[domweek] DOM Week, May 19-23, 2025

[Department of Medicine weekly newsletter via domweek]

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DOM Week
May 16, 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>)



Awards
Brava! Women of Excellence Award
[Nora Disis]Dr. Mary (Nora) Disis, professor (Hematology and Oncology) is a recipient of the 2025 Brava! Award from the Women’s University Club of Seattle. The Brava! Awards honor Women of Excellence in Washington state who have made an impact by their service to others. University president Ana Marie Cauce was also honored.

Learn more from the Cancer Vaccine Institute website<https://bit.ly/4knJZRf>.

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Excellence in Mentoring Award
[Jeffrey Duchin]Dr. Jeffrey Duchin, professor emeritus (Allergy and Infectious Diseases) is the 2025 recipient of the Steven B. Thacker Excellence in Mentoring Award from the CDC Epidemic Intelligence Service (EIS) program, their highest recognition for excellence in mentorship. Established in 2013, this award recognizes an individual who inspires the EIS community and exhibits unwavering commitment to the EIS Program, officers, and alumni through demonstrated excellence in applied epidemiology training, mentoring, and building public health capacity.


Faculty news
Why our residents and fellows stay and lead
Over the last 10 years, more than 800 UW Medicine residents and fellows have stayed on as faculty, with many now serving as our clinical and educational leaders. [Nick Meo, Anneliese Schleyer, Bessie Young] Three DOM faculty members are featured in a recent Vitals article<https://bit.ly/4jVknem> asking them why they chose to say: Drs. Nick Meo, assistant professor (General Internal Medicine) and associate medical director, quality and patient safety, Harborview Medical Center; Anneliese Schleyer, professor (General Internal Medicine) and chief medical officer, UW Medicine; and Bessie Young, professor (Nephrology), vice dean for equity, diversity, and inclusion and medical director, Office of Healthcare Equity.

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The science of palliative care in the ICU
[Ann Jennerich]Dr. Ann Jennerich, associate professor (Pulmonary, Critical Care and Sleep Medicine) was invited to give the keynote presentation, “The Science of Palliative Care in the ICU: High Hopes, Mixed Results” at the Our Lady of the Lake Health and LSU School of Medicine-Baton Rouge Quality + Research Day, offering a critical, evidence-based perspective on advancements and future directions in ICU palliative care.

Research news
Can the brain be targeted to treat type 2 diabetes?
[Michael Schwartz]Successfully treating type 2 diabetes may involve focusing on brain neurons, rather than simply concentrating on obesity or insulin resistance, according to a study<https://bit.ly/42ZeJlE> published this week in the Journal of Clinical Investigation.

For several years, researchers have known that hyperactivity of a subset of neurons located in the hypothalamus, called AgRP neurons, is common in mice with diabetes.
“These neurons are playing an outsized role in hyperglycemia and type 2 diabetes,” said UW Medicine endocrinologist Dr. Michael Schwartz, professor (Metabolism, Endocrinology and Nutrition) and corresponding author of the paper.

To determine if these neurons contribute to elevated blood sugar in diabetic mice, researchers employed a widely used viral genetics approach to make AgRP neurons express tetanus toxin, which prevents the neurons from communicating with other neurons. Unexpectedly, this intervention normalized high blood sugar for months, despite having no effect on body weight or food consumption. 

Read the full story from UW Medicine Newsroom<https://bit.ly/43k3CCP>.

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Early Career Investigator Award
[Tia Babu]Dr. Tara (Tia) Babu, assistant professor (Allergy and Infectious Diseases) is the 2025 recipient of the Early Career Investigator Award from the Infectious Diseases Clinical Research Consortium (IDCRC). This award is given to a recent graduate or current participant of the IDCRC Mentoring Program who has made exceptional research contributions to the missions of the Vaccine and Treatment Evaluation Unit (VTEU) and IDCRC.


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Global Innovation Fund Awards
[A close-up of a globe  AI-generated content may be incorrect.]The UW Office of Global Affairs<https://bit.ly/44HM7i6> has awarded $363,300 to 40 outstanding projects sparking transformative global collaborations and advancing interdisciplinarity across the University of Washington. Congratulations to the following from DOM who received awards:

Drs. Daniel Olivieri, R3, and Manoj Menon, associate professor (Hematology and Oncology) for “Analyzing cancer care navigation and cancer outcomes in rural Guatemala.”

Dr. Susan Wong, associate professor (Nephrology) for “Building robust models of conservative kidney management.”

Dr. Carey Farquhar, professor (Allergy and Infectious Diseases) for “Safer Anesthesia from Education in Kenya: UW-Global Anesthesia Initiative and a Multi-Collaboration Approach.”

Learn more on our news site<https://bit.ly/4klPXlt>.


Education news
Call for nominations: Excellence in Palliative Care Education Awards
The Cambia Palliative Care Center of Excellence<https://bit.ly/42TOhtx> (CPCCE) awards were created to recognize outstanding teaching related to serious illness care, both by palliative care specialists and by the many generalist clinicians who provide and teach excellent primary palliative care across the WWAMI region.

CPCCE is seeking nominations for the following: Award for Outstanding Teaching as a Fellow, Award for Outstanding Educator, and Award for Outstanding Primary Palliative Care Education. For award criteria and to submit a nomination, please review and complete the nomination form<https://bit.ly/43qVr8M> by May 23. Please direct any questions to pallcntr at uw.edu<mailto:pallcntr at uw.edu?subject=Education%20Award>.

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Clinical Teaching Certificate Programs
Registration is now open for the CLIME Clinical Teaching and Advanced Clinical Teaching Certificates, designed to help teachers maximize learning in the clinical environment. For more information and to register, please visit the CLIME website<https://bit.ly/3eIIdxy>.

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Research Fellows Orientation Course
Registration is now open for the annual Department of Medicine Workshop: “Surviving and Thriving During the Research Years<https://bit.ly/3S3jx3D>” on Aug. 6 at South Lake Union. This one-day in-person workshop provides practical guidance on career development, mentorship, manuscript writing and funding strategies (including a live mock study section) led by experts across the Department of Medicine.

Designed for physician and PhD research trainees and early-stage faculty spanning from those who are just starting in research to those preparing to submit a career development award, this workshop is also great networking opportunity to meet other early career and senior researchers. There is no charge to attend this course and breakfast and lunch are provided. Please register for this course<https://bit.ly/4j5ELsa>.


Clinical news
Stewardship Strong Practice winner
[Luis Tulloch-Palomino]The Stewardship Strong Practice competition is an initiative within the Veterans Health Administration (VHA) that recognizes and celebrates exceptional practices and initiatives that promote stewardship within the organization. Congratulations to Dr. Luis Tulloch-Palomino, assistant professor (Allergy and Infectious Diseases) who is a 2025 recipient for “Effect of intravenous push antibiotics on timing, safety, and sepsis management in the Emergency Department.”



Recent publications
Dr. Danai Dima, assistant professor (Hematology and Oncology) is co-lead author of “Outcomes of elderly patients with relapsed refractory multiple myeloma (RRMM) treated with teclistamab: a multicenter study from the U.S. Multiple Myeloma Immunotherapy Consortium<https://go.nature.com/431DEVC>” in Blood Cancer Journal. DOM co-authors are Rahul Banerjee, Andrew Portuguese, and Andrew Cowan.

Dr. Emily Ford, assistant professor (Allergy and Infectious Diseases) is co-author of “Epidemiology of Healthcare Facility-Associated Nontuberculous Mycobacteria From 2012 Through 2020 in a 10-Hospital Network in the United States<https://bit.ly/3GUQVXw>” in Clinical Infectious Diseases.

Dr. Philip Greenberg, professor (Hematology and Oncology) is co-author of “Pancreatic cancer-restricted cryptic antigens are targets for T cell recognition<https://bit.ly/44G5jge>” in Science.

Dr. Geoffrey Hill, professor (Hematology and Oncology) is senior author of “Defining pathogenic IL-17 and CSF-1 gene expression signatures in chronic graft-versus-host disease<https://bit.ly/43hyTX0>” in Blood. DOM co-author is Stephanie Lee.

Dr. Sara Hurvitz, professor and head (Hematology and Oncology) is senior author of “Zanidatamab plus palbociclib and fulvestrant in previously treated patients with hormone receptor-positive, HER2-positive metastatic breast cancer: primary results from a two-part, multicentre, single-arm, phase 2a study<https://bit.ly/4keVMkA>” in Lancet Oncology. DOM co-author is Hannah Linden.

Dr. Elizabeth Krakow, associate professor (Hematology and Oncology) is lead author of “A clinical solution for tracking clonal evolution of acute myeloid leukemia after allogeneic transplantation using bulk next generation sequencing<https://go.nature.com/45divct>” in Bone Marrow Transplantation. DOM co-authors are Jerald Radich and Brenda Sandmaier.

Dr. John Lynch, professor (Allergy and Infectious Diseases) is co-author of “‘I Didn't Know Him Before the Pandemic… Now He's on My Speed Dial’: Strengthening Collaboration Between Infectious Diseases Physicians and State and Local Public Health for Future Public Health Emergencies<https://bit.ly/431tB2Q>” in Clinical Infectious Diseases.

Drs. Janine Maenza, clinical professor Adrienne Shapiro, assistant professor, and M. Juliana McElrath, professor (Allergy and Infectious Diseases) are co-authors of “Vaccination with mRNA-encoded nanoparticles drives early maturation of HIV bnAb precursors in humans<https://bit.ly/44DHe9L>” in Science.

Dr. Robert Montgomery, professor (Hematology and Oncology) is senior author of “Treatment Patterns and Survival Among Veterans With De Novo Metastatic Hormone-Sensitive Prostate Cancer<https://bit.ly/3FbgrHm>” in JAMA Network Open.

Dr. Ann O’Hare, professor (Nephrology) is lead author of “Variability in Estimated GFR: When the Signal Is the Noise<https://bit.ly/4djzVpZ>” in the American Journal of Kidney Diseases.

Dr. Daniel Olivieri, R3, is lead author and Dr. Roland Walter, professor (Hematology and Oncology) is senior author of “Biobanking and consent to future biospecimen use among adults enrolled in SWOG trials from 2000 to 2024<https://go.nature.com/43cGEgE>” in Blood Cancer Journal. DOM co-author is Jerald Radich.

Drs. Elizabeth Schackmann, assistant professor, and Tyler Albert, associate professor (General Internal Medicine) are co-authors of “Prolonged Hospitalization and Adverse Events in Veterans Awaiting Guardianship: A Retrospective Cohort Analysis<https://bit.ly/4mokl0y>” in the Journal of General Internal Medicine.

Dr. Mazyar Shadman, associate professor (Hematology and Oncology) is lead author of “Zanubrutinib is well tolerated and effective in CLL/SLL patients intolerant of ibrutinib/acalabrutinib: Updated results<https://bit.ly/3Sw4dfp>” in Blood Advances.



In the news
Dr. Heidi Crane, professor (Allergy and Infectious Diseases) is quoted in “Semaglutide may slow ageing, improve cognition and curb alcohol use<https://bit.ly/4knnR9r>” from Aidsmap.

Dr. Tim Dellit, professor (Allergy and Infectious Diseases), dean of the School of Medicine, CEO of UW Medicine and EVP for medical affairs, is quoted in “As Trump attacks science, WA’s $41B biotech sector caught in crossfire<https://bit.ly/3ZlHoPn>” in the Seattle Times.

Dr. Jeff Redinger, assistant professor (General Internal Medicine) is quoted in “Third-Year Dos and Don’ts List: Your First Rounds<https://wb.md/43hHMQh>” in Medscape Medical News.

Dr. Alex Steinberg, assistant professor of clinical practice (Pulmonary, Critical Care and Sleep Medicine) is quoted in “Smoking Doesn't Explain Increased COPD Risk For Women<https://bit.ly/44z622A>” in Health Day.

Dr. Eugene Yang, professor of clinical practice (Cardiology) is quoted in “Your phone, smartwatch or temporary tattoo may not be accurately reading your blood pressure, UW study says<https://bit.ly/4k0Lt43>” in the Tacoma News Tribune.


Weekly Calendar, May 19-23, 2025
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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