T32 CAM Research Training Grant Funded by NIH/NCCAM
Founded in 1978, Bastyr University is internationally recognized as a pioneer in the study of natural healing. The leading university for natural medicine in the United States, it provides students with
a multidisciplinary curriculum
a research program encompassing both basic and clinical research projects
the largest natural health clinic in the state of Washington
Our basic research facilities comprise the 2500 square-foot Tierney Basic Sciences Research Laboratory, located on the main campus. Here, students and research faculty conduct analytical chemistry, immunology, cell and molecular biology, biochemistry and microbiology experiments. The general focus of present research is the cancer prevention and treatment, stimulation of the immune system and the chemical characterization of botanical products.
In addition to standard tissue culture facilities, our laboratory contains a four-channel flow cytometer, thermocycler, UV/vis and fluorescent plate readers, a fluorescent microscope with digital camera, a CCD imaging system and various HPLC, FPLC and GC instruments including an HPLC with a coularray detector. A Biosafety Level (BL)-2/3 laboratory is also housed within the Tierney Research lab that can be used for experiments involving samples infected with HIV and similar infectious agents.
Bastyr University has clinical trials underway at Bastyr Center for Natural Health, located in Seattle. Additionally, there are three standardized patient exam rooms on Bastyr's campus in Kenmore used exclusively for clinical research.
Our basic research facilities comprise the 2500 square-foot Tierney Basic Sciences Research Laboratory, located on the main campus. Here, students and research faculty conduct analytical chemistry, immunology, cell and molecular biology, biochemistry and microbiology experiments. The general focus of present research is the cancer prevention and treatment, stimulation of the immune system and the chemical characterization of botanical products.