UW AMC Research Extending the boundaries of medical knowledge is critical to improving human health and treating disease. The collaborative environment at the University of Washington Academic Medical Center has been the setting for groundbreaking scientific discoveries and for many medical advances that benefit people around the globe. In 2001 UW AMC Research news:

Featured Stories:

Ion Channel Research Builds on Pioneering Work;

Studies May Lead to New Drug Therapies

Protein Interactions Key to Understanding Disease;

Proteins Collaborate to Carry Out Cellular Activities

Neutrophils Work to Combat Infection;

Klebanoff Noted for Discovering Key Defense Mechanism

Center Investigates Causes and Treatment of Hearing Loss;

Researchers Conduct Basic Science and Patient-Oriented Studies

Work of Nobel Prize Winners Continues to Impact Research;

Discovery of Protein Phosphorylation Has Had Broad Influence

Genomics Advances Spur Gene Therapy Studies;

Already Active Program Seizes New Opportunities

Analyzing Thousands of Genes Simultaneously;

Center for Expression Arrays Complements Older Techniques

Other News:

Origins of Life Studied in Astrobiology Program;

New Scientists Being Trained in This Field

UW Nanotechnology Center Thinks Small;

Has Potential to Revolutionize Medical Field

Breast Cancer Gene Discovery Changed Thinking on Genetics;

Researcher Isolated Disease’s Hereditary Link

Variation Studies May Hold Key to Understanding Disease Resistance;

Small Differences in Genetic Code Affect Human Functions

UW Researchers Contribute to Human Genome Project;

UW Center Part of International Genome Sequencing Consortium

UW Creates Research Center to Investigate Hepatitis C;

Goal Is to Understand Liver Damage and Test Antiviral Agents

Kissing May Transmit Human Herpes Virus 8;

Virus Replicates in Cells Lining the Mouth

The Search for Gene Therapies for Muscular Dystrophy;

Can Missing Genetic Information be Delivered to Cells?

UW Scientists Sequence Pseudomonas Genome;

Bacterium Coexists with Humans

Neuroimaging Advances Spawn New Research;

Researchers Able to See Brain in Action

Neurotransmitter Galanin May Play Role in Alzheimer’s Disease;

Transgenic Mice Studies Suggest Effects on Mental Functioning

Cardiovascular Expert Named to Locke Chair;

Studying Possibilities of Gene Therapy for Blood Vessel Disorders

UWEB Positions University as Biomaterials Leader;

Partnership Created Between Academia, Government and Industry

Informatics Research Flourishes at UW;

Computers and Information Technology Enhance Patient Care

Baker Group Successfully Predicts Protein Structure;

Teams Generate Models for Protein Folding

Murry Receives Presidential Early Career Award;

Studies How Body Repairs Damage from Heart Attack

WWAMI Universities Receive Federal Research Funding;

NIH Grants Total More Than $20 Million

Otobase Software Adapted to Other Research Data Collection;

Effort to Provide Valuable Outcomes Information

Crystal Structure of Rhodopsin Mapped for First Time;

Protein Crucial to Every Physiological Process

Harborview Center Works to Prevent Trauma;

Physicians Address Causes of Injuries