Research Institute Leadership

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  James B. Hendricks, PhD 
  President

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  Leslie R. Walker-Harding, MD 
  Chair, University of Washington Department of Pediatrics
  Associate Dean, UW Medicine
  Senior Vice President, Chief Academic Officer

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  Kim Baggett 
  Vice President, Center Business Operations

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  Holly Beauchene 
  Director, Research Human Resources

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  Vickie Cleator 
  Vice President, Research Service Line Operations

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  Erik M. Lausund 
  Vice President, Research Operations

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  Sue Phillips 
  Director, Cross-Functional Process Improvement

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  Kathy Porada 
  Senior Director, Research Marketing and Communications

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  Petra Smith 
  Vice President, Human Resources

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  F. Bruder Stapleton, MD 
  Senior Vice President, Scientific Affairs

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  Eric Tham, MD, MS 
  Vice President and Associate Chief Information Officer

Research Centers Leadership

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  Ben Towne Center for Childhood Cancer Research

  Rimas Orentas, PhD, Director
  Professor of Pediatrics, University of Washington School of Medicine

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  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

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  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

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  Center for Developmental Biology and Regenerative Medicine

  David Beier, MD, PhD, Director 
  Professor of Pediatrics, University of Washington

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  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

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  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

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  Center for Integrative Brain Research

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