Understanding the responsibility of each cell on an individual level can open the door to targeted disease diagnoses and treatment. Currently, cost, complexity, and sheer volume of cells can limit a researcher’s ability to study what role a given cell will play in development and...
The ITHS TL1 program brings together a multi-disciplinary group of postdoctoral students interested in a career in translational science. Through a combination of thoughtful mentorship, interdisciplinary interaction, and focused training, TL1 Trainees receive the career development tools needed to become impactful translational researchers. ...
ITHS TL1 Translational Research Trainee Andrew Bender sees engineering as an opportunity to realize “natural fixes” for challenges by serving as link between fundamental discoveries in science and devices or products which improve healthcare....
The ITHS is proud to announce the 2017 cohort of TL1 Pre-Doctoral Trainees. This year, 20 students were selected from across all six health science schools and the College of Engineering to develop core research competencies in translational science. ...
Since 2014, the Seattle/King County Clinic has enlisted volunteers to provide free dental, vision, and medical care to thousands. Through his pilot initiative, volunteer TL1 Trainee Kailyn Elliott aims to learn more about the patients and the pop-up clinic's long-term impact on their health....
Using data from a 16-year longitudinal study, ITHS TL1 trainee Sharon Borja is studying how parenting stress differs among African American, Latino, and white parents. ...
For students who have an interest in both clinical care and research, the ITHS TL1 Multidisciplinary Predoctoral Clinical Research Training Program provides a bridge between the two fields. UW Health Sciences NewsBeat recently interviewed three UW students in the 2016 TL1 cohort about their road...
ITHS has accepted 12 University of Washington students into its summer TL1 Multidisciplinary Pre-doctoral Clinical Research Training Program. The program offers a unique cohort-based training experience designed to create new leaders in clinical and translational research....
A study by former ITHS TL1 predoctoral trainee Musetta Fu found that group singing improved both cognitive and pulmonary functions in older adults....
Laura Fraade-Blanar, an ITHS TL1 trainee, hopes her study can arm families and caregivers with hard facts around the role dementia plays in car accident risk....
