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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">November 26, 2025<o:p></o:p></span></b></span></p>
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American Heritage Month Faculty Spotlight: Jim Jarvis<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">November is Native American Heritage Month and throughout the month Vitals has been celebrating the contributions and diverse cultures
of our American Indian and Alaska Native colleagues and what their heritages means to them in a multi-part series.
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk199516542"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;mso-ligatures:none">The latest spotlight is on Dr.
<b>Jim Jarvis</b>, adjunct professor (Rheumatology). “Throughout my career, I have seen Indigenous families relax and seem more comfortable in the hospital or clinic when they realize their doctor is Indigenous and shares their values, world view, and, best
of all, sense of humor. I mean, Native people are funny, really funny,” he says.
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk199516542"><b><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;mso-ligatures:none">DOM Community Building Circle Event<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 Center for Restorative Practice and the Department of Medicine are partnering to provide a special community building circle event
(virtual) scheduled for <b>Dec. 11</b>, 3-4pm. Given the attacks on DEIB, DOJ investigations, political and sociocultural adversity, and devastating world events, CRP and DOM want to provide a supportive space for collective coping and enhancing well-being. A
zoom link and more information (i.e., circle prompts) will be provided upon registration. </span></span><a href="https://urldefense.com/v3/__https:/forms.office.com/r/rwM1CykstV__;!!K-Hz7m0Vt54!jURzRuM_tB1mCGkBS71YmlesUebEdPciuZdverFpZj2j2KRluDNWOaoacDTBim726OoE7KrOBSHtaNJNtw$"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk199516542"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#39275B;mso-ligatures:none">Please
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk199516542"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;mso-ligatures:none">To learn more about listening circles, detailed information is posted to our news site, “</span></span><a href="https://bit.ly/44AmTkD"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk199516542"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#39275B;mso-ligatures:none">Building
connection and community through deep listening</span></span><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk199516542"></span></a><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk199516542"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;mso-ligatures:none">.”<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk199516542"><b><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;mso-ligatures:none">DEIB Community Gathering<o:p></o:p></span></b></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk199516542"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;mso-ligatures:none">All are welcome to attend an in-person Diversity, Equity, Inclusion and Belonging (DEIB) community gathering event on
<b>Dec. 11</b>, 5:00-7:00pm at </span></span><a href="https://urldefense.com/v3/__https:/metierbrewing.com/locations/cherry-street/__;!!K-Hz7m0Vt54!kZCsEF4qBiRugp5upzkNvPXpOPMVYdcZLB0XqZl-olrD-3-pbqFTXEiaJFwIJcFBeRGtaWzKUzSnXg$"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk199516542"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#39275B;mso-ligatures:none">Métier
Brewing Co</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"><!--[if gte vml 1]><v:shape id="Picture_x0020_5" o:spid="_x0000_s1031" type="#_x0000_t75" alt="Kate Weaver" style='position:absolute;margin-left:0;margin-top:2.25pt;width:39.75pt;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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spotlight: Kate Weaver<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">Our latest faculty spotlight is on Dr.
<b>Kate Weaver</b>, associate professor of clinical practice (Metabolism, Endocrinology and Nutrition) and co-director of the AHEAD program (Achieving Health in Emerging Adults with Diabetes).
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<p class="MsoNormal"><!--[if gte vml 1]><v:shape id="Picture_x0020_2" o:spid="_x0000_s1030" type="#_x0000_t75" alt="William Altemeier" style='position:absolute;margin-left:0;margin-top:5.7pt;width:42.65pt;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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Altemeier new Endowed Chair in Pulmonary Diseases Research<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>William Altemeier</b>, professor (Pulmonary, Critical Care and Sleep Medicine) has been recently appointed as the Endowed Chair in Pulmonary Disease Research. Dr. Altemeier is a specialist in transcriptional regulation during acute lung injury. He directs
the Center for Lung Biology. Learn more on our </span></span><a href="https://bit.ly/4adTksO"><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">.
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<p class="MsoNormal"><!--[if gte vml 1]><v:shape id="Picture_x0020_4" o:spid="_x0000_s1029" type="#_x0000_t75" alt="Karen de Wolski" style='position:absolute;margin-left:-16.5pt;margin-top:-653.55pt;width:38.25pt;height:43.5pt;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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Innovative Leaders program<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>Karen de Wolski</b>, assistant professor (Nephrology) has been invited to participate in the American Society of Nephrology (ASN) 2026 Fostering Innovative Leaders in Nephrology and Dialysis (FIND) program—a part of ASN’s Excellence in Patient Care (EPC)
portfolio. FIND is a year-long leadership development experience designed to empower early-career nephrology professionals to drive innovation, advance clinical care, and champion positive change for people living with kidney diseases.<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">Harborview's Community Heart Failure Program earns national recognition<o:p></o:p></span></b></span></p>
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</v:shape><![endif]--><![if !vml]><img width="157" height="124" style="width:1.6354in;height:1.2916in" src="cid:image010.jpg@01DC5EE7.EB5C66F0" align="left" hspace="12" alt="Harborview Medical Center/University of Washington’s (UW) Community Heart Failure Program (CHFP) Group Shot" 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">Harborview's
Community Heart Failure Program (CHFP) was started by two cardiology nurses (Kate Smith and Jaimie Pechan) as a way for providers to treat unhoused vulnerable heart patients.</span></span><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk199516542"><span style="font-size:13.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#1D2530;background:white;mso-ligatures:none">
</span></span><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk199516542"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;mso-ligatures:none">In just a handful of years, the program has grown exponentially – thanks in part to a number of generous philanthropic donations.
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk199516542"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;mso-ligatures:none">There's a system for referrals now, and an average patient panel of around 90. The team is typically overbooked two weeks out, seeing
around six to seven extremely sick patients a day, five days a week, venturing as far north as Shoreline and as far south as Renton.<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">Many patients may be simultaneously fighting substance use disorder, inadequately treated mental illness, housing insecurity and/or
post-traumatic stress disorder. Because of this complexity of care, they often have UW Medicine medical residents make visits with the team, Dr.
<b>Mrinal Yadava</b>, assistant professor (Cardiology) said. When these young doctors come along, they deepen the empathy and flexibility with which they approach future patient 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>Danee Hidano</b>, acting assistant professor, the other cardiologist with the program, says that this work hinges on seeing and treating people as human beings, without judgment about someone's life choices or circumstances. “It's about bringing equitable
care to people who need it the most, to allow them to live a better quality of life and feel like they matter 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">After so much hard work over the last two years, the program recently garnered national recognition. The Heart Failure Society of America
named CHFP as their 2025 Outstanding Heart Failure Care Team, an award that usually goes to large health care systems, according to Dr.
<b>Nate Green</b>, associate professor, and head of cardiology at Harborview. “This is amazing news for a small, relatively new team that is working on an innovative model to push care into the community,” he added.<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk199516542"></span><a href="https://bit.ly/48rAFs5"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk199516542"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#39275B;mso-ligatures:none">Learn more about CHFP</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><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">Building Trust: Advancing Health Equity Grant Program<o:p></o:p></span></b></span></p>
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</v:shape><![endif]--><![if !vml]><img width="110" height="67" style="width:1.1458in;height:.6979in" src="cid:image012.jpg@01DC5EE7.EB5C66F0" align="left" hspace="12" alt="Gina Kim and Mengru Wang" v:shapes="_x0000_s1027"><![endif]><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk199516542"></span><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk199516542"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;mso-ligatures:none">Through
the ABIM Foundation’s <i>Building Trust: Advancing Health Equity Grant Program,</i> Dr.
<b>Gina Kim</b>, clinical assistant professor, and Dr. <b>Mengru “Ruru” Wang</b>, assistant professor of clinical practice (Gerontology and Geriatric Medicine) have been leading a quality improvement project to address difficulties in accessing professional
interpreter services (PIS) and communication barriers for patients who use a language other than English in skilled nursing facilities (SNFs).
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<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">While PIS is the gold standard of care, the availability of this service is frequently unavailable in low resource settings such as
SNFs. This project also assesses the feasibility of hand-held translation devices for routine brief interactions between patients and SNF staff as a harm reduction model.
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk199516542"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;mso-ligatures:none">Their work was recently featured on the
</span></span><a href="https://bit.ly/3XcfPqx"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk199516542"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#39275B;mso-ligatures:none">ABIM Foundation’s blog</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><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;mso-ligatures:none">Xenon gas does not help elite climbers<o:p></o:p></span></b></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><!--[if gte vml 1]><v:shape id="Picture_x0020_3" o:spid="_x0000_s1026" type="#_x0000_t75" alt="Andrew Luks" style='position:absolute;margin-left:0;margin-top:7.4pt;width:40.5pt;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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xenon does not improve mountain-climbing performance, according to a recent scientific </span></span><a href="https://www.liebertpub.com/doi/10.1177/15578682251377419" target="_blank"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk199516542"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#39275B;mso-ligatures:none">review</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 High Altitude Medicine and Biology. The authors found no evidence that inhaling the gas before high-altitude expeditions — a method tried by climbers during 2024 and 2025 Mount Everest ascents — improves acclimatization or shortens travel time. <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 analysis examined claims that xenon inhalation could help mountaineers adapt more quickly to extreme altitude. Despite widespread
media attention surrounding its use on Everest, the researchers concluded that using xenon with climbing lacks scientific support and that its risks may outweigh unproven benefits. <o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk199516542"><a name="_Hlk213848231"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;mso-ligatures:none">“I know that all the attention was on xenon in these stories, but the climbers were doing other things to prepare
that made more of a difference,” said Dr. <b>Andrew Luks</b>, professor (Pulmonary, Critical Care and Sleep Medicine) and senior author of the review. “In fact, there really was no evidence of xenon doing anything.” <o:p></o:p></span></a></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk199516542"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk213848231"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;mso-ligatures:none">Read the full story from
</span></span></span><a href="https://bit.ly/43Tt3ft"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk199516542"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk213848231"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#39275B;mso-ligatures:none">UW Medicine Newsroom</span></span></span><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk199516542"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk213848231"></span></span></a><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk199516542"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk213848231"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;mso-ligatures:none">.
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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>Rahul Banerjee</b>, assistant professor, is lead author and Dr. <b>Andrew Portuguese</b>, assistant professor (Hematology and Oncology) is senior author of “</span></span><a href="https://bit.ly/4rh6pYs"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk199516542"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#39275B;mso-ligatures:none">Prior
transplantation and idecabtagene vicleucel in multiple myeloma: a secondary analysis of CIBMTR data</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. DOM co-authors Emily Liang, Jordan Gauthier and Madhav Dhodapkar. <o: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>Sina Gharib</b>, professor (Pulmonary, Critical Care and Sleep Medicine), <b>Colleen Sitlani</b>, research scientist, and Dr.
<b>Bruce Psaty</b>, professor emeritus (General Internal medicine) are co-authors of “</span></span><a href="https://bit.ly/3XPCp8v"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk199516542"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#39275B;mso-ligatures:none">Genome-Wide
Gene-Sleep Interaction Study Identifies Novel Lipid Loci in 732,564 Participants</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
Atherosclerosis. <o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
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Dr. <b>George Ioannou</b>, professor (Gastroenterology) is senior author of “</span></span><a href="https://bit.ly/4rk0Jgp"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk199516542"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#39275B;mso-ligatures:none">Durability of
Respiratory Syncytial Virus Vaccine Effectiveness Among US Veterans</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 JAMA Internal
Medicine. <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">Drs.
<b>Rotonya Carr</b>, associate professor and head (Gastroenterology) and <b>Cora Sack</b>, associate professor (General Internal Medicine) from DOM and Dr. Alex Greninger (Lab Medicine and Pathology) are featured in the video “</span></span><a href="https://bit.ly/3Xj3AIG"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk199516542"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#39275B;mso-ligatures:none">Federal
funding cuts threaten health gains, 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">” from UW Medicine Newsroom.
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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/3XfcvLh"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk199516542"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#39275B;mso-ligatures:none">Is the U.S. in
Store for Another Brutal Flu Season?</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 Scientific American.
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk199516542"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;mso-ligatures:none">Dr.
<b>Christopher Damman</b>, clinical associate professor (Gastroenterology) is quoted in “</span></span><a href="https://nyti.ms/48361p4"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk199516542"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#39275B;mso-ligatures:none">How
Do Ultraprocessed Foods Affect the Gut?</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"><b><u><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#39275B;mso-ligatures:none">Events of interest<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">Improving care and advocating for LGBTQ communities<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">Internationally recognized researcher Dr. Carey Candrian is coming to Seattle in December for a series of public events.
<b>Dec. 3-4</b>. Learn more on our </span></span><a href="https://mednews.uw.edu/news/candrian/improving-care-advocating-lgbtq"><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">.
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk199516542"><b><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;mso-ligatures:none">Medicine Grand Rounds<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>Yonatan Grad</b>, Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health, will present the Kirby Lecture, “Antimicrobial use and resistance: what can we do better?” at Medicine Grand Rounds on
<b>Dec. 5</b>,</span></span><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk199516542"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;mso-ligatures:none">
</span></span><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk199516542"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;mso-ligatures:none">12-1pm in D209 (Turner Auditorium) or
</span></span><a href="https://washington.zoom.us/j/812197730"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk199516542"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#39275B;mso-ligatures:none">via zoom</span></span><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk199516542"></span></a><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk199516542"><span style="display: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">The next Federal Policy Town Hall will be held on Friday,
<b>Dec. 5</b>, 11-12m, v</span></span><a href="https://washington.zoom.us/j/98151483608"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk199516542"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#39275B;mso-ligatures:none">ia zoom</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"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;mso-ligatures:none">Our events calendar is posted on
</span></span><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk199516542"></span><a href="https://medicine.uw.edu/news/trumba-calendar"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk199516542"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#39275B;mso-ligatures:none">our 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">.<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">DOM Research Symposium<o:p></o:p></span></b></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk199516542"><b><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;mso-ligatures:none">Collaboration in Research: Discovery, Innovation, and Impact<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">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><a href="https://form.jotform.com/253235210995154"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk199516542"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#39275B;mso-ligatures:none">Please RSVP</span></span><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk199516542"></span></a><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk199516542"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;mso-ligatures:none">.
More information, including the full agenda, is available on our </span></span><a href="https://bit.ly/47hcZF9"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk199516542"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#39275B;mso-ligatures:none">intranet</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><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;mso-ligatures:none">Women Faculty Leadership Workshop: Building Effective Teams<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 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><a href="https://bit.ly/3L2pugj"><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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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk199516542"><u><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;mso-ligatures:none">Upcoming 2025 Grand Rounds</span></u></span><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"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;mso-ligatures:none">Dr.
<b>Reena Mehra</b>, professor and head (Pulmonary, Critical Care and Sleep Medicine) will present “Reflections on a Journey of Purpose, Persistence, and Possibility in Academic Medicine” on
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