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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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A medical illustration of Clostridioides difficile bacteria, which can cause gut infections. Jennifer Oosthuizen, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
A medical illustration of Clostridioides difficile bacteria, which can cause gut infections. Jennifer Oosthuizen, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
April 3
New vaccine trial targets C. diff
Faculty, Research
Lorena Wright Jill Steiner Salpy Pamboukian
Lorena Wright
Jill Steiner
Salpy Pamboukian
March 31
Population Health Initiative awards proof-of-concept grants
Faculty, Research
Judith Tsui
Judith Tsui
March 30
Substance Use Disorder: Managing the Toll
Faculty, Research
Karen de Wolski
Karen de Wolski
March 25
Karen de Wolski appointed Nephrology Section Head at UWMC-Northwest
Clinical, Faculty
Exceptional Women in Medicine logo
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
Karin Bornfeldt NIH NHLBI logo
Karin Bornfeldt
NIH NHLBI logo
March 24
Karin Bornfeldt receives Outstanding Investigator Award
Faculty, Research
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March 20
Population Health Colorectal Cancer Screening Program receives National Achievement Award
Awards, Clinical, Faculty, Research
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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
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
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Tom Fitzpatrick
Needle stock image.
Faculty, Research
Can smoking heroin be less risky than injecting?
Dr. Rotonya Carr Division spotlight logo Rosa Pazhouh
Dr. Rotonya Carr
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Rosa Pazhouh
Clinical, Education, Research
Division Spotlight: Gastroenterology
A medical illustration of Clostridioides difficile bacteria, which can cause gut infections. Jennifer Oosthuizen, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
A medical illustration of Clostridioides difficile bacteria, which can cause gut infections. Jennifer Oosthuizen, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
Faculty, Research
New vaccine trial targets C. diff
Vector-style image of a patient undergoing dialysis. It shows the patient seated in a chair with tubing connected to a dialysis machine, which includes a monitor, dialyzer, and fluid bags.
Vector-style image of a patient undergoing dialysis. It shows the patient seated in a chair with tubing connected to a dialysis machine, which includes a monitor, dialyzer, and fluid bags.
Faculty, Research
Alarming blood-sugar levels seen among dialysis patients
Everything is Tuberculosis book cover
Everything is Tuberculosis book cover
Events, Faculty, Research
Everything is Tuberculosis
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hello my name is stock image
Diversity
Say my name: The importance of name pronunciation
Dana Panteleeff Dana wearing a graduation cap and gown next to her children
Dana Panteleeff
Dana wearing a graduation cap and gown next to her children
Staff
Staff spotlight: Dana Panteleeff
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