08 Oct WWAMI Spotlight: New WHO Guidelines, AMA’s Clinical Research Prize and More!
World Health Organization’s new guidelines co-authored by Dr. John Amory
Co-authored by the ITHS Principal Investigator, Dr. John Amory and other experts, the World Health Organization (WHO) has developed its first Target Product Profiles (TPPs) for novel male contraceptives (NMCs). Read more about the Target Product Profiles >>>
Dr. Kathy Tuttle to Receive American Heart Association’s 2026 Clinical Research Prize
Dr. Katherine Tuttle, ITHS Co-Principal Investigator Emeritus, professor of medicine at the UW School of Medicine, and executive director for research at Providence, will receive the American Heart Association’s Clinical Research Prize at its Scientific Sessions meeting in November. Dr. Tuttle is recognized for transforming kidney, cardiovascular, and metabolic disease research. Read more about this award >>>
Dr. Bonnie Ramsey Featured in PBS Program on Cystic Fibrosis
ITHS Co-Principal Investigator Emeritus, Bonnie Ramsey, MD, was featured in an episode of NOVA focusing on an extraordinary medical revolution in the battle against cystic fibrosis. Watch The Battle to Breathe >>>
WPRN Team Publishing Paper on Work in the WWAMI Region
The WPRN team has a new paper in press at the Journal of the American Board of Family Medicine: “Engaging Primary Care Clinicians in Research Topic Prioritization and Study Design: Experience from the WWAMI Region Practice and Research Network.” The paper, lead authored by WPRN Associate Director Sebastian Tong (pictured), discusses the team’s work developing a panel of primary care physicians to help prioritize, design and conduct research. The 18 studies involving the panel from 2020-2025 lead to 4 papers and $11 million in grant funding. Read the WPRN abstract
