From domweek at u.washington.edu Fri Oct 3 16:39:55 2025 From: domweek at u.washington.edu (Department of Medicine weekly newsletter via domweek) Date: Fri Oct 3 16:40:06 2025 Subject: [domweek] DOM Week, October 6-10, 2025 Message-ID: [cid:image001.jpg@01DC3484.55562A70] DOM Week October 3, 2025 News, information, and events of interest from the Department of Medicine (if you have items for DOM Week, please email amyf@uw.edu) Awards Call for nominations: 2026 Awards of Excellence [A close up of a UW medal]For more than five decades, the UW Awards of Excellence have honored faculty, staff, students and alumni whose accomplishments are an outstanding reflection of our University?s core values and mission of public service. These exceptional individuals enrich and diversify our community through their innovation, collaboration, dedication and passion for creating positive impact. Please consider nominating a colleague for one of these awards. Nominations are currently open for all Awards of Excellence. ________________________________ William J. Bremner Endowed Mentorship Awards Nominations are currently open for the William J. Bremner Endowed Mentorship Awards, to honor faculty members for their contribution to the scientific, educational, and patient care missions of the Department of Medicine through exemplary sustained and high impact mentorship. Two awards are given annually to recognize excellence in mentorship. Faculty in all promotion tracks at the rank of associate professor and above are eligible to be nominated. Nominations are due Nov. 10. For more information, please visit our website. Education news Violet Zuvela Primary Care IM Scholarship Awards [Adri Abou-bakr, Veda Gadiraju, Gabriella Girolami, Hareen Sheerha]Congratulations to Adri Abou-bakr, Veda Gadiraju, Gabriella Girolami, and Hareen Sheerha, the 2025 recipients of the Violet Zuvela Primary Care IM Scholarship award. These awards was created in 2017 by the generosity of the late Violet Zuvela, who was a patient of Dr. Douglas Paauw, former director of Medicine Student Programs. The Zuvela Fund serves as a deeply meaningful tribute to Violet, while at the same time, provides a scholarship in the amount of $1500 for students with a career interest in primary care internal medicine whose work exemplifies the value of patient-centered care. Faculty news [Katherine Bennett]Dr. Katherine Bennett, associate professor (Gerontology and Geriatric Medicine) was elected by the medical staff at Harborview Medical Center to serve a three-year team as the medical staff member-at-large to the HMC Medical Executive Board. In her second year of this term, she will serve as medical staff president-elect and in the third year as medical staff president. ________________________________ [A person in a suit smiling AI-generated content may be incorrect.]Dr. Jose Garcia, professor (Gerontology and Geriatric Medicine) has been elected as the President of the Cancer Cachexia Society for a 2-year term (2026-2028). The Cancer Cachexia Society is a community of basic scientists, translational researchers, clinician-investigators, health care providers, industry partners, advocates, and patients who work together to increase knowledge, research, education, awareness, and treatment of cachexia. DEIB news Nominate Employees for Native American Heritage Month Feature [cid:image009.png@01DC3484.55562A70]Vitals is asking for nominations of employees to be featured during Native American Heritage Month (November). UW Medicine?s Cultural Observances and Implementation Subcommittee partners with Vitals to create content celebrating cultural observances, including feature articles that give employees from the culture being celebrated a chance to share their perspectives and experiences. Employees may self-nominate or nominate a colleague. Do you know someone they should feature? If so (and with their permission) please complete this form by Oct. 10. Research news Blood Sugar Sensing on Maintenance Dialysis [Ian de Boer]Dr. Ian de Boer, professor (Nephrology) is PI on an R01 from the NIDDK to study state-of-the-art continuous glucose monitoring on dialysis patients to better understand blood glucose patterns. This project is a five-year competitive renewal from the National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases (NIDDK) that will extend the original BLOSSOM (BLOod Sugar Sensing On Maintenance dialysis) study. ________________________________ Paving the way for real-time subphenotyping in sepsis [Linzee Mabrey]Dr. Linzee Mabrey, acting instructor (Pulmonary, Critical Care and Sleep Medicine) has been awarded an unrestricted grant from the American Thoracic Society, designed to support early-career investigators researching topics in pulmonary, critical care, and sleep medicine. Dr. Mabrey's project is entitled, ?Paving the way for real-time subphenotyping in sepsis.? Grant mentors and collaborators in the DOM include Dr. Pavan Bhatraju (Pulmonary, Critical Care and Sleep Medicine) and Dr. Leila Zelnick (Nephrology). ________________________________ Washington Research Foundation awards $1M to improve health outcomes [David Fredricks]The Washington Research Foundation (WRF) has awarded $1 million to Fred Hutch Cancer Center to continue its support of the organizations? collaboration to accelerate the development of technologies with significant potential to improve patient health. WRF has now provided a total of $3.5 million in grants to the collaboration, which was established in 2021. Dr. David Fredricks, professor (Allergy and Infectious Diseases) is part of a team who are developing a rapid point-of-care diagnostic for bacterial vaginosis (BV) with the assistance of two earlier awards from the program totaling $300,000. BV is a common reason for women to seek medical care for vaginal symptoms, and misdiagnosis can lead to inadequate treatment. BV is associated with increased risks for acquiring sexually transmitted infections, including HIV, and reproductive health and childbirth complications. ________________________________ Center for CF Translational Research in the Post-CFTR modulator Era [Chris Goss]Co PIs Drs. Chris Goss, professor (Pulmonary, Critical Care and Sleep Medicine) and Luke Hoffman (Pediatrics) have received a five-year renewal for their cystic fibrosis-focused program project grant entitled, ?Center for CF Translational Research in the Post-CFTR modulator Era.? This award funds a number of DOM faculty including Pradeep Singh, Pavan Bhatraju, Kathy Ramos, Sina Gharib, and Chuck Frevert. Clinical news [cid:image018.jpg@01DC3484.55562A70]Recognize a colleague with a Cares Award nomination UW Medicine Cares Awards formally recognize and celebrate the accomplishments of those who consistently exemplify UW Medicine Service Culture Guidelines. Nominations are currently being accepted until Oct. 15. Recent publications Dr. Abbey Barnard Guistini, assistant professor (Gastroenterology) is co-author of ?Increasing Goals of Care Discussions Among Veterans with Cirrhosis: A Veterans Health Administration Quality Improvement Initiative? in the American Journal of Gastroenterology. Dr. Guang-Shing Cheng, professor (Pulmonary, Critical Care and Sleep Medicine) is lead author and Dr. Michael Boeckh, professor (Allergy and Infectious Diseases) is senior author of ?Respiratory Virus Infections and Pulmonary Impairment after Allogeneic Hematopoietic Cell Transplantation? in the Journal of Infectious Diseases. DOM co-authors are Jane Kuypers, Lawrence Corey, and Brenda Sandmaier. Dr. Lawrence Corey, professor (Allergy and Infectious Diseases) wrote ?Operation Warp Speed offers a roadmap for improving the efficiency of bench to bedside medical advances? in PNAS. Collrane Frivold, research assistant, is lead author and Dr. Helen Chu, professor (Allergy and Infectious Diseases) is senior author of ?Correlates of risk of respiratory syncytial virus disease: a prospective cohort study? in Nature Communications. DOM co-authors are Sarah Cox, Tara Babu, Erica Clark, Tara Hatchie, Grace Marshall, and Ana Weil. Dr. Sara Hurvitz, professor and head (Hematology and Oncology) is senior author of ?Ribociclib Plus Endocrine Therapy in Hormone Receptor-Positive/ERBB2-Negative Early Breast Cancer: 4-Year Outcomes From the NATALEE Randomized Clinical Trial? in JAMA Oncology. Dr. Daniel Seung Kim, assistant professor (Cardiology) is co-senior author of ?Fine-tuning LLMs in behavioral psychology for scalable health coaching? in npj Cardiovascular Health. Dr. Rozenn Lemaitre, research professor (General Internal Medicine), Dr. Nona Sotoodehnia, professor (Cardiology) and Colleen Sitlani, research scientist (General Internal Medicine) are co-authors of ?Associations of Plasma Trimethylamine N-Oxide-Related Metabolites with the Development and Progression of Albuminuria: The Multi-Ethnic Study of Atherosclerosis? in the Clinical Journal of the American Association of Nephrology. Dr. Sarah Leyde, assistant professor, and Dr. Judith Tsui, professor (General Internal Medicine) are co-authors of ?Primary Care Patient and Clinician Perspectives on Safer Use Strategies for Opioids and/or Stimulants: A Mixed-Method Study? in the Journal of General Internal Medicine. Dr. David Linker, associate professor (Cardiology) wrote the editorial ?Two Approaches, One Clearer Picture? in the American Journal of Cardiology. Dr. Paul Pottinger, professor (Allergy and Infectious Diseases) is co-author of ?The Role of ?-Lactam Antibiotics in Treating Mycobacterium abscessus: From Laboratory Insights to Clinical Applications and the Case for Clinical Trials? in Clinical Infectious Diseases. Dr. Rajnish Mehrotra, professor and head (Nephrology) is senior author of ?Commemorating the National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases' Advances in Kidney Health: 75 Years of Discovery and Impact? in the Journal of the American Society of Nephrology. Dr. Mayuree Rao, acting assistant professor (General Internal Medicine) is co-author of ?Demographic, Social, Behavioral, and Clinical Characteristics Associated with Long-Term Opioid Therapy and Any Opioid Prescription in High-Risk VA Patients? in the Journal of General Internal Medicine. Dr. Richa Thakur, clinical assistant professor (Hematology and Oncology) is lead author of ?From Physician-Driven to Patient-Centered: Transforming Multiple Myeloma Care Decisions? in JCO Oncology Practice. In the news Dr. Helen Chu, professor (Allergy and Infectious Diseases) is quoted in ?How New Vaccine Guidelines May Put Older Adults At Risk? in Forbes. Dr. Jared Klein, associate professor (General Internal Medicine) is quoted in ?In Little Saigon, Pop-Up Clinics Connect People With Opioid Treatment Medication? in South Seattle Emerald. Dr. Denise McCulloch, assistant professor (Allergy and Infectious Diseases) is quoted in ?What is ivermectin? Florida bill would allow anti-parasitic drug over-the-counter sales? from USA Today. Dr. Jennifer Specht, professor (Hematology and Oncology) is quoted in ?The Types of Breast Cancer Oncologists Say You Should Know? in Prevention. Events of interest Making the most of mentorship Save the date! All research trainees in the Department of Medicine are invited to join us for a special session, ?Making the most of mentorship,? led by Drs. Jesse Markham and Heid Combs from the Department of Psychiatry. This session will review concepts essential to effective mentorship from the perspective of mentees. We will cover core structural elements of successful mentoring relationships as well as strategies for making the most of your time with your mentors. Oct. 6, 12-1pm, South Lake Union room E130. Given the interactive nature of this session, space is limited. Please RSVP. Weekly Calendar, October 6-10, 2025 Our events calendar is posted on our website. Coming up New faculty welcome and orientation New faculty who have joined the Department of Medicine since October 1, 2024, are welcomed and encouraged to attend a new faculty welcome and orientation workshop. Topics include career development perspectives and resources, clinical programs introduction, and opportunities and resources for educators. Breakout sessions will be available based on career interests. We are offering two sessions: Oct. 9, 1-4:30pm and Oct. 31, 8:30-12pm. Both sessions will be held on the UWMC-Montlake Campus, South Campus Center 301. Please RSVP and contact Dr. Cynthia Ko, associate chair for faculty affairs, if you have any questions. ________________________________ CMFA Fall Welcome All are invited to the Committee on Minority Faculty Advancement (CMFA) 2025 Fall Welcome on Oct. 16, 5:30-7:30pm at the UW Waterfront Activities Center. This will be a time to gather and share community updates, provide some exciting plans for the upcoming year, and acknowledge the 2025 CMFA Mentor Award winners. Dinner will be provided. Please RSVP by Oct. 8. ________________________________ Medicine Grand Rounds Upcoming 2025 Grand Rounds: Equity Academic Scholar Award presentations (Justin Bullock, Tijana Milinic, Khai Tram), Oct. 17 Fialkow Scholar Award presentation (Jennifer Ross), Nov. 7 Kirby Lecture (Yonatan Grad, Harvard), Dec. 5 Title TBD (Reena Mehra), Dec. 19 ________________________________ Women in Medicine & Science faculty leadership workshop Save the date! The UW Medicine Women in Medicine & Science (WIMS) Committee has announced the 2025-26 Women Faculty Leadership Workshop series. The first one, ?Own Your Voice: From Core Values to Confident Communication? will be held on Oct. 15, 4-5pm and will be co-led by Dr. Abby Hussein, clinical assistant professor (Allergy and Infectious Diseases). For more information and to register, please visit the WIMS website. ________________________________ K and career development grant awardee networking event Save the date! A networking event designed to foster community, connection, and collaboration among K-awardees in the Department of Medicine will be held on Oct. 16, 3-5pm at the Vista Caf? in the Foege Building. The event will be kicked off by Dr. Trish Kritek, interim chair of the Department of Medicine. Attendees will have an opportunity to learn more about departmental research resources from Drs. Conrad Liles (vice chair of research) and Nisha Bansal (assistant vice chair of clinical research). Drinks, appetizers and a light dinner will be served. 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Name: image023.png Type: image/png Size: 3421 bytes Desc: image023.png URL: From domweek at u.washington.edu Fri Oct 10 15:36:57 2025 From: domweek at u.washington.edu (Department of Medicine weekly newsletter via domweek) Date: Fri Oct 10 15:37:06 2025 Subject: [domweek] DOM Week, October 13-17, 2025 Message-ID: [cid:image001.jpg@01DC39F9.F6800FE0] DOM Week October 10, 2025 News, information, and events of interest from the Department of Medicine (if you have items for DOM Week, please email amyf@uw.edu) Awards ACP Laureate Award [Gail Pokorney]Dr. Gail Pokorney, clinical associate professor and program director, Alaska IM Residency, is the 2025 recipient of the Laureate Award from the American College of Physicians Alaska Chapter. The Laureate Award honors those Fellows or Masters of the College who have demonstrated by their example and conduct an abiding commitment to excellence in medical care, education, or research, and in service to their community, their Chapter, and the American College of Physicians. DEIB news UW rheumatologists join Blackfeet Nation Arthritis Conference [Grant Hughes, Jim Jarvis]Drs. Grant Hughes, associate professor, and Jim Jarvis, professor (Rheumatology) were among community and academic participants at the Blackfeet Nation's first Arthritis and Rheumatic Diseases Conference, discussing the impact of rheumatic diseases in Indigenous communities. Indigenous communities have some of the highest prevalence rates of rheumatoid arthritis (RA) in North America. For example, RA is up to five times more common in the Blackfeet Nation compared to the general US population. The Blackfeet Indian Reservation sits just east of Glacier National Park and is home to the 17,321-member Blackfeet Nation, one of the 10 largest Indigenous Nations in the United States. Blackfeet Community College (BCC) is located on the Blackfeet Reservation and is a part of a network of tribal colleges across the western states. BCC and partner organizations initiated the conference to address the challenges of arthritis, systemic lupus erythematosus, and other rheumatic diseases in Indigenous communities. Learn more on our news site. Faculty news [Radhika Narla]Dr. Radhika Narla, associate professor (Metabolism, Endocrinology and Nutrition) has been appointed to serve a one-year term as a member of the American College of Physicians Medical Knowledge Self-Assessment Program (ACP MKSAP) Core Committee for Endocrinology and Metabolism. ACP MKSAP is a comprehensive learning management system for general internal medicine physicians and internal medicine subspecialists. Staff news Staff spotlight: Rachel MacDonald [A person and a dog posing for a selfie AI-generated content may be incorrect.]Our latest staff spotlight is on Rachel MacDonald, human resources manager in the Division of Cardiology. Learn more about her on our news site. Clinical news Harborview's Downtown Programs hosts pop up clinic in Hoa Mai Park [Seattle Fire Department truck in background and group of fire department employees and Harborview Downtown program employees standing in front.]In partnership with the Seattle Fire Department (SFD) and partner agencies, Harborview's Downtown Programs hosted a four-day pop up clinic at Hoa Mai Park in Seattle's Little Saigon neighborhood on September 9-12, 2025. Downtown Programs encompass the network of clinical services available through UW Medicine in downtown Seattle, including the Pioneer Square Clinic, Hobson Place Clinic, and Third Avenue Center. Downtown Programs clinics routinely treat patients from the neighboring community as well as people experiencing homelessness in the area. "Being able start someone on life-saving medication like buprenorphine without the need for an initial period of withdrawal is particularly important for people experiencing homelessness," said Dr. Jared Klein, associate professor (General Internal Medicine) and medical director of Downtown Programs and the Pioneer Square Clinic. Read the full story on our news site. Research news Advancing cell therapies for diabetes [Vincenzo Cirulli]The National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases (NIDDK) has awarded an $8.6 million RC2 grant to a multidisciplinary team of researchers at the Institute for Stem Cell and Regenerative Medicine (ISCRM) led by Dr. Vincenzo Cirulli, associate professor (Metabolism, Endocrinology and Nutrition) in collaboration with Drs. Hannele Ruohola-Baker, Laura Crisa, Shiri Levy, Julie Mathieu, and Karol Bomsztyk. This transformative award will launch an ambitious interdisciplinary program to overcome one of the biggest challenges in stem cell-based therapies for diabetes: achieving the reliable and reproducible generation of fully functional pancreatic islets from multiple stem cell lines. Funding will support an effort to address the critical shortage of donor tissue for diabetes cell replacement therapies by generating fully functional pancreatic islets from multiple stem cell lines. Current protocols for deriving functional islet tissue remain relatively inefficient when applied to different stem cell lines, often yielding heterogeneous mixtures of mature and immature cells. Read more on the ISCRM website. ________________________________ Polycystic Kidney Disease In Vitro Center [Benjamin Freedman]Dr. Benjamin Freedman, associate professor (Nephrology) is PI on a grant to establish a Core Center dedicated to the development of polycystic kidney disease organoids and related in-a-dish technologies. Researchers have discovered that human mini-kidney structures grown in a petri dish can exhibit symptoms of polycystic kidney disease ('PKD in a dish'), but currently this technology is difficult for many investigators to access and differs in certain respects from PKD in a living person. Establishing a core center dedicated to the development of PKD organoids and related in-a-dish technologies will greatly enable the community to use the technology to make research breakthroughs in our understanding of how PKD actually works and how it might be treated in a curative fashion. The center will be the first of its kind on the West Coast in 30 years of NIH programmatic funding. ________________________________ Safeway to feature Cancer Vaccine Institute in check stand fundraiser [Nora Disis]Throughout the month of October, Safeway and Albertsons throughout Washington, Northern Idaho and Alaska will highlight the Cancer Vaccine Institute (CVI) at UW Medicine in their check stand fundraiser. All proceeds from this check stand campaign will benefit CVI's breakthrough research. Led by Dr. Mary (Nora) Disis, professor (Hematology and Oncology), CVI is the largest academic research group dedicated to the development of cancer vaccines and has seen promising results in human clinical trials using vaccines to treat and prevent cancer and its recurrence. ________________________________ Testing for hereditary cancers can be a lifesaver [Heather Cheng]Research shows germline genetic testing - testing for a cancer risk gene you may have inherited - can save lives. Not just the patient's, but their family members, as well. But not everyone realizes they have cancer in the family and those who do know of their family's cancer history may not want to know if they themselves carry a risk for the disease. "If we can identify patients with inherited cancer risk variants through genetic testing, they'll have more treatment options," said Dr. Heather Cheng, professor (Hematology and Oncology), recently named Fred Hutch's Clinical Director of Cancer Genetics. Read the full story from Hutch News. Recent publications Dr. Noelle Benzekri, assistant professor (Allergy and Infectious Diseases) is lead author of "Partnering with traditional healers to increase HIV testing in Senegal, West Africa" in AIDS. DOM co-author is Geoffrey Gottlieb. Dr. Heather Cheng, professor (Hematology and Oncology) is co-author of "Niraparib and abiraterone acetate plus prednisone for HRR-deficient metastatic castration-sensitive prostate cancer: a randomized phase 3 trial" in Nature Medicine. Dr. Douglas Goldstein, assistant professor of clinical practice (General Internal Medicine) is lead author of "A Case for Early High-Dose Thiamine-Moving From Reaction to Prevention" in JAMA Internal Medicine. Dr. Geoffrey Hill, professor (Hematology and Oncology) is senior author of "Eomesodermin+ CD4+ T cells are critical for curative immunotherapy outcomes" in Immunity. DOM co-authors are Emily Liang, Alexandre Hirayama, and Jordan Gauthier. Dr. Helen Jack, assistant professor (General Internal Medicine) is co-author of "State-of-the-Art Review: The Intersection of Infectious Diseases and Carceral Medicine" in Clinical Infectious Diseases. Dr. Sylvia LaCourse, associate professor (Allergy and Infectious Diseases) is co-author of "Tuberculosis Preventive Treatment for Pregnant People With HIV in South Africa: A Modeling Analysis of Clinical Benefits and Risks" in Clinical Infectious Diseases. Dr. Ryan Lynch, associate professor, is lead author and Dr. Ajay Gopal, professor (Hematology and Oncology) is senior author of "Long-term follow-up of dose-dense brentuximab vedotin, ifosfamide, carboplatin and etoposide in second-line treatment of relapsed/refractory classical Hodgkin lymphoma" in the British Journal of Haematology. DOM co-authors are Ryan Cassaday, Stephen Smith, Andrew Cowan, Edus Warren, Mazyar Shadman, Brian Till, Chaitra Ujjani, Karolyn Morris, and Heather Rasmussen. Dr. Masumi Ueda Oshima, associate professor, is lead author, and Dr. Brenda Sandmaier, professor (Hematology and Oncology) is senior author of "Sirolimus and Cyclosporine With Post-Transplant Cyclophosphamide or Mycophenolate Mofetil as Graft-Versus-Host Disease Prophylaxis in Unrelated Donor Hematopoietic Cell Transplantation" in the Journal of Clinical Oncology. DOM co-authors are Phuong Vo, Michael Boeckh, Marco Mielcarek, Effie Petersdorf, and Rainer Storb. Drs. Asa Tapley, clinical assistant professor (General Internal Medicine), Lawrence Corey, professor, and M. Juliana McElrath, professor (Allergy and Infectious Diseases) are co-authors of "Neutralizing and binding antibodies are a correlate of risk of COVID-19 in the CoVPN 3008 study in people with HIV" in Nature Communications. Dr. Anna Wald, professor and head (Allergy and Infectious Diseases) is co-author of "Refractory and Resistant Herpes Simplex Virus Mucocutaneous Infections in Immunocompromised Patients: Literature Review and Proposed Definitions for Use in Clinical Trials" in Clinical Infectious Diseases. Dr. William Weppner, associate professor (General Internal Medicine) is lead author of "A Longitudinal Assessment of Greenhouse Gas Emissions From Inhaler Devices in a National Health System" in JAMA. In the news Dr. Christopher Damman, clinical associate professor (Gastroenterology) is quoted in "Is it possible to lose weight on an 'Ozempic' diet?" from BBC Health. Dr. Rajnish Mehrotra, professor and head (Nephrology) was interviewed for "Building a Unified Future: The ASN Journal Portfolio 2 Years In" in Kidney News Online. Events of interest Medicine Grand Rounds The 2025 recipients of our Equity Academic Scholar Awards (Drs. Justin Bullock, assistant professor, Nephrology; Tijana Milinic, acting assistant professor, Pulmonary, Critical Care and Sleep Medicine; and Khai Tram, acting instructor, Allergy and Infectious Diseases) will be presenting Medicine Grand Rounds on Oct. 17, 12-1pm in D209 (Turner Auditorium) or via zoom Indigenous People's Day Monday, Oct. 13 is Indigenous People's Day. More information and local celebrations are listed on our website. Weekly Calendar, October 13-17, 2025 Our events calendar is posted on our website. Coming up New faculty welcome and orientation New faculty who have joined the Department of Medicine since October 1, 2024, are welcomed and encouraged to attend a new faculty welcome and orientation workshop. Topics include career development perspectives and resources, clinical programs introduction, and opportunities and resources for educators. Breakout sessions will be available based on career interests. Oct. 31, 8:30-12pm, UWMC-Montlake Campus, South Campus Center 301. Please RSVP and contact Dr. Cynthia Ko, associate chair for faculty affairs, if you have any questions. ________________________________ Medicine Grand Rounds Upcoming 2025 Grand Rounds: Fialkow Scholar Award presentation (Jennifer Ross), Nov. 7 Kirby Lecture (Yonatan Grad, Harvard), Dec. 5 Title TBD (Reena Mehra), Dec. 19 ________________________________ Amy Fields, Editor amyf@uw.edu [cid:image020.png@01DC39F9.F6800FE0][cid:image021.jpg@01DC39F9.F6800FE0][cid:image022.jpg@01DC39F9.F6800FE0][cid:image023.png@01DC39F9.F6800FE0][cid:image024.png@01DC39F9.F6800FE0] To subscribe/unsubscribe from this list, go to: https://mailman1.u.washington.edu/mailman/listinfo/domweek -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: -------------- next part -------------- A non-text attachment was scrubbed... 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Name: image033.jpg Type: image/jpeg Size: 1661 bytes Desc: image033.jpg URL: From domweek at u.washington.edu Fri Oct 17 15:52:22 2025 From: domweek at u.washington.edu (Department of Medicine weekly newsletter via domweek) Date: Fri Oct 17 15:52:36 2025 Subject: [domweek] DOM Week, October 20-24, 2025 Message-ID: [cid:image001.jpg@01DC3F7E.029A2D40] DOM Week October 17, 2025 News, information, and events of interest from the Department of Medicine (if you have items for DOM Week, please email amyf@uw.edu) Awards Minority Faculty Mentoring Award [Jason Deen]Dr. Jason Deen, professor (Cardiology), is the 2025 recipient of the Committee on Minority Faculty Advancement (CMFA) Minority Faculty Mentoring Award. He was selected for his work to advance the careers and personal development of those underrepresented in medicine and science. This award recognizes the need for excellence in mentoring underrepresented faculty groups to achieve diversity and inclusion, key elements that can unleash creativity and innovation to meet the healthcare needs of our region. ________________________________ Calls for nominations Distinguished Staff Awards Nominations are currently being accepted for the UW Distinguished Staff Awards, the University's highest staff honor. Faculty, staff and students may nominate individual staff or teams primarily composed of staff members who exemplify excellence. Nominations due Dec. 12. Thorud Leadership Awards Please consider recognizing our leaders by nominating them for the David B. Thorud Leadership Award. Open to current UW faculty, academic appointees and staff. Nominations due Dec. 12. William J. Bremner Endowed Mentorship Awards Nominations are open for the William J. Bremner Endowed Mentorship Awards, honoring faculty for their contributions to the scientific, educational, and patient care missions of the Department of Medicine through exemplary sustained and high impact mentorship. Nominations due Nov. 10. Faculty news Filipino American History Month Spotlight: Marites Bautista Almachar [Marites Bautista Almachar]Dr. Marites Bautista Almachar, teaching associate (Cardiology) was highlighted by the American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC) in their celebration of Filipino American History Month (October). Marites began her nursing career in 2013 at the University of Washington Medical Center (UWMC) and is proud to have remained here ever since. She cares for a complex and diverse population, including patients with heart failure, transplants, interventional and electrophysiology needs, and those requiring mechanical circulatory support. Marites credits her parents' immigration from the Philippines to the United States as the foundation for the opportunities she and her siblings have had. Read her story on our news site. ________________________________ Maudslien Endowed Chair in Breast Cancer Precision Oncology Research [Heather Parsons]Dr. Heather Parsons, associate professor (Hematology and Oncology) has been awarded the Maudslien Endowed Chair in Breast Cancer Precision Oncology Research at Fred Hutch. She is also head of the Breast Oncology Program. "I'm very humbled and honored by this endowed chair, and it feels like a mandate to both be able to lead this breast cancer program and to develop the science that I've been working on from my time in Boston," Parsons said. "I'm looking forward to leading this group of really incredible breast cancer researchers and doctors to help reduce the burden of breast cancer on our patients and in the world." Read the full story from Hutch News. ________________________________ [Nick Burwick]Nicholas Burwick elected president of AVAHO Dr. Nicholas Burwick, associate professor (Hematology and Oncology) was elected to serve a one-year term as president of the Association of VA Hematology/Oncology (AVAHO). AVAHO exists to increase the skills and abilities of veteran-centered cancer care professionals across all disciplines so they can provide the best possible care for our veterans. Staff news Hispanic and Latinx Heritage month spotlight: Juliet Torres [Juliet Torres]Sept. 15 to Oct. 15 is Hispanic and Latinx Heritage Month, and throughout the month, Vitals has been celebrating the contributions and diverse cultures of our Hispanic and Latinx colleagues in a multi-part series. They recently featured Juliet Torres, research genetic counselor (Pulmonary, Critical Care and Sleep Medicine). "Shaped by both personal and clinical experiences, I have long aspired to be a Latina healthcare provider who offers bilingual, culturally conscious care," she says. "While I initially considered becoming a physician, discovering genetic counseling captured my interest. I was drawn to the profession's emphasis on guiding patients through informed decision-making and addressing psychosocial needs. I value how genetic counselors translate complex concepts into clear, accessible language. My goal is to empower patients in their personal understanding and their ability to share genetic information with their loved ones." Research news A one-stop-shop: Integrating hypertension care into HIV clinics [Chris Longenecker]For people living with HIV (PLWH) in Africa, hypertension is the leading cause of cardiovascular morbidity and mortality. However, despite increased access to effective antiretroviral therapy, PLWH in Africa have limited access to high-quality care for cardiovascular diseases such as strokes, heart failure, and kidney diseases. Looking to address this issue, Dr. Chris Longenecker, professor (Cardiology) and other researchers are conducting the PULESA-Uganda study, which aims to improve blood pressure treatment for PLWH in Uganda in a scalable and sustainable manner. Sharing their study protocol in a recent BMC Health Services Research article, the researchers detail how they aim to assess the effectiveness and cost-effectiveness of two different strategies of integrating blood pressure care into HIV clinics in Uganda. While HIV clinics in many African countries offer some wrap around services, this study follows a movement to work towards integrating more comprehensive care into the clinics. "Clients like a one-stop shop where they can get all of their primary care needs met," said Longenecker. "Through our costing work, we've found that patients end up spending a significant amount out of pocket for things like transportation to and from the clinic. The wait times to see a clinician are so long that it helps to get multiple problems addressed at once." Read the full story on the Dept. of Global Health website. ________________________________ Hall of Fame Inductee [Moritz Stolla]The Association for the Advancement of Blood & Biotherapies (AABB) Foundation Board of Directors has selected Dr. Moritz Stolla, associate professor (Hematology and Oncology) as the 2025 inductee for the Hall of Fame. The Hall of Fame recognizes a prestigious and select group of AABB Foundation grant recipients who leveraged their early-career grant funding into successful careers in transfusion medicine, biotherapies, or patient blood management and who demonstrate exemplary leadership within the field. ________________________________ [Jared Mayers]Early career research awards Dr. Jared Mayers, assistant professor (Pulmonary, Critical Care and Sleep Medicine) has recently been awarded two research grants. The V Foundation V Scholar Grant supports early-career, tenure-track faculty in cancer research, funding both fundamental laboratory and translational projects. His project, "Developing tools to unlock the role of the pulmonary microbiome in lung cancer" will develop novel sequencing methods to functionally characterize the lung tumor microbiome, aiming to define the specific microbial activities that promote malignancy. The Edward Mallinckrodt, Jr. Foundation Award provides start-up support to advance research toward independent funding. To combat antibiotic resistance, his project, "A metabolomics pipeline to uncover new microbial targets in infection," will expand the application of a reverse-translational metabolomics pipeline to Gram-positive infections, identifying microbial metabolic behaviors in patients that are essential for pathogenesis and represent new targets for intervention. ________________________________ Real-world elranatamab outcomes in multiple myeloma [Andrew Portuguese]Dr. Andrew Portuguese, assistant professor (Hematology and Oncology) has received a ~$250K research grant from Pfizer focused on real-world elranatamab outcomes in multiple myeloma. He is the PI of a multi-institutional collaboration with the Cleveland Clinic and Moffitt Cancer Center. Their project, "Evaluating the Impact of IVIg on Elranatamab Outcomes in Relapsed or Refractory Multiple Myeloma: A Real-World Analysis" evaluates whether intravenous immunoglobulin (IVIg) improves safety and clinical outcomes in patients receiving elranatamab, a BCMA-directed bispecific antibody, with the goal of informing evidence-based infection mitigation strategies. This will be a rigorous, multi-center analysis of IVIg as a supportive care intervention in this setting, leveraging detailed real-world data and modern causal inference techniques. Recent publications Dr. Tara Babu, assistant professor (Allergy and Infectious Diseases) is co-author of "Historical Advances in Clinical Trial Design and Expanding Representation as the New Frontier for Innovation" and ">From Yesterday to Tomorrow: How Vaccine Platforms Have Shaped the Vaccine and Treatment Evaluation Units" in Clinical Infectious Diseases and "Mucosal and Systemic Antibody Responses After Boosting With a Bivalent Messenger RNA Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus 2 Vaccine" in the Journal of Infectious Diseases. Dr. Kelley Branch, professor, is lead author, and Dr. Sumeet Brar, fellow (Cardiology) is senior author of "Observe, Treat, Adhere: Interactions of CT Coronary Artery Disease, Lipid-Lowering Adherence, and Cardiovascular Events" in JACC: Cardiovascular Imaging. Dr. Branch is also lead author of "Effect of Efpeglenatide on Heart Failure Outcomes: A Participant-Level Exploratory Analysis of the Randomized AMPLITUDE-O Trial" in Diabetes Care. Dr. Sumeet Brar, fellow, is lead author, and Dr. Eugene Yang, professor of clinical practice (Cardiology) is senior author of "Atherosclerotic Cardiovascular Disease Risk Assessment in the Age of PREVENT" in Current Epidemiology Reports. Dr. Yang is also senior author of "Opportunistic Detection of Coronary Artery Calcium on Noncardiac Chest Computed Tomography: An Emerging Tool for Cardiovascular Disease Prevention: A Scientific Statement From the American Heart Association" in Circulation. Dr. Lorenzo Giacani, professor (Allergy and Infectious Diseases) is co-author of "Syphilis Pathogenesis: Host Immune Response vs Pathogen Immune Evasion" in the Journal of Infectious Diseases. Dr. Kerry Laing, senior research scientist, is lead author and Dr. David Koelle, professor (Allergy and Infectious Diseases) is senior author of "Safety and immunogenicity of investigational herpes simplex virus-2 vaccines in adults with recurrent genital infection" in Vaccine. DOM co-authors are Lawrence Corey and Anna Wald. Dr. Matthew Rivara, associate professor (Nephrology) is senior author of "How I Treat Nocturnal Home Hemodialysis - an under-prescribed but essential home dialysis modality in the United States" in the Clinical Journal of the American Society of Nephrology. Dr. Suzanne Watnick, professor (Nephrology) is co-author of "Is Assisted Home Dialysis Feasible In the US? Addressing Legislative and Regulatory Levers" in the Clinical Journal of the American Society of Nephrology. In the news Dr. Helen Chu, professor (Allergy and Infectious Diseases) is quoted in "Want a COVID shot? What new federal and WA guidance mean for you" in the Seattle Times. Dr. Timothy Dellit, professor (Allergy and Infectious Diseases), CEO of UW Medicine and dean of the UW School of Medicine, is quoted in "Trump's new $100K visa fee could worsen state doctor shortages, experts say" in Stateline. Dr. Eugene Yang, professor of clinical practice (Cardiology) is quoted in "Is heart disease preventable? How to reduce your risk, according to cardiologists" in USA Today. Weekly Calendar, October 20-24, 2025 Our events calendar is posted on our website. Coming up Medicine Grand Rounds Upcoming 2025 Grand Rounds: Fialkow Scholar Award presentation (Jennifer Ross), Nov. 7 Kirby Lecture (Yonatan Grad, Harvard), Dec. 5 Reflections on a Journey of Purpose, Persistence, and Possibility in Academic Medicine (Reena Mehra), Dec. 19 ________________________________ 2025 J. Randall Curtis Palliative Care Conference Join colleagues from across the WWAMI region for this dynamic, research-informed program focused on palliative and neuropalliative care, sponsored by the Cambia Palliative Care Center of Excellence (CPCCE). Featuring keynote speakers Dr. Maisha T. Robinson (Mayo Clinic) and Dr. Ashlee R. Loughan (VCU), the conference offers plenaries, breakout sessions, and a multidisciplinary panel designed to support both generalist and specialist practice. Nov. 13-14, in-person kickoff event at UW + virtual conference. Learn more and register at the CPCCE website. ________________________________ Rebuilding Medical Education with Peace, Love and Hope In this Conversation Caf? ? CLIMEcast Live session, Drs. Addie McClintock (General Internal Medicine) and Justin Bullock (Nephrology) will lead a discussion based on their paper, "Our House Won't Rebuild Itself: Peace, Love, and Hope as Tools to Transform Graduate Medical Education." This paper explores current ways in which graduate medical education can cause harm to trainees and re-envisions a graduate medical education based in psychological safety, identity safety, and belonging. Nov. 14, 12-1pm, via zoom. 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Name: image024.png Type: image/png Size: 3421 bytes Desc: image024.png URL: From domweek at u.washington.edu Fri Oct 24 15:52:17 2025 From: domweek at u.washington.edu (Department of Medicine weekly newsletter via domweek) Date: Fri Oct 24 15:52:26 2025 Subject: [domweek] DOM Week, October 27-31, 2025 Message-ID: [cid:image001.jpg@01DC44FE.285A9800] DOM Week October 24, 2025 News, information, and events of interest from the Department of Medicine (if you have items for DOM Week, please email amyf@uw.edu) Awards 2025 Alan Chait Awards for Excellence in Mentorship [Radhika Narla and Josh Thaler]Dr. Radhika Narla, associate professor, is the clinical recipient, and Dr. Joshua Thaler, associate professor (Metabolism, Endocrinology and Nutrition) is the research recipient of the 2025 Alan Chait Award for Excellence in Mentoring. Honoring Dr. Chait?s two passions ? teaching in the clinical setting and providing mentorship for trainees in the research setting ? this award recognizes faculty members who have demonstrated an outstanding commitment to mentorship, teaching, and professionalism for trainees. Clinical news A pioneer patient: Linda Johnston and the early days of kidney transplantation[Screenshot of newspaper article with heading "Kidney Transplant Patients: Doing Fine"] Linda Johnston recently marked the 55th anniversary of her first kidney transplant, which she received at the age of 16. Her mother generously served as her living donor. Growing up in the Seattle area during the 1960s proved fortunate for Linda, as the pioneering research and advanced healthcare at UW enabled her not only to survive her illness through dialysis and kidney transplantation, but also to enjoy many decades of good health. Linda later went to medical school at the University of Washington and now lives in Texas, having retired after 43 years as a solo private practice physician. Learn more about her and her journey on the Nephrology website. Education news From shadowing to medical school: A pathway for future physicians [Chelsea Ng and Duncan Redi]In 2023, Chelsea Ng was an undergraduate at UW when she first shadowed clinicians at Harborview?s International Medicine Clinic. That experience, observing care up close, helped shape her path toward medicine. Born and raised in Malaysia before immigrating to the U.S., Ng shadowed Dr. Duncan Reid, clinical assistant professor (General Internal Medicine). The experience was transformative for both. Today, Ng is a first-year medical student at UW, and Reid has formalized the shadowing experience into a structured program for undergraduate students. Partnering with UW?s chapter of the Minority Association of Pre-Medical Students (MAPS), Reid created a pathway for underrepresented students to apply and be matched with clinicians. In addition to Harborview, the program now includes UW Medical Center-Northwest and the Aftercare Clinic, with about a dozen students participating annually. ?Minority students and children of immigrants may not envision a career in healthcare,? says Reid. ?When diverse students have the opportunity to shadow clinicians to serve diverse patient populations, a potential career in medicine becomes that much more meaningful.? Read the full story from Vitals. ________________________________ Intern recruitment: Call for interviewers Our residency program is seeking faculty who work with residents in clinical settings and are interested in participating in virtual interviews with residency applicants. Interviews will be conducted via Zoom from November through mid-January. Faculty insights are a vital part of our selection process, and applicants greatly value the opportunity to learn more about UW, Seattle, and our program through these conversations. If you're interested in participating in this important process as an interviewer, please sign up! Research news Ending HIV: The Journey to a Vaccine wins best documentary award [Larry Corey]The film ?Ending HIV: The Journey to a Vaccine? won the Jury Award for Best Professional Documentary Feature and will be screened at the 11th annual Raw Science Film Festival in New York on Oct. 25. Following the screening, audiences will hear directly from leading voices in HIV vaccine research and advocacy, including Dr. Larry Corey, professor (Allergy and Infectious Diseases) and co-PI of the HIV Vaccine Trials Network (HVTN). ________________________________ Implementation of a Trained Spanish-Fluent Language Model to Improve Physical Activity in the Hispanic/Latinx Population [Daniel Seung Kim]Dr. Daniel Seung Kim, assistant professor (Cardiology) has received a Career Development Award from the American Heart Association (AHA) for his project, ?Implementation of a Trained Spanish-Fluent Language Model to Improve Physical Activity in the Hispanic/Latinx Population.? This grant supports highly promising healthcare and academic professionals, in the early years of one?s first professional appointment, to explore innovative questions or pilot studies that will provide preliminary data and training necessary to assure the applicant?s future success as a research scientist. ________________________________ [Jill Johnsen]Jill Johnsen receives Eternal Spirit Award Dr. Jill Johnsen, professor (Hematology and Oncology) has received the 2025 Eternal Spirit Award from the Coalition for Hemophilia B. She was honored for her many years of service, exceptional dedication, and impact on the Hemophilia B community. ________________________________ Save the date! DOM Research Symposium Collaboration in Research: Discovery, Innovation, and Impact Join us for an inspiring afternoon celebrating research excellence and collaboration across the Department of Medicine and beyond. The keynote speaker will be Dr. David Baker, PhD, professor of biochemistry, director of the Institute for Protein Design and 2024 Nobel Laureate in Chemistry. Following the keynote, learn about Department of Medicine research innovations, explore opportunities in clinical trials, and meet leaders advancing research across our centers and institutes. Dec. 9, 3-5pm, Vista Caf?, Foege Building, UW Health Sciences Campus. All are welcome including faculty, staff, trainees, and those interested in research. Please RSVP by Nov. 25. More information, including the full agenda, is available on our intranet. ________________________________ Clinical trials recruitment support service [Crystal Brown]Co-led by Dr. Crystal Brown, assistant professor (Pulmonary, Critical Care and Sleep Medicine) the ITHS Recruitment Support Service (RSS) offers free consultations to investigators every Wednesday to help with recruitment retention and representation goals. Consultations focus on study design, implementation strategies, recruitment and retention planning, and budget development. The RSS consult team will review both your proposal and the context of implementation to identify the characteristics of participants likely to be reached, enrolled, and retained, and strategies to meet representation goals. Learn more and request a consult. Recent publications Dr. Michael Boeckh, professor (Allergy and Infectious Diseases) is co-author of ?Influenza Antivirals for Prevention and Treatment in Immunocompromised People? in the Journal of Infectious Diseases. Dr. Hui Xiao Chao, fellow (Hematology and Oncology) is lead author of ?Long-read DNA sequencing resolves a rare case of alloimmune hemolysis mimicking autoimmune hemolysis? in Transfusion. DOM co-authors are Livia Hegerova, Kerry Lannert, Joseph Gasper, Jill Johnsen, and Sandhya Panch. Dr. John Choe, professor (General Internal Medicine) is co-author of ?AAIM recommendations for post-core clerkship clinical rotations to prepare for residency in internal medicine? in the American Journal of Medicine. Dr. Taylor Coston, fellow, is lead author and Dr. T. Eoin West, professor (Pulmonary, Critical Care and Sleep Medicine) is senior author of ?Derivation and external validation of community-acquired pneumonia subphenotypes in Southeast Asia: a secondary analysis of prospective cohort studies? in eClinicalMedicine. DOM co-authors Leila Zelnick, Sina Gharib, and Pavan Bhatraju. Dr. Irl Hirsch, professor (Metabolism, Endocrinology and Nutrition) is senior author of ?Understanding the Increasing Prevalence of Obesity in Patients With Type 1 Diabetes: Strategies for Improving Clinical Care? in Obesity. Dr. Sara Hurvitz, professor and head (Hematology and Oncology) is co-author of ?Sacituzumab Govitecan in Untreated, Advanced Triple-Negative Breast Cancer? in the New England Journal of Medicine. Dr. Jill Johnsen, professor (Hematology and Oncology) is co-author of ?F8 Variants and Inhibitor Development in a Multiethnic Cohort of Nonsevere Haemophilia A? in Haemophilia. Dr. Daniel Seung Kim, assistant professor (Cardiology) is senior author of ?Speaking the Language of Inclusion: Examining English Language Requirements in Cardiovascular Digital Health Trials? in JACC: Advances. Dr. Mazyar Shadman, professor (Hematology and Oncology) is lead author of ?Who Is Eligible for CAR T-Cell Therapy? Expert Perspectives on Overcoming Referral Barriers? in Transplantation and Cellular Therapy. DOM co-authors are Mohamed Sorror and Joshua Hill. Dr. Namrata Singh, associate professor (Rheumatology) is co-author of ?Comparative Safety of Advanced Therapies in Patients with Ulcerative Colitis: An Administrative Claims-based Study? in the American Journal of Gastroenterology. Dr. Vidhushei Yogeswaran, acting instructor (Cardiology) is lead author and Dr. James Floyd, professor (General Internal Medicine) is senior author of ?P?Wave Indices and the Risks of Incident Atrial Fibrillation and Ischemic Stroke in Black Adults: The Jackson Heart Study? in the Journal of the American Heart Association. DOM co-authors are Kerri Wiggins and Colleen Sitlani. In the news Dr. Irl Hirsch, professor (Metabolism, Endocrinology and Nutrition) is quoted in ?Obesity Is Now Also a Problem for People With Type 1 Diabetes? in Managed Healthcare Executive. Dr. Vishesh Kapur, professor (Pulmonary, Critical Care and Sleep Medicine) is quoted in ?Here?s What Your Body Is Trying to Tell You if You?re Constantly Waking Up Before Your Alarm? in The Skimm. Weekly Calendar, October 27-31, 2025 Our events calendar is posted on our website. Coming up Women in Medicine & Science Childcare Panel The Women in Medicine & Science (WIMS) committee is hosting a childcare panel to provide an overview of childcare resources available to the UW community and hear from faculty about their experiences with childcare. They will discuss different childcare options such as UW based daycares, nannies, au pairs, and summer camps. Panelists will also share how they identified what kind of childcare was the right fit for both their family and their career. Nov. 4, 4-5pm. Please register. ________________________________ Medicine Grand Rounds Upcoming 2025 Grand Rounds: Fialkow Scholar Award presentation (Jennifer Ross), Nov. 7 Kirby Lecture (Yonatan Grad, Harvard), Dec. 5 Reflections on a Journey of Purpose, Persistence, and Possibility in Academic Medicine (Reena Mehra), Dec. 19 ________________________________ 2025 J. Randall Curtis Palliative Care Conference Join colleagues from across the WWAMI region for this dynamic, research-informed program focused on palliative and neuropalliative care, sponsored by the Cambia Palliative Care Center of Excellence (CPCCE). Featuring keynote speakers Dr. Maisha T. Robinson (Mayo Clinic) and Dr. Ashlee R. Loughan (VCU), the conference offers plenaries, breakout sessions, and a multidisciplinary panel designed to support both generalist and specialist practice. Nov. 13?14, in-person kickoff event at UW + virtual conference. Learn more and register at the CPCCE website. ________________________________ Rebuilding Medical Education with Peace, Love and Hope In this Conversation Caf? ? CLIMEcast Live session, Drs. Addie McClintock (General Internal Medicine) and Justin Bullock (Nephrology) will lead a discussion based on their paper, ?Our House Won?t Rebuild Itself: Peace, Love, and Hope as Tools to Transform Graduate Medical Education.? 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