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"I love bioethics!," says CampBioMed high school camper. I feel immensely happy that students like these will be our future leaders.
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Institutional Biosafety Committee Conference-Risk Assessment
January 23, 2018
Our Annual Institutional Biosafety Committee Conference will take place January 23, 2018 from 9:00am-4:45pm at The Laurel Place in north Seattle.
Join your colleagues, excellent speakers and keynote speaker, Dr. Lois Zitzow, for a day of best practices and networking around IBC issues, especially risk assessment. Dr. Zitzow, MS, DVM, DACLAM is the Director, University Research Animal Resources at the University of Georgia.
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Annual IACUC Regional Education Conference
February 27, 2018
This leading regional conference is designed by volunteers in the field who passionately care about the ethical use of animals in research. Content will meet the needs of both new and experienced practitioners. We are proud to offer this long-standing conference on February 27, 2018 at the Lynnwood Convention Center in Lynnwood, WA just north of Seattle.
Monday February 26, 2018
- 9AM IACUC Administrators and Chairs Meeting, Invitation Only
- 12:30PM Bridging the Gap UW Facility Tour, limited to 20 people
- 4PM Networking Reception, all welcome
Tuesday February 27, 2018
- 8AM-5PM Conference, limited to 200 people
- 5PM-6/6:30PM Traffic-Reducer Networking Reception
Cost: Registration fees range from $295-$475 depending on NWABR membership status and the number in your party.
CE Credits: NWABR is anticipating that attendees will be awarded at least 7.0 hours of CE credits towards CIP recertification for participating in this conference.
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What's in the Water, Who Decides, and Why?
Community Conversation Spokane
January 16, 2018
Did you know that not all municipal water supplies include added fluoride to optimize oral health? Not everyone agrees that the benefits of fluoridated water outweigh perceived risks. Join us to learn more about fluoride, discuss the ethics of community-driven public health measures and peek at the data people use to advocate their position.
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Brain-Computer interface: Community Conversation Seattle
January 23, 2018
Dr. Eran Klein, MD, PhD, OHSU;Portland VA Medical Center; Center for Sensorimotor Neural Engineering
The ability to record brain activity and use this information to control devices like computers, wheelchairs, and brain stimulators is a goal of brain-computer interface (BCI) research. With this new technology comes great promise to improve people's lives, but will the introduction of BCI devices into medicine and beyond raise ethical concerns?
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 Build strong leaders, support NWABR's education programs
The young people that we work with today will be our researchers, supporters and advocates in the future.
Nationwide polling shows that biomedical research is not trusted by younger generations.
NWABR's programming with middle and high school students directly addresses the trustworthiness of research. Middle school students produce essays, posters and videos about how biomedical research has directly impacted their lives. High school students work with mentors to develop a biomedical research project that they bring to a juried competition.
Over the summer many of these same high school students attend NWABR's summer camps.
All of these programs are made possible by our generous donors, and also with the support from some incredible family foundations.
Each year we need to raise $100,000 to keep all of these programs going. Through the help of generous donors like you we meet this target each year. The students who participate in our programs are clearly on their way to further education and possibly even a career in biomedical research. Over 87 percent of students who participated in our programs in 2017 said that the programs increased or confirmed their interest in a biomedical research career.
Please consider making a donation to NWABR to support these inspiring programs that equip future leaders and scientists.
Ken Gordon, Executive Director, is always available to talk with you about our work
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Welcome new members Center for Infectious Disease Research and InVision BioResources
Join us in welcoming new NWABR members Center for Infectious Disease Research (CIDR), formerly Seattle BioMed, and InVision BioResources.
InVision BioResources provides quality research tissue and services to the vision research community both domestically and internationally. They also provide comparative and veterinary ophthalmic pathology evaluation.
The Center for Infectious Disease Research is the largest independent, non-profit organization in the U.S. focused solely on infectious disease research, particularly the "big three:" malaria, HIV/AIDS and tuberculosis. Founded in 1976, CID Research partners with key collaborators around the globe and strives to make discoveries that will save lives.
See all our Members
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Middle School Essay, Poster and Video Contest
Help students in your circle explore the personal relevance of the life sciences!
Interested students examine a medical intervention (e.g. medication, device, technology) that they, a loved one or a pet has received. They express their knowledge by creating an essay, poster or video that highlights their findings and reflections. All middle school students who live in the Northwest are eligible to enter this contest. Deadline is March 15, 2018.
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Science Ambassador Scholarship--a FULL RIDE award for high school women
Applications due December 11th
Film a three-minute video of yourself explaining a topic in STEM you are passionate about. You must be a high school senior or an undergraduate college student to apply.
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Seattle Association for Women in Science (AWIS) 2018 Award
Please take a moment to NOMINATE a female researcher or educator that has made a difference in her field of science or technology or been a special role model or mentor. Nominees for the STEM awards need not be an AWIS member. Self-nominations are welcomed.
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Openness and Transparency:
Building Trust in Animal Research Conference February 2018
presented by the Basel Declaration Society
As you know, NWABR promotes the importance of openness and transparency in biomedical research. Our very own Ken Gordon will speak on this topic at the Basel Declaration Society's 5th International conference February 2018 in San Francisco. The society is named from the Basel Declaration, whose aim is to bring the scientific community together to further advance the implementation of ethical principles such as the 3Rs whenever animals are being used and to call for more trust, transparency and communication on the sensitive topic of animals in research.
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