Blog Posts focused on: Sound Life Project (SLP); Type 1 Diabetes (T1D); Biorepository
February 1, 2016
Elite Soccer Player Contributes to Research
In March of 2015, 13-year-old Lizzie Blockhus experienced a week of being very tired and not feeling well. “I woke up in the middle of night and was dying of thirst,” she explains. “Then I was at my sister’s soccer game, dying of thirst again and I knew something wasn’t right.
January 1, 2016
Exciting Advances in Multiple Sclerosis Research
This research update is on a variety of studies that BRI is conducting or collaborating on with other institutions. They are tackling various scientific and immunologic questions that explore innovative ways to fight MS from the lab to clinical studies.
November 1, 2015
Marathon Runner Fights MS
Forty-year-old Cheryl Hile runs marathons, bicycles and holds a demanding full-time job—impressive accomplishments but, on the surface, not especially remarkable in this day and age.
September 1, 2015
New Leadership Role
Benaroya Research Institute (BRI) has been awarded another leadership role in type 1 diabetes research. Carla Greenbaum, MD, BRI’s director of the Diabetes Research Program and Clinical Research Center, has been named chair of Type 1 Diabetes TrialNet.
June 8, 2015
Your Blood Can Advance Research
For nearly 45 years, Marcia Wollam has cared for people at Virginia Mason Hospital. Initially she served as an LPN and then she became a patient flow coordinator on the Rehabilitation Unit. But she always wanted to do more to help people.
March 8, 2015
Working To Eliminate Type 1 Diabetes
In clinical trials, not all individuals respond in the same way to particular immunological therapies.
February 1, 2015
Unraveling Insulin Mystery in Diabetes
Researchers have found at the time of diagnosis with type 1 diabetes that many people continue to produce small amounts of insulin.
January 1, 2015
Honoring a Friend While Funding Research
A labor of love to honor a much loved man provides funds for type 1 diabetes research at Benaroya Research Institute at Virginia Mason (BRI). The annual David J. Fanning Memorial Golf Tournament has raised nearly $200,000 since its inception in 2011.
October 8, 2014
Food Allergies Motivate Boys to Contribute to Research
Most kids take a backpack to school for their books and lunches. But since they were 4 and 7 years old, Aaron and Justin carry their backpacks everywhere. They are filled with lifesaving medications including epinephrine auto injectors and Benadryl. Aaron also carries an asthma inhaler.
September 8, 2014
FAQs About Clinical Research Studies
Have you considered volunteering for a clinical research study, but were unsure if it was something you could do comfortably and confidently?
