In 2013, Kenneth Cornell, PhD, an associate professor of biochemistry at Boise State University, received an ITHS small pilot award of $10,000 in order to research novel antibiotics to treat Giardia intestinalis infections. This past spring, Dr. Cornell was awarded additional funding by the National...
One of the biggest challenges for the medical research community today is how to involve and engage patients as partners in research processes and clinical trial development. “It is a new skillset for researchers,” says Danielle Lavallee, PharmD, PhD, and an expert in patient engagement....
Kelly Young recently joined the Gene and Cell Therapy Lab (GCTL) team at ITHS. In this question and answer piece, we sat down to learn more about quality assurance at the lab and Kelly Young as the manager. Tell us about your role at ITHS, what...
ITHS is offering a Translational Pilot Award with a Special Emphasis on Diabetes to support studies that address impactful research issues within the translational science spectrum, with the long-term goal of improving the health of patients with diabetes. The application deadline is September 1, 2017. View...
Nearly 100 people attended the open house for the ITHS Translational Research Unit (TRU) to celebrate the innovative research taking place and learn about the advantages of having a dedicated research environment. The open house was an opportunity for investigators and research teams to see firsthand...
For some studies, it may be beneficial to impose a limit on the amount of a time a survey participant has to complete a given survey. Survey time limits can be defined in days, hours, minutes, or a combination of all three units. ...
The Institute of Translational Health Sciences (ITHS) has been granted $57 million over five years through a Clinical and Translational Science Award from the National Institutes of Health. This will be the third Clinical and Translational Science Award (CTSA) for UW....
Investigators from the University of Washington (UW) and the ITHS Regional Clinical Dental Research Center traveled to Micronesia in order to conduct a clinical trial for a new interventional treatment to combat dental decay in children. This phase II clinical trial will evaluate the efficacy...
Have you ever run a registration or enrollment survey in REDCap with a limited number of spots? Did you wish that you could automatically limit the number of survey responses? Now, you can set a maximum number of responses to collect with the new “Response...
With almost 40 scientific and program poster presentations and an award ceremony, the HUB South Ballroom was abuzz during the inaugural ITHS Translational Research Expo. This celebratory event was an opportunity for the wider university to share in the successes of the ITHS translational research...