About the Research Institute

Research Institute Leadership

James B. Hendricks, PhD
President
Leslie R. Walker-Harding, MD
Chair, University of Washington Department of Pediatrics
Associate Dean, UW Medicine
Senior Vice President, Chief Academic Officer
Kim Baggett
Senior Director, Basic Science Operations
Holly Beauchene
Director, Research Human Resources
Vickie Cleator
Vice President, Research Service Line Operations
Erik M. Lausund
Vice President, Research Operations
Sue Phillips
Director, Cross-Functional Process Improvement
Kathy Porada
Senior Director, Research Marketing and Communications
Petra Smith
Vice President, Human Resources
F. Bruder Stapleton, MD
Senior Vice President, Scientific Affairs
Eric Tham, MD, MS
Vice President and Associate Chief Information Officer

Research Centers Leadership

Ben Towne Center for Childhood Cancer Research

Michael Jensen, MD, Director
Professor, Division of Hematology-Oncology, Department of Pediatrics, University of Washington School of Medicine
Member, Clinical Division, Program in Immunology at Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center
Member, UW/FHCRC National Cancer Institute–Designated Comprehensive Cancer Center
Center for Child Health, Behavior and Development

Dimitri Christakis, MD, MPH, Director
Professor of Pediatrics, Adjunct Professor of Health Services, University of Washington School of Medicine
Center for Clinical and Translational Research

Bonnie Ramsey, MD, Director
Director, CF Therapeutics Development Network (TDN) Coordinating Center
Professor of Pediatrics, University of Washington School of Medicine
Vice Chair for Research, Department of Pediatrics, University of Washington School of Medicine
Co-Director, Pediatric Clinical Research Center, Seattle Children's
Center for Developmental Biology and Regenerative Medicine

David Beier, MD, PhD, Director
Professor of Pediatrics, University of Washington
Center for Global Infectious Disease Research

Lisa M. Frenkel, MD, Co-Director
Professor of Pediatrics and Laboratory Medicine, University of Washington School of Medicine

John Aitchison, PhD, Co-Director
Affiliate Professor, University of Washington
Center for Immunity and Immunotherapies

David Rawlings, MD, Director
Head, Section of Immunology, Seattle Children's
Professor of Pediatrics and Immunology, University of Washington School of Medicine
Center for Integrative Brain Research

Jan “Nino” Ramirez, PhD, Director
Professor, Neurological Surgery, University of Washington School of Medicine

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