Research Institute Leadership

Erik M. Lausund
Vice President, Research Operations and Logistics

John M. Streck
Chief, Research Operations

Childhood Cancer

Irwin Bernstein, MD
Director

Hartmann Professor and Head, Division of Pediatric Hematology/Oncology, University of Washington School of Medicine

Member and Head, Pediatric Oncology Program, Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center

Clinical Research Professor, American Cancer Society

Genetics and Development

Michael J. Bamshad, MD
Director

Chief, Allan and Phyllis Treuer Endowed Chair, Division of Genetics and Developmental Medicine, Seattle Children’s

Professor of Pediatrics and Neurology, University of Washington School of Medicine

Child Health, Behavior and Development

Dimitri Christakis, MD, MPH
Director

Professor of Pediatrics, Adjunct Professor of Health Services, University of Washington School of Medicine

Tissue and Cell Sciences

Allison Eddy, MD
Director

Chief, Division of Nephrology, Seattle Children’s

Professor of Pediatric Nephrology, University of Washington School of Medicine

Program Director, University of Washington Child Health Research Center

Neurosciences

Jan "Nino" Ramirez, PhD
Director

Professor, Neurological Surgery, University of Washington School of Medicine

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

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

Childhood Infections and Prematurity Research

Arnold Smith, MD
Director

Professor of Pediatrics, University of Washington School of Medicine

Adjunct Professor, Department of Microbiology, University of Washington

Developmental Therapeutics

Charles Smith, PhD
Director

Professor of Pediatrics, University of Washington School of Medicine