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

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, PhD
Senior Vice President and Chief Scientific Officer 

Carrie Heike, MD, MS
Interim Co-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

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
Interim 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

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

Danielle Zerr, MD, MPH
Interim Director, Center for Global Infectious Disease Research
Professor and Division Chief, Pediatric Infectious Disease; Adjunct Professor, Epidemiology, University of Washington School of Medicine