Biomedical research is supporting the economy of the future
This story originally appeared in the Spokesman-Review
WSU has a long and successful history of significant biomedical research. For example, discoveries made by our College of Veterinary Medicine have improved human and animal health around the globe and the college is in the top 10% among veterinary colleges in receipt of competitive federal research funding. With the growth of WSU Health Sciences, which is based in Spokane, our region is becoming a center for life sciences research. WSU Health Sciences Spokane researchers in the colleges of Pharmacy, Nursing and Medicine are helping address some of the most important issues of our time. They’re engaged in scientific discovery in the fields of sleep and performance, addictions, autism, cancer, chronic disease, community health, health policy, neuroscience, pharmacology and more.
