Research Institute Leadership

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  James B. Hendricks, PhD
  President

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  F. Bruder Stapleton, MD
  Chair, Center Director Advisory Committee
  Chief Academic Officer
  Senior Vice President

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  Kim Baggett
  Senior Director, Integrated Business Operations – JMB

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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
  Director, Research Marketing and Communications

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  Stefanie Robinson
  Chief Production Officer

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  Dedra Schendzielos
  Senior Director, Integrated Business Operations – CTCR

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  Petra Smith
  Vice President, Human Resources

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  Ryan Sousa
  Chief Data Officer

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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

  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

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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

  Timothy Rose, PhD, Co-Director
  Professor of Pediatric Infectious Diseases, University of Washington School of Medicine

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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