2023 ITHS Translational Research Partnership Award for New Interdisciplinary Academic Collaborations

2023 ITHS Translational Research Partnership Award for New Interdisciplinary Academic Collaborations

Congratulations to our Core Faculty member and ITHS Pilot Awardee, Dr. Grant E. O'Keefe

By: Christen Bourgeois Date: April 10th, 2023

Posted on March 27, 2023 by The Institute of Translational Health Sciences (ITHS)

The Institute of Translational Health Sciences (ITHS) Pilot Program is designed to inspire innovative and collaborative research aimed at improving overall human health.

This year, the ITHS Pilot Program awarded funding to the following categories of research:

• Early-Stage Product Development
• Translational Research Partnership Award for Academic Community Partnerships
• Translational Research Partnership Award for New Interdisciplinary Academic Collaborations

Two new teams were awarded the Translational Research Partnership Award for New Interdisciplinary Academic Collaborations for their projects – these recipients were selected from a diverse group of applicants whose research spans across the translational science spectrum, including basic research, clinical implementation, public health, and clinical and pre-clinical research:

• HIPRC Core Faculty and UW Professor of Surgery, Dr. Grant O’Keefe and his teammate, Dr. Chihiro Morishima of the UW Department of Laboratory Medicine and Pathology were awarded for their project entitled “Early detection of post-traumatic sepsis”
• Daniel Raftery of UW’s Department of Anesthesiology and Pain Medicine and Dr. Suzie Pun of the UW Department of Bioengineering were awarded for their project entitled “A New Paradigm for Home Detection of Bacterial Vaginosis?”

The Translational Research Partnership Award for New Interdisciplinary Academic Collaborations is designed to encourage and support the formation and development of partnerships in projects that address critical transitions in translational research in innovative ways, with the potential to become long-term collaborations showing a deep commitment to a common goal.

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The ITHS Pilot Program supports investigators who are expanding knowledge relating to wound therapy, pregnancy and birth, autism, gynecology, traumatic injury, and Indigenous health practices.

ITHS Pilot program funding allows investigators to obtain preliminary data in order to establish a proof of concept and go on to seek larger grants.

To learn more about ITHS and the funding opportunities it offers, visit: iths.org/funding.

Source: The Institute of Translational Health Sciences (ITHS)