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
Center for Experimental Nuclear Physics and Astrophysics
Center for Firearm Injury Prevention (C-FIP)
Center for Global Field Study
Center for Global Studies
Center for Globally Beneficial AI
Center for Health and the Global Environment (CHanGE)
Center for Health Innovation and Policy Science (CHIPS)
Center for Health Outcomes Research and Dissemination (CHORD)
Center for Health Sciences Interprofessional Education, Research, and Practice
Center for Human Neuroscience
Center for Human Rights
Center for Immunity and Immunotherapies
Center for Industrial and Medical Ultrasound (CIMU)
Center for Innate Immunity and Immune Disease (CIIID)
Center for Innovations in Cancer & Transplant
Center for Integrated Design
Center for Integration of Modern Optoelectronic Materials on Demand (IMOD)
Center for Integrative Brain Research
Center for International Trade in Forest Products (CINTRAFOR)
Center for Journalism, Media & Democracy (CJMD)
Center for Korea Studies
Center for Law in Science and Global Health
Center for Leadership & Strategic Thinking
Center for Leadership and Innovation in Medical Education
