Research Centers
4-Dimensional Genomic Nuclear Organization of Mammalian Embryogenesis Center
This new center, one of several across the country, explores changes in the organization of the nucleus over time in living cells and systems. The center will compile a high-resolution atlas of mouse embryonic development, which will be made openly available to the scientific community.
Alzheimer's Disease Research Center (ADRC)
The Alzheimer's Disease Research Center investigates the basic biological process underlying Alzheimer's disease and related memory disorders. With the commitment of their dedicated research team and volunteer participants, the Center aims to improve the functioning of people suffering from Alzheimer's disease and improve the quality of life of both patients and caregivers.
Center for Cardiovascular Biology
The Center for Cardiovascular Biology is dedicated to discovering the molecular basis of cardiovascular disease, harnessing this information to develop new therapies, and training the next generation of cardiovascular physicians and scientists.
Center for Precision Diagnostics
The Center for Precision Diagnostics (CPDx) brings together programs that use multiple tools to provide the highest level of detail in genetic alterations that lead to inherited disorders and some acquired conditions.
Spatial Biology Core Facility
The Spatial Biology Core Facility is happy to assist you in designing and executing your spatial profiling experiments of RNA and protein in tissue sections. We can also assist in validating results from your spatial biology experiments.
Healthy Aging and Longevity Research Institute
The University of Washington launched the Healthy Aging and Longevity Research Institute, otherwise known as HALo, to support new research initiatives and encourage multi-disciplinary collaboration by aging research throughout the University. HALo aims to promote not just a long life, but lifelong well-being.
Heart Regeneration Program
The Heart Regeneration Program (HRP) has been established as a translational vehicle for developing and clinically testing a cell therapy for heart disease, based on the foundational work of Drs. Charles Murry and Michael Laflamme. These investigators have demonstrated that human embryonic stem-cell derived cardiomyocytes can be generated with high efficiency in theoretically unlimited quantities, and through a series of preclinical studies, that these cells improve heart function when transplanted into animal models of acute myocardial infarction. The mandate for the Heart Regeneration Program is to complete a Phase 1/2 clinical trial of human cardiomyocytes for treatment of acute myocardial infarction in the next 4 years. To execute the optimization of a clinical-grade therapeutic, and the IND-enabling preclinical safety and efficacy studies required for clinical testing, the program is staffed with a team of 9 scientists with over 95 collective years of R&D experience in the biotechnology and pharmaceutical sector.
Institute for Stem Cell and Regenerative Medicine
The University of Washington Institute for Stem Cell and Regenerative Medicine (ISCRM) is committed to the ethical pursuit of basic research to unleash the enormous potential of stem cells and thereby develop therapies and cures.
Malaria Molecular Diagnostic Laboratory
The Malaria Molecular Diagnostic Laboratory (MMDL) supports the global mission to combat malaria by using its highly sensitive and quantitative molecular assays to assess the efficacy of malaria vaccines and drugs in clinical trials and to support field studies aimed at malaria epidemiology and eradication/elimination efforts.
Nathan Shock Center for Aging
The Nathan Shock Center of Excellence in Basic Biology of Aging at the University of Washington provides leadership in the pursuit of basic research into the biology of aging and resources to support the large community of University of Washington investigators studying aspects of the basic biology of aging.
NWBioSpecimen
NWBioSpecimen (NWBioS) is a collaborative Fred Hutchinson/University of Washington/Seattle Children’s resource that connects donated biospecimens from consenting individuals with innovative research projects aimed at advancing biomarker discovery and improving prevention, diagnosis and treatment of human disease.
Research Sequencing Service (RSS)
Research Sequencing Service (RSS) is designed as a partnership between research-oriented faculty with the DLMP Virology lab to take advantage of spare sequencing capacity in order to facilitate the use of cutting-edge sequencing technologies in the DLMP.
Werner Syndrome International Registry
The International Registry of Werner Syndrome provides a central repository for data and materials in order to advance the progress of research and education relevant to this rare autosomal disorder that mimics premature aging.