About ITHS

The Institute of Translational Health Sciences helps researchers obtain the education, resources and collaborations necessary to translate discoveries into practice. The Institute is a partnership among the University of Washington (UW), Seattle Children’s, the Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center (FHCRC) and other local institutions dedicated to improving human health. To achieve this goal requires collaboration between many groups: academia, industry, non-profit agencies, government, and most importantly the community. Any researcher or individual interested in translational research from any group is invited to become a member of the ITHS.

The ITHS is part of a new national consortium, the Clinical and Translational Science Awards (CTSA), and is funded under grants UL1 RR 025014, KL2 RR 025015, and TL1 RR 025016 from the National Center for Research Resources, part of the National Institutes of Health.

ITHS as a collaboratory

The ITHS is a dynamic and interactive organization with a mission to create, enable, and sustain
innovative translational research and research collaborations across disciplines and professions
which will accelerate the development of concepts and tangible products that will improve human
health.
Our common purpose is to:

• Foster innovative research and research partnerships
• Create and sustain research resources
• Ensure a translational research pipeline through robust education and career development programs
• Develop an infrastructure that in itself can act as a laboratory for original research

Read more about us

• Leadership
• ITHS cores
• About translational research
• Highlights
• Accomplishments