Research Institute Leadership

  • Laura Baker, MS, RN, NE-BC

    Senior Director, Clinical Research Integration

  • Jenny Barrett

    Senior Director, Center Business Operations

  • David Beier, MD, PhD

    Director, Center for Developmental Biology and Regenerative Medicine
    Professor, Pediatrics, University of Washington School of Medicine

  • Brent Bell

    Vice President, Research Administration

  • Timothy Cherry, PhD

    Associate Director, Center for Developmental Biology and Regenerative Medicine

  • Rhea Coler, MSc, PhD

    Interim Director, Center for Global Infectious Disease Research

  • Jason Debley, MD, MPH

    Director, Center for Respiratory Biology and Therapeutics
    Professor, Division of Pulmonary and Sleep Medicine, Department of Pediatrics, University of Washington School of Medicine

  • Vittorio Gallo

    Vittorio Gallo, PhD

    Senior Vice President and Chief Scientific Officer

  • Carrie Heike, MD, MS

    Director, Center for Clinical and Translational Research
    Associate Professor, Department of Pediatrics, University of Washington School of Medicine

  • LyKheng Huot

    Senior Director, Center Business Operations

  • Alexis Kaushansky

    Alexis Kaushansky, PhD

    Interim Director, Center for Global Infectious Disease Research

  • Mignon Loh, MD

    Director, Ben Towne Center for Childhood Cancer and Blood Disorders Research
    Chief, Division of Pediatric Hematology, Oncology, Bone Marrow Transplant and Cellular Therapy
    Professor, Department of Pediatrics, University of Washington School of Medicine
    Head, Section of Pediatric Oncology, Fred Hutch Cancer Center

  • Tonya Palermo, PhD

    Director, Center for Child Health, Behavior and Development
    Professor, Anesthesiology and Pain Medicine, University of Washington School of Medicine

  • Matt Pommer

    Senior Director, Research Strategy, Financial Planning and Projects

  • Kathy Porada

    Senior Director, Research and Clinical, Marketing and Communications

  • Laurie Price, JD

    Senior Director, Office of Institutional Assurances

  • Jan “Nino” Ramirez, PhD

    Director, Norcliffe Foundation Center for Integrative Brain Research
    Professor, Neurological Surgery, University of Washington School of Medicine

  • Daksha Ranade, BHMS, MBA, MPH

    Senior Director, Research Informatics and Biostatistics

  • David Rawlings, MD

    Director, Center for Immunity and Immunotherapies
    Chief, Division of Immunology, Seattle Children's Hospital
    Professor, Pediatrics and Immunology, University of Washington School of Medicine

  • Mushka Rohani

    Director, People Operations – Research

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    Eric Tham, MD, MS

    Senior Vice President and Chief Research Operations Officer

  • Rajesh Uthamanthil, DVM, PhD

    Assistant Vice President, Research and Innovation
    Chief Medical Officer, Preclinical and Translational Medicine
    Affiliate Professor, Department of Comparative Medicine, University of Washington School of Medicine

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    Leslie R. Walker, MD

    Senior Vice President, Chief Academic Officer
    Chair, Department of Pediatrics, University of Washington School of Medicine
    Associate Dean, UW Medicine