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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">January 16, 2026<o:p></o:p></span></b></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">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">William J. Bremner Endowed Mentorship Awards<o:p></o:p></span></b></span></p>
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to the 2025 </span></span><a href="https://bit.ly/3Ih4Jdz"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk199516542"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#39275B;mso-ligatures:none">William J. Bremner Endowed Mentorship 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">
recipients, Drs. <b>William Altemeier</b>, professor (Pulmonary, Critical Care and Sleep Medicine) and
<b>Ellen Schur</b>, professor (General Internal Medicine). <o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk199516542"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;mso-ligatures:none">Recognizing that mentorship is critical to success across all phases of faculty’s careers in academic medicine, these awards honor
faculty members for their contributions to the scientific, educational, and patient care missions of the department through exemplary sustained and high impact mentorship.
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk199516542"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;mso-ligatures:none">The endowment was created and the name changed in 2018 to commemorate and express appreciation to Dr. William Bremner for his legendary
wisdom, vision, coaching and sponsorship that fostered countless trainees and faculty in pursuing their passion and in reaching their ultimate potential.<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk199516542"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;mso-ligatures:none">Learn more about the
</span></span><a href="https://bit.ly/3ICADl1"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk199516542"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#39275B;mso-ligatures:none">DOM Mentorship Program</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">Call for nominations: Barbara Jung Gender Equity Champion Awards<o:p></o:p></span></b></span></p>
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are now open</span></span><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk199516542"></span></a><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk199516542"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;mso-ligatures:none"> for the Barbara Jung Gender Equity Champion Awards, recognizing and celebrating
individuals who are supporting the success of women/gender minorities in medicine through mentorship, leadership, advocacy, teaching and/or research.<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">Nominations are due
<b>Feb 20, 2026</b>. <o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk199516542"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;mso-ligatures:none">Learn more on
</span></span><a href="https://medicine.uw.edu/diversity/gender-equity/awards"><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">.
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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">DEIB 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">Diversity Lecture Series - Health Disparities Science: The Path Forward<o:p></o:p></span></b></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><!--[if gte vml 1]><v:shape id="Picture_x0020_10" o:spid="_x0000_s1030" type="#_x0000_t75" alt="Eliseo J. Pérez-Stable" style='position:absolute;margin-left:0;margin-top:0;width:39.7pt;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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are proud to sponsor Dr. </span></span><a href="https://bit.ly/4qUqK4T"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk199516542"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#39275B;mso-ligatures:none">Eliseo J. Pérez-Stable</span></span><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk199516542"></span></a><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk199516542"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;mso-ligatures:none"> as
the speaker for our next Diversity Lecture Series on <b>Jan. 22</b>, 12-1pm, </span>
</span><a href="https://urldefense.com/v3/__https:/washington.zoom.us/j/99158066047?pwd=uwEqUzDepaMcRNoHbY89GQm8bD1OAb.1__;!!K-Hz7m0Vt54!htcBhiYmvwnfX_idg7ZigHMFV7Kt7lYsL9V9My7ePT1SCociM-lwDP3-dpcqI4etDYJtHoRx3LxmG5EyTg$"><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></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk199516542"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;mso-ligatures:none">. He will present “Health Disparities Science: The Path Forward.”<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. Pérez-Stable is a Cuban American physician-scientist who directed the National Institute on Minority Health and Health Disparities.
He is among </span></span><a href="https://www.science.org/content/article/after-months-limbo-four-nih-institute-directors-fired"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk199516542"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#39275B;mso-ligatures:none">four top
officials formally let go or fired by the National Institutes of Health</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">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">Laura Evans appointed executive director of National Special Pathogen System<o:p></o:p></span></b></span></p>
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<b>Laura Evans</b>, professor (Pulmonary, Critical Care and Sleep Medicine) has been appointed executive director of the National Special Pathogen System (NSPS).
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk199516542"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;mso-ligatures:none">The NSPS is a federally directed, tiered framework that coordinates special pathogen care across the United States. As the Coordinating
Body for the NSPS, National Emerging Special Pathogens Training and Education Center (NETEC) brings together health care systems, public health partners, and emergency services to develop key capabilities that safeguard communities and protect health care
workers against high-consequence infectious diseases (HCIDs).<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">She steps into this role at a transformative time for NSPS, marked by the recent addition of 54 Level 2 Special Pathogen Treatment
Centers (SPTCs), significantly enhancing the nation’s ability to respond to emerging infectious diseases and special pathogen threats.<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">“I am honored to take on this role at such a critical time for NETEC and the NSPS,” she said. “The opportunity to lead efforts in advancing
the national infrastructure for special pathogen preparedness and patient care is a responsibility I take to heart. I look forward to working with our partners and stakeholders to continue strengthening our response capabilities and the NSPS as a vital part
of our nation’s health security strategy.”<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">Outstanding Reviewer Award
<o:p></o:p></span></b></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk199516542"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;mso-ligatures:none">Dr.
<b>David Linker</b>, associate professor (Cardiology) has received the 2025 Outstanding Reviewer Award from the Annals of Biomedical Engineering (ABME). The official journal of the Biomedical Engineering Society, ABME is an interdisciplinary and international
journal with the aim to highlight integrated approaches to the solutions of biological and biomedical problems.<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>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk199516542"><b><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;mso-ligatures:none">Thomas Lynch named one of 100 most influential CEOs in oncology
<o:p></o:p></span></b></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><!--[if gte vml 1]><v:shape id="Picture_x0020_3" o:spid="_x0000_s1027" type="#_x0000_t75" alt="Thomas Lynch" style='position:absolute;margin-left:0;margin-top:5.85pt;width:42.95pt;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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</v:shape><![endif]--><![if !vml]><img width="57" height="67" style="width:.5937in;height:.6979in" src="cid:image012.jpg@01DC86FF.3648DEC0" align="left" hspace="12" alt="Thomas Lynch" v:shapes="Picture_x0020_3"><![endif]><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk199516542"></span><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk199516542"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;mso-ligatures:none">Dr.
<b>Thomas Lynch</b>, professor (Hematology and Oncology) and president and director, Fred Hutch Cancer Center, has been named one of the 100 most influential CEOs in oncology in 2025 by OncoDaily. This list recognizes 100 Chief Executive Officers whose leadership
has had a measurable and lasting impact on the global oncology ecosystem.<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">During his tenure, Fred Hutch has strengthened its position as a global leader in basic, translational, and population-based cancer
research, while deepening integration with clinical partners through the Fred Hutch/University of Washington/Seattle Children’s Cancer Consortium. Under his leadership, the center has advanced large-scale, collaborative research initiatives spanning immunotherapy,
cancer prevention, infectious disease–cancer intersections, and data-driven discovery.<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">See the full list of
</span></span><a href="https://bit.ly/4btjhoL"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk199516542"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#39275B;mso-ligatures:none">100 influential CEOs in oncology</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>
<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>
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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">New global partnership in diabetes research<o:p></o:p></span></b></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><!--[if gte vml 1]><v:shape id="Picture_x0020_4" o:spid="_x0000_s1026" type="#_x0000_t75" alt="Petter Bjornstad" style='position:absolute;margin-left:0;margin-top:.2pt;width:45.6pt;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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</v:shape><![endif]--><![if !vml]><img width="61" height="67" style="width:.6354in;height:.6979in" src="cid:image014.jpg@01DC86FF.3648DEC0" align="left" hspace="12" alt="Petter Bjornstad" 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">The
UW Medicine Diabetes Institute (UWMDI) has formally established a research partnership with
</span></span><a href="https://www.sdcc.dk/english/Pages/default.aspx"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk199516542"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#39275B;mso-ligatures:none">Steno Diabetes Center Copenhagen</span></span><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk199516542"></span></a><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk199516542"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;mso-ligatures:none">
(SDCC), one of the world’s leading diabetes research and care institutions. This agreement creates a framework for joint research activities, educational exchange, and scholar mobility between Seattle and Copenhagen.<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">Denmark has long been at the forefront of diabetes innovation, and this collaboration brings together SDCC’s exceptional expertise
with UWMDI’s strengths in clinical, bench and translational research, bringing opportunities for discovery, for training the next generation of diabetes researchers, and ultimately for improving outcomes for people living with diabetes. <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">“I’m thrilled to see this partnership come to life,” said Dr.
<b>Petter Bjornstad</b>, professor (Metabolism, Endocrinology and Nutrition) and director of the UWMDI. “Steno Diabetes Center Copenhagen has been a global leader in diabetes research and care for decades, and formalizing this collaboration opens exciting doors
for joint discovery, trainee exchanges, and translational impact on both sides of the Atlantic. I’m looking forward to what we'll accomplish together!”<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"><o:p> </o:p></span></span></p>
<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">Drs.
<b>Joshua Bis</b>, research scientist, and <b>Bruce Psaty</b>, professor emeritus (General Internal Medicine) are co-authors of “</span></span><a href="https://bit.ly/4qTrPd7"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk199516542"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#39275B;mso-ligatures:none">A
Large-Scale Genome-wide Association Study of Blood Pressure Accounting for Gene-Depressive Symptomatology Interactions in 564,680 Individuals from Diverse Populations</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 HGG Advances. <o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk199516542"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;mso-ligatures:none"><o:p> </o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk199516542"><b><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;mso-ligatures:none">Jennifer Brody</span></b></span><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk199516542"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;mso-ligatures:none">,
research scientist (General Internal Medicine), Dr. <b>Sina Gharib</b>, professor (Pulmonary, Critical Care and Sleep Medicine), and Drs.
<b>Colleen Sitlani</b>, research scientist, and <b>Bruce Psaty</b>, professor emeritus (General Internal Medicine) are co-authors of “</span></span><a href="https://bit.ly/4qQu8O8"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk199516542"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#39275B;mso-ligatures:none">Whole
genome sequence analysis of pulmonary function and COPD in 44,287 multi-ancestry 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 Genome Biology. <o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk199516542"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;mso-ligatures:none"><o:p> </o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk199516542"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;mso-ligatures:none">Dr.
<b>Andrew Coveler</b>, associate professor (Hematology and Oncology) is co-author of “</span></span><a href="https://go.nature.com/45a4kUT"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk199516542"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#39275B;mso-ligatures:none">Tucatinib
plus trastuzumab for chemotherapy-refractory, HER2 + , RAS wild-type metastatic colorectal cancer (MOUNTAINEER): final analysis</span></span><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk199516542"></span></a><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk199516542"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;mso-ligatures:none">”
in Nature Communications.<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk199516542"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;mso-ligatures:none"><o:p> </o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk199516542"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;mso-ligatures:none">Drs.
<b>Diana Eng</b>, research scientist, and <b>Stuart Shankland</b>, professor (Nephrology) are co-authors of “</span></span><a href="https://bit.ly/45yXMiX"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk199516542"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#39275B;mso-ligatures:none">Renal
PIEZO2 is an essential regulator of renin</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 Cell.
<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk199516542"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;mso-ligatures:none"><o:p> </o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk199516542"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;mso-ligatures:none">Dr.
<b>James Floyd</b>, professor (General Internal Medicine) is senior author of “</span></span><a href="https://go.nature.com/4jO5BqS"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk199516542"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#39275B;mso-ligatures:none">Plasma
proteomics and incident coronary heart disease</span></span><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk199516542"></span></a><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk199516542"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;mso-ligatures:none">” in Communications Medicine. DOM co-authors
are Jennifer Brody, Colleen Sitlani, Thomas Austin, Bruce Psaty and Joshua Bis. <o:p>
</o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk199516542"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;mso-ligatures:none"><o:p> </o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk199516542"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;mso-ligatures:none">Dr.
<b>Benjamin Freedman</b>, associate professor (Nephrology) is lead author of “</span></span><a href="https://go.nature.com/49IwmZb"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk199516542"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#39275B;mso-ligatures:none">Monitoring
biological effects of somatic cell genome editing</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 Review Genetics. DOM co-author
is Hongxia Fu. <o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk199516542"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;mso-ligatures:none"><o:p> </o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk199516542"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;mso-ligatures:none">Dr.
<b>Caitlin Harrington</b>, acting assistant professor (General Internal Medicine) is lead author of “</span></span><a href="https://bit.ly/49TYqtB"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk199516542"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#39275B;mso-ligatures:none">Health
system strategies to increase physician engagement in communication and resolution programs</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 Patient Safety and Risk Management. DOM co-author is Thomas Gallagher.
<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk199516542"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;mso-ligatures:none"><o:p> </o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk199516542"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;mso-ligatures:none">Dr.
<b>Jennifer Huang</b>, assistant professor, is lead author and Dr. <b>Shailender Bhatia</b>, professor (Hematology and Oncology) is senior author of “</span></span><a href="https://bit.ly/45cn46i"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk199516542"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#39275B;mso-ligatures:none">Steroid-sparing
strategies for managing immune-related adverse 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 the Journal for ImmunoTherapy
of Cancer. DOM co-authors are Maryam Yousefi-Asl, Namrata Singh, and Petros Grivas.
<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk199516542"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;mso-ligatures:none"><o:p> </o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk199516542"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;mso-ligatures:none">Dr.
<b>Emily Liang</b>, assistant professor, is lead author and Dr. <b>Jordan Gauthier</b>, associate professor (Hematology and Oncology) is senior author of “</span></span><a href="https://bit.ly/4qrC7S2"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk199516542"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#39275B;mso-ligatures:none">Time-Series
Clustering Captures Patterns of Early Immune Effector Cell–Associated Hematotoxicity That Are Predictable Using Tree-Based Models</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 JCO Clinical Cancer Informatics. DOM co-authors are Xiancheng Wu, Jennifer Huang, Andrew Portuguese, Mazyar Shadman, Alexandre Hirayama, Brian Till, and Erik Kimble.<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk199516542"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;mso-ligatures:none"><o:p> </o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk199516542"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;mso-ligatures:none">Dr.
<b>Judith Tsui</b>, professor (General Internal Medicine) is co-author of “</span></span><a href="https://bit.ly/49yXxFv"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk199516542"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#39275B;mso-ligatures:none">Genomic surveillance
uncovers regional variation in HCV transmission networks in rural 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 Nature
Communications. <o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk199516542"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;mso-ligatures:none"><o:p> </o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk199516542"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;mso-ligatures:none">Dr.
<b>Eugene Yang</b>, professor of clinical practice (Cardiology) is co-author of “</span></span><a href="https://bit.ly/49DjC5V"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk199516542"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#39275B;mso-ligatures:none">Blood Pressure
Polygenic Score Predicts Long-Term Blood Pressure Control and Treatment-Resistant Hypertension</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 Hypertension. <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"><o:p> </o:p></span></span></p>
<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>Helen Chu</b>, professor (Allergy and Infectious Diseases) is quoted in “</span></span><a href="https://nyti.ms/3Nqr3pF"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk199516542"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#39275B;mso-ligatures:none">Vaccines Are Helping
Older People More Than We Knew</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.
<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk199516542"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;mso-ligatures:none"><o:p> </o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk199516542"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;mso-ligatures:none">Dr.
<b>John Lynch</b>, professor (Allergy and Infectious Diseases) is quoted in “</span></span><a href="https://bit.ly/4qiTRij"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk199516542"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#39275B;mso-ligatures:none">Underage visitors
no longer allowed at Sacred Heart Children’s Hospital amid flu uptick</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 Spokesman-Review.<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>Paul Pottinger</b>, professor (Allergy and Infectious Diseases) co-authored “</span></span><a href="https://bit.ly/4pNax0p"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk199516542"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#39275B;mso-ligatures:none">New vaccine
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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 Tuesday,
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<b>Jan. 22</b>, from 5-7pm at Ravenna Brewing. All are welcome, including partners, friends and pets! Please </span></span><a href="https://forms.gle/1xqL4FBn99mRVQQJ6__;!!K-Hz7m0Vt54!hg2zPl1Qwa52OHlaeFXPU9uhRmckakSxK-8AOtNdYLVY7dFI63e5jPjuYhbArs2TPCDm0Ca4Mm4$" target="_blank"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk199516542"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#39275B;mso-ligatures:none">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">.<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
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