Centers and institutes
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. For information on establishing a center, adding or making a change to a center listing, and other information for UW Center Directors, please visit our Centers Administration page.
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
Interdisciplinary Center for Exposures, Diseases, Genomics and Environment (EDGE)
International Clinical Research Center (ICRC)
International Security Colloquium (UWISC)
International Training and Education Center for Health (I-TECH)
Keck Microscopy Center
Kenya Research and Training Center
Kidney Research Institute
Language Learning Center
Latin American and Caribbean Studies
Mass Spectrometry Center
Merkel Cell Carcinoma Collaborative Institute (MC3)
Microbial Interactions & Microbiome Center (mim_c)
Middle East Center
Mitochondria and Metabolism Center
Mobility Innovation Center
Molecular Analysis Facility (MAF)
Molecular Engineering and Sciences Institute
Molecular Imaging Center
Multi-Ethnic Study of Atherosclerosis (MESA) and Air Pollution
Nathan Shock Center of Excellence in Basic Biology of Aging
National Alzheimer’s Coordinating Center (NACC)
Native American Law Center
Northwest Center for Livable Communities
Northwest Center for Occupational Health and Safety
