Directors
Bonnie Ramsey, MD, Program Director and Director,
Clinical Core
Dr. Ramsey has been a
clinical investigator in the field of cystic fibrosis (CF) for over 25
years. She is the co-PI of the Clinical Translational Science Award at
the University of Washington, Vice Chair for Research of the Department
of Pediatrics, and Director of the Coordinating Center of the Cystic
Fibrosis Therapeutics Development Network, a clinical trials network
composed of 77 research sites throughout the US. She is a Professor of
Pediatrics holding an Endowed Chair in Cystic Fibrosis Research. She is
an elected Fellow of the American Pediatric Society and the American
Association of Physicians. Dr. Ramsey along with Dr. E. Peter Greenberg
will oversee all administrative and scientific aspects of the center.
In addition, Dr. Ramsey is the Director for the Clinical Core of the
Seattle CFRTC. She is an internationally recognized leader in clinical
research in cystic fibrosis. Her early research was instrumental in
moving inhaled tobramycin solution from early translational studies to
eventual FDA approval in the United States. She also launched the CFF
TDN in conjunction with the CF Foundation in 1998 and has successfully
overseen the network's rapid growth and development. 
E. Peter Greenberg, PhD, Co-Program Director and
Director, Microbiology Core
Dr. Greenberg is a Professor
of Microbiology and is a Multi-PI with Dr. Ramsey. In addition, Dr.
Greenberg is also the Director for the Microbiology Core of the Seattle
CFRTC. Dr. Greenberg is currently Director of the UW CF Foundation
supported Research Development Program (RDP). He has served
continuously as a member of the CFF Research and Training Committee for
the past 12 years. He is an elected member of the National Academy of
Sciences and the American Academy of Arts and Sciences. He has made
major contributions to our understanding of the fundamental biology
underlying the chronicity of CF lung infections and the regulation of
virulence gene expression in P.
aeruginosa and other CF pathogens. Dr. Greenberg is an authority
on microbemicrobe interactions. This is an area of increasing relevance
as we come to understand that the CF lung represents a polymicrobial
community. Furthermore, as research efforts on the intestinal
microbiota of CF patients begins to move ahead this expertise will be
invaluable. Dr. Greenberg's lab is currently located on
the third floor of the K-wing of UW Medicine in laboratories adjacent
to the CF Foundation supported RDP Biofilm Core.
Samuel Miller, MD, Director, Genomics Core
Dr. Miller is a Professor of Medicine, Microbiology, and Genome Sciences. He is a physician, infectious diseases specialist, and experienced researcher in bacterial pathogenesis and host-pathogen interaction. He has over 15 years experience as a PI in the research area of Genomic Sciences. He is also experienced in the area of cystic fibrosis (CF), and is the former Director of the Cystic Fibrosis Research and Development Program at the University of Washington, now directed by E. Pete Greenberg, and on which he retains direction of the Genomics Core. Dr. Miller also functions as the Director of a Research Center of Excellence in Biodefense and Emerging Infectious Diseases for the region.
William C. Parks, PhD, Director, Inflammation Core
Dr. Parks is a
Professor of Medicine in Pulmonary and Critical Care and Director of
the Center for Lung Biology. He is an internationally recognized leader
in metalloproteinase and extracellular matrix biology, with particular
emphasis in tissue repair, host-pathogen interactions, and
immunity.Working with Dr. Denny Liggitt, Chair of the Department of
Comparative Medicine, and Dr. Parks established the Histology
and Imaging Core, into which much of the services of the
Inflammation Core will integrate.
