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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk35011064"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk174716130"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Deadline extended: Barbara Jung Gender Equity Champion Awards</span></b></span></span><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk35011064"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk174716130"><o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
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deadline has been extended to <b>Jan. 10</b> for the Barbara Jung Gender Equity Champion Awards, recognizing and celebrating individuals who are advancing women/gender minorities in medicine through mentorship, leadership, advocacy, teaching and/or research.<o:p></o:p></span></span></span></p>
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a colleague</span></span></span><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk35011064"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk174716130"></span></span></a><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk35011064"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk174716130"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">
for these awards! <o:p></o:p></span></span></span></p>
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</span></span></span><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk35011064"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk174716130"></span></span><a href="https://medicine.uw.edu/diversity/gender-equity/awards"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk35011064"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk174716130"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#39275B">our
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk35011064"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk174716130"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk178334286"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Department demographics, 2023
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of our key priorities is to track, understand and report the demographics of our community. In sharing demographic data, we hope to examine who we are as a community, provide transparency, and establish a baseline in our progress in becoming a more equitable,
diverse and inclusive organization. <o:p></o:p></span></span></span></span></p>
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</span></span></span></span><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk35011064"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk174716130"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk178334286"></span></span></span><a href="https://bit.ly/3PvDcZ6"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk35011064"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk174716130"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk178334286"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#39275B">website</span></span></span></span><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk35011064"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk174716130"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk178334286"></span></span></span></a><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk35011064"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk174716130"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk178334286"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">.
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk35011064"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk174716130"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk178334286"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">LGBTQ+ Council spotlight: Brad Rolf<o:p></o:p></span></b></span></span></span></p>
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Rolf</span></b></span></span></span><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk35011064"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk174716130"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk178334286"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">, teaching assistant professor (Medical
Genetics) is a genetic counselor at UW Medical Center Montlake and an associate program director for the Genetic Counseling Graduate Program. He is also an active and enthusiastic member of the Department of Medicine
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk35011064"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk174716130"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk178334286"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Faculty spotlight: John Thompson<o:p></o:p></span></b></span></span></span></p>
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<b>John Thompson</b>, professor (Hematology and Oncology) is retiring at the end of 2024 after 40 years of service. He has led the Phase 1 Clinical Trials Program at Fred Hutch since 2008, built the melanoma program and co-directed the melanoma clinic for many
years, and also co-chaired the National Comprehensive Cancer Network (NCCN) melanoma guidelines committee and chaired the guidelines committee on management of immunotherapy-related toxicities.
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put together both at Fred Hutch and the University of Washington, making this a place that values science and research and also values good clinical care,” said Thompson. “It’s been a fantastic place to work.”<o:p></o:p></span></span></span></span></p>
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<b>Mengyang Di</b>, assistant professor (Hematology and Oncology) has been selected as a 2025 Lymphoma Research Foundation Scholar for the project, “PROMOTE-FL: Pirtobrutinib-Mosunetuzumab Enhancing Efficacy in Previously Treated Follicular Lymphoma.” The Lymphoma
Research Foundation’s Lymphoma Scientific Research Mentoring Program (LSRMP) is a first-of-its-kind education and mentoring program for junior scientists who wish to focus on lymphoma and CLL research, whether in the lab or in the clinic.</span></span></span></span><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk35011064"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk174716130"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk178334286"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"><o:p></o:p></span></span></span></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk35011064"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk174716130"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk178334286"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Call for applications: CLIME small grants<o:p></o:p></span></b></span></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk35011064"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk174716130"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk178334286"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">The Center for Learning and Innovation in Medical Education
(CLIME) offers a Small Grant Program with the goals of advancing scholarship in health sciences education, supporting the career development of faculty engaged in educational scholarship throughout the School of Medicine, and creating community around educational
scholarship. Two categories of projects will be accepted: Scholarship of integration or investigation and scholarship of teaching. Deadline:
<b>March 29, 2025</b>. <o:p></o:p></span></span></span></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk35011064"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk174716130"><b><u><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#39275B">Recent publications<o:p></o:p></span></u></b></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk35011064"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk174716130"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Dr.
<b>Petter Bjornstad</b>, professor (Metabolism, Endocrinology and Nutrition) is co-author of “</span></span></span><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk35011064"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk174716130"></span></span><a href="https://bit.ly/4fx2bou"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk35011064"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk174716130"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#39275B">Unraveling
Sex Differences in Kidney Health and Chronic Kidney Disease: a Review of the Impact of Sex Hormones</span></span></span><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk35011064"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk174716130"></span></span></a><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk35011064"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk174716130"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">”
in the Clinical Journal of the American Society of Nephrology. <o:p></o:p></span></span></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk35011064"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk174716130"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Dr.
<b>Catherine Butler</b>, assistant professor, is lead author and Dr. <b>Ann O’Hare</b>, professor (Nephrology) is senior author of “</span></span></span><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk35011064"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk174716130"></span></span><a href="https://bit.ly/3P46mNN"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk35011064"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk174716130"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#39275B">Experience
of Older Adults and Their Family Members in the Kidney Transplant Evaluation</span></span></span><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk35011064"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk174716130"></span></span></a><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk35011064"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk174716130"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">”
in JAMA Internal Medicine. DOM co-author is Olivia Gaughran. <o:p></o:p></span></span></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk35011064"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk174716130"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Dr.
<b>Geetanjali Chander</b>, professor and head (General Internal Medicine) is co-author of “</span></span></span><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk35011064"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk174716130"></span></span><a href="https://bit.ly/49Hz4h7"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk35011064"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk174716130"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#39275B">Impact
of Medically Tailored Meals on Clinical Outcomes Among Low-Income Adults with Type 2 Diabetes: A Pilot Randomized Trial</span></span></span><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk35011064"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk174716130"></span></span></a><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk35011064"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk174716130"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">”
in the Journal of General Internal Medicine. <o:p></o:p></span></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk35011064"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk174716130"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"><o:p> </o:p></span></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk35011064"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk174716130"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Dr.
<b>Jason Goldman</b>, clinical assistant professor (Allergy and Infectious Diseases) is co-author of “</span></span></span><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk35011064"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk174716130"></span></span><a href="https://bit.ly/4glcEVb"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk35011064"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk174716130"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#39275B">2024
Update of the RECOVER-Adult Long COVID Research Index</span></span></span><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk35011064"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk174716130"></span></span></a><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk35011064"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk174716130"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">”
in JAMA. <o:p></o:p></span></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk35011064"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk174716130"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"><o:p> </o:p></span></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk35011064"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk174716130"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Dr.
<b>Yoshio Hall</b>, professor, is lead author and <b>David Prince</b>, research scientist (Nephrology) is senior author of “</span></span></span><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk35011064"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk174716130"></span></span><a href="https://bit.ly/3ByEqP5"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk35011064"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk174716130"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#39275B">Community
Health Center Penetration and Kidney Care Outcomes among Low-Income, Nonelderly Adults with Kidney Failure</span></span></span><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk35011064"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk174716130"></span></span></a><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk35011064"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk174716130"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">”
in the Clinical Journal of the American Society of Nephrology. <o:p></o:p></span></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk35011064"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk174716130"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"><o:p> </o:p></span></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk35011064"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk174716130"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Dr.
<b>Sara Hurvitz</b>, professor and head (Hematology and Oncology) is co-author of “</span></span></span><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk35011064"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk174716130"></span></span><a href="https://bit.ly/3Ds55ha"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk35011064"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk174716130"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#39275B">Abemaciclib
Plus Fulvestrant in Advanced Breast Cancer Following Progression on CDK4/6 Inhibition: Results from the Phase III postMONARCH Trial</span></span></span><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk35011064"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk174716130"></span></span></a><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk35011064"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk174716130"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">”
in the Journal of Clinical Oncology. <o:p></o:p></span></span></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk35011064"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk174716130"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Dr.
<b>Grace John-Stewart</b>, professor (Allergy and Infectious Diseases) is senior author of “</span></span></span><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk35011064"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk174716130"></span></span><a href="https://bit.ly/4fufaaD"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk35011064"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk174716130"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#39275B">Patterns
and cofactors of polyfunctional mycobacteria-specific T cell response restoration following 6-month antiretroviral treatment in children living with HIV</span></span></span><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk35011064"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk174716130"></span></span></a><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk35011064"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk174716130"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">”
in the Journal of Infectious Diseases. DOM co-author is Sylvia LaCourse. <o:p></o:p></span></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk35011064"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk174716130"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"><o:p> </o:p></span></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk35011064"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk174716130"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Drs.
<b>Haiming Kerr</b>, acting assistant professor, <b>Lindsey Anderson</b>, acting assistant professor, and
<b>Jose Garcia</b>, professor (Gerontology and Geriatric Medicine) are co-authors of “</span></span></span><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk35011064"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk174716130"></span></span><a href="https://bit.ly/3ZSG5It"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk35011064"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk174716130"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#39275B">The
LEAP2 Response to Cancer-Related Anorexia-Cachexia Syndrome in Male Mice and Patients</span></span></span><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk35011064"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk174716130"></span></span></a><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk35011064"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk174716130"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">”
in Endocrinology. This article was recently selected as the featured article on the Endocrinology website.
<o:p></o:p></span></span></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk35011064"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk174716130"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Drs.
<b>Gentry King</b>, assistant professor, and <b>E. Gabriela Chiorean</b>, professor (Hematology and Oncology) are co-authors of “</span></span></span><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk35011064"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk174716130"></span></span><a href="https://bit.ly/4gJcBTa"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk35011064"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk174716130"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#39275B">SWOG
S1815: A Phase III Randomized Trial of Gemcitabine, Cisplatin, and Nab-Paclitaxel Versus Gemcitabine and Cisplatin in Newly Diagnosed, Advanced Biliary Tract Cancers</span></span></span><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk35011064"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk174716130"></span></span></a><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk35011064"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk174716130"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">”
in the Journal of Clinical Oncology. <o:p></o:p></span></span></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk35011064"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk174716130"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Dr.
<b>Radhika Narla</b>, associate professor (Metabolism, Endocrinology and Nutrition) is lead author of “</span></span></span><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk35011064"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk174716130"></span></span><a href="https://bit.ly/49BU1Kd"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk35011064"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk174716130"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#39275B">Rationale
for osteoporosis screening in men</span></span></span><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk35011064"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk174716130"></span></span></a><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk35011064"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk174716130"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">”
in Osteoporosis International.<o:p></o:p></span></span></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk35011064"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk174716130"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Dr.
<b>Lara Strick</b>, clinical associate professor (Allergy and Infectious Diseases) is lead author of “</span></span></span><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk35011064"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk174716130"></span></span><a href="https://bit.ly/41FYzNB"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk35011064"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk174716130"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#39275B">A
public health framework for carceral health</span></span></span><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk35011064"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk174716130"></span></span></a><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk35011064"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk174716130"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">”
in The Lancet. <o:p></o:p></span></span></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk35011064"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk174716130"><b><u><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#39275B">In the news<o:p></o:p></span></u></b></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk35011064"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk174716130"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Dr.
<b>Kevin Duan</b>, affiliate instructor (Pulmonary, Critical Care and Sleep Medicine) is quoted in “</span></span></span><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk35011064"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk174716130"></span></span><a href="https://bit.ly/41HvLEx"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk35011064"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk174716130"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#39275B">A
Strange Alliance: Oxygen Companies and Their Medicare Patients Want Congress to Pay the Companies More</span></span></span><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk35011064"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk174716130"></span></span></a><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk35011064"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk174716130"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">”
in ProPublica. <o:p></o:p></span></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk35011064"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk174716130"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"><o:p> </o:p></span></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk35011064"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk174716130"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Drs.
<b>Jeffrey Duchin</b>, professor emeritus, and <b>Helen Chu</b>, professor (Allergy and Infectious Diseases) are quoted in “</span></span></span><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk35011064"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk174716130"></span></span><a href="https://bit.ly/4fK7wZX"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk35011064"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk174716130"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#39275B">With
RFK nomination, Washington state health leaders brace for local impacts</span></span></span><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk35011064"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk174716130"></span></span></a><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk35011064"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk174716130"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">”
from KUOW.<o:p></o:p></span></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk35011064"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk174716130"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"><o:p> </o:p></span></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk35011064"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk174716130"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Dr.
<b>Mary-Claire King</b>, professor (Medical Genetics) is quoted in “</span></span></span><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk35011064"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk174716130"></span></span><a href="https://go.nature.com/4gn744L"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk35011064"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk174716130"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#39275B">Why
the genetic-testing revolution left some people behind — and what to do about it</span></span></span><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk35011064"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk174716130"></span></span></a><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk35011064"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk174716130"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">”
in Nature. <o:p></o:p></span></span></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk174716130"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Quiet week: December 23-27, 2024</span></b></span><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk174716130"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk174716130"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">As we continue to rebuild resilience and focus on mental health, we would like to preserve department-wide quiet weeks throughout the
year. During these weeks, we hope that individuals can limit non-essential meetings to recharge and reflect, as well as thoughtfully minimize emails. We realize that this will not be possible for everyone, but encourage all to take breaks when they are able.</span></span><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk174716130"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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