Rick Mohler receives Architect magazine 2020 R+D award for housing access prototype ‘ADUniverse’

, 91±¬ÁÏ associate professor of architecture, has won a from Architect magazine for a project designed with Seattle city planner Nick Welch to give local homeowners the information they need to plan and build on their property.

The two led a team at the in creating a prototype app called , that uses neighborhood-level demographics and GIS data to help homeowners determine the physical and financial feasibility, on a parcel by parcel basis, of building a self-contained cottage or apartment.

Mohler and Welch’s project was one of seven honored in the magazine’s , chosen from 90 submissions that, the magazine said, “are scalable, thought-provoking, and promising in achieving a more equitable and healthy built environment.”

Mohler is also a licensed architect with Mohler + Ghillino Architects and serves on the . Welch is senior planner with the Seattle Office of Planning and Community Development.

“The short-term goal is simply increasing the number of available housing units, but the longer-term goal is increasing equity,” Mohler said.

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91±¬ÁÏ Libraries 2017 video exhibit ‘The Age of the Kampuchea Picture’ wins Center for Research Libraries research award

A 91±¬ÁÏ Libraries video installation based on the work of New York Times journalist Elizabeth Becker has won a 2020 in research from the , an international consortium of academic and independent research libraries.

“” was an interactive video installation created in 2017 by filmmaker — who has since earned a Master’s degree in Southeast Asia Studies from the Jackson School — in collaboration with the Southeast Asia Section of 91±¬ÁÏ Libraries, and , 91±¬ÁÏ assistant professor of anthropology. It was among events in conjunction with a visit to campus by and French Cambodian filmmaker .

The research award is for innovation in expanding research in the social sciences or humanities. The installation was based on notes, audio and photographs from Becker’s December 1978 visit to Democratic Kampuchea just before the Vietnamese overthrew the Khmer Rouge regime. Becker started donating her materials to 91±¬ÁÏ Special Collections in 2007.

“The installation speaks to the question of what is allowed to be seen, what is hidden, and how we might seek the truth in that absence of seeing,” wrote Judith Henchy, 91±¬ÁÏ Southeast Asia Section librarian, on the Southeast Asia Center website. . .

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College of Environment’s Chelsea Wood named runner-up for 2020 APEC ASPIRE prize

, assistant professor in the 91±¬ÁÏ College of the Environment’s School of Aquatic and Fisheries Sciences, has been named one of two runners-up for the national prize.

APEC, or , is a 21-country forum for governments in the Pacific Rim that promotes free trade throughout the Asia-Pacific region. The annual APEC Science Prize for Innovation, Research and Education — called ASPIRE — is awarded by the state departments of APEC-member countries. It recognizes young scientists committed to excellence in scientific research, based on scholarly publication and cooperation with scientists from other member economies.

As one of two runners-up for the prize, Wood will receive $1,200 from scholarly publishing firms Wiley and Elsevier, co-sponsors of the prize, and will be invited to a roundtable with senior government officials and to give a virtual public lecture along with the ASPIRE winner and fellow runner-up, probably in August. The United States, an APEC member, selects one grand prize winner and two runners-up each year from across the sciences.

Wood’s research studies the ecology of parasites and pathogens in a changing world. Watch .

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91±¬ÁÏ Medicine’s Dr. Gail Jarvik begins as president-elect of American Society of Human Genetics

91±¬ÁÏ Medicine’s in January began a three-year term as of the . She was elected to the position in June of 2019.

Jarvik, the Arno G. Motulsky Endowed Chair in Medicine, is a professor of medicine and genome sciences and adjunct professor of epidemiology who is also affiliated with the Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center.

The American Society of Human Genetics, or ASHG, was founded in 1948; its nearly 8,000 members include researchers, academicians, clinicians, laboratory practice professionals, genetic counselors and nurses. Jarvik has served on several of its committees and was on its board of directors from 2015 to 2018.

The 2017 fellows are:

, professor and chair of microbiology, was chosen for his seminal work on topological problems in DNA replication, repair and related activities. His research helps explain how the DNA double helix overcomes mechanical obstacles posed by its twisted structure. Resembling a wound-up rope-ladder, DNA becomes entangled when its rungs split to allow itself to replicate. Champoux studied an enzyme called DNA topoisomerase that provides swivels to remove these tangles. His lab has explored many other structural and mechanical aspects of nucleic acid structure and synthesis, such as DNA coiling and relaxation. In addition, Champoux researches replication in retroviruses, and the effects of anticancer drugs on the DNA topoisomerase. This is his 45^th year as a 91±¬ÁÏ School of Medicine faculty member.

, professor of both pediatrics and laboratory medicine, was selected for her distinguished research on HIV infections in newborns, children and adults. She is noted for her U.S. and global health efforts to prevent transmission of HIV from mothers to their infants, particularly in places lacking adequate healthcare and economic resources. Her research encompasses: why HIV infections persist despite effective antiviral therapy; why people treated for HIV continue to have higher cancer rates; and how drug-resistant HIV becomes established in children and adults. Frenkel is collaborating with bioengineers on a quick, affordable test for detecting HIV drug resistance. She practices at the Pediatric Infectious Diseases Virology Clinic at and co-directs the Seattle Children’s Center for Global Infectious Diseases.

, professor and chair of physiology & biophysics, was recognized for his distinguished work on the molecular mechanisms of muscular dystrophies, a category of diseases that cause muscle wasting. His hope is to repurpose existing drugs and find new drugs to slow muscle degeneration and heart failure in Duchenne muscular dystrophy as well as other muscle diseases. His lab studies the structure and signaling activity of the dystrophin complex, which is important in skeletal muscle and the heart.  In 1987 his team discovered the syntrophins, a family of proteins that associate with dystrophin and recruit signaling proteins, channels, transporters and receptors to the cell membrane. These proteins also play important roles at the junction between nerve cells and muscle fibers and at the blood-brain barrier. Froehner’s investigation of the dystrophin complex is also relevant to other medical conditions, including stroke, brain swelling, epilepsy, and heart and blood vessel disorders.

, professor of medicine and a investigator, was chosen for elucidating some of the molecular features of the evolutionary arms race between cytomegalovirus and its human hosts. Most people who carry cytomegalovirus have no symptoms. However, for newborns, transplant recipients, AIDS patients and others with weak immune systems, the virus can cause health problems. Geballe’s lab has discovered genes on the human cytomegalovirus that can block the body’s antiviral response. Geballe is a physician at the , where he specializes in treating infectious diseases.

, professor of medicine and genome sciences, and head of the Division of Medical Genetics, was selected for her contributions to the field of human genetics. She was recognized for work on the genetics of common, complex diseases, including cancer, dementia, stroke and immune disorders. She is a collaborator in the (Electronic Medical Records and Genomics) network.  This consortium combines DNA biorepositories with data from clinical records to conduct large-scale genomic studies for a variety of conditions. Jarvik also studies the implementation of genomic medicine in clinical practice. She is a physician at the 91±¬ÁÏ Medicine Genomics Clinic.

, professor of pathology, is noted for his contributions to the understanding of the molecular and cellular mechanisms of aging and longevity. He studies how some mechanisms were conserved during evolution across species, from yeast and worms and to mice and humans. He has looked at several factors proposed to slow down aging, such as caloric restriction and the drug rapamycin. His lab focuses on developing therapies to delay the onset of age-related diseases in people by targeting biological pathways associated with aging. In other endeavors, his Dog Aging Project is looking to extend the active lifespan of pets. Kaeberlein was the founding director of the at the 91±¬ÁÏ.  He also has served as co-director of the 91±¬ÁÏ’s .

, professor of mechanical engineering, was honored for contributions in fluid mechanics. His research focuses on modeling and numerical simulation of various transitioning and turbulent flows, which play an important role in many natural and technological processes ranging from the fate of ozone in the atmosphere, to the properties of gas turbine engines, to the efficient and clean use of energy. Riley has made advancements in the understanding of turbulent, multi-phase flows; turbulent density-stratified flows; turbulent shear flows and turbulent reacting flows. He teaches courses in fluid mechanics at both the undergraduate and graduate levels, and is an adjunct professor in applied mathematics and in aeronautics and astronautics. Riley is also a member the National Academy of Engineering and of the Washington State Academy of Sciences, and is a fellow of both the American Physical Society and American Society of Mechanical Engineers, among other honors. He has been at the 91±¬ÁÏ since 1983 and holds the PACCAR Professorship in Engineering.

, an affiliate professor of aquatic and fishery sciences, chemistry and law, was elected for her contributions to environmental chemistry and toxicology. She is particularly noted for establishing and communicating the impact of environmental contaminants — especially hydrocarbons — on marine organisms and ecosystems. Her research on how marine organisms process contaminants led to the development of techniques used by NOAA to inform the impacts of oil-related pollution on fisheries resources and ensure that seafood is safe for human consumption. Based on their widely recognized expertise in oil spill detection and rapid analysis, Varanasi and her team were at the forefront of the agency’s seafood safety response after environmental catastrophes, including the Exxon Valdez oil spill, the Persian Gulf War and Hurricane Katrina. Varanasi retired at the end of 2010 as the science and research director of NOAA’s , a position she held since 1994 when she became the first woman to lead a fisheries field office. A 91±¬ÁÏ doctoral alumna, Varanasi is now a Distinguished Scholar in Residence with the 91±¬ÁÏ’s College of the Environment and the Center for Urban Waters.

, a senior scientist at NOAA/Pacific Marine Environmental Laboratory and an affiliate professor of oceanography at the 91±¬ÁÏ, was also named a AAAS fellow this year for leading research efforts on ocean acidification and shifting public policy to address the growing environmental issue.