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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk199516542"><b><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#39275B;mso-ligatures:none">August 8, 2025<o:p></o:p></span></b></span></p>
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Gralow receives Lifetime Achievement Award<o:p></o:p></span></b></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk199516542"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;mso-ligatures:none">Dr.
<b>Julie Gralow</b>, professor emeritus (Hematology and Oncology) has received the Lifetime Achievement Award from the National Cancer Grid for her tireless efforts to bring equity in cancer care globally, and her longstanding contributions to cancer care,
research, and global oncology.<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk199516542"><b><u><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#39275B;mso-ligatures:none">Staff news<o:p></o:p></span></u></b></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk199516542"><b><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;mso-ligatures:none">Outstanding Staff Award nominees</span></b></span><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk199516542"><span style="font-family:"Aptos",sans-serif;mso-ligatures:none"><o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
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Outstanding Staff Awards aim to recognize and celebrate exceptional staff members who are dedicated to supporting our organization’s mission of teaching, healing, discovery and diversity, and upholding core values.
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk199516542"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;mso-ligatures:none">We have 11 outstanding nominees for our 2025 awards: Leila Armas, Andréa Campbell, Eva Crist, Katherine Elkort, Meg Frazer, Vibha Hariharan,
Dawn Hill, Danielle Long, Sonja Stella, Jacquelin Vandermeer, and Blyss Vincent.</span></span><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk199516542"><span style="font-family:"Aptos",sans-serif;mso-ligatures:none"><o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk199516542"><b><u><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#39275B;mso-ligatures:none">Faculty news<o:p></o:p></span></u></b></span></p>
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spotlight: Nicolae Leca<o:p></o:p></span></b></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk199516542"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;mso-ligatures:none">Dr.
<b>Nicolae Leca</b>, professor (Nephrology) was featured in Seattle Magazine’s Top Doctor series, where he shared insights into what drives his passion for medicine, the advice he most frequently offers, and his perspective on the future of healthcare.<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
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Blosser</b>, professor (Nephrology) has been elected to serve as a counselor-at-large on the board of the American Society of Transplantation. The AST is the largest transplant organization in North America and is recognized as the premier society for transplant
professionals.<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
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<b>Ann Jennerich</b>, associate professor (Pulmonary, Critical Care and Sleep Medicine) has been named Chair of the Ziskind Committee for the American Thoracic Society. The committee oversees the Ziskind Clinical Research Scholar Award, which recognizes early-career
pulmonary and critical care fellows conducting outstanding patient-oriented clinical research.<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk199516542"><b><u><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#39275B;mso-ligatures:none">Research news<o:p></o:p></span></u></b></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk199516542"><b><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;mso-ligatures:none">Brain might become target of new type 1 diabetes treatments<o:p></o:p></span></b></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><!--[if gte vml 1]><v:shape id="Picture_x0020_9" o:spid="_x0000_s1028" type="#_x0000_t75" alt="Michael Schwartz" style='position:absolute;margin-left:0;margin-top:.15pt;width:42.55pt;height:50.4pt;z-index:251659264;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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than a decade ago, researchers found that an acute complication of type 1 diabetes, diabetic ketoacidosis (DKA), can be resolved with the hormone leptin, even in the absence of insulin. An analysis recently
</span></span><a href="https://bit.ly/4fmJ8il" target="_blank"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk199516542"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#39275B;mso-ligatures:none">published</span></span><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk199516542"></span></a><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk199516542"><b><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;mso-ligatures:none">
</span></b></span><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk199516542"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;mso-ligatures:none">in
<i>The Journal of Clinical Investigation</i> explains how leptin affects the brain and how it might be used in future therapeutics. <o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk199516542"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;mso-ligatures:none">DKA happens when the body is unable to make insulin and begins to break down fat for fuel. This can lead to a life-threatening buildup
of sugar (glucose) and ketoacids in the blood. Doctors have typically administered insulin to address the complication, authors noted. But evidence now shows that, when insulin is insufficient, the brain plays a key role in driving DKA, according to the new
analysis, based in literature and research that includes studies conducted at UW Medicine since 2011. <o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk199516542"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;mso-ligatures:none">When the pancreas can’t make insulin, “the brain gets the message that the body is out of fuel, even if it’s not. This information
is being communicated in part by a low blood level of the hormone leptin,” said senior author Dr.
<b>Michael Schwartz</b>, professor (Metabolism, Endocrinology and Nutrition). DOM co-authors are Gregory Morton and Irl Hirsch.
<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk199516542"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;mso-ligatures:none">Read the full story from
</span></span><a href="https://bit.ly/45cfhG1"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk199516542"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#39275B;mso-ligatures:none">UW Medicine Newsroom</span></span><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk199516542"></span></a><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk199516542"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;mso-ligatures:none">.
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk199516542"><b><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;mso-ligatures:none">Pediatric allergy clinic receives Allergists' Foundation grant award<o:p></o:p></span></b></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk199516542"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;mso-ligatures:none">The Pediatric Allergy Clinics at the UWMC Roosevelt Clinic and Harborview Medical Center have received a 2025 Community Grant Award
from the Allergists’ Foundation to support the food insecurity screening initiative. <o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
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AI-generated content may be incorrect." v:shapes="Picture_x0020_5"><![endif]><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk199516542"></span><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk199516542"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;mso-ligatures:none">The
project entitled "Food Insecurity Screening and Support for Pediatric Allergy Patients in the Seattle Area" is led by Drs.
<b>Jing Yi Sun</b>, clinical assistant professor, <b>Kelly Colas</b>, clinical assistant professor, and Principal Investigator Dr.
<b>Gabriel Mendoza</b>, clinical assistant professor (Allergy and Infectious Diseases).<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk199516542"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;mso-ligatures:none">The funding will supplement resources for patients for an additional 18 months and provide a foundation for partnership with local
food banks.<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk199516542"><b><u><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#39275B;mso-ligatures:none">Clinical news<o:p></o:p></span></u></b></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk199516542"><b><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;mso-ligatures:none">Physician Advisor Program<o:p></o:p></span></b></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><!--[if gte vml 1]><v:shape id="Picture_x0020_1" o:spid="_x0000_s1026" type="#_x0000_t75" alt="Illustration of hands interacting with electronic medical data" style='position:absolute;margin-left:0;margin-top:4.35pt;width:92.6pt;height:57.6pt;z-index:251662336;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'>
<v:imagedata src="cid:image016.png@01DC0880.1BFBDFC0" o:title="Illustration of hands interacting with electronic medical data" croptop="14043f" cropbottom="11796f" cropleft="2708f" cropright="1264f" />
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</v:shape><![endif]--><![if !vml]><img width="123" height="77" style="width:1.2833in;height:.8in" src="cid:image017.png@01DC0880.1BFBDFC0" align="left" hspace="12" alt="Illustration of hands interacting with electronic medical data" v:shapes="Picture_x0020_1"><![endif]><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk199516542"></span><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk199516542"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;mso-ligatures:none">Physician
advisors serve as a liaison between clinical staff and hospital administration, helping to ensure that medical care aligns with regulatory, documentation, and reimbursement standards. They serve as bridge-builders between frontline care and hospital leadership.<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk199516542"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;mso-ligatures:none">Established in 2024, the University of Washington Medical Center (UWMC) Physician Advisor program helps assure the effective, efficient
utilization of health care services.<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk199516542"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;mso-ligatures:none">“In the first six months, the three person PA team has reviewed hundreds of payor denials and conducted Peer-to-Peer discussions with
payor medical directors tied to millions of dollars in charges from UWMC,” said Dr.
<b>Mark Mayo</b>, medical director for care coordination and patient progression.
<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk199516542"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;mso-ligatures:none">Learn more on our
</span></span><a href="https://bit.ly/46LanAY"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk199516542"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#39275B;mso-ligatures:none">news site</span></span><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk199516542"></span></a><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk199516542"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;mso-ligatures:none">.<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk199516542"><b><u><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#39275B;mso-ligatures:none">Recent publications<o:p></o:p></span></u></b></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk199516542"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;mso-ligatures:none">Dr.
<b>Maralyssa Bann</b>, associate professor (General internal Medicine) is lead author of “</span></span><a href="https://bit.ly/4ln9diy"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk199516542"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#39275B;mso-ligatures:none">A
Climate of Stigma, Uncertainty, and Distrust: Stakeholder Perception of Barriers to SNF Placement for Patients with Opioid Use Disorder Treated with Methadone</span></span><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk199516542"></span></a><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk199516542"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;mso-ligatures:none">”
in the Journal of General Internal Medicine.<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk199516542"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;mso-ligatures:none">Dr.<b> Petter Bjornstad</b>, professor (Metabolism, Endocrinology and Nutrition) is co-senior author of “</span></span><a href="https://go.nature.com/47cTnDB"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk199516542"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#39275B;mso-ligatures:none">Pathology-oriented
multiplexing enables integrative disease mapping</span></span><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk199516542"></span></a><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk199516542"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;mso-ligatures:none">” in Nature. DOM co-authors are Laura
Pyle and Ye Ji Choi. <o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk199516542"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;mso-ligatures:none"><o:p> </o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk199516542"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;mso-ligatures:none">Dr.
<b>Christopher Blosser</b>, professor (Nephrology) is co-author of “</span></span><a href="https://bit.ly/41wjHVJ"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk199516542"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#39275B;mso-ligatures:none">Management recommendations
for kidney transplantation in patients with plasma cell dyscrasia</span></span><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk199516542"></span></a><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk199516542"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;mso-ligatures:none">” in Kidney International.
He is also co-senior author of “</span></span><a href="https://bit.ly/40VTkIE"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk199516542"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#39275B;mso-ligatures:none">Merkel Cell Carcinoma in Solid Organ Transplant Recipients:
Prognosis and Response to Immunotherapy”</span></span><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk199516542"></span></a><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk199516542"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;mso-ligatures:none"> in the British Journal of Dermatology. DOM co-authors
are Evan Hall and Shailender Bhatia.<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk199516542"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;mso-ligatures:none"><o:p> </o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk199516542"><b><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;mso-ligatures:none">Jocelyn Cervantes</span></b></span><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk199516542"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;mso-ligatures:none">,
research assistant, is lead author and Dr. <b>Jenny Kanter</b>, research associate professor (Metabolism, Endocrinology and Nutrition) is senior author of “</span></span><a href="https://bit.ly/4m9d18s"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk199516542"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#39275B;mso-ligatures:none">Salvaged
Signals, Scarred Filters: Podocyte NPRC in Diabetic Kidney Disease”</span></span><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk199516542"></span></a><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk199516542"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;mso-ligatures:none"> in Circulation Research.<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk199516542"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;mso-ligatures:none"><o:p> </o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk199516542"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;mso-ligatures:none">Dr.<b> Austin Chen</b>, acting instructor, is lead author and Dr.
<b>Ann Jennerich</b>, associate professor (Pulmonary, Critical Care, and Sleep Medicine) is senior author of “</span></span><a href="https://bit.ly/4m85syL"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk199516542"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#39275B;mso-ligatures:none">Utilization
of the No One Dies Alone Program to Support Dying Patients</span></span><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk199516542"></span></a><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk199516542"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;mso-ligatures:none">” in the Journal of Pain and
Symptom Management. DOM co-author is Ketki Sathe.<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk199516542"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;mso-ligatures:none"><o:p> </o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk199516542"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;mso-ligatures:none">Dr.
<b>Stefanie Deeds</b>, clinical associate professor, is lead author and Dr. <b>Karin Nelson</b>, professor (General Internal Medicine) is senior author of “</span></span><a href="https://bit.ly/45wMrir"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk199516542"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#39275B;mso-ligatures:none">Electronic
Health Record Time Allocation Among Primary Care Clinicians at the Veterans Health Administration Using Virtual Observations</span></span><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk199516542"></span></a><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk199516542"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;mso-ligatures:none">”
in the Journal of General Internal Medicine. DOM co-authors are Scott Hagan and Ashok Reddy.<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk199516542"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;mso-ligatures:none"><o:p> </o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk199516542"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;mso-ligatures:none">Dr.
<b>Christopher Goss</b>, professor (Pulmonary, Critical Care and Sleep Medicine) is co-author of “</span></span><a href="https://bit.ly/4oovXBH"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk199516542"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#39275B;mso-ligatures:none">Maximising
opportunity for therapeutic success: sequential participation in cystic fibrosis nucleic acid-based therapy trials</span></span><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk199516542"></span></a><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk199516542"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;mso-ligatures:none">”
in the Lancet Respiratory Medicine.<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk199516542"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;mso-ligatures:none"><o:p> </o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk199516542"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;mso-ligatures:none">Dr.
<b>Joshua Hill</b>, associate professor (Allergy and Infectious Diseases) is senior author of “</span></span><a href="https://bit.ly/4mjGfBH"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk199516542"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#39275B;mso-ligatures:none">Opportunities
to improve antibiotic stewardship, and identification of blood biomarkers associated with bacteremia following CAR-T cell therapy</span></span><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk199516542"></span></a><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk199516542"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;mso-ligatures:none">”
in Transplantation and Cellular Therapy. DOM co-authors are Jennifer Huang, Andrew Portuguese, Noam Kopmar, Andrew Cowan, Mazyar Shadman, Alexandre Hirayama, Brain Till, Ryan Cassaday, Catherine Liu, Jordan Gauthier, and Emily Liang.
<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk199516542"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;mso-ligatures:none"><o:p> </o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk199516542"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;mso-ligatures:none">Dr.
<b>George Ioannou</b>, professor (Gastroenterology) is lead author of “</span></span><a href="https://bit.ly/3UYmMtT"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk199516542"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#39275B;mso-ligatures:none">Target Trial Emulation
of SARS-CoV-2 Infection Versus No Infection and Risk of Post-COVID-19 Conditions in the Omicron Variant Versus Prior Eras</span></span><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk199516542"></span></a><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk199516542"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;mso-ligatures:none">”
in Clinical Infectious Diseases. DOM co-authors are Edward Boyko and Ann O'Hare.<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk199516542"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;mso-ligatures:none"><o:p> </o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk199516542"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;mso-ligatures:none">Drs.
<b>Janine Maenza</b>, clinical professor, <b>Adrienne Shapiro</b>, assistant professor, and
<b>Juliana McElrath</b>, professor (Allergy and Infectious Diseases) are co-authors of “</span></span><a href="https://bit.ly/45vGK4d"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk199516542"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#39275B;mso-ligatures:none">Vaccination
with mRNA-encoded nanoparticles drives early maturation of HIV bnAb precursors in humans</span></span><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk199516542"></span></a><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk199516542"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;mso-ligatures:none">”
in Science.<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk199516542"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;mso-ligatures:none"><o:p> </o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk199516542"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;mso-ligatures:none">Dr.
<b>Leo Morales</b>, professor (General Internal Medicine) is senior author of “</span></span><a href="https://bit.ly/3IYf2Wi"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk199516542"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#39275B;mso-ligatures:none">Long COVID among
Latino Patients of Two Federally Qualified Health Centers in Washington State</span></span><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk199516542"></span></a><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk199516542"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;mso-ligatures:none">” in the
Journal of General Internal Medicine.<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk199516542"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;mso-ligatures:none"><o:p> </o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk199516542"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;mso-ligatures:none">Dr.
<b>Radhika Narla</b>, associate professor (Metabolism, Endocrinology and Nutrition) is lead author and Dr.
<b>Gabrielle Berger</b>, professor (General Internal Medicine) is senior author of “</span></span><a href="https://bit.ly/45rHmHY"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk199516542"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#39275B;mso-ligatures:none">A Three-Tiered
Faculty Engagement Programme to Support Resident Scholarship</span></span><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk199516542"></span></a><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk199516542"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;mso-ligatures:none">” in the Clinical Teacher.
DOM co-author is Whitney Harper.<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk199516542"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;mso-ligatures:none">Drs.
<b>Andrew Portuguese</b>, assistant professor, <b>Andrew Cowan</b>, associate professor,
<b>Mazyar Shadman</b>, professor, <b>Emily Liang</b>, fellow, <b>Brian Till</b>, associate professor,
<b>David Maloney</b>, professor emeritus, and <b>Stanley Riddell</b>, professor (Hematology and Oncology) are co-authors of “</span></span><a href="https://bit.ly/45pwf2b"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk199516542"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#39275B;mso-ligatures:none">A
phase 1 trial of fully human BCMA CAR-T therapy for relapsed/refractory multiple myeloma with 5-year follow-up</span></span><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk199516542"></span></a><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk199516542"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;mso-ligatures:none">”
in Blood.<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk199516542"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;mso-ligatures:none">Dr.
<b>Michael Schwartz</b>, professor (Metabolism, Endocrinology and Nutrition) is senior author of “</span></span><a href="https://bit.ly/4mt61Tu"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk199516542"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#39275B;mso-ligatures:none">An
unexpected role for the brain in the pathogenesis of diabetic ketoacidosis</span></span><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk199516542"></span></a><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk199516542"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;mso-ligatures:none">” in the Journal
of Clinical Investigation. DOM co-authors are Gregory Morton and Irl Hirsch.<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk199516542"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;mso-ligatures:none">Dr.
<b>Mazyar Shadman</b>, professor (Hematology and Oncology) is senior author of “</span></span><a href="https://bit.ly/45EHuFj"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk199516542"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#39275B;mso-ligatures:none">Chimeric Antigen
Receptor T-cell Therapy for Richter Transformation: A CIBMTR analysis</span></span><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk199516542"></span></a><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk199516542"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;mso-ligatures:none">” in Transplantation
and Cellular Therapy.<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk199516542"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;mso-ligatures:none">Dr.
<b>Stuart Shankland</b>, professor (Nephrology) is lead author of “</span></span><a href="https://bit.ly/4maJVFH"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk199516542"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#39275B;mso-ligatures:none">New Discoveries in Podocyte
Mechanosensing and Mechanotransduction</span></span><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk199516542"></span></a><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk199516542"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;mso-ligatures:none">” in the Journal of the American Society of Nephrology.
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk199516542"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;mso-ligatures:none">Dr.
<b>Asa Tapley</b>, clinical assistant professor (General Internal Medicine) is co-author of “</span></span><a href="https://bit.ly/4ln35a9"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk199516542"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#39275B;mso-ligatures:none">Plasmodium
falciparum Parasitemia Does Not Diminish Neutralizing Antibody Responses After mRNA COVID-19 Booster Vaccination in HIV-infected Adults</span></span><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk199516542"></span></a><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk199516542"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;mso-ligatures:none">”
in the Journal of Infectious Diseases.<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk199516542"><b><u><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#39275B;mso-ligatures:none">In the news<o:p></o:p></span></u></b></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk199516542"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;mso-ligatures:none">Dr.
<b>Chase Cannon</b>, assistant professor (Allergy and Infectious Diseases) was interviewed by Public Health Insider in “</span></span><a href="https://bit.ly/46MJsod"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk199516542"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#39275B;mso-ligatures:none">DoxyPEP
for STI prevention: Q&A with Dr. Chase Cannon</span></span><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk199516542"></span></a><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk199516542"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;mso-ligatures:none">.”<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk199516542"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;mso-ligatures:none">Dr.
<b>Helen Chu</b>, professor (Allergy and Infectious Diseases) is quoted in “</span></span><a href="https://bit.ly/3UeFwFr"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk199516542"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#39275B;mso-ligatures:none">This UW Doc Was
Fired from the CDC’s Vaccine Panel</span></span><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk199516542"></span></a><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk199516542"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;mso-ligatures:none">” in Seattle Met.
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk199516542"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;mso-ligatures:none">Dr.
<b>Jeanne Gallée</b>, postdoctoral scholar (General Internal Medicine) is quoted in “</span></span><a href="https://bit.ly/4mwPspT"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk199516542"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#39275B;mso-ligatures:none">Subtle
Changes in the Way You Speak Could Signal Alzheimer’s Disease</span></span><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk199516542"></span></a><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk199516542"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;mso-ligatures:none">” in Verywell Health.
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk199516542"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;mso-ligatures:none">Dr.
<b>Heather Greenlee</b>, professor (Hematology and Oncology) is quoted in “</span></span><a href="https://nyti.ms/4foKhWL"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk199516542"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#39275B;mso-ligatures:none">How Your Diet Influences
Your Colorectal Cancer Risk</span></span><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk199516542"></span></a><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk199516542"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;mso-ligatures:none">” in the New York Times.
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk199516542"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;mso-ligatures:none">Dr.
<b>Irl Hirsch</b>, professor (Metabolism, Endocrinology and Nutrition) is quoted in “</span></span><a href="https://bit.ly/4fAQlLS"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk199516542"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#39275B;mso-ligatures:none">Medical
Mysteries: Woman who develops colorblindness, diabetes gets rare diagnosis</span></span><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk199516542"></span></a><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk199516542"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;mso-ligatures:none">” in the Washington
Post. <o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk199516542"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;mso-ligatures:none">Dr.
<b>Jennifer Huang</b>, fellow (Hematology and Oncology) is quoted in “</span></span><a href="https://bit.ly/4mjKpc0"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk199516542"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#39275B;mso-ligatures:none">CAR T-Cell Therapy in
Cancer Patients With Autoimmune Diseases</span></span><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk199516542"></span></a><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk199516542"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;mso-ligatures:none">” in Oncology Times.
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk199516542"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;mso-ligatures:none">Dr.
<b>Rachel Issaka</b>, associate professor (Gastroenterology) is quoted in “</span></span><a href="https://bit.ly/4m7dVCo"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk199516542"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#39275B;mso-ligatures:none">Major increase in
colorectal cancer in younger adults tied to pandemic years, researchers say</span></span><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk199516542"></span></a><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk199516542"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;mso-ligatures:none">” in the Independent.<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk199516542"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;mso-ligatures:none">Drs.
<b>Sid Kapnadak</b>, associate professor, and <b>Pradeep Singh</b>, professor (Pulmonary, Critical Care and Sleep Medicine) are quoted in “</span></span><a href="https://bit.ly/45nlvBr"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk199516542"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#39275B;mso-ligatures:none">Going
in for a close look at lung infections</span></span><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk199516542"></span></a><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk199516542"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;mso-ligatures:none">” from UW Medicine Newsroom.<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk199516542"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;mso-ligatures:none">Dr.
<b>Coralynn Sack</b>, associate professor (General Internal Medicine) is quoted in “</span></span><a href="https://bit.ly/4fuDpHp"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk199516542"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#39275B;mso-ligatures:none">Wildfire
smoke settles over Seattle, impacting air quality</span></span><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk199516542"></span></a><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk199516542"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;mso-ligatures:none">” from FOX 13.<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk199516542"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;mso-ligatures:none">Dr.
<b>Michael Schwartz</b>, professor (Metabolism, Endocrinology and Nutrition) is quoted in “</span></span><a href="https://bit.ly/3JnyjAq"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk199516542"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#39275B;mso-ligatures:none">How
Leptin Helps the Brain Maintain Blood Sugar Levels</span></span><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk199516542"></span></a><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk199516542"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;mso-ligatures:none">” from Drug Discovery.<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk199516542"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;mso-ligatures:none">Dr.
<b>Mazyar Shadman</b>, professor (Hematology and Oncology) is quoted in “</span></span><a href="https://bit.ly/4lhfqfU"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk199516542"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#39275B;mso-ligatures:none">New Combination and
Single-Agent Therapies for CLL</span></span><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk199516542"></span></a><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk199516542"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;mso-ligatures:none">” in Medpage Today.
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