[domweek] DOM Week, February 10-14, 2025

[Department of Medicine weekly newsletter via domweek]

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DOM Week
February 7, 2025
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
Barbara Jung Gender Equity Champion Awards
[A close-up of two people  Description automatically generated]Congratulations to the inaugural recipients of the Barbara Jung Gender Equity Champion Awards: Dr. Alison Bays, assistant professor (Rheumatology) and Dr. Pavan Bhatraju, associate professor (Pulmonary, Critical Care and Sleep Medicine). Dr. Jung presented the awards at Medicine Grand Rounds today.

These awards recognize and celebrate individuals who are dedicated to supporting the success of women and gender minorities.

Learn more about the recipients on our news site<https://bit.ly/3EqzYmE>.

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David B. Thorud Leadership Award nomination
[A close-up of a person smiling  Description automatically generated]Congratulations to Dr. Rachel Issaka, associate professor (Gastroenterology), who has been nominated for the 2025 David B. Thorud Leadership Award. Recognizing outstanding leadership since 2006, the Thorud Leadership Award is the highest leadership honor at the University of Washington.


DEIB news
2024 Annual Report
We are proud to share our first Diversity, Equity, Inclusion and Belong annual report<https://drive.google.com/file/d/19scb983FVPgLZ84Lut9jTSopIE59_le-/view?usp=sharinghttps://drive.google.com/file/d/19scb983FVPgLZ84Lut9jTSopIE59_le-/view?usp=sharinghttps://drive.google.com/file/d/19scb983FVPgLZ84Lut9jTSopIE59_le-/view?usp=sharing>.
This report provides a platform to showcase the many DEIB efforts led by DOM members. If you have any questions, concerns, or suggestions for content to include in our next report, please reach out to our DEIB team<mailto:domdei at medicine.washington.edu>.


Staff news
BIPOC Staff Mentorship Program
Applications are currently being accepted for the UW BIPOC Staff Mentorship Program. All professional staff are eligible to join this program, introduced in 2024 by the UW Professional Staff Organization (PSO). The program is currently accepting applications until March 3. The program will begin in June. For more information and to apply, please visit the PSO website<https://bit.ly/4aLkF41>.


Faculty news
[A person smiling at the camera  Description automatically generated]Dr. Lucas Donovan, associate professor (Pulmonary, Critical Care and Sleep Medicine) has been selected as an associate director for the HSR&D Center of Innovation (COIN) for Veteran-Centered and Value-Driven Care at the VA Puget Sound Health Care System. He will be joining Laura Feemster in this role.



Research news
Excellence in Research Award
[A close-up of a person smiling  Description automatically generated]Dr. Reena Mehra, professor and head (Pulmonary, Critical Care and Sleep Medicine) has been selected by the American Academy of Sleep Medicine (AASM) to receive the 2025 Excellence in Research Award, recognizing members of the sleep field who have displayed exceptional initiative and progress in the areas of academic research, dissemination of knowledge, and mentoring the next generation of physicians and scientists.

This award is the highest honor for research from AASM and embodies the pursuit of knowledge and an unceasing quest to disseminate truth in the areas of basic, translational, and clinical research.

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UW No. 7 in the world powering global innovation
The University of Washington is No. 7 in the world on a list of the top universities in the world powering global innovation, according to the Institute for Scientific Information at Clarivate<https://bit.ly/3EmUDYE>. We placed second among U.S. public institutions. To conduct the study, Clarivate analyzed the role of research in shaping global industrial innovation and societal impact, using data and expert insights derived from academic research and patent citations.


Recent publications
Dr. Jason Goldman, clinical assistant professor (Allergy and Infectious Diseases), is co-author of "Magnitude and dynamics of the T-cell response to SARS-CoV-2 infection at both individual and population levels<https://bit.ly/42AhvxU>" in Frontiers Immunology.

Drs. Philip Greenberg, professor (Hematology and Oncology), Helen Chu, professor, and Jason Goldman, clinical assistant professor (Allergy and Infectious Diseases) are co-authors of "APMAT analysis reveals the association between CD8 T cell receptors, cognate antigen, and T cell phenotype and persistence<https://go.nature.com/4hJN3Wn>" in Nature Communications.

Dr. Natasha Hunter, assistant professor, is lead author and Dr. Sara Hurvitz, professor and head (Hematology and Oncology) is senior author of "Where Did the Passion Go? -Rethinking Adjuvant Immune Therapy for Triple-Negative Breast Cancer<https://bit.ly/4gDbqnS>" in JAMA.

Dr. George Ioannou, professor (Gastroenterology) is lead author of "Effectiveness of the 2023-to-2024 XBB.1.5 COVID-19 Vaccines Over Long-Term Follow-up: A Target Trial Emulation<https://bit.ly/42MrMHg>" in the Annals of Internal Medicine. DOM co-authors are Edward Boyko and Ann O'Hare.

Dr. Helen Jack, assistant professor (General Internal Medicine) is lead author of "Association between change in alcohol use reported during routine healthcare screening and change in subsequent hospitalization: A retrospective cohort study<https://bit.ly/3WIT6Ta>" in Addiction. DOM co-authors are Douglas Berger and Katharine Bradley.

Dr. Leah Marcotte, assistant professor (General Internal Medicine) is lead author and Dr. Rachel Issaka, associate professor (Gastroenterology) is senior author of "A Pilot Analysis of Patient Portal Use and Breast Cancer Screening Among Black Patients in a Large Academic Health System<https://bit.ly/4jMr8Q4>" in AJPM Focus. Dr. Marcotte is also senior author of "An analysis of multilevel factor contributions to breast cancer screening inequities in an academic health system<https://bit.ly/40YZYhD>" in Cancer. DOM co-authors are Ashok Reddy and Karin Nelson.

Dr. Mazyar Shadman, associate professor (Hematology and Oncology) is senior author of "Acquired mutations in patients with relapsed/refractory CLL who progressed in the ALPINE study<https://bit.ly/4jK3zav>" in Blood Advances.

Dr. Katherine Tuttle, clinical professor (Nephrology) is co-author of "Long-COVID incidence proportion in adults and children between 2020 and 2024<https://bit.ly/4hGcwk5>" in Clinical Infectious Diseases.


In the news
Dr. Joel Kaufman, professor (General Internal Medicine) is quoted in "RFK Jr.'s insistence that the government ignores chronic disease is misguided<https://nbcnews.to/3CzDYR8>" from NBC News.

Dr. Timothy Menza, associate professor (Allergy and Infectious Diseases) is quoted in "C.D.C. Site Restores Some Purged Files After 'Gender Ideology' Ban Outcry<https://nyti.ms/3Em3YA2>" in the New York Times.

Dr. Andrew Stergachis, associate professor (Medical Genetics) is quoted in "Long Read-Based Fiber-seq Chromatin Accessibility Method Draws Academic, Commercial Interest<https://bit.ly/4hqRrtH>" in Genome Web.




Weekly Calendar, February 10-14, 2025
Our events calendar is posted on our website<https://medicine.uw.edu/news/trumba-calendar>.




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