Research translation core

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UW SRP science informed decisions made by Governor Inslee's Orca Recovery Task Force. 

UW SRP's Research Translation Core communicated research findings from the program to stakeholders. 

The UW SRP Research Translation Core (RTC) supported and coordinated researcher-initiated efforts to identify and engage end users of their research to increase the social relevance of UW SRP research. The RTC worked with UW SRP stakeholders, in particular the US Environmental Protection Agency Region 10, the Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry and our local communities, to disseminate emerging research findings and apply current research outcomes to improve public health. A list of agency and community partners is below. 

As part of research translation, UW SRP investigators also helped transfer the technology that they developed to researchers at other institutions who may benefit from a novel approach to their investigations.

Research Translation Core Director Thomas Burbacher

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Investigator-initiated research translation

Investigator-initiated research translation includes efforts by researchers to communicate their findings beyond typical academic communications like peer-reviewed journal articles and scientific conference presentations.

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Technology transfer

SRP researchers shared their innovative technologies and protocols to help detect and remediate harmful contaminants in the environment and better understand the effects of contaminants on health.

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Project fact sheets

Fact sheets provide a brief overview of each of SRP's four research projects.

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UW Research Translation Core overview

A one-page information sheet for agency partners that provides a brief overview of SRP research translation services.

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eBulletins

An archive of SRP's quarterly eBulletin newsletters.

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Research translation maps

NIEHS uses a translational research framework that draws from biomedical models to illustrate the translational research accomplishments for a given research project and help researchers map their translational milestones and increase their public health impact.