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 Urban Horticulture (UW Botanic Gardens)
Center for Urban Waters
Center of Clinical and Translational Research
Center of Excellence in Maternal and Child Health
Center of Sales and Marketing Strategy
Center on Outcomes Research in Rehabilitation (UWCORR)
Child Study and Treatment Center (Tacoma)
Circular City+ Living Systems Lab (CCSL)
Clean Energy Institute
Climate Impacts Group
Clinical Learning, Effectiveness And Research (CLEAR) Center for Musculoskeletal Disorders
Clinical Oral Microbiome Research Center (COMRC)
Collaborative Health Studies Coordinating Center (CHSCC)
Columbia Basin Research
Comparative Effectiveness, Cost and Outcomes Research Center
Consulting and Business Development Center
Cooperative Institute for Climate, Ocean, and Ecosystem Studies (CICOES)
Cultivate Learning
Cystic Fibrosis Center (Children’s Hospital)
Cystic Fibrosis Research Development Program
Cystic Fibrosis Research Translation Center
Cystic Fibrosis Therapeutics Development Network
Dark Universe Science Center (DUSC)
de Tornyay Center for Healthy Aging
