- Director, Lean PerformanceInstitute of Translational Health Sciences
- Patricia Areán, PhD Professor, Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences University of Washington Patricia Areán, PhD is a professor in the UW Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences and a licensed clinical psychologist. Her research focuses on the recognition and treatment of mental disorders in older adults...
- Thomas H. Gallagher, MD Professor, Medicine University of Washington Thomas H. Gallagher, MD, is a general internist who is Professor in the Department of Medicine at the University of Washington, where he is Associate Chair for Patient Care Quality, Safety, and Value. Dr. Gallagher has...
- Keith Eaton, MD, PhD Associate Professor, School of Medicine University of Washington Associate Member Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center Medical Director, Quality, Safety and Value, Infusion and Pharmacy Services; Clinical Director, Thoracic/Head & Neck Oncology Seattle Cancer Care Alliance Dr. Keith D. Eaton is a medical...
- Director of Research Information TechnologyUniversity of Washington
- Conflict Resolution Specialist,
UW Medicine Human Resources
- Emily Cox, PhD Scientific Writer and Project Manager Providence Health and Services Emily Cox, PhD, is a Clinical Exercise Physiologist and has a PhD in Pharmaceutical Sciences. She completed her graduate work as a National Science Foundation Graduate Fellow, and her postdoctoral work with the...
- Barbara Konkle, MD Medical Director, Special Hemotosis Laboratory Associate Director, Hemophilia Treatment Center, Bloodworks Northwest Interim Chief Scientific Officer, Bloodworks Northwest Professor of Hematology and Medicine, University of Washington A nationally and internationally recognized expert in laboratory evaluation, diagnosis, and treatment of bleeding and clotting... - Will Dean Revenue Cycle Manager Clinical Trials Office, University of Washington - Eli Reis Training and Communication Specialist, Clinical Trials Office University of Washington - Laurel Weigler Manager of Program Operations Clinical Trials Office, University of Washington
- Oscar Cano Product Manager, Clinical Trials Management System Program Office Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center Oscar Cano is the Product Manager for the CTMS Program Office, a tri-institutional group responsible for the implementation and ongoing operation of the Clinical Trial Management System (CTMS). Oscar has...
- Nicole Summerside, MHA Manager of Program Operations Center for Health Sciences Interprofessional Education Research and Practice, University of Washington Nicole Summerside, MHA is a Manager of Program Operations for the UW Center for Health Sciences Interprofessional Education, Research and Practice (CHSIE). She delivers program management...
- Andrei Shustov, MD Associate Professor, Division of Hematology, University of Washington Associate Member, Fred Hutch Andre Shustov, M.D., is a hematologist at SCCA and a UW associate professor of Hematology and Medicine. Dr. Shustov strives to provide state-of-the-art patient care based on current advancements in...
- Diana Nelson Louden, MLIBR Biomedical and Translational Sciences Librarian University of Washington Health Sciences Library Diana Nelson Louden is the Biomedical and Translational Sciences Librarian at the University of Washington Health Sciences Library. In this capacity she supports ITHS, ITHS educational programs, and ITHS members...
- Regulatory Specialist
Institute of Translational Health Sciences
- Professor, Medicine
University of Washington
Section Head, General Internal Medicine
University of Washington Medical Center
- Research AdministratorSeattle Cancer Care Alliance
- Laura-Mae Baldwin, MD, MPH
Professor, Department of Family MedicineUniversity of Washington
Investigator, WWAMI Rural Health Research Center
- Tania Bardyn, MLIS, AHIP Associate Dean of University Libraries University of Washington Tania Bardyn, MLIS, AHIP, joined the University of Washington on November 7, 2011 as Associate Dean of University Libraries, Director of the Health Sciences Library, and Director, National Network of Libraries of Medicine...
- Anirban Basu, PhD Stergachis Family Endowed Director The Comparative Health Outcomes, Policy, and Economics (CHOICE) Institute Professor, Health Economics Departments of Pharmacy, Health Services, and Economics University of Washington Dr. Basu works at the interface of microeconomics, statistics and health policy. His work has enriched... - Erin Blakeney, PhD, RN Research Assistant Professor, Biobehavioral Nursing and Health UW School of Nursing Dr. Erin Blakeney is a Research Assistant Professor in the Department of Biobehavioral Nursing and Health Informatics at the UW School of Nursing. Her research focuses on application of...
- Kersten Brinkworth, CCRC Training Program Manager Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center Kersten Brinkworth, CCRA is the Training Program Manager for Clinical Research Support (CRS) at the Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center. Kersten has over twenty years of clinical research experience working within the investigative site,...
- Beth Britt, PhD Director of Analytics, School of Medicine University of Washington Dr. Beth Britt is the Director of Analytics, reporting to both School of Medicine BIME Department and UW Medicine IT Services. The Analytics group at UW Medicine is comprised of approximately 50 architects,...
- Terri Butler, PhD Director, Research Partnerships Institute of Translational Health Sciences Assistant Director, Buerk Center for Entrepreneurship University of Washington Terri Butler, PhD, is the Director of Research Partnerships at ITHS, the primary contact for the ITHS Drug and Device Advisory Committee, and the Assistant...
- Miles Coleman, PhD Director, Digital Technology and Cultures Seattle University Dr. Miles C. Coleman is an Instructor in the program on Digital Technology and Cultures. His research and teaching interests include ethics; rhetorical theory and criticism; participatory cultures of media; science communication; new media and...
- Kevin Conley, PhD Professor, Radiology University of Washington Kevin Conley is the director of the Translational Center for Metabolic Imaging (TCMI) at the University of Washington Medical Center. The TCMI goals are: 1) Development: to create in vivo diagnostic tools that open a window into...
- Lauren Corulli Lab Manager, Cancer Vaccine Institute University of Washington Lauren Corulli has worked under Dr. Disis at the Cancer Vaccine Institute for over 8 years. She received her BS in Biology/Physiology from the University of Washington, and received her graduate certificate in Project Management...
- Jennifer Davies
- Bas de Veer, MS Manager of Research IT Services University of Washington Bas de Veer MS is a medical informatician who specializes in bridging the gap between the worlds of medicine and informatics. He possesses more than a decade of experience in the areas of...
- Linette Demers, PhD Vice President, Commercialization Washington Biotechnology & Biomedical Association (WBBA) Linette Demers joined WBBA in November 2014 as Vice President, Commercialization. Dr. Demers is responsible for the portfolio of WBBA commercialization Programs, including mentoring, consulting, and direct connections through investor forums that drive...
- Beth Devine, PhD, PharmD, MBA Associate Professor, Pharmacy Adjunct Associate Professor, Bioinformatics and Medical Education and Health Services University of Washington Beth Devine is an Associate Professor in Pharmacy and an Adjunct Associate Professor in Bioinformatics and Medical Education and Health Services at the University...
- Douglas S. Diekema MD, MPH Center for Pediatric Bioethics, SCRI Professor of Pediatrics University of Washington
- Nora Disis, MD Associate Dean, Translational Science University of Washington School of Medicine Professor of Medicine and Adjunct Professor of Pathology and Obstetrics and Gynecology Helen B. Slonaker Endowed Professor for Cancer Research University of Washington Member Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center Dr. Nora Disis,...
- Abigail Echo-Hawk, MA Chief Research Officer Seattle Indian Health Board Ms. Echo-Hawk, M.A., an enrolled member of the Pawnee Nation of Oklahoma, is the Chief Research Officer for the Seattle Indian Health Board, a Federally Qualified Health Center serving American Indians and Alaska Natives in...
- Abraham Flaxman, PhD Assistant Professor, Global Health Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation (IHME) University of Washington Abraham Flaxman, PhD, is Assistant Professor of Global Health at the Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation (IHME) at the University of Washington. He is currently leading the...
- Thomas Fleming, PhD Professor, Biostatistics University of Washington Thomas R. Fleming, PhD, is Professor and former Chair of the Department of Biostatistics at the University of Washington in Seattle, Member of the Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center, and the former Director of the Statistical Center...
- Charles W. Frevert, DVM, ScD Associate Professor, Department of Comparative Medicine University of Washington Dr. Charles Frevert is an Associate Professor in the Department of Comparative Medicine at the University of Washington. He received his DVM degree from Iowa State University and a Doctor of...
- Janna Friedly, MD Associate Professor, Rehabilitation Medicine University of Washington Janna Friedly, MD, is a board certified physician at the Rehabilitation Medicine Clinic at Harborview and a UW associate professor of Medicine and Rehabilitation Medicine.
- Kevin Gertz Research Manager University of Washington Kevin Gertz is a research manager in the Department of Rehabilitation Medicine at the University of Washington. He manages clinical trials exploring behavioral and psychological interventions for treatment of chronic pain, fatigue, depression and other conditions secondary to chronic medical conditions...
- Amy Good, PhD Manager, Research Coordination Center, ITHS University of Washington Amy Good, PhD is the Implementation Manager for the Research Coordination Center at the University of Washington, Institute of Translational Health Sciences. Amy leads a team of research coordinators who support the conduct of...
- Ted Gooley, PhD Director, Clinical Biostatistics Program Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center Dr. Gooley is a biostatistician, with well-recognized expertise in the design and analysis of laboratory research, clinical trials and observational studies. He is the Director of the Clinical Biostatistics Program within the Clinical...
- Chessa Goss, MSc Research Coordinator, ITHS University of Washington Chessa Goss is a Research Coordinator at the University of Washington, Institute of Translational Health Sciences, Research Coordination Center. She obtained her Bachelors and Masters of Biological Science from the University of Rhode Island, although she...
- Yesenia Green, PhD Business Development Specialist Nativis, Inc. Dr. Green is currently a Business Development Specialist with Nativis Inc. She was also the Program Manager for WINGS. Dr. Green completed her thesis research at the Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center, working on microRNA extracellular transfer....
- Department of Industrial & Systems EngineeringUniversity of Washington
- Reina Hibbert, CCRC Regulatory Affairs Coordinator/Manager Seattle Cancer Care Alliance Reina Hibbert, CCRC, has been working in the clinical research industry for almost 15 years. Her previous experience includes bench laboratory and Institutional Review Board operations. With an extensive clinical and regulatory research background, Reina...
- Rodney Ho, PhD, FAAAS, FAAPS Professor, Pharmaceutics, Bioengineering (Adjunct) Director of the Targeted Long-Acting Combination Antiretroviral Therapy (TLC- ART) Program University of Washington Affiliate Member of Clinical Pharmacology, Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center Affiliate Faculty, UW Center for AIDS Research Dr. Ho is a professor...
- Jeanne Hoffman, PhD Professor, Rehabilitation Medicine University of Washington Jeanne Hoffman, Ph.D. is a Professor at the University of Washington (UW) in the Department of Rehabilitation Medicine. She is an attending psychologist at the UW Medical Center where she spends time on the inpatient rehabilitation...
- Jeffrey G. Jarvik, MD, MPH Professor, Radiology, Neuroradiology, Health Services and Neurological Surgery Adjunct professor, Orthopedics & Sports Medicine and Pharmacy University of Washington Jeffrey G. Jarvik, MD, MPH, is a radiologist at UW Medical Center and a UW professor of Radiology, Neuroradiology, Health Services...
- Larry Kessler, ScD Professor, Department of Health Services, School of Public Health Director of Regulatory Oversight, Center for Dialysis Innovation University of Washington Larry Kessler is a former Chair of the Department of Health Services. He served as Director of the Office of Surveillance and Biometrics,...
- Linda K. Ko, PhD Associate Professor University of Washington, School of Public Health, Department of Health Services Adjunct Associate Professor, Department of Family Medicine University of Washington School of Medicine Associate Member, Cancer Prevention Program Public Health Sciences Division, Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center Linda...
- Stephanie Kraft, JD Acting Instructor, Treuman Katz Center for Pediatric Bioethics Seattle Children’s Stephanie Kraft, JD, is an Acting Instructor at the Treuman Katz Center for Pediatric Bioethics at Seattle Children’s Research Institute and the University of Washington School of Medicine Department of Pediatrics. As...
- Andrew Laughlin, MS, JD Associate, Life Sciences Practice Group Christensen|O’Connor|Johnson|Kindness PLLC (COJK) Andrew Laughlin is an associate in the life sciences practice group at Christensen O’Connor Johnson Kindness PLLC (COJK), focusing his practice on the preparation and prosecution of patent applications related to chemical, nanotechnology,...
- Danielle Lavallee, PharmD, PhD Research Associate Professor, Surgery Adjunct Research Associate Professor, Health Services University of Washington Dr. Danielle Lavallee is a patient-centered outcomes researcher whose work focuses on developing novel processes for collecting and reporting patient-reported data in a manner to support both clinical...
- Program Manager, Washington Innovation Network (WIN) for Life Sciences
Washington Biotechnology & Biomedical Association (WBBA)
- Rosetta Eun Ryong Lee Educator and Diversity Consultant Seattle Girls’ School Rosetta Lee serves Seattle Girls’ School in dual roles. SGS is an innovative school for Junior High School girls, aiming to empower women leaders and change agents and dedicating its energies to a diverse...
- Bran LeFae Medical Writer Seattle Genetics Bran LeFae is medical writer at Seattle Genetics, where she writes and edit clinical study reports, study protocols, investigator’s brochures, clinical data summaries, and other medical and regulatory documents. Previously, she was the regulatory affairs coordinator for the Division...
- Paul Leonard Principal Leonard Consulting, LLC With more than 25 years of experience in the medical device and technology industries, Paul has extensive experience in product development. He has also amassed a broad technical background in electro-mechanical design, injection-molded part design, and optomechanical design. Paul...
- Brian Leroux, PhD Professor, Oral Health Sciences University of Washington Dr. Brian Leroux is a Professor in the Department of Oral Health Sciences with a joint appointment in the Department of Biostatistics. He received his PhD in Statistics from The University of British Columbia in...
- Denny Liggitt, DVM, PhD, DACVP Professor and Chairman, Comparative Medicine School of Medicine University of Washington Denny Liggitt, DVM, PhD is Professor and Chairman of the Department of Comparative Medicine, School of Medicine, University of Washington, Seattle. This Department has both academic and service missions...
- Aaron R. Lyon, PhD Assistant Professor, Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences Director, SMART Center University of Washington Aaron R. Lyon, PhD is an Associate Professor in the Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences at the University of Washington (UW). He is also Director of the UW School Mental...
- Jason Malone, MPA, CIP Assistant Director for Regulatory Affairs, Human Subjects Division University of Washington Jason Malone is currently the Assistant Director, Regulatory Affairs at the University of Washington (UW) Human Subjects Division (HSD). In his role there he oversees the compliance and post-approval monitoring...
- Paul Martin, MD Co-Principal Investigator Institute of Translational Health Sciences Member Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center Paul J. Martin, MD, a co-Principal Investigator of the Institute, served as the Medical Director of Clinical Research Support, the Fred Hutch Clinical Trials Office, from 2011 to 2017....
- Susanne May, PhD Associate Professor, Biostatistics University of Washington Dr. Susanne May is Associate Professor of Biostatistics at the University of Washington, Seattle. She is the principal investigator for the Resuscitation Outcomes Consortium Data Coordinating Center. She has taught introductory and advanced biostatistics classes including...
- Jeannine S. McCune, PharmD Dr. McCune co-directs the UW Department of Pharmaceutics’ Pharmacokinetics and Modeling Laboratory. She is a Professor at the University of Washington and Full Member at the Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center. Dr. McCune’s research focuses on the clinical pharmacokinetics of anticancer...
- Ann Melvin, MD, MPH Associate Professor, Pediatrics Seattle Children’s Hospital Ann J. Melvin, MD, MPH, is Associate Professor of Pediatric Infectious Diseases. Dr. Melvin received her MD and MPH from Tulane University School of Medicine and completed her Pediatric residency and Pediatric Infectious Disease fellowship...
- Adrienne Meyer, MPA, CIP Assistant Director for Research Support, Human Subjects Division University of Washington Adrienne Meyer, MPA, CIP, is the Assistant Director for Researcher Support in the Human Subjects Division at the University of Washington. Adrienne is a regulatory specialist and frequent lecturer on...
- Sean D. Mooney, PhD Chief Research Information Officer (CRIO) UW Medicine Professor, Biomedical Informatics and Medical Education University of Washington Dr. Sean Mooney is the Chief Research Information Officer (CRIO) of UW Medicine and a Professor in the Department of Biomedical Informatics and Medical Education...
- Claudia Moore, MSc Regulatory Program Operations Manager Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center Claudia Moore was formerly the CRS Regulatory Operations Program Manager at the Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center. She has eight years of experience supporting clinical activities for FDA regulated Industry Sponsored phase I,...
- Mandy Morneault Administrator, Department of Bioethics and Humanities Clinical Research & Regulatory Training Specialist University of Washington Mandy Morneault is the Administrator with the Department of Bioethics and Humanities at the University of Washington. She is responsible for Financial Management and Operations, Human Resource Management,...
- India Ornelas, PhD, MPH Associate Professor, Health Services University of Washington Dr. Ornelas has a PhD in Health Behavior and Health Education from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, an MPH from the University of Washington, and an AB in Health and Society...
- Michael Parchman, MD, MPH Director, MacCollCenter for Health Care Innovation Group Health Research Institute, Seattle
- Donald L. Patrick, PhD, MSPH Professor and Director, Seattle Quality of Life Group University of Washington Donald Patrick currently serves the Department of Health Services as Associate Chair for Research. He was the first Director of Social and Behavioral Sciences in the School of Public...
- Kathryn Porter, JD, MPH Research Associate Seattle Children’s Kathryn M. Porter, JD, MPH is a Research Scientist for the Treuman Katz Center for Pediatric Bioethics at Seattle Children’s Research Institute. She is the ITHS Bioethics Program Manager and a research bioethics consultant. Her own research...
- David Prince, PhD Manager of Biostatistics Axiom Research David Prince is the Manager of Biostatistics at Axiom Research. His prior role was research associate at the Data Coordinating Center for the Resuscitation Outcomes Consortium (ROC), where he focused on clinical trials, specifically trials investigating interventions for...
- Public Health Sciences, Fred Hutchinson Cancer CenterProfessor, Medicine
University of Washington
- Terry R. Rogers, MD CEO Foundation for Health Care Quality Dr. Rogers is CEO of the Foundation for Health Care Quality, and he will present information about the clinical quality programs of the Foundation. These programs rely heavily on the collection, organizing, analysis and reporting...
- Lynn Rose, PhD Director, Scientific Administration Benaroya Research Institute at Virginia Mason Affiliate Associate Professor, School of Pharmacy University of Washington Dr. Lynn Rose is the Director of Scientific Administration for the Benaroya Research Institute at Virginia Mason and an Affiliate Associate Professor in the...
- Tumaini Rucker Coker, MD, MBA Associate Professor, Pediatrics University of Washington Director of Research, Center for Diversity and Health Equity Seattle Children’s Tumaini Rucker Coker, MD, MBA, is Associate Professor of Pediatrics at the University of Washington, Director of Research at Seattle Children’s Center for...
- Kurt Schaefer Associate Director, Clinical Research Billing Office Seattle Cancer Care Alliance Kurt Schaefer has worked at Seattle Cancer Care Alliance (SCCA) for 14 years with his tenure initially focused on Revenue Cycle and more recently, Research Billing Compliance. He helped form the Clinical Research...
- Lee Schindler, JD Partner, Emerging Companies & Venture Capital Practice Perkins Coie Lee Schindler, a partner in the Emerging Companies & Venture Capital practice at Perkins Coie, serves as corporate counsel to high growth technology and life science companies. Lee also represents the venture capitalists...
- Steve Schmechel, MD, PhD Associate Professor, Department of Pathology, University of Washington Chief of Pathology and Director of Cytopathology, University of Washington Director, NWBioTrust, University of Washington and Fred Hutch
- Eric Seibel, PhD Research Professor, Mechanical Engineering Adjunct Research Professor, Bioengineering and Electrical Engineering University of Washington Dr. Seibel received undergraduate and master degrees in Mechanical Engineering from Cornell University and University of California, Berkeley, respectively. After working 4 years in the medical (ophthalmic) device...
- Seema Shah, JD Associate Professor, Pediatrics, University of Washington Faculty, Treuman Katz Center for Pediatric Bioethics, Seattle Children’s Seema Shah, JD, associate professor of pediatrics at the University of Washington and faculty member in the Treuman Katz Center for Pediatric Bioethics, is an expert in...
- Brian Shirts, MD, PhD Assistant Professor, Laboratory Medicine Associate Director, Genetics Division, Laboratory Medicine Assistant Director, Informatics Division, Laboratory Medicine University of Washington Brian Shirts, MD, is a board certified physician and assistant director of UW Medicine Genetics and Solid Tumor and Informatics for UW...
- Nathan Sniadecki, PhD Professor, Mechanical Engineering Adjunct Professor, Bioengineering Associate Chair for Research and Infrastructure, Mechanical Engineering University of Washington Nathan Sniadecki’s research is in the area of cell mechanics, mechanobiology, and bioMEMs. His lab develops micro- and nano-scale tools to understand the mechanical properties...
- Sean D. Sullivan, PhD Professor and Dean, School of Pharmacy University of Washington Sean D. Sullivan is Professor and Dean of the University of Washington School of Pharmacy. In addition to his joint appointment as Professor of Health Services, He also holds adjunct appointments in the School...
- Beti Thompson, PhD Associate Program Head, Cancer Prevention Program Associate Director for Minority Health and Health Disparities, Health Disparities Research Center Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center Professor Emeritus, Health Services University of Washington Dr. Beti Thompson is a full member and Associate Program Head in...
- Gerald van Belle, PhD Professor Emeritus, Environmental and Occupational Health Professor Emeritus, Biostatistics University of Washington Dr. van Belle holds a joint appointment in the Department of Environmental and Occupational Health and the Department Biostatistics. He served as chair of the former from 1991 to...
- Ashley Waldie, MA, CCRP Operations Manager Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center Ashley Waldie, MA, CCRP, is the Start-up Operations Manager in Clinical Research Support (CRS). At CRS, Ashley manages a central team that provides comprehensive study start-up support on behalf of Cancer Consortium investigators to...
- Jude Warner Research Interviewing Supervisor of Collaborative Data Services (CDS) Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center Jude Warner is the Research Interviewing Supervisor of Collaborative Data Services (CDS), at Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center. She oversees and manages daily operations, supervises an amazing team of 7,...
- Benjamin S. Wilfond, MD Director, Treuman Katz Center for Pediatric Bioethics Seattle Children’s Benjamin S. Wilfond, MD, is the director of the Treuman Katz Center for Pediatric Bioethics at Seattle Children’s Research Institute and professor and chief of the Division of Bioethics in the Department...
- Danielle Woodward Director, Survey Research Division / SDRG School of Social Work University of Washington Danielle Woodward joined the Social Development Research Group (SDRG) in 1994 as a Research Study Assistant on the Raising Healthy Children Project. She has been the Director of the Survey...
- Steve Zeliadt, PhD, MPH Research Associate Professor Department of Health Services, School of Public Health University of Washington; Associate Director Seattle VA Health Services Research & Development Center of Innovation Steve Zeliadt is a Research Associate Professor in the Department of Health Services in the...
- Brenda Zierler, PhD, RN Professor, Biobehavioral Nursing and Health Informatics Adjunct Professor, Biomedical Informatics and Medical Education Adjunct Professor, Health Services Adjunct Professor, Surgery University of Washington Director of Research, Training and Faculty Development UW Center for Health Sciences Interprofessional Education, Research, and Practice Dr....