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Lab Team

Robert DiBlasi, RRT-NPS, FAARC

Rob DiBlasi, RRT-NPS, FAARC, is the manager of Research and Evidence-Based Practice in the Respiratory Therapy department at Seattle Children's Hospital and principal investigator for the DiBlasi Lab in the Center for Respiratory Biology and Therapeutics (CRBT) at Seattle Children’s Research Institute. He has served as a respiratory therapist at Seattle Children's Hospital for 25 years and as a researcher since 2006. DiBlasi is a board-certified registered respiratory therapist and neonatal/pediatric specialist, and a fellow of the American Association for Respiratory Care.

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Hattie KenKnight

Research Scientist II

Hattie KenKnight is a research associate of the DiBlasi Lab with a background in biological research and clinical patient care.
Ashwitha Legala

Research Scientist II

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