In this question and answer piece, Gene and Cell Therapy Lab Manager Donovan Farris discusses his work at ITHS and why he is excited about the future of gene and cell therapy....
The ITHS Pediatric Clinical Research Center is a key collaborator in clinical trials of the Viaskin Peanut patch. Earlier studies have shown that the skin patch can help allergy sufferers increase their tolerance to peanuts. ...
From recruitment strategies to mobile health to lifesaving products, we have written about some amazing people, research, and discoveries this year. Read our top stories from 2015....
ITHS announced today that it will close its bionutrition research kitchen and body composition and exercise laboratory, which are located in the University of Washington Medical Center, on May 31, 2016. Nutrition and metabolism studies will be transferred from that facility to the Fred Hutchinson...
Findings from an ITHS study were used to support a new article in the Clinical and Translational Health Sciences journal that explores the barriers and accelerators to clinical study recruitment in the Pacific Northwest. ...
Dr. Julie Park, an attending physician at Seattle Children’s, is leading the effort to treat neuroblastoma through T cell therapy. Learn how an ITHS biostatistician is playing a key role in this Phase I trial....
With the support of the ITHS Rising Stars program, Dr. Sujata Pradhan is using activity monitors to help improve treatment options for people with Parkinson’s disease. ...
A look into the future of mobile healthcare apps and how mPOWEr, a new app kickstarted by ITHS, is changing the way doctors and patients monitor surgical incisions....
Findings from an Institute of Translational Health Sciences study were used to support a new policy-related article in the AMA Journal of Ethics. ...
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....