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Official account of the Univ of WA ID Fellowship Program | PD Meena Ramchandani & APD Fred Buckner
Content: Cynthia K Wallace, Chief Fellow
Official account of the Univ of WA ID Fellowship Program | PD Meena Ramchandani & APD Fred Buckner
Content: Cynthia K Wallace, Chief Fellow
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Meet Lucia Luna Wong, F2! #IDSky
from: Trujillo, Perú
trained: U of AZ
ID passion: Zoonoses, esp parasites🐛
❤️UW ID Fellowship? Attds SUPER approachable & friendly, expertise in basic science, translational, & clinical ID, collaborative :) Micro rounds🔬!
❤️PNW? Green & wet, excellent food scene!
from: Trujillo, Perú
trained: U of AZ
ID passion: Zoonoses, esp parasites🐛
❤️UW ID Fellowship? Attds SUPER approachable & friendly, expertise in basic science, translational, & clinical ID, collaborative :) Micro rounds🔬!
❤️PNW? Green & wet, excellent food scene!
I worry about the immigrants prior access to healthcare - MMR is 97% effective if you’ve had two doses. Updating people’s vaccines is one of the first things you should do if they are going to be held in close quarters, but doubt that is happening.
I wonder if staff are required to have MMR vaccines. Of course vaccines are great, but not perfect. So many people are at risk.
February 2, 2026 at 2:39 AM
I worry about the immigrants prior access to healthcare - MMR is 97% effective if you’ve had two doses. Updating people’s vaccines is one of the first things you should do if they are going to be held in close quarters, but doubt that is happening.
Measles outbreak at ICE detention center housing families in TX…
www.cbsnews.com/news/ice-dil... #IDSky
www.cbsnews.com/news/ice-dil... #IDSky
ICE halts "all movement" at Texas detention facility due to measles infections
The measles cases at the Dilley Immigration Processing Center were detected Friday, Department of Homeland Security spokesperson Tricia McLaughlin said in a statement to CBS News.
www.cbsnews.com
February 2, 2026 at 1:19 AM
Measles outbreak at ICE detention center housing families in TX…
www.cbsnews.com/news/ice-dil... #IDSky
www.cbsnews.com/news/ice-dil... #IDSky
UW’s Dr Heidi Crane is lead author on this look at gender disparities among statin adherence and discontinuation in PWH… women less likely to continue statins in this group of privately insured PWH.
pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/41578101/ #IDSky
pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/41578101/ #IDSky
Gender Differences in Statin Discontinuation and Adherence Among Privately Insured People with HIV in the USA - PubMed
PWH had high statin discontinuation rates, and a quarter had low adherence. Compared to men, women were both more likely to discontinue and have lower adherence. Efforts are needed to address statin adherence barriers to prevent CVD in PWH, especially in women with HIV.
pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
January 31, 2026 at 3:10 AM
UW’s Dr Heidi Crane is lead author on this look at gender disparities among statin adherence and discontinuation in PWH… women less likely to continue statins in this group of privately insured PWH.
pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/41578101/ #IDSky
pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/41578101/ #IDSky
UW/FHCC Dr Josh Hill is senior author on this new paper on Transplant ID discussing research networks for immunocompromised populations…
onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/... #IDSky
onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/... #IDSky
Establishing Permanence, Not Patchwork: Sustaining Coordinated Research Networks for Immunocompromised Populations
Click on the article title to read more.
onlinelibrary.wiley.com
January 31, 2026 at 3:03 AM
UW/FHCC Dr Josh Hill is senior author on this new paper on Transplant ID discussing research networks for immunocompromised populations…
onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/... #IDSky
onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/... #IDSky
Great opportunities below! #IDSky
Deadline Extended! You now have until February 8 to apply for both the Dr. Stephen Corber Global Health Travel Award and the Ambassador Paul Frazer Travel Award.
Corber Award: www.mcgill.ca/globalhealth...
Frazer Award: www.mcgill.ca/globalhealth...
Corber Award: www.mcgill.ca/globalhealth...
Frazer Award: www.mcgill.ca/globalhealth...
January 30, 2026 at 7:37 PM
Great opportunities below! #IDSky
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The Erosion of a Pillar of Public Health: ACIP’s Role and the Future of U.S. Vaccine Policy Post–June 2025
✅ Just Accepted
🔗 https://bit.ly/4qRxjpk
✅ Just Accepted
🔗 https://bit.ly/4qRxjpk
January 29, 2026 at 11:51 PM
The Erosion of a Pillar of Public Health: ACIP’s Role and the Future of U.S. Vaccine Policy Post–June 2025
✅ Just Accepted
🔗 https://bit.ly/4qRxjpk
✅ Just Accepted
🔗 https://bit.ly/4qRxjpk
In this study, immunization during pregnancy decreased primary vaccination-induced antibody responses disproportionately against different PT epitopes in infants…
academic.oup.com/jid/advance-... #IDSky
academic.oup.com/jid/advance-... #IDSky
The effect of pertussis vaccination during pregnancy on the binding epitopes and avidity of anti-pertussis toxin IgG antibodies in infants and their mothers
Vaccination during pregnancy with Tdap resulted in anti-PT IgG transfer to infants with higher avidity and epitope-specific responses in comparison to infa
academic.oup.com
January 29, 2026 at 6:47 PM
In this study, immunization during pregnancy decreased primary vaccination-induced antibody responses disproportionately against different PT epitopes in infants…
academic.oup.com/jid/advance-... #IDSky
academic.oup.com/jid/advance-... #IDSky
Interesting study on influenza vax response with annual vax.
Initial attenuation (even accounting for ceiling effect) compared to lower prior vax uptake, but Ab similar to at 6 months.
Curious b/c isn’t it the early bump we rely on for seasonal virus?
academic.oup.com/jid/advance-... #IDSky
Initial attenuation (even accounting for ceiling effect) compared to lower prior vax uptake, but Ab similar to at 6 months.
Curious b/c isn’t it the early bump we rely on for seasonal virus?
academic.oup.com/jid/advance-... #IDSky
Repeat influenza vaccination effects in 2021/22 and 2022/23 in a community-based cohort in Hong Kong
This study in Hong Kong, during the COVID-19 pandemic with no influenza circulation, showed repeated annual influenza vaccination is associated with attenu
academic.oup.com
January 29, 2026 at 6:30 PM
Interesting study on influenza vax response with annual vax.
Initial attenuation (even accounting for ceiling effect) compared to lower prior vax uptake, but Ab similar to at 6 months.
Curious b/c isn’t it the early bump we rely on for seasonal virus?
academic.oup.com/jid/advance-... #IDSky
Initial attenuation (even accounting for ceiling effect) compared to lower prior vax uptake, but Ab similar to at 6 months.
Curious b/c isn’t it the early bump we rely on for seasonal virus?
academic.oup.com/jid/advance-... #IDSky
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You can ignore science, but science will never ignore you.
Measles incidence in the United States.
Measles incidence in the United States.
January 28, 2026 at 1:48 AM
You can ignore science, but science will never ignore you.
Measles incidence in the United States.
Measles incidence in the United States.
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📸 Snaps from the ribbon cutting for the new Outpatient Medical Center Digestive Health Clinic & Endoscopy Center, now open at UWMC–Northwest @uwmedicine.bsky.social.
This new space offers more accessible, efficient screenings and expanded digestive health care for our community.
This new space offers more accessible, efficient screenings and expanded digestive health care for our community.
January 28, 2026 at 12:01 AM
📸 Snaps from the ribbon cutting for the new Outpatient Medical Center Digestive Health Clinic & Endoscopy Center, now open at UWMC–Northwest @uwmedicine.bsky.social.
This new space offers more accessible, efficient screenings and expanded digestive health care for our community.
This new space offers more accessible, efficient screenings and expanded digestive health care for our community.
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#idboardreview 20 F cough, F, fatigue didnt improve w/azithro, no travel,+gardening: wbc 17k 90%pmn, Ct patchy nodules biopsy necrotizing granulomas stain+Aspergillus. Growing up, pt &her brother had several episodes of cervical lymphadenitis. How to make dx of possible genetic dz? #idsky #idmeded
January 28, 2026 at 12:25 AM
#idboardreview 20 F cough, F, fatigue didnt improve w/azithro, no travel,+gardening: wbc 17k 90%pmn, Ct patchy nodules biopsy necrotizing granulomas stain+Aspergillus. Growing up, pt &her brother had several episodes of cervical lymphadenitis. How to make dx of possible genetic dz? #idsky #idmeded
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"Shuffling, Writing, and Augmenting Mammalian Genomes"
@sudpinglay.bsky.social is joining us from @uwgenome.bsky.social to speak at today’s Current Biology Seminar and we couldn’t be more excited! For all our @FredHutch.org colleagues, don’t miss a great talk at noon in Pelton!
@sudpinglay.bsky.social is joining us from @uwgenome.bsky.social to speak at today’s Current Biology Seminar and we couldn’t be more excited! For all our @FredHutch.org colleagues, don’t miss a great talk at noon in Pelton!
January 27, 2026 at 6:19 PM
"Shuffling, Writing, and Augmenting Mammalian Genomes"
@sudpinglay.bsky.social is joining us from @uwgenome.bsky.social to speak at today’s Current Biology Seminar and we couldn’t be more excited! For all our @FredHutch.org colleagues, don’t miss a great talk at noon in Pelton!
@sudpinglay.bsky.social is joining us from @uwgenome.bsky.social to speak at today’s Current Biology Seminar and we couldn’t be more excited! For all our @FredHutch.org colleagues, don’t miss a great talk at noon in Pelton!
We wouldn’t mind a little east coast snow for a change of pace ❄️🎿🏂☃️
How many of you are here in Washington?
If you aren't, how's the weather?
If you aren't, how's the weather?
January 27, 2026 at 6:16 PM
We wouldn’t mind a little east coast snow for a change of pace ❄️🎿🏂☃️
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Until recently, getting a cervical screening required a provider visit. You may be able to collect your own sample for HPV testing in a private setting, like home. Self-collection offers more flexibility and can help catch cancer early, when treatment's most effective. medium.com/wadepthealth...
There’s a New Way To Test for Cervical Cancer
Here’s how self-collection for HPV testing can make screening easier
heyor.ca
January 26, 2026 at 11:15 PM
Until recently, getting a cervical screening required a provider visit. You may be able to collect your own sample for HPV testing in a private setting, like home. Self-collection offers more flexibility and can help catch cancer early, when treatment's most effective. medium.com/wadepthealth...
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ID physicians see the devastating consequences of vaccine-preventable diseases every day, & now more than ever, families & clinicians need accurate information & evidence-based recommendations they can trust.
IDSA endorses AAP's 2026 childhood immunization schedule.
@ameracadpeds.bsky.social
IDSA endorses AAP's 2026 childhood immunization schedule.
@ameracadpeds.bsky.social
January 27, 2026 at 2:54 PM
ID physicians see the devastating consequences of vaccine-preventable diseases every day, & now more than ever, families & clinicians need accurate information & evidence-based recommendations they can trust.
IDSA endorses AAP's 2026 childhood immunization schedule.
@ameracadpeds.bsky.social
IDSA endorses AAP's 2026 childhood immunization schedule.
@ameracadpeds.bsky.social
UW/FHCC Drs. Emily Ford and David Koelle are co-authors of this look at how their open source tool, TCR2HLA, can be used to infer HLA genotype, and discover novel HLA and exposure-related T cell receptors…
journals.plos.org/ploscompbiol... #IDSky
journals.plos.org/ploscompbiol... #IDSky
TCR2HLA: Calibrated inference of HLA genotypes from TCR repertoires enables identification of immunologically relevant metaclonotypes
Author summary T cells are a crucial component of the immune system. Each T cell has a unique T cell receptor (TCR) that can detect a potential infection by recognizing protein fragments presented on ...
journals.plos.org
January 27, 2026 at 2:29 PM
UW/FHCC Drs. Emily Ford and David Koelle are co-authors of this look at how their open source tool, TCR2HLA, can be used to infer HLA genotype, and discover novel HLA and exposure-related T cell receptors…
journals.plos.org/ploscompbiol... #IDSky
journals.plos.org/ploscompbiol... #IDSky
UW/FHCC Dr Jim Boonyaratanakornkit is senior author with multiple UW collaborators on risk factors for RSV infection in HCT recipients…
academic.oup.com/ofid/article... #IDSky
academic.oup.com/ofid/article... #IDSky
Respiratory Syncytial Virus in Hematopoietic Cell Transplant Recipients: Clinical and Humoral Risk Factors for Infection
Two major findings were found from a prospective cohort of hematopoietic cell transplant recipients. (1) There is a significant correlation between immunos
academic.oup.com
January 27, 2026 at 2:22 PM
UW/FHCC Dr Jim Boonyaratanakornkit is senior author with multiple UW collaborators on risk factors for RSV infection in HCT recipients…
academic.oup.com/ofid/article... #IDSky
academic.oup.com/ofid/article... #IDSky
UW/FHCC Dr Michael Boeckh is lead author with Dr Jason Goldman contributing…
In COVID-29, “CMV DNAemia was associated with a lower probability of improvement by day 29 (adjusted hazard ratio, 0.3 [95% confidence interval, .17–.56]), with a more pronounced.”
academic.oup.com/jid/advance-... #IDSky
In COVID-29, “CMV DNAemia was associated with a lower probability of improvement by day 29 (adjusted hazard ratio, 0.3 [95% confidence interval, .17–.56]), with a more pronounced.”
academic.oup.com/jid/advance-... #IDSky
Cytomegalovirus DNAemia in Hospitalized Adults With SARS-CoV-2 Infection Requiring Supplemental Oxygen: Virologic and Clinical Characteristics and Association With Outcomes
Cytomegalovirus (CMV)–seropositive participants requiring supplemental oxygen were assessed for CMV DNAemia over 30 days. CMV reactivation occurred in 11%
academic.oup.com
January 27, 2026 at 2:19 PM
UW/FHCC Dr Michael Boeckh is lead author with Dr Jason Goldman contributing…
In COVID-29, “CMV DNAemia was associated with a lower probability of improvement by day 29 (adjusted hazard ratio, 0.3 [95% confidence interval, .17–.56]), with a more pronounced.”
academic.oup.com/jid/advance-... #IDSky
In COVID-29, “CMV DNAemia was associated with a lower probability of improvement by day 29 (adjusted hazard ratio, 0.3 [95% confidence interval, .17–.56]), with a more pronounced.”
academic.oup.com/jid/advance-... #IDSky
Want definitive information on the latest injectables for HIV PrEP?
Download your guides from the National HIV PrEP curriculum here… #IDSky
www.hivprep.uw.edu/page/clinica...
Download your guides from the National HIV PrEP curriculum here… #IDSky
www.hivprep.uw.edu/page/clinica...
HIV PrEP Clinical Guides - HIV PrEP Clinical Guides - National HIV PrEP Curriculum
www.hivprep.uw.edu
January 27, 2026 at 2:14 PM
Want definitive information on the latest injectables for HIV PrEP?
Download your guides from the National HIV PrEP curriculum here… #IDSky
www.hivprep.uw.edu/page/clinica...
Download your guides from the National HIV PrEP curriculum here… #IDSky
www.hivprep.uw.edu/page/clinica...