Start Center - Strategic Analysis, Research & Training Center

  • START RESEARCHES WOMEN’S LEADERSHIP IN GLOBAL HEALTH IN SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA AND INDIA Read More

  • MEET THE NEW RESEARCH ASSISTANTS, GLOBAL INNOVATION FELLOW, AND FACULTY JOINING THE START TEAM THIS FALL Read More

  • START EXPLORES THE EXISTING RESEARCH AND LITERATURE ON GIVING TO ADVANCE EQUITY Read More

  • ALUMNI SPOTLIGHT: MEET THE TWO RESEARCH ASSISTANTS GRADUATING FROM START’S TRAINING PROGRAM Read More

The Strategic Analysis, Research & Training (START) Center is a research consulting group established in 2011 by the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation (BMGF) and the University of Washington (UW) Department of Global Health. Since 2011, START’s expert researchers have completed more than 200 projects for clients including the BMGF, the World Health Organization (WHO), Boston Scientific, and more. START researchers have diverse and interdisciplinary expertise in global health, epidemiology, business, and law. The START team includes 9 UW faculty who are leaders in global research and 19 graduate research assistants in addition to leveraging a network of 4,700 faculty experts across the UW.