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<p class="MsoNormal"><a name="_Hlk199516542"><b><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#39275B;mso-ligatures:none">DOM Week<o:p></o:p></span></b></a></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk199516542"><b><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#39275B;mso-ligatures:none">December 19, 2025<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">News, information, and events of interest from the Department of Medicine<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
</span></span><a href="mailto:amyf@uw.edu"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk199516542"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#39275B;mso-ligatures:none">amyf@uw.edu</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">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">Call for Nominations: John R. Pettit Endowed Leadership Award<br>
</span></b></span><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk199516542"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;mso-ligatures:none">Nominations are now being accepted for the annual John R. Pettit Endowed Leadership Award, which honors the long and varied service of
its namesake. All </span></span><a href="https://give.uwmedicine.org/pettit-award/"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk199516542"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#39275B;mso-ligatures:none">nominations</span></span><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk199516542"></span></a><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk199516542"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;mso-ligatures:none">
must be made by or before noon on <b>Jan. 31</b>. The award will be given out in the spring. The Pettit Award is open to professional staff members who are currently employed by UW Medicine. Preferred recipients will have five or more years of service at UW
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">Education 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">Spotlight on resident research: Pranusha Atuluru<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">Colorectal cancer is a major cause of cancer deaths in the U.S. and worldwide<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">and many patients undergo surgery for treatment.
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the latest resident scholarship spotlight, “Identifying Barriers to Surveillance Care among Colorectal Cancer Survivors,” Dr.
<b>Pranusha Atuluru</b>’s research focuses on barriers to colorectal cancer patients receiving follow up care who have undergone surgery.<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 most commonly reported barriers were fears surrounding colonoscopy results and cancer recurrence, as well as challenges with bowel
preparation. On the other hand, the strongest facilitators included patients’ motivation to seek reassurance and the support they received from the clinic in scheduling their appointments.<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. Atuluru’s interest in colorectal cancer is driven by its disproportionate impact on people from lower socioeconomic backgrounds
and minority communities, as well as the potential for early detection that completely changes the course of a patient’s life.<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/4s4pXzw"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk199516542"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#39275B;mso-ligatures:none">View the spotlight on the residency
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><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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Paauw makes ‘leaders and best’ list<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>Douglas Paauw</b>, professor (General Internal Medicine) was highlighted in the latest issue of
</span></span><a href="https://umich.foleon.com/medicine-at-michigan/fall-2025-issue/175-years-175-stories-part-7"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk199516542"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#39275B;mso-ligatures:none">Medicine at Michigan</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 feature honors 175 alumni and faculty who have helped establish the University of Michigan Medical School’s reputation as the “leaders and best” in celebration of its 175th anniversary.
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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">CARES Awards<o:p></o:p></span></b></span></p>
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</span></span><a href="https://bit.ly/4aj1ywl"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk199516542"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#39275B;mso-ligatures:none">UW Medicine Cares 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">,
established in 2013, recognizes and celebrates the accomplishments of individuals and teams who consistently exemplify UW Medicine Service Culture Guidelines.<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">Congratulations to the following DOM members who received Fall 2025 Cares Awards:
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk199516542"><u><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;mso-ligatures:none">Individual:<br>
</span></u></span><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk199516542"><b><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;mso-ligatures:none">Carolyn Houk</span></b></span><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk199516542"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;mso-ligatures:none">,
clinical associate professor (General Internal Medicine)<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk199516542"><u><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;mso-ligatures:none">Teams:
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk199516542"><b><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;mso-ligatures:none">Addiction Medicine Consult Team</span></b></span><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk199516542"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;mso-ligatures:none">:
DOM members are Elly Bhatraju, assistant professor, Jocelyn James, associate professor, Jared Klein, associate professor, Sarah Leyde, assistant professor, and Joseph Merrill, professor (General Internal Medicine)<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">Community Heart Failure Program</span></b></span><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk199516542"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;mso-ligatures:none">:
DOM members are Danee Hidano, acting assistant professor, and Mrinal Yadava, assistant professor (Cardiology)<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk199516542"><u><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;mso-ligatures:none"><o:p><span style="text-decoration:none"> </span></o:p></span></u></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk199516542"><b><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;mso-ligatures:none">UWMC Critical Care Advanced Practice Providers</span></b></span><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk199516542"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;mso-ligatures:none">:
DOM members are Pulmonary, Critical Care and Sleep Medicine Teaching Associates: Giana DeNisi, Jessica Kwon-Enriquez, Katherine McCusker, Michaela Morris, Jacob Okleshen, Courtney Pullen, Gayle Roberson-Wiley, Lori Schwark, Matthew Smith, Jessica Stasi, Sue
Stewart, Melissa Winckler, Cameron Wright, Sarah Welch, and Ruby Young<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">Drug turns lung cells into slow-release antibiotic depots<o:p></o:p></span></b></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><!--[if gte vml 1]><v:shape id="Picture_x0020_1" o:spid="_x0000_s1029" type="#_x0000_t75" alt="Shawn Skerrett and Eoin West" style='position:absolute;margin-left:0;margin-top:0;width:73.5pt;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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new designer drug that turns lung immune cells into slow-release antibiotic dispensers can clear a lethal pneumonia infection in mice, researchers report. In the study, researchers created a compound known as a prodrug, an inactive form of a drug that becomes
active only after being metabolized by the body. Prodrugs can be engineered to extend drug half-life, to ease storage and delivery — and to target specific cells or tissues. <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 team’s goal was to create a prodrug that slowly released an antibiotic inside immune cells called alveolar macrophages. Macrophages
are large cells that engulf and digest bacteria throughout the body. Alveolar macrophages are found in the lung’s tiny air sacs, the alveoli. <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 earlier research, the researchers had used a similar design to kill bacteria that hide inside macrophages — a survival strategy
that lets pathogens evade immune attack and many antibiotics. The new study tested whether the same approach could also kill bacteria in the surrounding lung tissue, said Dr. <b>Shawn Skerrett</b>, professor (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">“We had seen that the antibiotic stays within cells for an extended period of time, suggesting the macrophages might serve as a reservoir
from which the antibiotic would leak out into the surrounding tissue,” Skerrett said. The researcher team also included DOM faculty member Dr.
<b>T. Eoin West</b>, professor (Pulmonary, Critical Care and Sleep Medicine). <o:p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk199516542"><b><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;mso-ligatures:none">Latest in breast cancer 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">Several DOM faculty presented their research at the latest San Antonio Breast Cancer Symposium, the largest breast cancer research
meeting in the world.<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top:2.0pt;page-break-after:avoid"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk199516542"><u><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;mso-ligatures:none">‘Naked chemo’ vs. ‘smart chemo’<o:p></o:p></span></u></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><!--[if gte vml 1]><v:shape id="Picture_x0020_4" o:spid="_x0000_s1028" type="#_x0000_t75" alt="Sara Hurvitz" style='position:absolute;margin-left:3pt;margin-top:1pt;width:39.55pt;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'>
<v:imagedata src="cid:image010.png@01DC7107.569A8830" o:title="Sara Hurvitz" croptop="9925f" cropbottom="29302f" cropleft="38335f" cropright="13443f" />
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</v:shape><![endif]--><![if !vml]><img width="53" height="67" style="width:.55in;height:.7in" src="cid:image024.png@01DC7107.B4C3C1B0" align="left" hspace="12" alt="Sara Hurvitz" v:shapes="Picture_x0020_4"><![endif]><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk199516542"></span><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk199516542"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;mso-ligatures:none">Dr.
<b>Sara Hurvitz</b>, professor and head (Hematology and Oncology) spoke on a new class of cancer drugs known as antibody drug conjugates, or ADCs, in a session on translational controversies.</span></span><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk199516542"><span style="font-size:14.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#112345;background:white;mso-ligatures:none">
</span></span><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk199516542"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;mso-ligatures:none">These new combinations ― a monoclonal antibody that binds to a specific protein expressed on tumor cells, a cancer-killing chemotherapy drug
and a “linker” that connects them and triggers the drug’s release in the cell ― have changed treatment for many patients with breast cancers.<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top:2.0pt;page-break-after:avoid"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk199516542"><u><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;mso-ligatures:none">ctDNA for early prediction of ER+/HER2- mets<o:p></o:p></span></u></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><!--[if gte vml 1]><v:shape id="Picture_x0020_13" o:spid="_x0000_s1027" type="#_x0000_t75" alt="Heather Parsons" style='position:absolute;margin-left:0;margin-top:5pt;width:42.65pt;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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</v:shape><![endif]--><![if !vml]><img width="57" height="67" style="width:.5916in;height:.7in" src="cid:image025.jpg@01DC7107.B4C3C1B0" align="left" hspace="12" alt="Heather Parsons" v:shapes="Picture_x0020_13"><![endif]><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk199516542"></span><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk199516542"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;mso-ligatures:none">Dr.
<b>Heather Parsons</b>, associate professor (Hematology and Oncology) presented data on a cohort of patients within the large international PALLAS trial, which tested the benefit of two years of CDK4/6 inhibitor palbociclib (Ibrance) plus endocrine therapy
versus endocrine therapy alone in early-stage ER+, HER2- breast cancers after surgery and treatment.<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top:2.0pt;page-break-after:avoid"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk199516542"><u><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;mso-ligatures:none">A better way to ‘measure the unmeasurable’<o:p></o:p></span></u></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><!--[if gte vml 1]><v:shape id="Picture_x0020_6" o:spid="_x0000_s1026" type="#_x0000_t75" alt="Jennifer Specht" style='position:absolute;margin-left:0;margin-top:.05pt;width:39.95pt;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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Dr. <b>Jennifer Specht</b>, professor (Hematology and Oncology) presented findings from the </span></span><a href="https://ecog-acrin.org/" target="_blank"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk199516542"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#39275B;mso-ligatures:none">ECOG-ACRIN
Cancer Research Group’s</span></span><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk199516542"></span></a><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk199516542"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;mso-ligatures:none"> </span></span><a href="https://clinicaltrials.gov/study/NCT04316117" target="_blank"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk199516542"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#39275B;mso-ligatures:none">FEATURE
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"> (1183), which used modified FDG-PET/CT scan criteria to predict whether or not
patients with metastatic ER+/HER2- breast cancer that’s spread to the bone are responding to treatment or not.<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/49cysRQ"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk199516542"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#39275B;mso-ligatures:none">Hutch News</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">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>Ryan Cassaday</b>, professor (Hematology and Oncology) wrote “</span></span><a href="https://bit.ly/3KIyS9f"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk199516542"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#39275B;mso-ligatures:none">Challenges and opportunities
for improvement in the practical management of adults with acute lymphoblastic leukemia</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 Advances. <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>Denise Chac</b>, staff scientist, is lead author and Dr. <b>Ana Weil</b>, assistant professor (Allergy and Infectious Diseases) is senior author of “</span></span><a href="https://go.nature.com/4j7cNOs"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk199516542"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#39275B;mso-ligatures:none">Gut
bacteria-derived sphingolipids alter innate immune responses to oral cholera vaccine antigens</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 Communications. DOM co-author is Susan Markiewicz. <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>Petros Grivas</b>, professor (Hematology and Oncology) is co-author of “</span></span><a href="https://bit.ly/3YCoV0c"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk199516542"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#39275B;mso-ligatures:none">Advanced Urologic
Cancer Consensus Conference (AUC3) 2025: Expert consensus on the management of renal cell and urinary tract cancers</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 CA: A Cancer Journal for Clinicians. <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>Steven Kahn</b>, professor (Metabolism, Endocrinology and Nutrition) is co-author of “</span></span><a href="https://bit.ly/458DXhX"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk199516542"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#39275B;mso-ligatures:none">Cardiovascular
Outcomes with Tirzepatide versus Dulaglutide in Type 2 Diabetes</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 England Journal
of 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> Meghan Kiefer</b>, associate professor (General Internal Medicine) is lead author of “</span></span><a href="https://bit.ly/4oTDrLS"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk199516542"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#39275B;mso-ligatures:none">Improving
USMLE Step 1 outcomes in academically vulnerable students through a targeted, competency-based curriculum</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 BMC Medical Education. <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>Linnaea Schuttner</b>, assistant professor (General Internal Medicine) is lead author of “</span></span><a href="https://bit.ly/49k4OtR"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk199516542"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#39275B;mso-ligatures:none">Patient-Centered
Prioritization of Health Care Processes for Multimorbidity</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 Network Open. DOM
co-authors are Scott Hagan and Katherine Ritchey.<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 co-author of “</span></span><a href="https://bit.ly/48GZUHb"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk199516542"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#39275B;mso-ligatures:none">Epcoritamab monotherapy
for Richter transformation (EPCORE CLL-1): findings from a single-arm, multicentre, open-label, phase 1b/2 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 The Lancet Haematology. <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>Philip Vutien</b>, assistant professor (Gastroenterology) is co-author of “</span></span><a href="https://bit.ly/4ajqYNX"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk199516542"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#39275B;mso-ligatures:none">Long-term effectiveness
of tenofovir alafenamide versus entecavir in treatment-naïve chronic hepatitis B: A REAL-B study</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 American Journal of Gastroenterology. <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>Nisha Bansal</b>, professor (Nephrology) is quoted in “</span></span><a href="https://bit.ly/4s4Tg53"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk199516542"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#39275B;mso-ligatures:none">Heart and Kidney Diseases and Type
2 Diabetes May Be One Ailment</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.
<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>Philip Mease</b>, clinical professor (Rheumatology) is quoted in “</span></span><a href="https://bit.ly/3YADoK5"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk199516542"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#39275B;mso-ligatures:none">Beneath the Surface: Who
should prescribe GLP-1s?</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 Healio.
<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>Reena Mehra</b>, professor and head (Pulmonary, Critical Care and Sleep Medicine) participated in a Q&A with Healio to discuss “</span></span><a href="https://bit.ly/4913FpU"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk199516542"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#39275B;mso-ligatures:none">Guideline
recommendations established for managing OSA in inpatient setting</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">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">Quiet week, December 22-26<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">As we continue to rebuild resilience and focus on mental health, we would like to preserve department-wide quiet weeks throughout the
year. During these weeks, we hope that individuals can limit non-essential meetings to recharge and reflect, as well as thoughtfully minimize emails. We realize that this will not be possible for everyone but encourage all to take breaks when they are able.<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
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