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List of Centers under the Department of Epidemiology |
Center for AIDS Research (CFAR) Director: King K. Holmes, MD, PhD Center for AIDS and STD Phone: (206) 744-4239: Fax: (206) 744-3693 |
Center for Genomics and Public Health (CGPH) Director: Karen Edwards, PhD University of Washington Center for Genomics & Public Health cgph@u.washington.edu |
Center for Obesity Research (UW-COR) Director: Adam Drewnowski, PhD
Center for Obesity Research Phone: (206) 221-3716;
Fax: (206) 221-5596 |
Center for Public Health Nutrition (CPHN) Director: Adam Drewnowski, PhD Center for Public Health Nutrition Provides technical assistance to local and state government agencies and community groups; supports and coordinates research, teaching, and outreach activities in public health nutrition. The Center is dedicated to improving the health and well being of all Washington residents through better nutrition. |
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Directors: Dr. Michael Cunningham, Medical Director, and Dr. Richard Hopper, Surgical Director Children's Hospital and Regional Medical Center Phone: (206) 987-2528; Fax: (206) 987-3064 |
Fetal Alcohol Sydrome Diagnostic & Prevention Network (FAS) Director: Susan Astley, PhD |
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1914 North 34th Street, Suite 300
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Institute for Public Health Genetics (I PHG) Director: Melissa Austin, PhD Box 357236 The mission of the Institute is to provide broad, multidisciplinary training for future public health professionals, to facilitate research in public health genetics, and to serve as a resource for continuing professional education. |
National Alzheimer's Coordinating Center (NACC) Director: Walter Kukull, PhD 4311 11th Ave NE, #300Seattle, WA 98105 phone: (206) 543-8637; fax: (206) 616-5927 email: naccmail@u.washington.edu The NACC is the data coordinating center for the 32 NIA-funded Alzheimer's Disease Centers (ADCs) in the U.S., and its database holds information on over 50,000 research subjects. NACC also peer reviews and funds collaborative pilot studies among ADCS, and approximately $900K is made available each year to fund 3 or 4 of these collaborative studies. |
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Director: Susan Allan, PhD Director 107 NE 45th St, Ste 400 |
Updated on August 6, 2008