Distinguished Staff Award

Congratulations to the Husky Coronavirus Testing Team, the 2023 recipient of the UW Distinguished Staff Award, in the Innovation Award category.

Team members from the Department of Medicine:

• Julia Bennett, research assistant, Allergy and Infectious Diseases
• Amanda Casto, acting assistant professor, Allergy and Infectious Diseases
• Natalie Lo, director of program operations, Allergy and Infectious Diseases
• Kyle Luiten, research consultant, Allergy and Infectious Diseases
• Devon McDonald, research coordinator, Allergy and Infectious Diseases
• Caitlin Wolf, program manager, Allergy and Infectious Diseases
• Tessa Wright, research coordinator, Allergy and Infectious Diseases

The team's unparalleled innovation and dedication during this
unprecedented period has provided a vital bulwark to our community and exemplifies our mission and values as a public research university. The Husky Coronavirus Team's agile and urgent response has been vital to the UW COVID-19 Prevention Plan and is clearly propelled by the highest degree of collaboration, expertise and concern for the public good.