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Harborview Medical Center
We had the opportunity to take a whirlwind walking tour and meet the wonderful folks at Harborview last week.
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Ana Weil
Ana Weil
October 8
Ana Weil to present New Investigator Lecture
Events, Faculty, Research
Andrew Hsieh Low amounts of a specific tRNA in prostate tumors were associated with the tumor being less androgen receptor dependent and therefore less likely to respond to androgen receptor targeting therapies. Credit: Dr. Yeon Soo Kim, Hsieh Lab, Fred Hutch Cancer Center
Andrew Hsieh
Low amounts of a specific tRNA in prostate tumors were associated with the tumor being less androgen receptor dependent and therefore less likely to respond to androgen receptor targeting therapies. Credit: Dr. Yeon Soo Kim, Hsieh Lab, Fred Hutch Cancer Center
October 8
Key driver of aggressive prostate cancer identified
Faculty, Research
Taylor Coston NIH NHLBI logo
Taylor Coston
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October 8
NAD+ metabolism in pneumonia
Faculty, Research
Tom Hawn NIH NIAID logo
Tom Hawn
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October 8
Host Pathogen Variation and TB Pathogenesis
Faculty, Research
Matt Hollon Washington State Medical Association logo
Matt Hollon
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October 8
Matt Hollon elected president of Washington State Medical Association
Faculty
Moe Hagman College of Idaho logo
Moe Hagman
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October 8
Melissa Hagman receives Distinguished Alumni Award
Awards, Education, Faculty
Jose Garcia Rachel Issaka
Jose Garcia
Rachel Issaka
October 8
Excellence in Mentoring Faculty Awards
Awards, Diversity, Faculty
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King County Hospital, 1915
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Harborview Medical Center
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Andrew Hsieh Low amounts of a specific tRNA in prostate tumors were associated with the tumor being less androgen receptor dependent and therefore less likely to respond to androgen receptor targeting therapies. Credit: Dr. Yeon Soo Kim, Hsieh Lab, Fred Hutch Cancer Center
Andrew Hsieh
Low amounts of a specific tRNA in prostate tumors were associated with the tumor being less androgen receptor dependent and therefore less likely to respond to androgen receptor targeting therapies. Credit: Dr. Yeon Soo Kim, Hsieh Lab, Fred Hutch Cancer Center
Faculty, Research
Key driver of aggressive prostate cancer identified
Laura J. den Hartigh
Laura J. den Hartigh
Clinical, Faculty
The truth about body fat? It's not all the same
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Chair's blog logo
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Group of colleagues at Disney
A View from the Chair, Clinical, Education, Research
Partnerships, storytelling, and support teams
Taylor Coston NIH NHLBI logo
Taylor Coston
NIH NHLBI logo
Faculty, Research
NAD+ metabolism in pneumonia
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
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New pacemaker recharges its battery with energy from natural heartbeats
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Ashok Reddy
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Faculty, Research
AI scribe tools produce lower quality medical notes compared to human clinicians
Dr. Tisha Wang
Dr. Tisha Wang
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Tisha Wang named chair of the Department of Medicine
Sara Hurvitz
Sara Hurvitz
Faculty, Research
FDA approves new breast cancer drug based on VIKTORIA-1 study results
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Dr. Kate Weaver
Dr. Kate Weaver with her family
Clinical, Faculty
Faculty spotlight: Kate Weaver
Human genetics research scientist Eli J. Kaufman conducts a genomics lab procedure. Image by Paul Valdmanis
Human genetics research scientist Eli J. Kaufman conducts a genomics lab procedure. Image by Paul Valdmanis
Faculty, Research
Archaic gene variant may have aided adaptation to Americas
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