Research centers
Centers, institutes, and shared resources
The University of Washington is known for its strategic, multidisciplinary research. Within our extensive network of Centers and Institutes, UW researchers, staff, and students work across disciplines to extend the boundaries of knowledge. Visit our Centers Administration page for information on establishing a center, adding or making a change to a center, or matching funds for centers.
Spotlight on Centers: KEMi – The Kren Engineering-Based Medicine Initiative
KEMi is an $83M philanthropic contribution establishing a joint institute between the College of Engineering and UW Medicine to promote collaborations between clinicians and engineers to transform the future of health and healthcare.
Find a center or institute
Traumatic Brain Injury Model System
Treuman Katz Center for Pediatric Bioethics and Palliative Care
Ultrasound-based Washington Molecular Imaging and Therapy Center (uWAMIT)
Ultrasound-based Washington Molecular Imaging and Therapy Center (uWAMIT)
University of Washington Alliance for Pandemic Preparedness
University of Washington Center for Health Workforce Studies
University of Washington Program on Pharmacokinetics of Drugs of Abuse during Pregnancy (UWPKDAP)
University of Washington Research Affiliate program on Transporters (UWRAPT)
University of Washington/Fred Hutch Center for AIDS Research (CFAR)
Urban Ecology Research Laboratory (UERL)
Urban Freight Lab
Urban@UW
UW Behavioral Research Center for HIV (BIRCH)
UW Center for Japanese Studies
UW Center of Excellence in Neurobiology of Addiction, Pain, and Emotion (NAPE)
UW Clinical Trials Center (UW CTC)
UW Computational Neuroscience Center (UW-CNC)
UW Consortium for Global Mental Health
UW Future of Cloud Infrastructure
UW Institute on Human Development and Disability (UW IHDD)
UW Medicine Center for Scholarship in Patient Care Quality and Safety
UW Medicine Diabetes Institute
UW Molecular Engineering Materials Center (UW MEM-C)
UW Positive Research