The Institute of Translational Health Sciences is dedicated to speeding science to the clinic for the benefit of patients and communities throughout Washington, Wyoming, Alaska, Montana, and Idaho.
ITHS offers resources to researchers that increase the speed at which scientific discoveries can be translated into treatments that improve health outcomes for patients and communities.
The ITHS Education Program supports investigators and scholars through the development and maintenance of curriculum and career development education.
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The University of Washington and seven other universities have been awarded an I-Corps Hub Grant by the National Science Foundation (NSF). The 5-year, $15-million-dollar award will support innovator training through the I-Corps curriculum. The Northw...
25 November, 2024 No comment
The ITHS core group Integrating Special Populations (ISP) has developed a new resource to promote health equity within research that’s done virtually. “Guidelines for Equitable and Effective Teleresearch Engagement” was published in November of 2024,...
22 November, 2024 No comment
The American Pediatric Society (APS) has announced Bonnie Ramsey, MD, as the winner of the 2025 APS John Howland Award. This award, the highest honor bestowed by the society, was given to recognize Dr. Ramsey, an ITHS Co-Principal Investigator Emerit...
29 October, 2024 No comment
ITHS founding Prinicipal Investigator Nora Disis, MD, was recently honored as the UW School of Medicine Inventor of the Year for her work developing cancer vaccines. Among her many other academic and advisory roles, Dr. Disis serves as director of th...
25 October, 2024 No comment
