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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#39275B;mso-ligatures:none">February 28, 2025<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;mso-ligatures:none">THANK YOU!<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><u><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#39275B;mso-ligatures:none">Awards<o:p></o:p></span></u></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;mso-ligatures:none">Mary-Claire King to receive Public Welfare Medal and Elaine Redding Brinster Prize<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
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National Academy of Sciences <a href="https://www.nasonline.org/news/2025-public-welfare-medal-recipient-announced/">
<span style="color:windowtext">announced</span></a> this week that it is presenting its 2025 Public Welfare Medal to Dr.
<b>Mary-Claire King</b>, professor (Medical Genetics) for her pioneering genetic research and its transformative application to human rights. Established in 1914 to honor extraordinary use of science for the public good, this medal is the academy’s most prestigious
award. Read the full story from <a href="https://bit.ly/4hTvvYd"><span style="color:#39275B">UW Medicine Newsroom</span></a>.
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;mso-ligatures:none"><a href="https://bit.ly/4hUBr3q"><span style="color:#39275B">The Elaine Redding Brinster Prize in Science or Medicine</span></a> recognizes foundational discoveries
in the fields of biological science and medicine. The prize is awarded annually to an individual from any country to recognize their outstanding discovery for its unique impact on biomedicine. This year, they are honoring Dr. Mary-Claire King for her groundbreaking
discovery that variant forms of the BRCA1 gene can lead to hereditary breast cancer.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><u><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#39275B;mso-ligatures:none">Staff news<o:p></o:p></span></u></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;mso-ligatures:none">Farewell to Betsy Buswell<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
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Buswell</span></b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;mso-ligatures:none">, vice chair of administration and finance, is leaving the UW on March 27, after over a decade of dedicated service. She will be joining Dr. Barbara Jung at
the University of California San Diego, where she will begin her new role as associate dean for strategic initiatives and operations.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;mso-ligatures:none"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;mso-ligatures:none">A UW graduate, Betsy earned both her bachelor’s degree in psychology and MBA from the University of Washington. She first joined the Department of Medicine
in 2008 as an administrative specialist in the Division of Medical Genetics. In 2009, she moved to White Salmon, Wash., and began working at Little Oak Montessori, eventually rising to the position of Head of School.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;mso-ligatures:none"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;mso-ligatures:none">Returning to Seattle and the department in 2014, she managed various faculty and fellowship programs in academic HR before joining the finance team as finance
manager and then transitioning to administrator in the Division of Cardiology. She has served as our vice chair of finance and administration since April 2021.
<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;mso-ligatures:none"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;mso-ligatures:none">“I have only had the chance to work closely with Betsy for a short time, but it was quickly obvious what a positive impact she has had on the department and
how incredibly lucky we have been to have her as a leader,” said Department Chair Trish Kritek. “I am very excited for her as she embarks on this next chapter and also saddened to lose her.”<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;mso-ligatures:none">We thank her for her many years of dedicated service and wish her all the best in her new role.
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><u><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#39275B;mso-ligatures:none">Faculty news<o:p></o:p></span></u></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;mso-ligatures:none">In memoriam: William Couser</span></b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;mso-ligatures:none"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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William Couser passed away on Feb. 24. He served as head of the Division of Nephrology from 1982-2002.
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;mso-ligatures:none">Couser was one of the first researchers globally to investigate the pathogenesis of glomerular diseases and was among the pioneers in demonstrating that immune
complexes could form <i>in situ</i> in the glomerulus – an essential advance in our current understanding of membranous nephropathy.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;mso-ligatures:none">Under his leadership, the Division of Nephrology became known worldwide for research and training in glomerular diseases. The division obtained its first T32
training grant in 1985, followed by a second T32 for clinical research in the 1990s, making it the only nephrology division in the country to receive two simultaneous training grants from the NIH. A transplant fellowship was established in 1989 and clinical
work in nephrology was expanded to include transplant nephrology. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;mso-ligatures:none">Couser recruited 13 new faculty members and supervised the training of 30 research fellows and visiting scholars, including 10 from the United States and 20
from abroad; 80% of them went on to have successful long-term academic careers. Additionally, he secured funding for a George O’Brien Kidney Research Center at the University of Washington, which operated from 1990 to 1999.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;mso-ligatures:none">He is survived by his wife, Adrienne, and two sons.
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><u><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#39275B;mso-ligatures:none">Research news<o:p></o:p></span></u></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><!--[if gte vml 1]><v:shape id="Picture_x0020_1" o:spid="_x0000_s1027" type="#_x0000_t75" alt="Mark Wurfel" style='position:absolute;margin-left:4.5pt;margin-top:5.85pt;width:38.6pt;height:50.4pt;z-index:251660288;visibility:visible;mso-wrap-style:square;mso-width-percent:0;mso-height-percent:0;mso-wrap-distance-left:9pt;mso-wrap-distance-top:0;mso-wrap-distance-right:9pt;mso-wrap-distance-bottom:0;mso-position-horizontal:absolute;mso-position-horizontal-relative:text;mso-position-vertical:absolute;mso-position-vertical-relative:text;mso-width-percent:0;mso-height-percent:0;mso-width-relative:page;mso-height-relative:page'>
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<b>Mark Wurfel</b>, professor (Pulmonary, Critical Care and Sleep Medicine) is the 2025 recipient of the
<a name="_Hlk191624837">American Thoracic Society's Assembly of Allergy, Immunology, and Inflammation Scientific Achievement Award</a>. This award is given to a member to recognize an established, internationally recognized investigator with a record of sustained
exemplary achievement in the scientific areas of the assembly.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;mso-ligatures:none">Federal policy updates town hall<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><a name="_Hlk191475815"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;mso-ligatures:none">Thanks to all who joined the DOM open forum on federal research on Wednesday. If you missed it,
</span></a><a href="https://bit.ly/3XfO2FN"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk191475815"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#39275B;mso-ligatures:none">the session was recorded</span></span><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk191475815"></span></a><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk191475815"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;mso-ligatures:none">
and will be posted for two weeks. For more information on these policy updates, their impacts, our organization’s response, and what to expect moving forward, the School of Medicine will be hosting a federal policy updates town hall on
<b>March 6</b>, 4pm, </span></span><a href="https://washington.zoom.us/j/98151483608"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk191475815"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#39275B;mso-ligatures:none">via zoom</span></span><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk191475815"></span></a><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk191475815"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;mso-ligatures:none">.
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;mso-ligatures:none">K-awardee career development event</span></b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;mso-ligatures:none"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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you a K-Awardee looking for guidance and support in your career development? Please join us on
<b>March 10</b>, 5-6pm, Health Sciences Bldg. BB1220 for an invaluable session designed to help you navigate the K to R transition and explore diverse career paths. This event will provide K to R transition insights, career path navigation, and community building
opportunities. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;mso-ligatures:none">Guest speaker Dr.
<b>Christy McKinney</b>, associate professor (Dept. of Pediatrics) and panelists Dr.
<b>Chi Hung</b>, associate professor (Pulmonary, Critical Care and Sleep Medicine) and Dr.
<b>Rashmi Sharma</b>, associate professor (General Internal Medicine) will share their expertise and experiences. Please
<a href="https://bit.ly/4iaOKwR"><span style="color:#39275B">RSVP</span></a> by March 5.
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><u><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#39275B;mso-ligatures:none">Recent publications<o:p></o:p></span></u></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;mso-ligatures:none">Drs.
<b>Petter Bjornstad</b>, professor (Metabolism, Endocrinology and Nutrition) and <b>
Katherine Tuttle</b>, clinical professor (Nephrology) are co-authors of “<a href="https://bit.ly/3CYSl1F"><span style="color:#39275B">Indexing GFR Using Extracellular Volume versus Body Surface Area in a Population with Type 1 Diabetes and DKD</span></a>” in
the Journal of the American Society of Nephrology. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;mso-ligatures:none">Dr.
<b>Laura Evans</b>, professor (Pulmonary, Critical Care and Sleep Medicine) is co-author of “<a href="https://bit.ly/41zOrpn"><span style="color:#39275B">Guiding Principles for Data Sharing and Harmonization: Results of a Systematic Review and Modified Delphi
From the Society of Critical Care Medicine Data Science Campaign</span></a>” in Critical Care Medicine.
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;mso-ligatures:none">Dr.
<b>Natasha Hunter</b>, assistant professor, is lead author and Dr. <b>Hannah Linden</b>, professor (Hematology and Oncology) is senior author of “<a href="https://bit.ly/4icEYJV"><span style="color:#39275B">Fluoroestradiol (FES) and Fluorodeoxyglucose (FDG)
PET imaging in patients with ER+, HER2-positive or HER2-negative metastatic breast cancer</span></a>” in Breast Cancer Research. DOM co-authors are Lanell Peterson, Jennifer Specht, William Gwin, Shaveta Vinayak, and Nancy Davidson.
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;mso-ligatures:none">Drs.
<b>Ann Jennerich</b>, associate professor, and <b>Erin Kross</b>, professor (Pulmonary, Critical Care and Sleep Medicine) are co-authors of “<a href="https://bit.ly/3Qv3udH"><span style="color:#39275B">Society of Critical Care Medicine Guidelines on Family-Centered
Care for Adult ICUs: 2024</span></a>” in Critical Care Medicine. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;mso-ligatures:none">Dr.
<b>Stephanie Lee</b>, professor (Hematology and Oncology) is lead author of “<a href="https://bit.ly/3QzgtuV"><span style="color:#39275B">FDA-approved therapies for chronic GVHD</span></a>” in Blood.
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;mso-ligatures:none">Dr.
<b>Babak Nazer</b>, associate professor (Cardiology) is co-author of “<a href="https://bit.ly/3ETHmHp"><span style="color:#39275B">Left Ventricular Entry to Reduce Brain Lesions During Catheter Ablation: A Randomized Trial</span></a>” in Circulation.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;mso-ligatures:none">Dr.
<b>Graham Nichol</b>, professor, and <b>Dana Morse</b>, research coordinator, are co-authors of “<a href="https://bit.ly/4idjo8a"><span style="color:#39275B">Long COVID Illness: Disparities in Understanding and Receipt of Care in Emergency Department Populations</span></a>”
in the Annals of Emergency Medicine. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;mso-ligatures:none">Dr.<b> Khai Tram</b>, clinician researcher (Allergy and Infectious Diseases) is lead author of “<a href="https://bit.ly/3XiRtfa"><span style="color:#39275B">By
executive order: The likely deadly consequences associated with a 90-day pause in PEPFAR funding</span></a>” in the Journal of the International AIDS Society.
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;mso-ligatures:none">Dr.
<b>Ian de Boer</b>, professor (Nephrology) is quoted in “<a href="https://bit.ly/41hKAvE"><span style="color:#39275B">Washington faces over $1 billion in research funding losses</span></a>” in Axios Seattle.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;mso-ligatures:none">Dr.
<b>Michelle Erickson</b>, research assistant professor (Gerontology and Geriatric Medicine) is quoted in “‘<a href="https://go.nature.com/3EQM3l1"><span style="color:#39275B">Slime’ keeps the brain safe ¯ and could guard against ageing</span></a>” in Nature,
and “<a href="https://bit.ly/3XiZH6Z"><span style="color:#39275B">How a carbohydrate-rich mesh protects our brain</span></a>” in Chemical & Engineering News.
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;mso-ligatures:none">Dr.
<b>Christine Johnston</b>, professor (Allergy and Infectious Diseases) is quoted in “<a href="https://nyti.ms/4hU18Rp"><span style="color:#39275B">Can You Get Rid of Cold Sores for Good?</span></a>” in the New York Times.
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;mso-ligatures:none">Symposium on Climate Change and Clinical Practice<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;mso-ligatures:none">All are invited to attend a free symposium designed to galvanize the UW Medicine system around collective climate action on
</span><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;mso-ligatures:none">March 6</span></b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;mso-ligatures:none">, 8am-1pm, Center for Urban Horticulture. The symposium will bring
together relevant stakeholders for learning, network development, and practical exploration of key topics addressing the implications of climate change for clinical practice and health care systems.</span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;mso-ligatures:none">
</span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;mso-ligatures:none">Lunch and refreshments will be provided for all speakers and registered attendees. Parking is free. Please
</span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;mso-ligatures:none"><a href="https://bit.ly/4huksop"><span style="color:#39275B">register for this event</span></a></span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;mso-ligatures:none">.
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</span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;mso-ligatures:none"><a href="https://medicine.uw.edu/news/trumba-calendar"><span style="color:#39275B">our website</span></a></span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;mso-ligatures:none">.</span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;mso-ligatures:none"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;mso-ligatures:none">Film screening of Trans Dudes with Lady Cancer<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;mso-ligatures:none">All are welcome to join the DOM DEIB Community, DOM LGBTQ+ Council and the Genetic Counseling Graduate Program for a screening of
</span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;mso-ligatures:none"><a href="https://bit.ly/3EBVMM0"><span style="color:#39275B">Trans Dudes with Lady Cancer</span></a></span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black;mso-ligatures:none">,
</span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;mso-ligatures:none">including a Q&A with the filmmakers. This is short film documenting the journey of two transmasculine people, their families, and their communities, as they navigate breast
cancer and ovarian cancer within the medical system. <b>March</b> <b>14</b>, 3:30pm, Health Sciences Turner Auditorium (D209). Accessible seating in the front or rear of the auditorium. Please
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;mso-ligatures:none">Small Projects, Big Impact: Enhancing Health Sciences Education through Research and Scholarship
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</span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;mso-ligatures:none"><a href="https://bit.ly/4ikNqH1"><span style="color:#39275B">CLIME Together Symposium</span></a></span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;mso-ligatures:none">
is an annual event bringing together members of the UW School of Medicine to build community, gain skills as educators, and enhance health sciences education. This year’s theme is “<i>Small Projects, Big Impact: Enhancing Health Sciences Education through
Research and Scholarship.” </i>The plenary speaker is Dr. Grace Huang, renowned educator and professor at Harvard Medical School.
<b>June 6</b>, 9am-1pm, UW Waterfront Activities Center. Please </span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;mso-ligatures:none"><a href="https://bit.ly/3QES0UM"><span style="color:#39275B">register for this symposium</span></a></span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;mso-ligatures:none">.
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