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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">DOM Week<o:p></o:p></span></b></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk199516542"><b><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#39275B;mso-ligatures:none">October 17, 2025<o:p></o:p></span></b></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk199516542"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;mso-ligatures:none">(if you have items for DOM Week, please email
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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">Awards<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">Minority Faculty Mentoring Award<o:p></o:p></span></b></span></p>
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" v:shapes="Picture_x0020_7"><![endif]><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk199516542"></span><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk199516542"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;mso-ligatures:none">Dr.
<b>Jason Deen</b>, professor (Cardiology), is the 2025 recipient of the Committee on Minority Faculty Advancement (CMFA) Minority Faculty Mentoring Award. He was selected for his work to advance the careers and personal development of those underrepresented
in medicine and science. <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">This award recognizes the need for excellence in mentoring underrepresented faculty groups to achieve diversity and inclusion, key
elements that can unleash creativity and innovation to meet the healthcare needs of our region. <o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk199516542"><b><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;mso-ligatures:none">Calls for nominations
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk199516542"><b><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;mso-ligatures:none">Distinguished Staff Awards
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk199516542"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;mso-ligatures:none">Nominations are currently being accepted for the UW
</span></span><a href="https://hr.uw.edu/dsa/"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk199516542"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#39275B;mso-ligatures:none">Distinguished Staff Awards</span></span><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk199516542"></span></a><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk199516542"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;mso-ligatures:none">,
the University’s highest staff honor. Faculty, staff and students may nominate individual staff or teams primarily composed of staff members who exemplify excellence. Nominations due
<b>Dec. 12</b>. <o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk199516542"><b><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;mso-ligatures:none">Thorud Leadership Awards
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Please consider recognizing our leaders by nominating them for the </span></span><a href="https://hr.uw.edu/thorud/"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk199516542"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#39275B;mso-ligatures:none">David B. Thorud Leadership
Award</span></span><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk199516542"></span></a><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk199516542"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;mso-ligatures:none">.
<a name="_Hlk84398212">Open to current UW faculty, academic appointees and staff</a>. Nominations due
<b>Dec. 12</b>.<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk199516542"><b><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;mso-ligatures:none">William J. Bremner Endowed Mentorship Awards<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">Nominations are open for the
</span></span><a href="https://medicine.uw.edu/about/awards/dom-awards/bremner/"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk199516542"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#39275B;mso-ligatures:none">William J. Bremner Endowed Mentorship Awards</span></span><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk199516542"></span></a><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk199516542"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;mso-ligatures:none">,
honoring faculty for their contributions to the scientific, educational, and patient care missions of the Department of Medicine through exemplary sustained and high impact mentorship. Nominations due
<b>Nov. 10</b>. <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>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk199516542"><b><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;mso-ligatures:none">Filipino American History Month Spotlight: Marites Bautista Almachar<o:p></o:p></span></b></span></p>
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<b>Marites Bautista Almachar</b>, teaching associate (Cardiology) was highlighted by the American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC) in their celebration of Filipino American History Month (October).
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk199516542"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;mso-ligatures:none">Marites began her nursing career in 2013 at the University of Washington Medical Center (UWMC) and is proud to have remained here ever
since. She cares for a complex and diverse population, including patients with heart failure, transplants, interventional and electrophysiology needs, and those requiring mechanical circulatory support.
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk199516542"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;mso-ligatures:none">Marites credits her parents’ immigration from the Philippines to the United States as the foundation for the opportunities she and
her siblings have had.<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 her story on our
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk199516542"><b><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;mso-ligatures:none">Maudslien Endowed Chair in Breast Cancer Precision Oncology Research<o:p></o:p></span></b></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><!--[if gte vml 1]><v:shape id="Picture_x0020_10" o:spid="_x0000_s1032" type="#_x0000_t75" alt="Heather Parsons" style='position:absolute;margin-left:0;margin-top:.15pt;width:44.8pt;height:50.4pt;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'>
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<b>Heather Parsons</b>, associate professor (Hematology and Oncology) has been awarded the Maudslien Endowed Chair in Breast Cancer Precision Oncology Research at Fred Hutch. She is also head of the Breast Oncology Program.
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk199516542"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;mso-ligatures:none">“I'm very humbled and honored by this endowed chair, and it feels like a mandate to both be able to lead this breast cancer program
and to develop the science that I've been working on from my time in Boston,” Parsons said. “I’m looking forward to leading this group of really incredible breast cancer researchers and doctors to help reduce the burden of breast cancer on our patients and
in the world.”<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
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<p class="MsoNormal"><!--[if gte vml 1]><v:shape id="Picture_x0020_11" o:spid="_x0000_s1031" type="#_x0000_t75" alt="Nick Burwick" style='position:absolute;margin-left:0;margin-top:-.3pt;width:43pt;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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Burwick elected president of AVAHO<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>Nicholas Burwick</b>, associate professor (Hematology and Oncology) was elected to serve a one-year term as president of the Association of VA Hematology/Oncology (AVAHO). AVAHO exists to increase the skills and abilities of veteran-centered cancer care
professionals across all disciplines so they can provide the best possible care for our veterans.
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk199516542"><b><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;mso-ligatures:none">Hispanic and Latinx Heritage month spotlight: Juliet Torres<o:p></o:p></span></b></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><!--[if gte vml 1]><v:shape id="Picture_x0020_12" o:spid="_x0000_s1030" type="#_x0000_t75" alt="Juliet Torres" style='position:absolute;margin-left:.45pt;margin-top:3.5pt;width:42.55pt;height:50.4pt;z-index:251664384;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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15 to Oct. 15 is Hispanic and Latinx Heritage Month, and throughout the month, </span>
</span><a href="https://bit.ly/4ojYVlh"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk199516542"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#39275B;mso-ligatures:none">Vitals</span></span><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk199516542"></span></a><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk199516542"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;mso-ligatures:none">
has been celebrating the contributions and diverse cultures of our Hispanic and Latinx colleagues in a multi-part series. They recently featured <b>Juliet Torres</b>, research genetic counselor (Pulmonary, Critical Care and Sleep Medicine).
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk199516542"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;mso-ligatures:none">“Shaped by both personal and clinical experiences, I have long aspired to be a Latina healthcare provider who offers bilingual, culturally
conscious care,” she says. “While I initially considered becoming a physician, discovering genetic counseling captured my interest. I was drawn to the profession’s emphasis on guiding patients through informed decision-making and addressing psychosocial needs.
I value how genetic counselors translate complex concepts into clear, accessible language. My goal is to empower patients in their personal understanding and their ability to share genetic information with their loved ones.”<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk199516542"><b><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;mso-ligatures:none">A one-stop-shop: Integrating hypertension care into HIV clinics<o:p></o:p></span></b></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><!--[if gte vml 1]><v:shape id="Picture_x0020_16" o:spid="_x0000_s1029" type="#_x0000_t75" alt="Chris Longenecker" style='position:absolute;margin-left:0;margin-top:0;width:38.95pt;height:50.4pt;z-index:251667456;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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people living with HIV (PLWH) in Africa, hypertension is the leading cause of cardiovascular morbidity and mortality. However, despite increased access to effective antiretroviral therapy, PLWH in Africa have limited access to high-quality care for cardiovascular
diseases such as strokes, heart failure, and kidney diseases. <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">Looking to address this issue, Dr.
<b>Chris Longenecker</b>, professor (Cardiology) and other researchers are conducting the PULESA-Uganda study, which aims to improve blood pressure treatment for PLWH in Uganda in a scalable and sustainable manner.<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">Sharing their study protocol in a recent
</span></span><a href="https://bmchealthservres.biomedcentral.com/articles/10.1186/s12913-025-13281-9"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk199516542"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#39275B;mso-ligatures:none">BMC Health Services Research article</span></span><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk199516542"></span></a><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk199516542"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;mso-ligatures:none">,
the researchers detail how they aim to assess the effectiveness and cost-effectiveness of two different strategies of integrating blood pressure care into HIV clinics in Uganda. While HIV clinics in many African countries offer some wrap around services, this
study follows a movement to work towards integrating more comprehensive care into the clinics.
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk199516542"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;mso-ligatures:none">“Clients like a one-stop shop where they can get all of their primary care needs met,” said Longenecker. “Through our costing work,
we’ve found that patients end up spending a significant amount out of pocket for things like transportation to and from the clinic. The wait times to see a clinician are so long that it helps to get multiple problems addressed at once.”<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk199516542"><b><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;mso-ligatures:none">Hall of Fame Inductee<o:p></o:p></span></b></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><!--[if gte vml 1]><v:shape id="Picture_x0020_8" o:spid="_x0000_s1028" type="#_x0000_t75" alt="Moritz Stolla" style='position:absolute;margin-left:5.2pt;margin-top:2.95pt;width:38.55pt;height:50.4pt;z-index:251661312;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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Association for the Advancement of Blood & Biotherapies (AABB) Foundation Board of Directors has selected Dr.
<b>Moritz Stolla</b>, associate professor (Hematology and Oncology) as the 2025 inductee for the Hall of Fame. The Hall of Fame recognizes a prestigious and select group of AABB Foundation grant recipients who leveraged their early-career grant funding into
successful careers in transfusion medicine, biotherapies, or patient blood management and who demonstrate exemplary leadership within the field.
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<p class="MsoNormal"><!--[if gte vml 1]><v:shape id="Picture_x0020_13" o:spid="_x0000_s1027" type="#_x0000_t75" alt="Jared Mayers" style='position:absolute;margin-left:0;margin-top:15.3pt;width:43.6pt;height:50.4pt;z-index:251665408;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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career research awards<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>Jared Mayers</b>, assistant professor (Pulmonary, Critical Care and Sleep Medicine) has recently been awarded two research grants. The V Foundation V Scholar Grant supports early-career, tenure-track faculty in cancer research, funding both fundamental laboratory
and translational projects. His project, “Developing tools to unlock the role of the pulmonary microbiome in lung cancer” will develop novel sequencing methods to functionally characterize the lung tumor microbiome, aiming to define the specific microbial
activities that promote malignancy.<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 Edward Mallinckrodt, Jr. Foundation Award provides start-up support to advance research toward independent funding. To combat antibiotic
resistance, his project, “A metabolomics pipeline to uncover new microbial targets in infection,” will expand the application of a reverse-translational metabolomics pipeline to Gram-positive infections, identifying microbial metabolic behaviors in patients
that are essential for pathogenesis and represent new targets for intervention.<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk199516542"><b><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;mso-ligatures:none">Real-world elranatamab outcomes in multiple myeloma
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<p class="MsoNormal"><!--[if gte vml 1]><v:shape id="Picture_x0020_9" o:spid="_x0000_s1026" type="#_x0000_t75" alt="Andrew Portuguese" style='position:absolute;margin-left:0;margin-top:.15pt;width:43.8pt;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>Andrew Portuguese</b>, assistant professor (Hematology and Oncology) has received a ~$250K research grant from Pfizer focused on real-world elranatamab outcomes in multiple myeloma. He is the PI of a multi-institutional collaboration with the Cleveland Clinic
and Moffitt Cancer Center. <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">Their project, “Evaluating the Impact of IVIg on Elranatamab Outcomes in Relapsed or Refractory Multiple Myeloma: A Real-World Analysis”
evaluates whether intravenous immunoglobulin (IVIg) improves safety and clinical outcomes in patients receiving elranatamab, a BCMA-directed bispecific antibody, with the goal of informing evidence-based infection mitigation strategies.
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk199516542"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;mso-ligatures:none">This will be a rigorous, multi-center analysis of IVIg as a supportive care intervention in this setting, leveraging detailed real-world
data and modern causal inference techniques.<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>Tara Babu</b>, assistant professor (Allergy and Infectious Diseases) is co-author of “</span></span><a href="https://bit.ly/46Suv3G"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk199516542"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#39275B;mso-ligatures:none">Historical
Advances in Clinical Trial Design and Expanding Representation as the New Frontier for Innovation</span></span><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk199516542"></span></a><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk199516542"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;mso-ligatures:none">”
and “</span></span><a href="https://bit.ly/4qfDVxF"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk199516542"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#39275B;mso-ligatures:none">From Yesterday to Tomorrow: How Vaccine Platforms Have Shaped the Vaccine and Treatment
Evaluation Units</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 and “</span></span><a href="https://bit.ly/3KUG29Z"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk199516542"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#39275B;mso-ligatures:none">Mucosal
and Systemic Antibody Responses After Boosting With a Bivalent Messenger RNA Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus 2 Vaccine</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"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;mso-ligatures:none">Dr.
<b>Kelley Branch</b>, professor, is lead author, and Dr. <b>Sumeet Brar</b>, fellow (Cardiology) is senior author of “</span></span><a href="https://bit.ly/3WBP91U"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk199516542"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#39275B;mso-ligatures:none">Observe,
Treat, Adhere: Interactions of CT Coronary Artery Disease, Lipid-Lowering Adherence, and Cardiovascular Events</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 JACC: Cardiovascular Imaging. Dr. Branch is also lead author of “</span></span><a href="https://bit.ly/3W317BG"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk199516542"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#39275B;mso-ligatures:none">Effect of Efpeglenatide
on Heart Failure Outcomes: A Participant-Level Exploratory Analysis of the Randomized AMPLITUDE-O Trial</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 Diabetes Care. <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>Sumeet Brar</b>, fellow, is lead author, and Dr. <b>Eugene Yang</b>, professor of clinical practice (Cardiology) is senior author of “</span></span><a href="https://bit.ly/3JiHMJN"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk199516542"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#39275B;mso-ligatures:none">Atherosclerotic
Cardiovascular Disease Risk Assessment in the Age of PREVENT</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 Current Epidemiology
Reports. Dr. Yang is also senior author of “</span></span><a href="https://bit.ly/478G19W"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk199516542"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#39275B;mso-ligatures:none">Opportunistic Detection of Coronary Artery Calcium
on Noncardiac Chest Computed Tomography: An Emerging Tool for Cardiovascular Disease Prevention: A Scientific Statement From the American Heart Association</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. <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>Lorenzo Giacani</b>, professor (Allergy and Infectious Diseases) is co-author of “</span></span><a href="https://bit.ly/4hiGECy"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk199516542"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#39275B;mso-ligatures:none">Syphilis
Pathogenesis: Host Immune Response vs Pathogen Immune Evasion</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"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;mso-ligatures:none">Dr.
<b>Kerry Laing</b>, senior research scientist, is lead author and Dr. <b>David Koelle</b>, professor (Allergy and Infectious Diseases) is senior author of “</span></span><a href="https://bit.ly/4n49bgr"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk199516542"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#39275B;mso-ligatures:none">Safety
and immunogenicity of investigational herpes simplex virus-2 vaccines in adults with recurrent genital infection</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 Vaccine. DOM co-authors are Lawrence Corey and Anna Wald. <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>Matthew Rivara</b>, associate professor (Nephrology) is senior author of “</span></span><a href="https://bit.ly/4ncCeP5"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk199516542"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#39275B;mso-ligatures:none">How I Treat Nocturnal
Home Hemodialysis - an under-prescribed but essential home dialysis modality in the United States</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 Journal of the American Society of Nephrology. <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>Suzanne Watnick</b>, professor (Nephrology) is co-author of “</span></span><a href="https://bit.ly/48zAUSz"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk199516542"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#39275B;mso-ligatures:none">Is Assisted Home Dialysis Feasible
In the US? Addressing Legislative and Regulatory Levers</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 Journal of the
American Society of Nephrology. <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/4n44WkQ"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk199516542"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#39275B;mso-ligatures:none">Want a COVID shot?
What new federal and WA guidance mean for you</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 Seattle 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>Timothy Dellit</b>, professor (Allergy and Infectious Diseases), CEO of UW Medicine and dean of the UW School of Medicine, is quoted in “</span></span><a href="https://bit.ly/4hcFHvk"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk199516542"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#39275B;mso-ligatures:none">Trump’s
new $100K visa fee could worsen state doctor shortages, experts 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 Stateline.<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>Eugene Yang</b>, professor of clinical practice (Cardiology) is quoted in “</span></span><a href="https://bit.ly/47oaHVT"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk199516542"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#39275B;mso-ligatures:none">Is heart disease
preventable? How to reduce your risk, according to cardiologists</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 USA Today.<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">Fialkow Scholar Award presentation (Jennifer Ross),
<b>Nov. 7</b><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">Kirby Lecture (Yonatan Grad, Harvard),
<b>Dec. 5</b><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">Reflections on a Journey of Purpose, Persistence, and Possibility in Academic Medicine (Reena Mehra),
<b>Dec. 19<o:p></o:p></b></span></span></p>
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Join colleagues from across the WWAMI region for this dynamic, research-informed program focused on palliative and neuropalliative care, sponsored by the Cambia Palliative Care Center of Excellence (CPCCE). Featuring keynote speakers Dr. Maisha T. Robinson
(Mayo Clinic) and Dr. Ashlee R. Loughan (VCU), the conference offers plenaries, breakout sessions, and a multidisciplinary panel designed to support both generalist and specialist practice.
<b>Nov. 13–14</b>, in-person kickoff event at UW + virtual conference. Learn more and register at the
</span></span><a href="https://cpcce.uw.edu/conference"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk199516542"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#39275B;mso-ligatures:none">CPCCE website</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">Rebuilding Medical Education with Peace, Love and Hope<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">In this Conversation Café × CLIMEcast Live session, Drs.
<b>Addie McClintock</b> (General Internal Medicine) and <b>Justin Bullock </b>(Nephrology) will lead a discussion based on their paper, “Our House Won’t Rebuild Itself: Peace, Love, and Hope as Tools to Transform Graduate Medical Education.” This paper explores
current ways in which graduate medical education can cause harm to trainees and re-envisions a graduate medical education based in psychological safety, identity safety, and belonging.
<b>Nov. 14</b>, 12-1pm, via zoom. </span></span><a href="https://bit.ly/4nVE5Zt"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk199516542"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#39275B;mso-ligatures:none">Please register</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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