Skip to main content
arrow icon
arrow icon hamburger menu and search icon

Divisions

University of Washington Department of Medicine News

Main navigation

  • Home
  • About
  • Contact Us
  • Our Divisions
  • Dept of Medicine Website
Jennifer Ray
Barbara Jung Gender Equity Champion Awards logo
Tessa Steel

Featured Story

2026 Gender Equity Champion Awards
Congratulations to the 2026 recipients of the Barbara Jung Gender Equity Champion Awards: Jennifer Ray and Tessa Steel.
Read more
A View from the Chair Awards Clinical Diversity Education Events Faculty In the News Research Staff

Recent News

ribbon
ribbon
March 20
Population Health Colorectal Cancer Screening Program receives National Achievement Award
Awards, Clinical, Faculty, Research
Nora Disis X Prize logo Kiran Dhillon
Nora Disis
X Prize logo
Kiran Dhillon
March 20
Nora Disis and Kiran Dhillon join XPRIZE Brain Trust for Global Visioneering
Faculty, Research, Staff
Natasha Hunter. Photo by Fred Hutch.
Natasha Hunter. Photo by Fred Hutch.
March 17
Natasha Hunter receives Excellence in Breast Cancer Research Award
Awards, Faculty, Research
Jennifer Ray Barbara Jung Gender Equity Champion Awards logo Tessa Steel
Jennifer Ray
Barbara Jung Gender Equity Champion Awards logo
Tessa Steel
March 13
2026 Gender Equity Champion Awards
Awards, Faculty
A detailed anatomical illustration showing the colon and its precise position within the human body, rendered in a clear, medical diagram style with accurate anatomical labeling. Created in Canva.
A detailed anatomical illustration showing the colon and its precise position within the human body, rendered in a clear, medical diagram style with accurate anatomical labeling. Created in Canva.
March 6
The lifesaving power of early colon cancer screening
Clinical, Faculty, Research
Solomon Graf Bruce Montgomery VA logo
Solomon Graf
Bruce Montgomery
VA logo
March 5
Infrastructure grant to improve precision medicine for Veterans
Faculty, Research
Hugo Carmona receiving Emerging Educator Award/holding up the plaque and smiling.
Hugo Carmona receiving Emerging Educator Award/holding up the plaque and smiling.
March 5
Hugo Carmona receives Emerging Educator Award
Awards, Education, Faculty
Luke Wander
Luke Wander
March 4
Luke Wander PI for Diabetes Prevention Program Outcomes Study
Faculty, Research
view all news

Top Stories

Laura J. den Hartigh
Laura J. den Hartigh
Clinical, Faculty
The truth about body fat? It's not all the same
Dr. Babak Nazer <a href="https://www.freepik.com/free-vector/red-medical-heartbeat-line-vector-heart-shape-graphic-health-charity-concept_16262020.htm#query=heart%20beat&position=2&from_view=keyword&track=ais&uuid=c246286d-a668-4749-b1a8-536f4e1aca41">Image by rawpixel.com</a> on Freepik
Dr. Babak Nazer
<a href="https://www.freepik.com/free-vector/red-medical-heartbeat-line-vector-heart-shape-graphic-health-charity-concept_16262020.htm#query=heart%20beat&position=2&from_view=keyword&track=ais&uuid=c246286d-a668-4749-b1a8-536f4e1aca41">Image by rawpixel.com</a> on Freepik
Faculty, In the News, Research
New pacemaker recharges its battery with energy from natural heartbeats
Nirmal Charan
Nirmal Charan
Faculty
In memoriam: Nirmal Charan
Tisha Wang
Tisha Wang
Clinical, Diversity, Education, Faculty, In the News, Research
Tisha Wang named chair of the Department of Medicine
David Rink Gaby Berger Tyler Albert
David Rink
Gaby Berger
Tyler Albert
Education, Faculty
Empowering resident autonomy
hello my name is stock image
hello my name is stock image
Diversity
Say my name: The importance of name pronunciation
ribbon
ribbon
Awards, Clinical, Faculty, Research
Population Health Colorectal Cancer Screening Program receives National Achievement Award
Nora Disis X Prize logo Kiran Dhillon
Nora Disis
X Prize logo
Kiran Dhillon
Faculty, Research, Staff
Nora Disis and Kiran Dhillon join XPRIZE Brain Trust for Global Visioneering
Image of kidney tissue containing human filtering cells (purple and red) integrating with mouse blood vessels (green). Nuclear DNA stained is in blue and the total size of the image is ~ 0.2 mm. Image by Benjamin Freedman lab.
Image of kidney tissue containing human filtering cells (purple and red) integrating with mouse blood vessels (green). Nuclear DNA stained is in blue and the total size of the image is ~ 0.2 mm. Image by Benjamin Freedman lab.
Faculty, Research
Youth triumphs in test to regenerate kidney tissue
Yellow heart on a purple background with an image of an award in the middle of the yellow heart/UW Medicine Cares Award logo
Yellow heart on a purple background with an image of an award in the middle of the yellow heart/UW Medicine Cares Award logo
Awards, Clinical
Fall 2025 Cares Awards
  • facebook icon
  • Instagram icon
  • Bluesky icon
  • youtube icon
university of Washington department of medicine logo
  • Jobs
  • Privacy Policy
  • Terms of Use
  • Accessibility
  • ©2026 University of Washington