Northwest Institute of Genetic Medicine Request for Applications
The "Northwest Institute of Genetic Medicine" (NWIGM) is funded through
the Washington State Life Sciences Discovery Fund (LSDF). NWIGM brings
together scientists at the University of Washington, Children's Hospital
and Regional Medical Center, Group Health Center for Health Studies, and
other partner institutions in the Puget Sound region and in the WWAMI
states. The Institute's mission is to understand the association of genes
with disease risk, and to advance and transform clinical and
translational research. The objects of these translational studies are to
discover preventive measures, utilize effective application of existing
therapies, and develop new strategies for positive health outcomes.
NWIGM is pleased to offer the opportunity to apply for Resource Access
grants to assist investigators by initiating pilot data collection. These
grants provide translational investigators access to support for grant
writing, study design, IRB applications and consent form preparation
through consultation with research coordinators, informatics and
phenotype definition, genomic technologies, and innovative genetic and
statistical analyses. In 2010, awardees will have access to a pilot
biorepository of DNA samples from approximately 1500 Group Health
Subjects aged 50-65, linked to detailed electronic clinical and
pharmaceutical records over a period of decades. In addition, awardees
interested in investigating consenting or relevant ethical issues will
have access to the biorepository data immediately. Plans include
expanding collaboration with Group Health and the UW Medical Genetics
Clinic to facilitate outcomes studies.
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