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2026 Gender Equity Champion Awards
Congratulations to the 2026 recipients of the Barbara Jung Gender Equity Champion Awards: Jennifer Ray and Tessa Steel.
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Karen de Wolski
Karen de Wolski
March 25
Karen de Wolski appointed Nephrology Section Head at UWMC-Northwest
Clinical, Faculty
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Exceptional Women in Medicine logo
March 25
2026 Exceptional Women in Medicine
Faculty
Mycobacterium tuberculosis Bacteria Scanning electron micrograph of Mycobacterium tuberculosis bacteria, which cause TB.     Credit: National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, National Institutes of Health.
Mycobacterium tuberculosis Bacteria Scanning electron micrograph of Mycobacterium tuberculosis bacteria, which cause TB.     Credit: National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, National Institutes of Health.
March 24
Tackling the world’s top infectious killer, tuberculosis
Clinical, Faculty, Research
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Karin Bornfeldt
NIH NHLBI logo
March 24
Karin Bornfeldt receives Outstanding Investigator Award
Faculty, Research
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ribbon
March 20
Population Health Colorectal Cancer Screening Program receives National Achievement Award
Awards, Clinical, Faculty, Research
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Nora Disis
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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
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Jennifer Ray
Barbara Jung Gender Equity Champion Awards logo
Tessa Steel
March 13
2026 Gender Equity Champion Awards
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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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Dr. Babak Nazer
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Faculty, In the News, Research
New pacemaker recharges its battery with energy from natural heartbeats
Exceptional Women in Medicine logo
Exceptional Women in Medicine logo
Faculty
2026 Exceptional Women in Medicine
Tisha Wang
Tisha Wang
Clinical, Diversity, Education, Faculty, In the News, Research
Tisha Wang named chair of the Department of Medicine
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David Koelle
Washington Research Foundation logo
Faculty, Research
David Koelle receives grant to support herpes simplex virus vaccine development
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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
Susan Wong
Susan Wong
Clinical, Faculty, Research
Dialysis may not be the answer for older patients
Karen de Wolski
Karen de Wolski
Clinical, Faculty
Karen de Wolski appointed Nephrology Section Head at UWMC-Northwest
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Dr. Rotonya Carr and clinic leadership in front of new clinic reception desk
Dr. Rotonya Carr cutting a ribbon in front of new clinic reception desk
Clinical, Faculty
New Outpatient Digestive Health & Endoscopy Center opens
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Many hands holding word bubbles reading "hello" in different languages
Many hands holding word bubbles reading "hello" in different languages
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