[domweek] DOM Week, May 12-16, 2025

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DOM Week
May 9, 2025
News, information, and events of interest from the Department of Medicine

(if you have items for DOM Week, please email amyf at uw.edu<mailto:amyf at uw.edu>)



Faculty news
Mentorship best practices
Our Professional Development Strategic Plan Workgroup has complied a manual of best practices for establishing strong mentor-mentee relationships and guiding interactions to achieve mutual goals.

Contents include descriptions of effective mentors, guidelines for fostering productive mentor-mentee relationships, FAQs and helpful do's and don'ts for mentors and mentees.

View the best practices on our intranet<https://bit.ly/3GIYaSc>.

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Call for Applications: December 2025 AAMC Mid-Career Women Faculty Leadership Seminar
The UW School of Medicine Women in Medicine & Science Committee<bit.ly/3aHoGbp> is proud to sponsor up to 2 UW School of Medicine faculty to attend the AAMC Mid-Career Women Faculty Leadership Development Seminar<https://bit.ly/438ccnN> scheduled for three days in early December 2025 with specific dates and location pending. This program is designed to provide leadership training to women in academic medicine and sciences with a focus on career development, self-advocacy, and networking.

To apply, please send your curriculum vitae and a 1-2 page statement on how attendance will help you grow as a leader and how you will bring these skills back to the School of Medicine. Documents should be submitted in a single PDF to Kat McGhee Drummond at kmcghee at uw.edu<mailto:kmcghee at uw.edu?subject=December%202025%20AAMC%20Mid%20Career%20Women%20Faculty%20Leadership%20Seminar%20Application> by Monday, May 26.


Research news
Mutational scanning method advances genetic understanding of Hemophilia B
[Jill Johnsen]According to the World Federation of Hemophilia, Hemophilia B affects nearly 40,000 people worldwide. This condition is a monogenetic disorder, meaning it is caused by a single gene-the Factor 9 gene-which is responsible for producing the protein needed to properly clot blood. For decades, physicians and researchers have been trying to answer the question, "What are the DNA changes in the gene that cause Hemophilia B?"

Dr. Jill Johnsen, professor (Hematology and Oncology) is one of those physicians.
"Answering that question has been really hard technically," she said. "How are we going to interrogate this gene for all the different ways DNA changes might change the protein?"

To help answer these questions, Johnsen and colleagues at the Brotman Bay Institute (BBI) created the first mutational scanning method aimed at secreted human proteins: MultiSTEP. This method allows researchers to examine the protein outside the cell that made it. "We will be able to tell - with confidence - if this protein is directly related to the DNA change in that cell," Johnsen said. "This has never been done before to be able to test a lot of changes at once. This is the innovative part."

Read the full story from BBI<https://bit.ly/42WfPgN>.


Recent publications
Dr. Petter Bjornstad, professor (Metabolism, Endocrinology and Nutrition) is co-author of "Genome-Wide Association Study of Quantitative Kidney Function in 52,531 Individuals with Diabetes Identifies Five Diabetes-Specific Loci<https://bit.ly/44t9bkz>" in the Journal of the American Society of Nephrology.

Dr. Michael Enich, R1, is lead author of "Physician Perspectives on Z Codes for Social Determinants of Health Screening<https://bit.ly/436sNZs>" in the Journal of General Internal Medicine.

Dr. Laura Evans, professor (Pulmonary, Critical Care and Sleep Medicine) is co-author of "Formative Evaluation to Inform Implementation of Sepsis Bundles in Emergency Departments<https://bit.ly/3SxI9kx>" in the Annals of Emergency Medicine.

Dr. Jill Johnsen, professor (Hematology and Oncology) is co-author of "Genome-wide Meta-Analysis of Heavy Menstrual Bleeding Reveals 36 Risk Loci<https://bit.ly/43874Ai>" in Blood.

Dr. Jared Klein, associate professor, is lead author and Dr. Amy Kennedy, assistant professor (General Internal Medicine) is senior author of "Don't Induct, Just Start Buprenorphine for Opioid Use Disorder<https://bit.ly/3RTOIxG>" in the Journal of General Internal Medicine. DOM co-author is Sarah Leyde.

Dr. Sylvia LaCourse, associate professor (Allergy and Infectious Diseases) is co-author of "The Impact of Pregnancy on Tuberculosis Treatment Outcomes: An Analysis of Brazilian National Surveillance Data 2016-2022<https://bit.ly/4d7U3Lz>" in Clinical Infectious Diseases.

Dr. Adelaide McClintock, associate professor (General Internal Medicine) is co-author of "The Primary Care Exception Rule in Internal Medicine Residency Clinic: Benefits, Disadvantages, Best Practices, and Recommendations for Reform<https://bit.ly/4g1clPk>" in the Journal of General Internal Medicine.

Dr. Kayode Ojo, research professor, Lyssa Weible, laboratory manager and Matthew Hulverson, research scientist (Allergy and Infectious Diseases) are co-authors of "Versatile Imidazole Scaffold with Potent Activity against Multiple Apicomplexan Parasites<https://bit.ly/4iWaxrt>" in ACS Infectious Diseases.

Dr. Ashok Reddy, associate professor (General Internal Medicine) is lead author of "Impact of Home Telehealth Expansion on High-Cost Utilization Among Veterans Health Administration Patients with Diabetes<https://bit.ly/4feKdaV>" in the Journal of General Internal Medicine. DOM co-author is Karin Nelson.


In the news
Dr. Nazem Akoum, professor (Cardiology) is quoted in "New pacemaker smaller than a grain of rice<https://bit.ly/4d6Yia6>" from Medscape.

Dr. Stacey Cohen, associate professor (Hematology and Oncology) is quoted in "Immunotherapy helps certain cancer patients avoid surgery: 'We hope this is the future'<https://bit.ly/4j7qPOx>" from CNN Health.

Dr. Mary-Claire King, professor (Medical Genetics) is quoted in "The Trump administration is withholding funding for trailblazing breast cancer researcher with UW<https://bit.ly/3Z2cECW>" from KING 5 News.

Dr. Anna Wald, professor and head (Allergy and Infectious Diseases) is quoted in "Best, brightest young scientists look beyond U.S. as cuts hit home<https://bit.ly/42UYRRe>" from NBC News.

Drs. Eugene Yang, professor of clinical practice (Cardiology) and James Floyd, professor (General Internal Medicine) are quoted in "Peeling Back the Layers: Understanding CV Health in Asian American Communities<https://bit.ly/3EFUArz>" in Cardiology Magazine.


Events of interest
Women Faculty Day
The theme for Women Faculty Day this year is "Advocacy, Allyship, & Action: Building a Future for Women in Medicine & Science" and will feature UW Provost Dr. Tricia Serio as the Keynote Speaker. May 13, 9am-3:30pm, UW Center for Urban Horticulture Center. Please register for this event<https://bit.ly/3Dr2vs7>.

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Medicine Grand Rounds
Dr. Tomas Mustelin, professor and head (Rheumatology) will present "Rheuminations" at Medicine Grand Rounds on Friday, May 16, 12-1pm, via zoom<https://urldefense.com/v3/__https:/washington.zoom.us/j/812197730__;!!K-Hz7m0Vt54!mfSLsaD32gakzKnheENjbg7hX9MLlkkhOYFizFnPBO7Q0BRrWMIaCDmfCvoWiQ77QOYdmv8nn7qC0327eAQ5mw$>.
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Weekly Calendar, May 12-16, 2025
Our events calendar is posted on our website<https://medicine.uw.edu/news/trumba-calendar>.


Coming up
Microbial Interactions & Microbiome Center Spring Symposium
The UW Microbial Interactions & Microbiome Center is hosting a morning of science presentations and discussion focused on microbial communities and their critical interactions with each other, human health, and the environment on May 20, 9am-12pm at South Campus Center. Individuals from all career stages are welcome, please register for this event<https://bit.ly/4d3jVrW>.

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


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