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University of Washington School of Medicine
Online News
Vol. 11, No. 26
June 29, 2007
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To view an archived version of Online News on the UW
Medicine Web site, visit:
http://www.uwmedicine.org/Global/NewsAndEvents/somnews/index.htm
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This week's news:
* Longtime R/UOP preceptor Mark Zilkoski named Montana's 2007
Family Physician of the Year
* Bonnie Ramsey receives NWABR's 2007 Alvin J. Thompson Award
* Michael Vitiello elected president of the Sleep Research
Society
* UW researchers have strong presence in Howard Hughes Medical
Institute
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CORRECTION: Last week's issue of the School of Medicine Online
News incorrectly listed a portion of Russell Maier's title. He is
the director of the Central Washington Family Medicine Residency
in Yakima.
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ZILKOSKI NAMED MONTANA'S 2007 FAMILY PHYSICIAN OF THE YEAR
Wolf Point, Mont., family physician Mark Zilkoski has been named
Montana's 2007 Family Physician of the Year by the Montana
Academy of Family Practice Board of Directors. He was honored for
his success in providing care to a full spectrum of patients,
juggling busy schedules, teaching other medical professionals,
and maintaining compassion along the way.
Zilkoski, a UW clinical instructor in family medicine, has been a
preceptor for UW medical students in the Rural/Underserved
Opportunities Program since 1995. He practices at Listerud Rural
Health Clinic, which serves a large portion of northeastern
Montana. He has a special interest in geriatric medicine, and is
also a Federal Aviation Administration (FAA)-designated
aeromedical examiner.
Zilkoski may be reached at mzilkoski@nemh.net.
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BONNIE RAMSEY RECEIVES 2007 ALVIN J.THOMPSON AWARD
Bonnie Ramsey, the UW Cystic Fibrosis Endowed Professor of
Pediatrics and director of the Cystic Fibrosis Center at
Children's Hospital and Regional Medical Center, has been awarded
the Alvin J. Thompson Award by the Northwest Association for
Biomedical Research. The award is presented to local scientists
whose breakthrough research exemplifies the success and promise
of medical discoveries generated in the Northwest biomedical
community. Ramsey was honored for her contributions in cystic
fibrosis research and care over the past 20 years.
Ramsey was the lead scientist on a 10-year study that led to the
widespread use of an antibiotic, tobrayncin, which is now used
worldwide to fight lung infections in people with cystic
fibrosis. Ramsey and her colleagues demonstrated the importance
and effectiveness of prescribed administration and management of
drugs against the bacterium pseudomonas, which infects people
with cystic fibrosis.
The median lifespan for those with CF has increased dramatically
from about 15 years in the 1980s to 37 years today due to
advances in clinical research by Ramsey and others.
Ramsey may be reached at bramsey@u.washington.edu.
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VITIELLO ELECTED PRESIDENT OF SLEEP RESEARCH SOCIETY
Michael V. Vitiello, UW professor of psychiatry and behavioral
sciences, has been elected to a three-year term as president of
the Sleep Research Society. The society, founded in 1961, is the
oldest professional organization representing sleep scientists in
the nation. It includes more than 1,200 research scientists and
clinicians working in the areas of sleep, circadian rhythms, and
sleep disorders. The society is aimed at fostering scientific
investigation, professional education, and career development in
sleep research and academic sleep medicine.
Vitiello is noted for his federally-funded studies of sleep and
aging. He is also editor-in-chief of the journal Sleep Medicine
Reviews; a member of the board of directors of the National Sleep
Foundation; and scientific program chair of the annual meetings
of the Associated Professional Sleep Societies, a joint activity
of the Sleep Research Society and American Academy of Sleep
Medicine.
In addition to his UW medical school faculty appointment,
Vitiello is an adjunct professor of biobehavioral nursing and
health systems and the associate director of the Northwest
Geriatric Education Center. He may be reached at
vitiello@u.washington.edu.
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UW HAS STRONG PRESENCE IN HOWARD HUGHES MEDICAL INSTITUTE
UW Medicine and Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center (FHCRC)
have 18 Howard Hughes Medical Institute investigators, the
nation's second largest group after Harvard Medical School and
its affiliated hospitals. Howard Hughes Medical Institute
investigators conduct research in Institute laboratories at host
institutions nationwide in concert with associated hospitals and
medical schools.
HHMI Investigators at the UW: David Baker, Michael J. Bevan,
Evan E. Eichler, Stanley Fields, John A. Glomset, Philip Green,
Wilhelmus "Wim" G.J. Hol, Randall T. Moon, Richard D. Palmiter,
Fred Reike, Alexander Y. Rudensky, Michael Shadlen, and William
N. Zagotta.
HHMI Investigators at FHCRC: Linda B. Buck, Steven
Henikoff, Cecilia B. Moens, James R. Preiss, and James M.
Roberts.
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Due to the July 4th holiday, Online News will not be published July 6. The next issue will be published July 13.
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Justin Reedy, editor:
206-685-0382, jreedy@u.washington.edu
Online News is copyright 2007. All rights, including electronic
redistribution, are reserved.
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