The Institute of Translational Health Sciences announced today the appointment of Dr. Katherine Tuttle as Co-Director of the ITHS Regional Collaborations Program (RCP). In this role, Dr. Tuttle will serve as Chair of the Regional Advisory Workgroup, responsible for providing leadership and guidance on ITHS...
Biomedical researchers are struggling these days to fuel scientific pursuits. Cuts to the National Institutes of Health (NIH) budget are squeezing many investigators, particularly those early in their careers. Other endowments and funding sources are turning away large numbers of highly-qualified applicants. These mounting challenges persuaded...
A long-time interest in T cells made immunotherapy research a natural fit for Dr. Rebecca Gardner when she decided to pursue a career in pediatric oncology. Her latest study, Pediatric Leukemia Adoptive Therapy, or PLAT, combines these interests to bring new treatments to pediatric and...
Advances in smartphone technology have led to a proliferation of mobile health applications, but researchers are only starting to test how they can best be used to improve health care. One University of Washington investigator is seeking to change this reality by looking at how...
The Institute of Translational Health Sciences announced today the acceptance of 12 University of Washington students into its yearlong TL1 Multidisciplinary Pre-doctoral Clinical Research Training Program. The TL1 program, which is available to UW pre-doctoral students across all health professions, provides a unique cohort-based training...
New findings from the Institute of Translational Health Sciences study, “Attitudes About the Ethics of Research on Medical Practices (ROMP),” have added the voice of potential research participants to the ongoing debate about the informed consent process in studies where the lines between research and...
The recently published research of Dr. Nathan White has received substantial media attention due to its potentially life-saving applications for trauma patients. Dr. White and his UW research team developed an engineered hemostatic polymer (PolySTAT) that circulates harmlessly in the blood, identifies wound areas, and...
Our next Clinical Research Education Series (CRES) will cover the topic, "Exploring Conflict of Interest." The event will take place Thursday, March 26, 2015, from 3 to 4:30 p.m. at the Seattle Children's Research Institute in downtown Seattle. Doug Diekema, MD, MPH, of Seattle Children's will broaden...
The University of Washington's Alzheimer's Disease Research Center, in collaboration with the Friends of Alzheimer’s Research, is funding pilot research awards related to the Center’s theme of Precision Medicine for the Molecular and Clinical Complexity of Alzheimer’s Disease. ADRC's long-term vision is to develop the knowledge...
Are you looking for a way to more effectively collect and manage your study data? Research teams across the world are turning to Research Electronic Data Capture (REDCap), a free, rapidly evolving web tool for researchers in the translational domain, for just this reason. In this month's...