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<span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><b>Nora Disis receives Society for Immunotherapy of Cancer Champion Award</b></span></p>
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<img src="cid:image003.jpg@01DC5579.6972B080" alt="Nora Disis" width="52" height="67" style="width: 52px; height: 67px; margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; float: left;"><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">Dr.
<b>Nora Disis</b>, professor (Hematology and Oncology) and Director of the Cancer Vaccine Institute, has been selected by the Society for Immunotherapy of Cancer (SITC) as a 2025 Champion. This special recognition, part of SITC’s 40th anniversary celebration,
honors 40 individuals whose work has significantly advanced the society’s mission—including education, scientific exchange, global access, advocacy, and leadership development.</span></p>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">Dr. Disis’ pioneering contributions to cancer vaccines and immunotherapy and her unwavering commitment to collaboration and innovation have made a lasting impact on the field and on SITC’s growth. Her leadership
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<span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><b>Ken Steinberg to receive Distinguished Teaching Award</b></span></p>
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<img src="cid:image005.png@01DC5579.6972B080" alt="Ken Steinberg" width="51" height="67" style="width: 51px; height: 67px; margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; float: left;"><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">Congratulations to Dr.
<b>Ken Steinberg</b>, professor (Pulmonary, Critical Care and Sleep Medicine) and Vice Chair for Education, who has been selected by the American College of Physicians to receive the Jane F. Desforges Distinguished Teacher Award.</span></p>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">This national award honors individuals who exemplify the highest qualities of an outstanding teacher, as reflected in the achievements of their former students. These students, inspired by the nominee, have attained
influential roles in medical education, particularly as educators themselves.</span></p>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">Congratulations to the following DOM members who received awards at the recent American College of Physicians (ACP) Washington state chapter meeting:</span></p>
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<li style="font-family: Aptos, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; margin: 0in;"><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;" role="presentation">Hospitalist of the Year:
<b>Divya Gollapudi</b>, clinical associate professor (General Internal Medicine)</span></li><li style="font-family: Aptos, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; margin: 0in;"><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;" role="presentation">Kemi Nakabayashi Chapter Service Award:
<b>Christopher Wong</b>, clinical professor (General Internal Medicine)</span></li><li style="font-family: Aptos, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; margin: 0in;"><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;" role="presentation">Medical Student of the Year:
<b>Logan Bailey</b></span></li></ul>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">Very few researchers earn this distinction – writing the greatest number of reports, officially designated by
<i>Essential Science Indicators</i> (ESI) as Highly Cited Papers. In addition, these reports rank among the top 1% most cited works for their subject field and year of publication in the Web of Science, earning them the mark of exceptional impact.</span></p>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">2025 DOM Highly Cited Researchers: <b>
William Banks</b>, professor (Gerontology and Geriatric Medicine); <b>Helen Chu</b>, professor (Allergy and Infectious Diseases);
<b>David Maloney</b>, professor emeritus (Hematology and Oncology); <b>Ganesh Raghu</b>, professor (Pulmonary, Critical Care and Sleep Medicine),
<b>Stanley Riddell</b>, professor (Hematology and Oncology), and <b>Katherine Tuttle</b> (Nephrology).</span></p>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><b><a name="_Hlk213848231" style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px;">Participants sought for new study of how viruses spread</a></b></span></p>
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<img src="cid:image009.jpg@01DC5579.6972B080" alt="Helen Chu" width="54" height="67" style="width: 54px; height: 67px; margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; float: left;"><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">Researchers are enrolling participants across
King, Snohomish and Pierce counties for a paid study on how respiratory viruses spread in households and communities. They will track more than 20 distinct viruses, most notably influenza (the flu), respiratory syncytial virus (RSV), and SARS-CoV-2, the COVID-19
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<span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">“The COVID-19 pandemic demonstrated that we need awareness of how viruses circulate in the community and in which populations they are detected first. Findings from this study should help us understand how well
vaccinations prevent infection and help us to be better prepared for future pandemics,” said Dr.
<b>Helen Chu</b>, professor (Allergy and Infectious Diseases), and lead investigator of the UW study site, called the Seattle Pandemic Preparedness Cohort (SeaPrep).</span></p>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><b>Washington Research Foundation awards $5.2M to establish new clinical trials program</b></span></p>
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<img src="cid:image011.jpg@01DC5579.6972B080" alt="Shade Otegbeye" width="56" height="67" style="width: 56px; height: 67px; margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; float: left;"><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">A new $5.2 million grant from the Washington
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<span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">The collaborative program, Bridging the Clinical Gap: Adding Value to the “Discovered Here in Washington” Therapeutic Ecosystem, will focus on first-in-human clinical studies of brand-new therapeutics developed
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<span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">Dr. <b>Folashade “Shade” Otegbeye</b>, associate professor (Hematology and Oncology) and facility director of the Therapeutic Products Program, will co-lead the program with Dr. Mignon Loh, director of the Ben Towne
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<img src="cid:image013.png@01DC5579.6972B080" width="77" height="76" style="width: 77px; height: 76px; margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; float: left;"><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><b>Department of Medicine receives safety award</b></span></p>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">The department has been selected to receive a Top Dawg in Safety Award from Environmental Health & Safety (EH&S), celebrating the innovations and progress being made to enhance the culture of safety in UW laboratory
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<span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">The department will be recognized at the EH&S’s 2025 Laboratory Safety Awards & Innovations Event on
<b>Dec. 9</b> at 1pm. You are welcome to join this event, where researchers will present tools and best practices they have created and put into effect this past year to improve the culture of safety in their laboratory spaces. Please
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<span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">Dr. <b>Bradley Anawalt</b>, professor (General Internal Medicine) is senior author of “</span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; color: rgb(57, 39, 91);"><u><a href="https://bit.ly/4498rjj" style="color: rgb(57, 39, 91); margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px;">Endogenous
testosterone, testosterone treatment, and cardiovascular health outcomes in men</a></u></span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">” in the Journal of Clinical Endocrinology and Metabolism.</span></p>
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<b>Helen Chu</b>, professor (Allergy and Infectious Diseases) is senior author of “</span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; color: rgb(57, 39, 91);"><u><a href="https://bit.ly/4hOqqRQ" style="color: rgb(57, 39, 91); margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px;">A
Promise Fulfilled: Updates on RSV Vaccines and Monoclonal Antibodies</a></u></span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">” in the Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology.</span></p>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">Dr. <b>Julie Carkin</b>, clinical associate professor (Rheumatology) is quoted in “</span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; color: rgb(57, 39, 91);"><u><a href="https://bit.ly/4qZg068" style="color: rgb(57, 39, 91); margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px;">A
Critical Look at Osteoporosis</a></u></span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">” in Today’s Dietitian.</span></p>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">Dr. <b>Tim Dellit</b>, professor (Allergy and Infectious Diseases) CEO of UW Medicine and dean of the UW School of Medicine, is quoted in “</span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; color: rgb(57, 39, 91);"><u><a href="https://bit.ly/47PxQzD" style="color: rgb(57, 39, 91); margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px;">CEOs’
communication strategies amid H-1B policy changes</a></u></span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">” in Becker’s Hospital Review.</span></p>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">Dr. <b>Sara Hurvitz</b>, professor and head (Hematology and Oncology) is quoted in “</span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; color: rgb(57, 39, 91);"><u><a href="https://bit.ly/4qXE0GP" style="color: rgb(57, 39, 91); margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px;">Cancer
Experts Share Emerging Treatments Patients Should Know in 2026</a></u></span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">” in Cure.</span></p>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">Dr. <b>Scott Tykodi</b>, associate professor (Hematology and Oncology) is quoted in “</span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; color: rgb(57, 39, 91);"><u><a href="https://bit.ly/4hVmLll" style="color: rgb(57, 39, 91); margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px;">UW
oncologist explains how star goalkeeper developed rare kidney cancer</a></u></span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">” from KIRO News Radio.</span></p>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">Dr. <b>Joshua Veatch</b>, assistant professor (Hematology and Oncology) is quoted in “</span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; color: rgb(57, 39, 91);"><u><a href="https://bit.ly/3Lpsofz" style="color: rgb(57, 39, 91); margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px;">New
study shows mRNA vaccine enhances cancer immunotherapy treatment</a></u></span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">” from KING 5 News.</span></p>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><b>Science in Medicine New Investigator Lecture</b></span></p>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">Dr. <b>Rachel Issaka</b>, associate professor (Gastroenterology) will present the
</span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; color: rgb(57, 39, 91);"><u><a href="https://bit.ly/47EhyJV" style="color: rgb(57, 39, 91); margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px;">Science in Medicine New Investigator lecture</a></u></span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">,
“Closing the Gaps in Colorectal Cancer Care: From Screening to Survival” on <b>Nov. 20</b>, 1-2pm at SLU Orin Smith Auditorium and
</span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; color: rgb(57, 39, 91);"><u><a href="https://washington.zoom.us/j/98377529106" style="color: rgb(57, 39, 91); margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px;">via zoom</a></u></span></p>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">. The New Investigator Lectures provide an important forum for the recognition of exceptional junior faculty members’ current scientific research.</span></p>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">Join the Office of Faculty Affairs and the Office of Healthcare Equity for a virtual event celebrating the achievements and experiences of first-generation faculty across the UW School of Medicine. This event will
include a faculty panel where you can hear personal stories of resilience, creativity and leadership from faculty who were the first in their families to earn a degree. This is the first in a series of events designed to strengthen connections among first-generation
faculty and UW Medicine community members. All are welcome. Please </span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; color: rgb(57, 39, 91);"><u><a href="https://bit.ly/3WPvvzN" style="color: rgb(57, 39, 91); margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px;">register
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<span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">The UW Book Store will hold a special Faculty Appreciation Day at the flagship store on the Ave on Wednesday,
<b>Dec. 3</b>, 10am-6pm. The Book Store will also host a meet & greet with pizza and refreshments for UW Faculty in the lower-level basement across from the Student Store between 11am-1pm.</span></p>
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<li style="font-family: Aptos, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; margin: 0in;"><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;" role="presentation">Kirby Lecture (Yonatan Grad, Harvard),
<b>Dec. 5</b></span></li><li style="font-family: Aptos, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; margin: 0in;"><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;" role="presentation">Reflections on a Journey of Purpose, Persistence, and Possibility in Academic Medicine (Reena Mehra),
<b>Dec. 19</b></span></li></ul>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">Join us for an inspiring afternoon celebrating research excellence and collaboration across the Department of Medicine and beyond. Keynote speaker: Dr. David Baker, PhD, professor of biochemistry, director of the
Institute for Protein Design and 2024 Nobel Laureate in Chemistry. Following the keynote, learn about Department of Medicine research innovations, explore opportunities in clinical trials, and meet leaders advancing research across our centers and institutes.
<b>Dec. 9</b>, 3-5pm, Vista Café, Foege Building, UW Health Sciences Campus. All are welcome including faculty, staff, trainees, and those interested in research.
</span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; color: rgb(57, 39, 91);"><u><a href="https://bit.ly/4nk8AXT" style="color: rgb(57, 39, 91); margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px;">Please RSVP by Nov. 25</a></u></span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">.
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<span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">The Women in Medicine & Science (WIMS) Committee invites you to join the next session of the 2025-2026 Women Faculty Leadership Series on Building Effective Teams. These workshops are open to all, they aim to foster
career development, well-being, and leadership skills among women faculty in the School of Medicine.
<b>Dec. 16</b>, 4-5pm. </span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; color: rgb(57, 39, 91);"><u><a href="https://bit.ly/3L2pugj" style="color: rgb(57, 39, 91); margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px;">Please register</a></u></span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">.</span></p>
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