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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).
Last Updated ( Wednesday, 30 April 2008 )

Congratulations to Dhileep Sivam!

Dhileep Sivam passed his General Exam on Thursday, May 1. Congratulations!
Last Updated ( Friday, 02 May 2008 )

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.

Last Updated ( Friday, 02 May 2008 )

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
Last Updated ( Friday, 02 May 2008 )

Congratulations to Tom Payne and Imre Solti!

Tom Payne and Imre Solti received $10,000 funding from the Institute of Translational and Health Sciences for their project: "A Pilot to Automate the Generation of the Electronic Problem List for Translational and Clinical Research".
Last Updated ( Thursday, 24 April 2008 )

Congratulations to Nick Anderson!

Nick Anderson just received a new 10K grant from the Institute of Translational Health Sciences entitled "Developing Policy to overcome barriers for Biorepository Data Sharing."
Last Updated ( Tuesday, 22 April 2008 )

Congratulations to Eithon Cadag!

Eithon Cadag successfully completed his General Exam on April 8! His presentation was excellent, and Dr. Peter Myler looks forward to working with him to complete his thesis work.
Last Updated ( Tuesday, 22 April 2008 )

Congratulations to Rebecca Hills and Jon Deshazo

Rebecca Hills and Jon Deshazo were selected to participate in the Public Health Informatics Institute’s Connections Utah Site Visit in Salt Lake City. They have been selected as part of a competitive process to attend the meeting as part of the Public Health Informatics Fellows Enrichment activities funded by the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation. It is an honor that we had two students selected. Please join BHI in congratulating them!

Last Updated ( Friday, 04 April 2008 )

Congratulations to Sandy Johnston!

Sandy Johnston received word that a manuscript she submitted to Computers, Informatics, Nursing for work done as a postdoc has been accepted for publication. Huong Nguyen and Seth Wolpin are co-authors. "Designing and Testing a Web-based Interface for Self-Monitoring of Exercise and Symptoms for Older Adults with COPD" by Johnston SK, Nguyen HQ, and Wolpin S.
Last Updated ( Tuesday, 18 March 2008 )

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