Institute For Systems Biology

USING THE SCIENCE OF SYSTEMS BIOLOGY TO PREDICT, PREVENT AND CURE DISEASE.

SEE SCHEDULE OAT PROVIDENCE, WE USE OUR VOICE TO ADVOCATE FOR VULNERABLE POPULATIONS AND NEEDED REFORMS IN HEALTH CARE. WE PURSUE INNOVATIVE WAYS TO TRANSFORM HEALTH CARE BY KEEPING PEOPLE HEALTHY, AND MAKING OUR SERVICES MORE CONVENIENT, ACCESSIBLE AND AFFORDABLE FOR ALL. IN AN INCREASINGLY UNCERTAIN WORLD, WE ARE COMMITTED TO HIGH-QUALITY, COMPASSIONATE CARE FOR EVERYONE - REGARDLESS OF COVERAGE OR ABILITY TO PAY. WE HELP PEOPLE AND COMMUNITIES BENEFIT FROM THE BEST HEALTH CARE MODEL FOR THE FUTURE - TODAY.TOGETHER, OUR 120,000 CAREGIVERS (ALL EMPLOYEES) SERVE IN 52 HOSPITALS, 1,085 CLINICS AND A COMPREHENSIVE RANGE OF SERVICES ACROSS ALASKA, CALIFORNIA, MONTANA, NEW MEXICO, OREGON, TEXAS AND WASHINGTON. THE PROVIDENCE FAMILY INCLUDES:-PROVIDENCE ACROSS SEVEN WESTERN STATES-COVENANT HEALTH IN WEST TEXAS-PROVIDENCE FACEY MEDICAL FOUNDATION IN LOS ANGELES, CA-HOAG MEMORIAL HOSPITAL PRESBYTERIAN IN ORANGE COUNTY, CA-KADLEC IN SOUTHEAST WASHINGTON-PACIFIC MEDICAL CENTERS IN SEATTLE, WA-SWEDISH HEALTH SERVICES IN SEATTLE, WA2021 WAS MARKED BY THREE MAJOR SURGES IN COVID-19 VOLUMES, A NATIONAL SHORTAGE OF HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL, AS WELL AS DEFERRALS OF NON-EMERGENT CARE. EVEN WITH THESE TREMENDOUS CHALLENGES, THE PROVIDENCE FAMILY OF ORGANIZATIONS CONTINUED TO INVEST IN OUR COMMUNITIES, GUIDED BY OUR STRATEGIC PLAN AND OUR COMMUNITY BENEFIT PRIORITIES.FOR MORE INFORMATION GO TO: HTTPS://WWW.PROVIDENCE.ORG/ABOUT/ANNUAL-REPORT ENVIRONMENTAL, SOCIAL, AND GOVERNANCE STANDARDSOVER THE LAST TWO YEARS, PROVIDENCE ADVANCED A SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY FRAMEWORK THAT INCLUDES A STRONGER COMMITMENT TO DIVERSITY, EQUITY, INCLUSION, AND ENVIRONMENTAL STEWARDSHIP. WE UPDATED OUR INTEGRATED STRATEGIC & FINANCIAL PLAN TO MORE CLEARLY EXPRESS OUR COMMITMENT AND ACCELERATION OF THIS IMPORTANT WORK TO ADDRESS SOCIAL, RACIAL, AND ECONOMIC DISPARITIES IN THE COMMUNITIES WE SERVE. PROVIDENCE'S SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY FRAMEWORK AIMS TO DEPLOY THE ASSETS OF OUR SYSTEM TO SUPPORT COMMUNITY HEALTH IMPROVEMENT, STRENGTHEN LOCAL ECONOMIES AND REDUCE OUR CARBON FOOTPRINT. IN 2021, OUR SUSTAINABLE AND INCLUSIVE PURCHASING PROGRAM COMMITTED TO INCREASE OUR SPEND WITH WOMEN AND MINORITY OWNED BUSINESS ENTERPRISES BY OVER $300 MILLION ACROSS THE NEXT FIVE YEARS. WE ALSO DEPLOY AN INVESTING PORTFOLIO WHICH INCLUDES SHAREHOLDER ADVOCACY, IMPACT INVESTING, AND SOCIALLY CONSCIOUS PORTFOLIO SCREENS. IN 2021, PROVIDENCE MADE PROGRESS TOWARDS ITS CLIMATE COMMITMENT TO BECOME CARBON NEGATIVE BY 2030. WE ARE IMPLEMENTING AN ENVIRONMENTAL STEWARDSHIP SYSTEM STRATEGY THAT ENCOURAGES WASTE REDUCTIONS, EFFICIENT ENERGY AND WATER USE, LOCAL AGRICULTURE PARTNERSHIPS, LESS TOXIC AND FEWER CHEMICAL USE, AND A REDUCTION IN CARBON FROM TRAVEL.PROGRAM SERVICE ACCOMPLISHMENTSBIOMOLECULAR RESEARCH: IN 2021, ISB RESEARCHERS PUBLISHED 130 ACADEMIC RESEARCH PAPERS IN A RANGE OF HIGH-PROFILE JOURNALS, COVERING COVID-19, GENOMICS, MICROFLUIDICS, PROTEOMICS, HIGH-THROUGHPUT COMPUTATION, MULTISCALE MODELING, SYSTEMS BIOLOGY APPLICATIONS, BIOINFORMATICS, GLOBAL HEALTH, AND CANCERS. EDUCATION & OUTREACHCOMBINED ACTIVITIES FRAMEWORK --DURING THE 2021-22 ACADEMIC YEAR, THE ISB EDUCATION TEAM OF EDUCATORS AND COLLABORATOR-RESEARCHERS COMPLETED RESEARCH FOR AND WRITING OF A NEW "ISB MODEL FOR SCIENCE EDUCATION." TEACHERS:- 4 LONG- TERM SERIES AND 6 SHORT-TERM WORKSHOPS WERE PROVIDED FOR ELEMENTARY AND SECONDARY SCIENCE TEACHERS. - 108 EDUCATORS- 32 SCHOOL DISTRICTS - 4 EDUCATIONAL SERVICE DISTRICT REGIONS ACROSS WA STATE, HAD EDUCATORS PARTICIPATING IN THE EVENTS.BALIGA LAB'S SYSTEMS EDUCATION EXPERIENCES (STUDENT-TEACHER-SCIENTIST PARTNERSHIPS)STUDENTS: - 50+ HIGH SCHOOL AMBASSADORS- 10 HS PAID RESEARCH INTERNS + 1 HS UNPAID INTERN WITH HEATH- 50 HS UNPAID VIRTUAL OUTDOORS RESEARCH EXPERIENCE- "SUPPORT SYSTEM FOR ISB'S INTERNS": MIRANDA JOHNSON (AMERICORPS MEMBER) - "WRAP AROUND STUDENT SUPPORT": PROJECT TO ADDRESS ONGOING STUDENT NEEDSTEACHERS: - 5 TEACHER INTERNS SEE-RESOURCES FOR CLASSROOMS:- 1 NEW COURSE: "SYSTEMS MEDICINE": FIELD TESTING OF THIS NEW CTE COURSE COMPRISED OF 4 MODULES- 1 NEW MODULE:"MICROPLASTICS": BEGIN DEVELOPMENT LOGAN CENTER FOR EDUCATION (SCHOOL DISTRICT PARTNERSHIPS + STATE LEADERS PARTNERSHIP)WHOLE SCHOOL SYSTEMS: - WE CONTINUED PARTNERSHIPS SCHOOL DISTRICTS ACROSS THE PUGET SOUND REGION ON THEIR K-12 SCIENCE/STEM PROGRAMS. WE WROTE A GRANT PROPOSAL FOR A 4-YEAR PARTNERSHIP WITH CENTRAL KITSAP SCHOOL DISTRICT.DISTRICT SCIENCE LEADERS: - 9 REGIONS COVERING ALL WA SCHOOL DISTRICTS: AS CO-DIRECTOR OF WASHINGTON STATE LASER, WE PROVIDED MONTHLY PROFESSIONAL GROWTH SESSIONS FOR SCIENCE LEADERS. - 35 SCHOOL DISTRICTS: AS DIRECTOR OF PUGET SOUND LASER ALLIANCE, 1 OF THE 9 REGIONS, WE PROVIDED MONTHLY PROFESSIONAL GROWTH SESSIONS FOR SCIENCE LEADERS OF THIS COLLABORATIVE ACROSS KING AND PIERCE COUNTIES.