Institute for Systems Biology

See schedule oat providence, we use our voice to advocate for vulnerable populations and needed reforms in health care. We are also pursuing 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 117,000 caregivers (all employees) serve in 51 hospitals, 1,000 clinics and a comprehensive range of health and social 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-kadlec in southeast washington-pacific medical centers in seattle, wa-swedish health services in seattle, waas a comprehensive health care organization, we are serving more people, advancing best practices and continuing our more than 100-year tradition of serving the poor and vulnerable. Delivering services across seven states, providence is committed to touching millions of more lives and enhancing the health of the american west to transform care for the next generation and beyond.through community benefit programs and other high-impact investments, we work to ensure basic health needs are met and serve to remove barriers to care, build community resilience and innovate for the future. Ministries and affiliates support organizations, programs and initiatives that improve health and well-being and increase equitable access to quality care at the community level and at scale across seven states.we are proud of our history and continued commitment to helping build a more equitable, sustainable future. Our steadfast commitment to responding to community need is one of the many ways ministries, affiliates and caregivers live out our shared mission and continue to serve as a vital safety net for those who are vulnerable.for more information go to: httpswwwprovidenceorgaboutannualr... environmental, social, and governance standardsprovidence continues to execute on our integrated strategic and financial plan, which clearly expresses our commitment and acceleration of the important work to address social, racial, and economic disparities and reduce our carbon footprint in the communities we serve. Providence advances progress on our carbon negative goal and in 2023 we estimated that we decreased emissions by over 12 percent compared to our 2019 baseline. In addition, our efforts led to the introduction of the green hospitals act, legislation modeled after providence that would provide critical federal funding to weatherize and modernize health care facilities. Providence completed a comprehensive climate resilience plan in alignment with our commitment to the us department of health and human services climate pledge. We continue to reduce greenhouse gas emissions with a focus on led lighting upgrades, water conservation, more efficient delivery of nitrous oxide gas during anesthesia, and advancing our waste optimization work across all hospitals and clinics.program service accomplishmentsbiomolecular research: in 2023, isb researchers published 116 academic research papers in a range of high-profile journals. Topics covered included covid-19, genomics, microfluidics, proteomics, high-throughput computation, multiscale modeling, Systems Biology applications, bioinformatics, global health, and cancers. Education & outreachisb education's program activities reported for the 2023/24 school year are listed below in five categories. Our vision is that students graduate ready to learn, thrive, work and engage in a stem-rich society. We want every student to have an opportunity to do real science we bring current science and authentic practices to schools.combined activities -- collaboration across two isb educator teamspartners and funders:-12 monthly impact stories were written by the isb education team to communicate regularly with partners and funders. Httpsisbscienceorgnews20230530202... partnerships continues, with regional school districts and other non-profit organizations -7 presentations were given at events for regional, state, and national audiences. School Systems: "climetime" httpswwwclimetimeorgcbogranteesisb4 workshop series were provided for elementary and secondary science teachers-39+ educators, across the range of grades: elementarymiddle-and high school. -10 school districts had educators participating in the events.-5 educational service district regions across wa state had educators participating in the events. Stem professionals:-50+ stem professionals contributed to the above education activities, to support learning experiences for students, teachers, and principals. Baliga lab's Systems education experiences -- student-teacher-scientist partnerships httpsseeisbscienceorgstudents -91 high school Systems thinkers in stem ambassadors-10 high school research interns -41 high school wanic course students-12 high school "environmental in the outdoors research experience" (esore) students-27 high school students in leadership, empowerment, and development in stem-1 undergraduate internamericorps members: -2 americorps members leading "support system for isb's interns and "wrap around student support" to address ongoing student needsteachers: -6 teacher interns-1 star fellowsee-resources for classrooms:-4 teachers in 4 different schools implementing "Systems medicine"(new cte course comprised of 4 draft curriculum modules)-3 additional curriculum modules in development, "carbon's fate", "microplastics", "rules of life" which has three sub-sectionslogan center for education -- school district partnerships + state leaders partnership httpslogancenterisbscienceorgwhole school Systems: we continued partnerships school districts across the puget sound region on their k-12 science/stem programs. -24 high school science teachers (all of them) were supported in year 2 of a 5-year partnership with central kitsap school district.-80 elementary teachers plus principals, coaches, administrators participated in professional learning for year 2 partnership with steilacoom historical school district.-12 school and district-level administrators from 5 school districts participated in a 6 part course "principles of science for principals. "-5 district leaders participated in the "secondary stem project" monthly leadership team planning sessions.district science leaders: -9 regional directors: as co-director of Washington state laser, we provided monthly professional growth sessions for science leaders, covering all wa school districts. -18 school district science/stem leaders: 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; 18 of 36 districts participated.post-secondary science educationcommunity colleges: "next-gen Biology learning network"-35 community and technical colleges and next-gen biologists from non-degree granting research institutes in Washington participated in year 2 of 5 of a national science foundation grant - research coordination network (rcn): 2020/21 incubator to build readiness and capacity. 2021-2026 network to build a beneficial bridge, with 2-way learning for isb scientists, other next-gen biologists and the cc faculty and students. Undergraduate students: "isb research interns"-21 research interns across 75% of isb research labs. Funded by an nsf research experiences for undergraduates grant year 3, and other funding sources obtained for some students.-10 mentors trained on how to guide students with effective feedback.community outreachhigh school groups: "isb tour / career pathways experience" -3 tour groups came to isb in-person for a learning experienceisb also held various symposia, seminars, and workshops to disseminate basic knowledge about Systems Biology and create dialog about leading-edge topics. During 2023, 1,796 external persons attended such events.