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2025 Year in Review
The top stories and readership stats for Department of Medicine news in 2025.
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Icons of medical tools, research equipment and books with "2025" overlaid
December 30
2025 Year in Review
Faculty, In the News
Julie Gralow
Julie Gralow
December 26
Julie Gralow named one of the 100 most influential people in oncology
Awards, Faculty
Drs. Babak Nazer, Eric Krieger and Jill Steiner, and psychologist Tracy Herring. They cofounded the Cardiac Reslience program at the UW Medicine Heart Institute. Image by Blair Sweeney/UW Medicine.
Drs. Babak Nazer, Eric Krieger and Jill Steiner, and psychologist Tracy Herring. They cofounded the Cardiac Reslience program at the UW Medicine Heart Institute. Image by Blair Sweeney/UW Medicine.
December 23
Building resilience into care of chronic heart conditions
Clinical, Faculty
Shawn Skerrett Eoin West
Shawn Skerrett
Eoin West
December 17
Drug turns lung cells into slow-release antibiotic depots
Faculty, Research
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
December 16
Fall 2025 Cares Awards
Awards, Clinical
Nora Disis with Seattle Seahawks mascot and cheerleaders. Photo credit: Edwin Hooper/Seattle Seahawks
Nora Disis with Seattle Seahawks mascot and cheerleaders. Photo credit: Edwin Hooper/Seattle Seahawks
December 8
Nora Disis honored as Seahawks’ Delta Community Captain
Awards, Events, Faculty
Kelli Corning Kelli and her daughter, Mackenzie, in Amsterdam Kelli and her husband, Eric, in Samarkand, Uzbekistan (2025)
Kelli Corning
Kelli and her daughter, Mackenzie, in Amsterdam
Kelli and her husband, Eric, in Samarkand, Uzbekistan (2025)
December 5
Staff spotlight: Kelli Corning
Education, Staff
Doctor For a Day logo students practicing with blood pressure cuffs Student practicing biopsy on eggplants
Doctor For a Day logo
students practicing with blood pressure cuffs
Student practicing biopsy on eggplants
December 1
Doctor for a Day
Clinical, Diversity, Education, Faculty
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Top Stories

Icons of medical tools, research equipment and books with "2025" overlaid
Icons of medical tools, research equipment and books with "2025" overlaid
Faculty, In the News
2025 Year in Review
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
King Holmes
King Holmes
Faculty
In memoriam: King Holmes
Laura J. den Hartigh
Laura J. den Hartigh
Clinical, Faculty
The truth about body fat? It's not all the same
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
Madhav Dhodapkar
Madhav Dhodapkar
Faculty, Research
Madhav Dhodapkar receives Milton B. Rubin Family Endowed Chair
David Koelle Washington Research Foundation logo
David Koelle
Washington Research Foundation logo
Faculty, Research
David Koelle receives grant to support herpes simplex virus vaccine development
Allison Fiarbanks Cares award logo - purple background and gold heart containing trophy Serkan Sahin
Allison Fiarbanks
Cares award logo - purple background and gold heart containing trophy
Serkan Sahin
Awards, Clinical, Faculty
Spring 2025 Cares Awards
IDF Diabetes Atlas cover image
IDF Diabetes Atlas cover image
Research
Over 250 million people worldwide unaware they have diabetes
Sara Hurvitz
Sara Hurvitz
Faculty, Research
Sara Hurvitz receives Smith Family Endowed Chair in Women’s Health
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