The National Institutes of Health (NIH) has announced a significant award to create a primary care research hub for research-to-clinic connectivity in the Pacific Northwest. The vision is to accelerate research advancement for adoption into every day clinical care, improving health outcomes and advancing health...
From January to May of this year, the ITHS Technology Development Center brought together seven groups of panelists for a series of hour-long discussions on what it takes to make it as an entrepreneur in the field of biomedicine. The Biomedical Innovation Fireside Chat Series...
ITHS is pleased to announce that the successful Team Science Seminar Series is launching into its third year of trainings for early career faculty and beyond. The theme of this year's seminars will be Developing Your Collaborative Leadership Potential. Sessions begin on October 3rd, and...
Now in its second year, the ITHS Team Science Seminar Series has covered a broad range of topics, from writing team plans for grants to engaging with the community, and has increased participants since year one. We spoke with ITHS Team Science Co-Directors Brenda Zierler...
Hilaire Thompson, PhD, RN, ARNP, has been selected to be the next executive dean of the University of Washington School of Nursing. Dr. Thompson is currently the Faculty Director of the ITHS TL1 Program. In addition to her role with ITHS, she’s a professor of Biobehavioral...
As part of the ITHS Visiting Scholar Grand Rounds Series, Carol Haywood, PhD, OTR/L gave a talk to discuss her research into the kinds of barriers people with disabilities face in the US healthcare system, as well as some of the ways those barriers might...
ITHS is happy to announce that the application period for the 2025–2026 ITHS Pilot Program awards is now open. This program offers a wonderful opportunity for investigators from the five-state WWAMI region (Washington, Wyoming, Alaska, Montana, Idaho) to receive funding to help their new research...
Nora Disis, MD, has been named the 2024 UW Medicine Inventor of the Year! This award recognizes a UW researcher whose work has the potential to radically improve healthcare, in partnership with industry, through the translation of research from the bench to products or processes...
The Institute of Translational Health Sciences is delighted to announce the 2024 Pilot Award recipients. The Pilot program is designed to inspire innovative and collaborative research aimed at improving overall human health. This year’s awardees were selected from a diverse group of applicants whose research...
The Institute of Translational Health Sciences is pleased to announce the 2024 cohort of scholars for the ITHS KL2 Multidisciplinary Clinical Research Career Development Program. Benjamin Lidgard, Kristian Jones, Michelle Guignet, and Jonathan An are early career investigators who will be provided with research time,...