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UW Biomedical and Health Informatics is a research and training program that emphasizes both the basic and applied aspects of informatics and greatly values and draws strength from the interdisciplinary and inter-professional aspects of the field.

NIH R21 Grant Awarded
George Demiris was awarded a NIH R21 grant entitled, "A Technology Enhanced Nursing Intervention for Hospice Caregivers."  The $453,000 award is for a two-year clinical trial exploring the use of technology to deliver a coping skills intervention for hospice caregivers.
 
Congratulations to Casey Overby!

Casey Overby was selected to participate in a NLM Rotation for Medical Informatics Trainees this summer.  The NLM Rotation gives fellows an opportunity to learn about NLM programs and about research being conducted at the Lister Hill National Center for Biomedical Communications (LHNCBC).

 
Congratulations to Dhileep Sivam!

Dhileep Sivam passed his General Exam on Thursday, May 1.  Congratulations!

 
Congratulations to the BHI Student iLab and James Gannon!

Congratulations to the BHI Student iLab, James Gannon, and all of the students/faculty/staff who contributed to writing a proposal seeking funds from the Student Technology Fee (STF) Committee for the purchase of equipment and software for the iLab.  The STF Committee reviewed 74 proposals that were submitted for its first proposal cycle this year.  They decided to fund the BHI Student iLab proposal for the full amount of $19K.  The approved items are Atlas Ti software, digital camera, Endnote X1, server, Macbook Pro w/Endnote, sheetfed document scanner, and Visual Studio + Microsoft Developer Network.  For detailed information, see the proposal.

 
UW to launch Northwest Institute of Genetic Medicine
The Life Sciences Discovery Fund (LSDF) has awarded a four-year grant to support the translation of human genetic research into clinical medicine.  The grant will be used to launch the Northwest Institute of Genetic Medicine, led by Dr. Gail Jarvik.  This grant includes funding for scientific staff under Dr. Peter Tarczy-Hornoch's direction.   See press release
 
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