In 1976, founders Ruth W. Shearer, Ph.D., and Kenneth Stuart, Ph.D., set up a research laboratory in Issaquah, WA. Originally called the Issaquah Group for Health and Environmental Research, the name was soon changed to Issaquah Biomedical Research Institute. Scientists at the Institute studied parasites including ones that cause malaria and African sleeping sickness. In 1986, the Institute relocated to Seattle, Washington, to enhance its scientific programs and became Seattle Biomedical Research Institute.[3]
In January 2012, Alan Aderem, Ph.D. became president of Seattle BioMed, only the second in its 36-year history, with Stuart remaining in an active role as President Emeritus and Founder. As part of the Institute's plan for scientific expansion, Aderem led the implementation of integrating systems biology approaches to understanding infectious disease.[4] In April 2017, Dr. John Aitchison became the organization's third president and director.[5]
The organization's name was changed to the Center for Infectious Disease Research in April 2015 to better reflect its focus.[6]
Its merger with Seattle Children's Research Institute was announced in July 2018 and finalized on October 1.[7] Until this time, it was the largest independent, non-profit organization in the United States focused solely on infectious disease discovery research.
ResearchEdit
The Center for Infectious Disease Research performed research on four areas of infectious disease:HIV/AIDS, malaria, tuberculosis (TB), and Emerging & Neglected Diseases (END) like African sleeping sickness, leishmaniasis, Chagas disease, and toxoplasmosis. Seattle is a hub for global health research, and in July 2012, Seattle Magazine honored two Seattle BioMed leaders (Dr. Stuart and Theresa Britschgi, Director of BioQuest) as "Top Docs" for the work they're doing in research and scientific training.[8]
As part of a broad global initiative to fight malaria, CID Research developed its malaria program in 2000, with an initial grant from the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation. With a three-pronged approach, the organization's malaria program was focused on vaccine discovery for pregnancy malaria, severe malaria in children, and liver-stage malaria. In 2005, it received two Grand Challenges in Global Health grants, which are sponsored by the Gates, to accelerate its malaria research.[9] And in 2011, it was granted another $9 million from the Gates Foundation to support malaria vaccine efforts.[10]
In 2010, Dr. Stefan Kappe developed his own malaria vaccine candidate which was a weakened form of the malaria parasite, and that vaccine candidate was undergoing clinical trials at Walter Reed near Washington, D.C.[11] Soon after, in collaboration with PATH's Malaria Vaccine Initiative, CID Research became home to one of four malaria clinical trial centers in the world where treatments and vaccines could be safely tested in humans using the human challenge model.[12]
Education and trainingEdit
One education program offered by CID Research to engage and mobilize the next generation of scientists was BioQuest Academy, a "biomedical boot camp" for 11th graders with over 60 hours (two weeks) of intensive instruction through a global health curriculum.[13] BioQuest Academy was a STEM career pipeline.[14] In fact, according to a study published in the journal PLOS ONE in 2010, "97% of alumni (2005–2008) are attending postsecondary schools throughout North America; eight graduates have already published scientific articles in peer-reviewed journals and/or presented their scientific data at national and international meetings, and 26 have been retained by Seattle BioMed researchers as compensated technicians and interns."[15]
ReferencesEdit
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^DeWeerdt, Sarah (25 April 2012). "Vaccines: The take-home lesson". Nature. 484 (7395): S24–S25. Bibcode:2012Natur.484S..24D. doi:10.1038/484S24a. PMID 22534529.
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This article needs additional citations for verification Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources Unsourced material may be challenged and removed Find sources Center for Global Infectious Disease Research news newspapers books scholar JSTOR August 2022 Learn how and when to remove this template message Since October 2018 the Center for Global Infectious Disease Research has been part of the Seattle Children s Research Institute 1 2 At the time of the merger CID Research had 166 scientists Its mission was to eliminate the world s most devastating infectious diseases through leadership in scientific discovery The organization s research labs were in the South Lake Union area of Seattle WA The institute s research focused on four areas of infectious disease HIV AIDS malaria tuberculosis TB and Emerging amp Neglected Diseases END like African sleeping sickness leishmaniasis Chagas disease and toxoplasmosis citation needed CID Research was engaged in early stages of the scientific pipeline including bench science and malaria clinical trials and has expertise in immunology vaccinology and drug discovery citation needed Center for Infectious Disease ResearchTypeNon profit organizationIndustryBiomedical research Global health Infectious diseaseFounded1976HeadquartersSeattle WashingtonKey peopleKen Stuart President FounderNumber of employees250 Websitehttp www seattlebiomed org Contents 1 History 2 Research 3 Education and training 4 References 5 External linksHistory Edit Seattle BioMed headquarters on Westlake AvenueIn 1976 founders Ruth W Shearer Ph D and Kenneth Stuart Ph D set up a research laboratory in Issaquah WA Originally called the Issaquah Group for Health and Environmental Research the name was soon changed to Issaquah Biomedical Research Institute Scientists at the Institute studied parasites including ones that cause malaria and African sleeping sickness In 1986 the Institute relocated to Seattle Washington to enhance its scientific programs and became Seattle Biomedical Research Institute 3 In January 2012 Alan Aderem Ph D became president of Seattle BioMed only the second in its 36 year history with Stuart remaining in an active role as President Emeritus and Founder As part of the Institute s plan for scientific expansion Aderem led the implementation of integrating systems biology approaches to understanding infectious disease 4 In April 2017 Dr John Aitchison became the organization s third president and director 5 The organization s name was changed to the Center for Infectious Disease Research in April 2015 to better reflect its focus 6 Its merger with Seattle Children s Research Institute was announced in July 2018 and finalized on October 1 7 Until this time it was the largest independent non profit organization in the United States focused solely on infectious disease discovery research Research EditThe Center for Infectious Disease Research performed research on four areas of infectious disease HIV AIDS malaria tuberculosis TB and Emerging amp Neglected Diseases END like African sleeping sickness leishmaniasis Chagas disease and toxoplasmosis Seattle is a hub for global health research and in July 2012 Seattle Magazine honored two Seattle BioMed leaders Dr Stuart and Theresa Britschgi Director of BioQuest as Top Docs for the work they re doing in research and scientific training 8 As part of a broad global initiative to fight malaria CID Research developed its malaria program in 2000 with an initial grant from the Bill amp Melinda Gates Foundation With a three pronged approach the organization s malaria program was focused on vaccine discovery for pregnancy malaria severe malaria in children and liver stage malaria In 2005 it received two Grand Challenges in Global Health grants which are sponsored by the Gates to accelerate its malaria research 9 And in 2011 it was granted another 9 million from the Gates Foundation to support malaria vaccine efforts 10 In 2010 Dr Stefan Kappe developed his own malaria vaccine candidate which was a weakened form of the malaria parasite and that vaccine candidate was undergoing clinical trials at Walter Reed near Washington D C 11 Soon after in collaboration with PATH s Malaria Vaccine Initiative CID Research became home to one of four malaria clinical trial centers in the world where treatments and vaccines could be safely tested in humans using the human challenge model 12 Education and training EditOne education program offered by CID Research to engage and mobilize the next generation of scientists was BioQuest Academy a biomedical boot camp for 11th graders with over 60 hours two weeks of intensive instruction through a global health curriculum 13 BioQuest Academy was a STEM career pipeline 14 In fact according to a study published in the journal PLOS ONE in 2010 97 of alumni 2005 2008 are attending postsecondary schools throughout North America eight graduates have already published scientific articles in peer reviewed journals and or presented their scientific data at national and international meetings and 26 have been retained by Seattle BioMed researchers as compensated technicians and interns 15 References Edit Letter from our president Center for Infectious Disease Research cidresearch org Archived from the original on 2018 11 29 Retrieved 2018 11 28 Center for Global Infectious Disease Research Seattle Children s Hospital Retrieved 2018 11 28 Working class kid builds major research institute starting in strip mall Humanosphere Archived from the original on 2011 06 18 Retrieved 2012 11 07 Alan Aderem Joins Ken Stuart s Seattle Biomedical Research Institute GenomeWeb May 2011 CID Research Announces New President Center for Infectious Disease Research cidresearch org Archived from the original on 2018 11 29 Retrieved 2018 11 28 Nonprofit Seattle BioMed changes name to Center for Infectious Disease Research GeekWire 2015 04 28 Retrieved 2018 11 28 Center for Infectious Disease Research to become part of Seattle Children s Research Institute bizjournals com Retrieved 2018 11 28 Seattle Magazine Top Doctors 2012 Top Doctors 2012 Global Health Awards Archived from the original on 2012 10 14 Retrieved 2012 11 07 Challenges Grand Challenges gcgh grandchallenges org Xconomy Seattle Biomed Nabs 9M Gates Foundation Grant to Speed Up Malaria Vaccine Effort Xconomy 27 April 2011 DeWeerdt Sarah 25 April 2012 Vaccines The take home lesson Nature 484 7395 S24 S25 Bibcode 2012Natur 484S 24D doi 10 1038 484S24a PMID 22534529 says Luke Timmerman 26 March 2010 Xconomy Nine Years in the Making Seattle BioMed s Malaria Vaccine On Verge of First Human Trial Xconomy NSTA News www nsta org Hooked on science by accident Kimberly Choi puts it to work in the global community Humanosphere Archived from the original on 2013 03 15 Retrieved 2012 11 07 Gervassi A L Collins L J Britschgi T B 2010 Global health A successful context for precollege training and advocacy PLOS ONE 5 11 e13814 Bibcode 2010PLoSO 513814G doi 10 1371 journal pone 0013814 PMC 2972213 PMID 21072198 External links EditSeattle Biomedical Research Institute47 37 16 N 122 20 20 W 47 62111 N 122 33889 W 47 62111 122 33889 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Center for Global Infectious Disease Research amp oldid 1165135572, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
