[domweek] DOM Week, May 26-30, 2025

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DOM Week
May 23, 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
Richard M. Tucker WWAMI Excellence in Teaching Awards
[cid:image002.png at 01DBCBFB.C53B4FB0]Since 1998, the Department of Medicine has selected physicians to receive the WWAMI Excellence in Teaching Award, from nominations submitted by students, residents and faculty in Washington, Wyoming, Alaska, Montana, and Idaho. In 2009 the award was renamed to honor the late Dr. Richard Tucker, who was the Wenatchee site coordinator and served as an infectious disease specialist and director for quality and education at the Wenatchee Valley Medical Center.

The department is pleased to announce the 2025 recipients of the Richard M. Tucker WWAMI Excellence in Teaching Awards, recognizing true enthusiasm and dedication in providing outstanding teaching and service to medical students.

2025 recipients:


  *   Tyler Birch (Idaho)
  *   Nate Cook (Montana)
  *   Melissa (Moe) Hagman (Idaho)
  *   Hannah Hall (Wyoming)
  *   Kristin Mitchell (Alaska)
  *   Dan Mitchell (Montana)
  *   Michele O’Fallon (Alaska)
  *   Olivia Roehling (Idaho)
  *   Judith Son (Washington)
  *   Michael Stewart (Spokane)

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David R. Calkins Award in Health Policy Advocacy
[Anders Chen]Congratulations to Dr. Anders Chen, associate professor (General Internal Medicine) who is the 2025 recipient of the David R. Calkins Award in Health Policy Advocacy from the Society of General Internal Medicine. This award recognizes an SGIM individual who has devoted many years of continued commitment to health policy advocacy.

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Petros Grivas receives Young Investigator Award
[A person wearing glasses and a suit  AI-generated content may be incorrect.]Congratulations to Dr. Petros Grivas, professor (Hematology and Oncology) who has received the Young Investigator Award from the ECOG-ACRIN Cancer Research Group.

This award is given annually by the ECOG-ACRIN to one outstanding researcher in recognition of extraordinary scientific achievements during the early years of their career (under the age of 46). Grivas serves as the ECOG-ACRIN Genitourinary (GU) Cancers Committee co-chair and has recently joined the National Cancer Institute GU Steering Committee.


DEIB news
2025 Pride Events
[cid:image008.jpg at 01DBCBFB.C53B4FB0]Run and Walk with Pride<https://bit.ly/43xoLto> (RWWP) is on June 1 at Seward Park. Since its beginning in 1983, the mission of RWWP has been to provide an event in which LGBTQIA+ athletes could compete, while also serving as a fundraiser for local LGBTQIA+ non-profit organizations.

Kick off the month by attending a flag-raising ceremony<https://bit.ly/4j8J6uz> at UW Medicine hospital campuses: UW Medical Center—Montlake, UW Medical Center—Northwest and Harborview Medical Center. June 2, 12pm.

Seattle Pride in the Park<https://bit.ly/3ScoCpO>, will kick off Seattle’s Pride Month celebration on Saturday, June 7 at Volunteer Park on Capitol Hill.

The UW Medicine office of Healthcare Equity is proud to be a Gender Justice sponsor of Trans Pride Seattle<https://bit.ly/4bwpcH2> this year. This is an annual event organized by Gender Justice League in collaboration with hundreds of local organizers, volunteers, and groups who support the Seattle-area Two-Spirit, Trans & Gender Diverse (2STGD) community. June 27, Volunteer Park. If you are interested in volunteering at the table, please sign up<https://bit.ly/45gkcpx>!

UW Medicine employees are invited to march at the Seattle Pride Parade<https://bit.ly/43sWrYV> on June 29. Please sign up<https://bit.ly/43thwCE> now on a first-come, first-served basis. Team members will receive a UW Medicine Pride T-shirt (while supplies last).


Education news
2025-26 CLIME Teaching Scholars
Congratulations to the following DOM members who have been accepted into the CLIME Teaching Scholars program, a 10-month professional development program for educators in the health professions who have a passion for teaching and desire to become academic leaders.


  *   Anita Chopra, clinical assistant professor (General Internal Medicine)
  *   Matt Haley, fellow (Pulmonary, Critical Care and Sleep Medicine)
  *   Gina Kang, clinical assistant professor (Gerontology and Geriatric Medicine)
  *   Amy Thomas, clinical instructor (Gerontology and Geriatric Medicine)

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[Taylor Coston]Dr. Taylor Coston, fellow (Pulmonary, Critical Care and Sleep Medicine) has received the 2025 Northrop-Park Fellowship Award from the Firland Foundation. Named in honor of Drs. Cedric Northrop and David R. Park III for their leadership in the medical care of patients with tuberculosis (TB), this fellowship provides an opportunity to develop independent faculty-level tuberculosis research funding.


Research news
Gene therapy delivery system successfully targets CD90+ hematopoietic stem cells in vivo
[Hans-Peter Kiem]Researchers in the lab of Dr. Hans-Peter Kiem, professor (Hematology and Oncology) have devised a method that could one day treat genetic hematologic disorders by correcting how the body makes blood cells.

Kiem is a world-renowned researcher in gene therapy and stem-cell engineering, deputy director of the Fred Hutch Translational Science and Therapeutics Division and holds the Stephanus Family Endowed Chair for Cell and Gene Therapy.

He recently sat down with Hutch News<https://bit.ly/4k3PWTk> to explain the significance of the targeted MVP study and to highlight some of the other work presented by members of his lab at the 2025 American Society of Gene and Cell Therapy (ASGCT) meeting and provide his insights on the potential of gene therapy in treating conditions from sickle cell disease to Alzheimer’s.

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New hope for people with colorectal cancer that has spread to the liver
[Dr. Rachael A. Safyan  MD]When physicians prescribe systemic chemotherapy, they need to strike a careful balance: the dose needs be strong enough to kill cancer cells throughout the body but not so strong that it harms healthy tissue and causes severe side effects.

Hepatic artery infusion (HAI) therapy offers a new approach for people whose colorectal cancer has spread to the liver. It allows physicians to deliver chemotherapy directly to the liver at doses up to 400 times higher than standard systemic chemotherapy with fewer side effects. Fred Hutch Cancer Center is the only place in Washington state and one of only two in the Pacific Northwest to offer HAI therapy.

“This treatment is highly effective for a patient whose colorectal cancer has spread to the liver but nowhere else,” said Dr. Rachael Safyan, assistant professor (Hematology and Oncology) and medical director of the Fred Hutch/UW Medicine HAI Pump Program. "It’s been shown to improve the chances of resection of colorectal liver metastases and improve survival. We’re thrilled to be able to offer it to our patients.”

Read the full story in Hutch News<https://bit.ly/4ji0fCo>.

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[Tijana Milinic]Dr. Tijana Milinic, acting instructor (Pulmonary, Critical Care and Sleep Medicine) is a 2025 recipient of the Harry Shwachman Cystic Fibrosis Clinical Investigator Award from the Cystic Fibrosis Foundation (CFF). This award is designed to support promising, clinically trained physicians dedicated to cystic fibrosis research, helping them transition from postdoctoral training to independent careers as biomedical researchers in academic medicine.


Recent publications
Jennifer Brody, research scientist (General Internal Medicine), Drs. Nona Sotoodehnia, professor (Cardiology), James Floyd, professor, and Bruce Psaty, professor (General Internal Medicine) are co-authors of “Epigenome-wide DNA methylation association study of CHIP provides insight into perturbed gene regulation<https://go.nature.com/3YYYJxD>” in Nature Communications.

Ryan Choi, research scientist, Matthew Hulverson, research scientist, Dr. Kayode Ojo, research professor and Dr. Wesley Van Voorhis, professor (Allergy and Infectious Diseases) are co-authors of “Bumped Kinase Inhibitors Inhibit both Toxoplasma gondii MAPKL1 and CDPK1<https://bit.ly/4mMXmfR>” in ACS Infectious Diseases.

Dr. Kristina Crothers, professor (Pulmonary, Critical Care and Sleep Medicine) is co-author of “Veterans' Experiences with COVID-19 and How Providers Can Shape Care and Perception with Empathy<https://bit.ly/4mtPuzA>” in the Journal of General Internal Medicine.

Dr. Jan Hirschmann, professor emeritus (General Internal Medicine) wrote the lead article “Samual Johnson’s Medical Ailments” published in the latest edition of The Age of Johnson<https://bit.ly/4mwj5bJ>, a scholarly annual devoted to the study of English literature from 1730-1810.

Dr. Jocelyn James, associate professor, is lead author and Dr. Jared Klein, associate professor (General Internal Medicine) is senior author of “’The Stars Haven't Aligned’: A Mixed-methods Study of Medical Students' Experience With Buprenorphine Training and Subsequent Prescribing During Internship<https://bit.ly/4k4NiNb>” in the Journal of Addiction Medicine. DOM co-authors are James Darnton and Judith Tsui.

Dr. Ashok Reddy, associate professor (General Internal Medicine) is senior author of “Early Implementation of a Regional Telehealth Contingency Staffing Program and Primary Care Quality in the Veterans Health Administration: Evidence from the Clinical Resource Hub program<https://bit.ly/4jjpfZZ>” in the Journal of General Internal Medicine. DOM co-author is Karin Nelson.


In the news
Dr. Helen Chu, professor (Allergy and Infectious Diseases) is quoted in “WA vaccine scientists push back against FDA changes around COVID shots<https://bit.ly/3FmC33C>” in the Seattle Times.

Dr. Larry Corey, professor (Allergy and Infectious Diseases) wrote the op-ed “NIH funding drives the health of WA economy and its residents<https://bit.ly/3YWwKyv>” in the Seattle Times.

Dr. Shireesha Dhanireddy, professor (Allergy and Infectious Diseases) is quoted in “FDA limits future COVID-19 vaccine access to older adults and high-risk individuals<https://bit.ly/44LNsEB>” from KOMO News.

Dr. Peter Nelson, professor (Hematology and Oncology) is quoted in “How Do Doctors Treat ‘Aggressive’ Prostate Cancer like Joe Biden’s?<https://bit.ly/3F6B5IR>” in Scientific America.

Dr. Michael Schwartz, professor (Metabolism, Endocrinology and Nutrition) is quoted in “Targeting the brain: A new frontier in treating type 2 diabetes<https://bit.ly/4mAmxlC>” in Science Magazine.

Dr. Eugene Yang, clinical professor (Cardiology) is quoted in “Your phone or watch may not be accurately reading your blood pressure<https://bit.ly/44RiHOt>” from the Spokesman-Review.

Dr. Evan Yu, professor (Hematology and Oncology) is quoted in “Fred Hutch physicians stress hope after Biden's prostate cancer prognosis<https://bit.ly/4mpJgkc>” from KING 5 News.


Weekly Calendar, May 26-30, 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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