Rebecca Hull-Meichle
University of Washington, WA·Medicine & Clinical Research
Diabetes and related disorders change the makeup and shape of cells in affected tissues. Measuring those changes reliably takes careful tissue staining, advanced microscopes and rigorous image analysis.
- Fields
Medicine & Clinical Research
Biology
- Topics
diabetes
metabolic disease
immunohistochemistry
- Grants
- 1 known grant, through Dec 2027
What they work on
- Provide diabetes researchers with expert consultation on study design, appropriate controls and interpretation of tissue changes, drawing on staff experience with diabetes-relevant tissues.
- Deliver rigorous quantitative assessment of immunohistochemistry, antibody-based staining of proteins in tissue, and of structural changes in tissues, using automated and AI-based image analysis.
- Offer cost-effective access to conventional, confocal and super-resolution microscopy, automated immunohistochemistry and laser capture microdissection, which isolates specific cells from tissue sections.
- Train affiliates, their trainees and staff in routine and specialized histochemistry and imaging methods through hands-on and classroom instruction, and connect studies with clinical and comparative pathologists.
More about the research
It also takes expertise in how diabetes alters tissues.
Why it matters
By giving diabetes researchers reliable, cost-effective access to tissue imaging and expert interpretation, the core supports studies that advance understanding of diabetes and related disorders. Its emphasis on controls and quality checks aims to make tissue-based findings more reproducible across the many labs that use it.
Known grants
From NIH and NSF research grants. Labs often have other funding we can't see.
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The school
University of Washington: 81 labs on PI Pages, $1.7B a year on research, 694 research doctorates a year.
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