fellow
  *   Dr. Emily Liang, fellow
  *   Dr. Lauren Shih, fellow





Recent publications

Dr. Amanda Casto, acting assistant professor, is lead author, and Dr. Christine Johnston, associate professor (Allergy and Infectious Diseases) is senior author of “Viral genomic variation and the severity of genital HSV-2 infection as quantified by shedding rate: a viral genome-wide association study<https://bit.ly/3KI4B6Z>” in the Journal of Infectious Diseases. DOM co-author is Anna Wald.



Dr. Joshua Hill, associate professor (Allergy and Infectious Diseases) is lead author of “SARS-CoV-2 vaccination in the first year after hematopoietic cell transplant or chimeric antigen receptor T cell therapy: A prospective, multicenter, observational study<https://bit.ly/3X2VyVj>” in Clinical Infectious Diseases.



Jennifer Im, research assistant (Pulmonary, Critical Care and Sleep Medicine) is lead author and Dr. Nauzley Abedini, assistant professor (Gerontology and Geriatric Medicine) is senior author of “Applying human-centered design to adapt the Jumpstart Guide for goals-of-care discussions in persons living with dementia<https://bit.ly/3Klt5Cy>” in the Journal of the American Geriatrics Society. DOM co-authors are Erin Kross, Ruth Engelberg, Danae Dotolo, Anna Ungar, Elizabeth Nielsen, and Janaki Torrence.



Dr. Ahmad Kassar, postdoctoral scholar, is lead author and Dr. Nazem Akoum, professor (Cardiology) is senior author of “Performance of Large Language Models as a Resource for Atrial Fibrillation Patients and Providers<https://bit.ly/4ce7I2f>” in Heart Rhythm. DOM co-authors are Fima Macheret, Nitin Kondamudi, Yaacoub Chahine, Nadia Chamoun, and Hala Al Yasiri.



Drs. Steven Kahn, professor (Metabolism, Endocrinology and Nutrition) and Katherine Tuttle, clinical professor (Nephrology) are co-authors of “Long-term kidney outcomes of semaglutide in obesity and cardiovascular disease in the SELECT trial<https://go.nature.com/44ZAAJ7>” in Nature Medicine.



Dr. Chris Longenecker, associate professor (Cardiology) is co-author of “Chronotropic Incompetence among People with HIV Improves with Exercise Training in the Exercise for Healthy Aging Study<https://bit.ly/3WYj1XT>” in the Journal of Infectious Diseases.



Dr. Bruce Psaty, professor (General Internal Medicine) is co-author of “A plasma protein-based risk score to predict hip fractures<https://go.nature.com/3yIwdpL>” in Nature Aging.







In the news

Dr. Bradley Anawalt, professor (General Internal Medicine) is quoted in “Low Testosterone Associated With Elevated Death Risk<https://bit.ly/450W48r>” in Cardiology Advisor.



Dr. Helen Chu, professor (Allergy and Infectious Diseases) is quoted in “Limited testing of raw milk for bird flu leaves safety questions unanswered<https://n.pr/4bA9gTX>” from NPR.



Dr. Katherine Tuttle, clinical professor (Nephrology) is quoted in “Ozempic Cuts Risk of Chronic Kidney Disease Complications, Study Finds<https://nyti.ms/3R5Grqy>” in the New York Times.





Events of Interest

Dr. Shiv Bhandari, chief medical resident, will present “Restarting the Heart: Discoveries in Cardiac Tissue Engineering and Out-of-Hospital Cardiac Arrest” at Medicine Grand Rounds on Friday, June 7, 12-1pm, via zoom<https://washington.zoom.us/j/812197730>. The Evans Awards will also be presented.





Weekly Calendar, June 3-7, 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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