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Committee of Writing Mentors, Biostatistical Analysis and Regulatory Support

Name Title/Affiliation Expertise
Kristina Adams Waldorf, MD  Prof OB/GYN, R38 PI and Program Dir.  Maternal-placental-fetal infectious disease and immune response; writing and review of CDAs (Chaired NIH study section focused on CDAs), R38 PI and Program Director; >100 publications 
Rhea Coler, PhD  Prof. Pediatrics  Broach expertise in the pathogenesis of infectious disease and vaccine trials; ~160 publications 
Erin Dwyer, MPH  Analyst, UW OB/GYN Research Core  Statistical analyst in the UW OB/GYN Research Core, supervised by Dr. Ronit Katz 
Kelly Gilmore, MPH  Assoc. Dir. of Research Operations, UW OB/GYN 
Research Core		 Contraception, community-engaged research, maternal and child health disparities, regulatory support 
Shaun Jackson, MD, PhD  Assoc. Prof. Pediatrics, R38 Asst. Prog. Dir  Autoimmunity, B cell tolerance, adaptive immunity 
Ronit Katz, DPhil Prof. UW OB/GYN 
Research Core		 Biostatistician, biomarkers; >230 publications 
Mindy Pike, PhD  Analyst, UW Ob/GYN 
Research Core		 Epidemiologist, women’s health 
Jeff Munson, PhD  Assoc. Prof, Psychiatry, Dir. of R38 Data Management Core  Expertise in statistics, data management and data sharing; will supervise data sharing generated by R38 scholars and depositing of data into appropriate repositories;  
Lakshmi Rajagopal, PhD  Prof. Pediatrics  Expertise in bacterial infections, host-pathogen response; ~90 publications 
Susan Reed, MD  Prof. Emeritus OB/GYN,
Prior Dir. of K12 WRHR and Research Core		 Menopause, reproductive endocrinology, epidemiology; prior Director of the OB/GYN K12 program; extensive experience mentoring and aiding clinician-scientists in manuscript and grant writing; built the OB/GYN Research Core; >150 publications 
Robert Steiner, PhD  Prof. Emeritus, OB/GYN  Reproductive endocrinology, small animal models; decades of experience mentoring; long-term member of the OB/GYN manuscript/grant writing taskforce; ~140 publications 
Elizabeth Swisher, MD, PhD  Prof. OB/GYN; Dir. of K12 WRHR  Gynecologic oncology; Director of OB/GYN K12 program, strong track record of mentoring clinician-scientists; >325 publications 
Lucia Vojtech, PhD  Assistant Professor OB/GYN  Mucosal immunology; recently transitioned from a CDA to launching her own laboratory. Now holds 2 R01s.>40 publications. URM faculty. 

Fellowship and Post-Residency Training Programs Available to R38 Scholars in Seattle with an IMM/ID Focus

Grant Type Name of Program Institution/Department
K12  Women’s Reproductive Health Research  University of Washington Obstetrics & Gynecology (PI: Goff) 
K12  Pediatric and Reproductive Environmental Health Scholars (PREHS)  University of Washington Environmental and Occupational Health Sciences (PIs: Karr, Sathyanarayana)  
T32  Pediatric Injury Research Training Program  University of Washington Pediatrics (PI: Rivara) 
T32  Basic Training at the Intersection of Innate and Adaptive Immunity  University of Washington Immunology (PI: Gale) 
T32  STD and AIDS Research Training Grant  University of Washington Center for AIDS and STD (PI: Wald) 
T32  Training in Cancer Biology and Transplantation  University of Washington Medical Oncology (PI: Davidson) 
T32  Disease of Public Health Importance  University of Washington Global Health (PI: Lund)  
T32  Research Training in Rheumatology  University of Washington Medicine / Pediatrics (PI: Elkon, Rawlings) 
T32  Child Health Equity Research  University of Washington Department of Pediatrics (PI: Coker) 
T32  Academic Pediatric Infectious Disease  Seattle Children’s Research Institute (PI: Urdahl) 
T32  Training Program in Infectious Diseases in the Immunocompromised Host  Fred Hutchinson Cancer Center (PI: Boeckh) 
T32  Interdisciplinary Training in Cancer Research  Fred Hutchinson Cancer Center (PI: Stoddard)