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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;mso-ligatures:none">Staff spotlight: Betsy Buswell<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>

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 latest staff spotlight is on <b>Betsy Buswell</b>, vice chair for finance and administration, who has left the University of Washington after over a decade of dedicated service.<o:p></o:p></span></p>

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<a href="https://bit.ly/4476Awa"><span style="color:#39275B">news site</a>.

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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;mso-ligatures:none">Staff spotlight: Shoshana Hague<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>

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 month is Women’s History Month, and we are spotlighting members of our Gender Equity Council.

<b>Shoshana Hague </b>is the administrator for the central department academic human resources team and co-chair of the Gender Equity Council.<o:p></o:p></span></p>

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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;mso-ligatures:none">Exceptional women in medicine<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>

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 by their peers, the Exceptional Women in Medicine list recognizes Top Doctors who have demonstrated outstanding leadership, expertise and dedication in their respective fields.

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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;mso-ligatures:none">Janis Abkowitz, Christina Baik, Julia Becke, Renuka Bhattacharya, Julie Carkin, Heather Cheng, Elena Chiorean, Stacey Cohen, Jennie Crews, Shireesha Dhanireddy, Rosario Freeman,

 Terry Gernsheimer, Deborah Greenberg, Leah Haseley, Fuki Hisama, Gail Jarvik, Sioban Keel, Anne Larson, Hannah Linden, Kimberly Muczynski, Kim O'Connor, Catherine Otto, Genevieve Pagalilauan, Salpy Pamboukian, Jeanne Poole, May Reed, Cristina Rodriguez, Brenda

 Sandmaier, Veena Shankaran, Jennifer Specht, April Stempien-Otero, Karen Stout, Nancy Sugg ,Virginia Sybert, Chaitra Ujjani.<o:p></o:p></span></p>

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<b>Judith Tsui</b>, professor (General Internal Medicine) has been elected as the 2025-2026 President-Elect of the College on Problems of Drug Dependence (CPDD). Formerly the Committee on Problems of Drug Dependence, CPDD has been in existence since 1929 and

 is the longest standing group in the United States addressing problems of drug use, misuse, and dependence.

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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;mso-ligatures:none">Rising Leaders program<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>

<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;mso-ligatures:none">Rising Leaders is a year-long, in-person program designed to equip early and mid-career faculty with the skills, strategies, and support network to lead confidently within

 the School of Medicine. The program is designed for faculty who are new to leadership or aspiring to new leadership roles.

<a href="https://bit.ly/3JNRTCs"><span style="color:#39275B">Applications</span></a> are now open until

April 8. Learn more on the <a href="https://bit.ly/3JNRTCs"><span style="color:#39275B">Office of Faculty Affairs website</a>.

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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;mso-ligatures:none">Success for Underrepresented Faculty program<br>

</span></b><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;mso-ligatures:none">Applications are currently open for the 2025-2026 Success for Underrepresented Faculty (SURF) Cohort. The SURF program is focused on early career faculty who are underrepresented in

 medicine and science (URMS). SURF cohorts include faculty on diverse career paths including Biomedical Researchers, Clinicians, Clinician-Scientists, Clinician-Educators, and Teaching Faculty. This opportunity is open to all eligible persons regardless of

 race, sex or other identity. <a href="https://bit.ly/4cbXXmo"><span style="color:#39275B">Applications</span></a> are due

April 15. Learn more on the <a href="https://bit.ly/43jx8rK"><span style="color:#39275B">Office of Faculty Affairs website</a>.

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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;mso-ligatures:none">Ovarian cancer vaccine<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>

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 Rivkin Center for Ovarian Cancer Research, in partnership with Washington state’s Andy Hill Cancer Research Endowment (CARE) Fund, has awarded Dr.

<b>Mary (Nora) Disis</b>, professor (Hematology and Oncology) and director of the UW Cancer Vaccine Institute, a $300,000 grant to advance the development of a vaccine designed to prevent ovarian cancer’s metastatic spread. <o:p></o:p></span></p>

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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;mso-ligatures:none">Recurrent ovarian cancer that is resistant to chemotherapy is especially difficult to treat. Dr. Disis is optimizing an ovarian cancer vaccine that has been shown to inhibit

 tumor growth and make tumors more sensitive to chemotherapy. <o:p></o:p></span></p>

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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;mso-ligatures:none">She will compare standard needle-based injection with an innovative vaccine delivery method that delivers DNA on gold beads through the skin and improves mucosal immunity.

 Her hypothesis is that this gold bead delivery method is a better way to vaccinate and may lead to a stronger anti-cancer immune response. If successful, this research will pave the way to a clinical trial for the vaccine.<o:p></o:p></span></p>

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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;mso-ligatures:none">The Society of General Internal Medicine (SGIM)

<a href="https://bit.ly/4cr7WEx"><span style="color:#39275B">Northwest Regional Young Scholars in GIM Scholarship</span></a> is a scholarship program designed to allow SGIM’s medical students and residents to attend its regional meetings and to develop educational

 and leadership skills in the field of GIM. <o:p></o:p></span></p>

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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;mso-ligatures:none">Congratulations to the 2025 inaugural recipients</span><!--[if gte vml 1]><v:shape id="Picture_x0020_7" o:spid="_x0000_s1026" type="#_x0000_t75" alt="John Clinton Olivas and MaKenna Stavins" style='position:absolute;margin-left:0;margin-top:0;width:71.3pt;height:50.4pt;z-index:251663360;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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<span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;mso-ligatures:none">Dr. John Clinton Olivas, R3, and Dr.

<b>MaKenna Stavins</b>, R3. <o:p></o:p></span></p>

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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;mso-ligatures:none">Dr. Olivas also won the teaching competition for his talk “Triaging the Acutely Agitated Hospitalized Patient” at the recent SGIM NW regional meeting.<o:p></o:p></span></p>

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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;mso-ligatures:none">Applications are currently being accepted for the Center for Learning and Innovation in Medical Education (CLIME) Teaching Scholars Program, a professional development program

 for educators in the health professions who have a passion for teaching and a desire to become academic leaders. The ten-month certificate program consists of interactive learning sessions, scholarly projects, and a professional peer group. Applications are

 due <b>April 21</b>. For more information and to apply, please visit the <a href="https://bit.ly/3NqiohH">

<span style="color:#39275B">CLIME website</span></a>. <o:p></o:p></span></p>

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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><u><span style="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-family:"Arial",sans-serif;mso-ligatures:none">Dr.

<b>Nauzley Abedini</b>, associate professor (Gerontology and Geriatric Medicine) is lead author of “<a href="https://bit.ly/4kSUT2p"><span style="color:#39275B">Implementation of a Goals-of-Care Communication Priming Intervention Tailored to Outpatient Stroke

 Survivors: A Pilot Study</span></a>” in the American Journal of Hospice and Palliative Medicine. DOM co-authors are Erin Kross and Ruth Engelberg.<o:p></o:p></span></p>

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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;mso-ligatures:none">Dr.

<b>Ryan Cassaday</b>, associate professor (Hematology and Oncology) is co-author of “<a href="https://bit.ly/4j0pvgH"><span style="color:#39275B">Recognition, prevention, and management of adverse events associated with asparaginase / pegaspargase treatment

of acute lymphoblastic leukemia in adults: consensus of an expert panel</a>” in Haematologica.

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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;mso-ligatures:none">Dr.

<b>Ian de Boer</b>, professor, is lead author and Dr. <b>Leila Zelnick</b>, research associate professor (Nephrology) is senior author of “<a href="https://bit.ly/4j6sIeD"><span style="color:#39275B">Glycemia Assessed by Continuous Glucose Monitoring among

 People Treated with Maintenance Dialysis</span></a>” in the Journal of the American Society of Nephrology. DOM co-authors are Lisa Anderson, Ernest Ayers, Nisha Bansal, Yoshio Hall, Irl Hirsch, Simon Hsu, Evelin Jones, Benjamin Lidgard, Christine Limonte,

 Lori Linke, Laura Mayeda, Rajnish Mehrotra, Julie Porter, Matthew Rivara, Subbulaxmi Trikudanathan, and Suzanne Watnick.

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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;mso-ligatures:none">Dr.

Mary (Nora) Disis, professor (Hematology and Oncology) wrote “<a href="https://bit.ly/4hMHVAx"><span style="color:#39275B">JAMA Oncology-The Year in Review, 2024</a>” in JAMA Oncology.

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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;mso-ligatures:none">Dr.

<b>Jonathan Keller</b>, clinical assistant professor (Pulmonary, Critical Care and Sleep Medicine) is co-author of “<a href="https://bit.ly/4hUSaCT"><span style="color:#39275B">Questions and Answers about Measles</span></a>” in the American Journal of Respiratory

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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;mso-ligatures:none">Dr.

<b>Nicholas Johnson</b>, associate professor (Pulmonary, Critical Care and Sleep Medicine) is co-author of “<a href="https://bit.ly/3FU8Z3f"><span style="color:#39275B">Recovery Potential in Patients After Cardiac Arrest Who Die After Limitations or Withdrawal

 of Life Support</span></a>” in JAMA Network Open. <o:p></o:p></span></p>

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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;mso-ligatures:none">Dr.

Stephanie Lee, professor (Hematology and Oncology) is senior author of “<a href="https://bit.ly/4hQJpd4"><span style="color:#39275B">Development of the Lee Symptom Scale-Skin Sclerosis for chronic GVHD-associated sclerosis</a>” in Blood.

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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;mso-ligatures:none">Matthew Liu<span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;mso-ligatures:none">, research scientist, is lead author and Dr.

<b>Teal Hallstrand</b>, professor (Pulmonary, Critical Care and Sleep Medicine) is senior author of “<a href="https://bit.ly/3FK7eWr"><span style="color:#39275B">The Role of Basement Membrane Thickening in Airway Physiology and Immunopathology of Severe Asthma</span></a>”

 in the American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine. <o:p></o:p></span></p>

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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;mso-ligatures:none">Dr.

<b>Eugene Yang</b>, clinical professor (Cardiology) is co-author of “<a href="https://bit.ly/3FVNOhh"><span style="color:#39275B">Primary Prevention of Cardiovascular Disease in Asia: Challenges: A Narrative Review</span></a>” and “<a href="https://bit.ly/4c7zNck"><span style="color:#39275B">Primary

 Prevention of Cardiovascular Disease in Asia: Opportunities and Solutions: A Narrative Review</span></a>” in JACC: Advances.<o:p></o:p></span></p>

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Justin Bullock, clinician researcher (Nephrology) is quoted in “<a href="https://bit.ly/3FHR7sx"><span style="color:#39275B">National Kidney Disease Awareness Month Highlights Higher Risk In Black Community</a>” in the Seattle Medium.

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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;mso-ligatures:none">Dr.

<b>Helen Chu</b>, professor (Allergy and Infectious Diseases) is quoted in “<a href="https://bit.ly/42jpPkU"><span style="color:#39275B">The flu is still going around Washington. It’s not too late to get your shot</span></a>” from KUOW.<o:p></o:p></span></p>

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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;mso-ligatures:none">Dr.

Ana Weil, assistant professor (Allergy and Infectious Diseases) is quoted in “<a href="https://bit.ly/41UWMTv"><span style="color:#39275B">Could Washington see another rough flu season?</a>” from KIRO 7 News.

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