The Institute of Translational Health Sciences (ITHS) is committed to supporting women in STEM every day, and this year's International Women's Day (IWD) is no exception. The ITHS recognizes the importance of gender equality and diversity in the field of science, technology, engineering, and mathematics...
This month, the Research Connector spotlight is on building community connections and how preclinical investigators can start strengthening those relationships to better serve their populations. To that end, we're learning more about the Preclinical Engagement Project with Sonia Bishop, Research Scientist in UW HSPop, Health...
ITHS is happy to announce the three scholars who make up the 2023 cohort of the KL2 Multidisciplinary Clinical Research Career Development Program: Julie Boiko, Omeid Heidari and James Lee. These early career investigators will benefit from the protected research time, salary support, research funding,...
The National Institutes of Health (NIH) has recently instated its new policy on Data Management and Sharing (DMS) that will have significant implications for the research community. This policy represents a major step forward in the way that data are managed and shared, and it...
The ITHS interview series is meant to shine a deserving spotlight on individuals who are doing critical but sometimes invisible work across the vast spectrum of translational science. In our February installment of this series we sat down with Charlie Gregor, manager of the ITHS...
Nearly one year after Russian aggression began, the people of Ukraine are intent on rebuilding their nation. In hopes of speeding the transitioning to the rebuilding phase, a delegation of Ukrainian health professionals recently traveled to Seattle to gain a deeper understanding of the biotechnology...
As the wonderful Bonnie Ramsey prepares for retirement, we are finding it impossible to put into words her impact and what she has meant to our organization. Some of our ITHS leaders would like to share a few thoughts her about her many years of...
The ITHS interview series is meant to shine a deserving spotlight on individuals who are doing critical but sometimes invisible work across the vast spectrum of translational science. In our third installment of this series, we spoke with Kelsey Conrick, a PhD student at the...
The Consortium for Pediatric Cellular Immunotherapy (CPCI) led by Principal Investigators, Bonnie Ramsey, MD, and Julie Park, MD is a five-site Consortium of pediatric hospitals and their partner CTSIs, funded by a five-year U01 grant from the NIH/NCATS. The 2022 CPCI Annual Meeting provided an update...
Seher Aftab, manager of the ITHS Gene and Cell Therapy Lab (GCTL), is a leader on the frontlines of bridging the gap between scientific discoveries and healthcare treatments. The GCTL provides translational researchers with the infrastructure, training, and technical expertise necessary to develop and manufacture gene-modified...