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Media Contact: Leila Gray, 206-475-9809, [email protected] Infectious disease specialist Dr. King Kennard Holmes, who is credited with bringing the previously ignored field of sexually transmitted infections (STIs) to the forefront of medical research, died Sunday, March 9, 2025, in Seattle after a long illness. He was 87. Nearly single-handedly, he instigated and led the STI field into the modern scientific era. “King K. Holmes was a visionary who saw the need and, during his nearly six decades at the
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Media Contact: Brian Donohue – [email protected], 206-543-7856 Dubbed “MC3,” the institute emerged with the restructuring of programs of patient care, training and research that straddle the Fred Hutch Cancer Center, the UW Medicine Department of Dermatology, and the lab of its chair, Dr. Paul Nghiem, an expert on the disease. “Twenty years ago, I started a lab with three people. That’s grown to 25 or more,” said Nghiem, a professor of dermatology. “We directly and indirectly take care of people around the
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This week, @PaulNghiem and the leadership team at @UWMedicine and Fred Hutch launched the #MerkelCellCarcinoma Collaborative Institute, a first-of-its-kind entity focused on improving #MCC outcomes through excellence in translational research. Read more: https://t.co/eM13PQc9QV https://t.co/Ev9iygv4Nt
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Mashup Score: 0Flagship AI-ready dataset released in type 2 diabetes study - UW Medicine | Newsroom - 5 month(s) ago
Media Contact: Brian Donohue – 206-543-7856, [email protected] Researchers today are releasi ng the flagship dataset from an ambitious study of biomarkers and environmental factors that might influence the development of type 2 diabetes. Because the study participants include people with no diabetes and others with various stages of the condition, the early findings hint at a tapestry of information distinct from previous research. For instance, data from a customized environmental sensor in participants’
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#ICYMI: First data release from a flagship #AI study at @uw and collaborators looking at biomarkers and environmental factors that may influence the development of type 2 #Diabetes. https://t.co/pgqBt8V8Fd Bridge2AI @uwsomwwami #BigData #ResearchNews https://t.co/yZH6xcsK75
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More than 30 scientists have been named to the Clarivate Highly Cited Researchers 2024 list for work conducted over the past few years at the UW School of Medicine or the Fred Hutch Cancer Center. The evaluation and selection for the list draws on data from the Web of Science™ citation index, together with analysis performed by bibliometric experts and data scientists at the Institute for Scientific Information at Clarivate™. Being highly cited in the papers of other researchers is an indication of the
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https://t.co/AZfxbf5IK7 Clarivate announces Highly Cited Researchers 2024 by @uwmnewsroom Humbled to share this recognition for 7th consecutive year with such outstanding investigators from @fredhutch, @UW & @DukeU @DukeCancer Thanks to outstanding colleagues! @NicoleKuderer
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More than 30 scientists have been named to the Clarivate Highly Cited Researchers 2024 list for work conducted over the past few years at the UW School of Medicine or the Fred Hutch Cancer Center. The evaluation and selection for the list draws on data from the Web of Science™ citation index, together with analysis performed by bibliometric experts and data scientists at the Institute for Scientific Information at Clarivate™. Being highly cited in the papers of other researchers is an indication of the
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https://t.co/AZfxbf5IK7 Clarivate announces Highly Cited Researchers 2024 by @uwmnewsroom Humbled to share this recognition for 7th consecutive year with such outstanding investigators from @fredhutch, @UW & @DukeU @DukeCancer Thanks to outstanding colleagues! @NicoleKuderer
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Mashup Score: 14Giving primary-care docs training, tools to manage dementia - UW Medicine | Newsroom - 1 year(s) ago
Media Contact: Brian Donohue – 206-543-7856, [email protected] U.S. healthcare systems face a crisis of being woefully unable to provide it adequately for the next two decades. Primary-care clinicians say they need more training in it. Patients really want to talk about it with their trusted medical advisers. “It” is the diagnosis and care of dementia, whose U.S. incidence is forecast to more than double by 2050. Such a case volume is far beyond what could be managed by specialists in this area, typically
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RT @LEAD_Coalition: Giving #primarycare docs training, tools to manage #dementia https://t.co/Y9VDUsqMAB via @UWMedicine #Alzheimers #hea…
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Media Contact: Barbara Clements – 253-740-5043, [email protected] Alexes Harris’ spin classes were starting to feel impossible. During the 20 seconds on and off sprints, she would become breathless. “I used to always be able to do them, but in 2015 during these exercises, I’d find myself out of breath, as if I was having an asthma attack,” she said. At the time, however, Harris was a fit 41-year-old with no history of asthma. Her doctor suggested it might be adult-onset asthma, but also prescribed a routine
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“The donated cord blood from the baby girl saved my life,” said cord blood transplant recipient Alexes Harris. “It was an amazing experience to know that, on the first day of her life, this baby saved mine because of this donation.” https://t.co/dqK1qGfvzo
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Media Contact: Barbara Clements – 253-740-5043, [email protected] Alexes Harris’ spin classes were starting to feel impossible. During the 20 seconds on and off sprints, she would become breathless. “I used to always be able to do them, but in 2015 during these exercises, I’d find myself out of breath, as if I was having an asthma attack,” she said. At the time, however, Harris was a fit 41-year-old with no history of asthma. Her doctor suggested it might be adult-onset asthma, but also prescribed a routine
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“The donated cord blood from the baby girl saved my life,” said cord blood transplant recipient Alexes Harris. “It was an amazing experience to know that, on the first day of her life, this baby saved mine because of this donation.” https://t.co/dqK1qGfvzo
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Media Contact: Leila Gray – 206.475.9809, [email protected] Forty-one scientists affiliated with the University of Washington School of Medicine are on the 2023 roster of Clarivate’s Highly Cited Researchers. The list includes several UW-affiliated faculty who hold their primary appointments at Fred Hutchinson Cancer Center. Clarivate is a global information and intelligence-services provider in the areas of academia and government, life sciences and healthcare, and intellectual property. Analysts at Clarivate’
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https://t.co/hPjt74aRZv Clarivate announces Highly Cited Researchers 2023 by @uwmnewsroom Thank you to wonderful mentees & colleagues who have collaborated over the years @NicoleKuderer @fredhutch @double_whammied @SWOG @SupportingSWOG @ASCO @ASH_hematology @myESMO @OncoAlert
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Mashup Score: 2Dad’s mission in Korea inspires cardiologist’s research - 2 year(s) ago
Early this month, Dr. Eugene Yang and other UW Medicine representatives shared a conference table with South Korea’s minister of health and welfare and other delegates from the nation. Yang had
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Look what I found & decided to post even if @DrEugeneYang gets mad at me 😁 Love your dedication to research in #Asian populations & your dad’s inspirational story. @UofWA @NYSACC @ErinMichos @PamTaubMD @PamelaBMorris @EAPCPresident https://t.co/pM5jWVpoT6
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We have lost a giant in HIV & STI research. https://t.co/PHRmASRMI7 In memory: world STD research pioneer Dr. King Holmes by @uwmnewsroom