{"id":420,"date":"2016-10-27T13:32:00","date_gmt":"2016-10-27T13:32:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/depts.washington.edu\/diabetes\/?page_id=420"},"modified":"2026-03-23T09:18:14","modified_gmt":"2026-03-23T16:18:14","slug":"directors-staff-2","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/depts.washington.edu\/diabetes\/cell-function-analysis-core-2\/directors-staff-2\/","title":{"rendered":"Directors &#038; Staff"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><section class=\"kc-elm kc-css-775523 kc_row\"><div class=\"kc-row-container  kc-container\"><div class=\"kc-wrap-columns\"><div class=\"kc-elm kc-css-4971 kc_col-sm-12 kc_column kc_col-sm-12\"><div class=\"kc-col-container\">\n<div class=\"kc-elm kc-css-781279 kc-title-wrap \">\n\n\t<h1 class=\"kc_title\">Directors and Staff<\/h1>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"kc-elm kc-css-718289\" style=\"height: 40px; clear: both; width:100%;\"><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/section><section class=\"kc-elm kc-css-814428 kc_row\"><div class=\"kc-row-container  kc-container\"><div class=\"kc-wrap-columns\"><div class=\"kc-elm kc-css-408681 kc_col-sm-6 kc_column kc_col-sm-6\"><div class=\"kc-col-container\"><div class=\"kc-elm kc-css-767115 kc_shortcode kc_single_image\">\n\n        <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/depts.washington.edu\/diabetes\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/Sakeneh-175x250xc.jpg\" class=\"\" alt=\"Sakeneh Zraika\" \/>    <\/div>\n<div class=\"kc-elm kc-css-398556 kc_text_block\"><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/section><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 600;\">Core Director<\/span><br \/>Sakeneh Zraika, Ph.D.<br \/>Ph: (206) 768-5391<br \/><span style=\"font-weight: 600;\"><a href=\"mailto:zraikas@uw.edu\">zraikas@uw.edu<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<p>\n<div class=\"kc-elm kc-css-160994 kc_col-sm-6 kc_column kc_col-sm-6\"><div class=\"kc-col-container\"><div class=\"kc-elm kc-css-522790 kc_shortcode kc_single_image\">\n\n        <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/depts.washington.edu\/diabetes\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/RongTian-175x250xc.jpg\" class=\"\" alt=\"Rong Tian\" \/>    <\/div>\n<div class=\"kc-elm kc-css-628188 kc_text_block\"><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 600;\">Associate Core Director<\/span><br \/>Rong Tian, M.D., Ph.D.<br \/>Ph: (206) 543-8982<br \/><span style=\"font-weight: 600;\"><a href=\"mailto:zraikas@uw.edu\">rongtian@uw.edu<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<p>\n<section class=\"kc-elm kc-css-881269 kc_row\"><div class=\"kc-row-container  kc-container\"><div class=\"kc-wrap-columns\"><div class=\"kc-elm kc-css-549319 kc_col-sm-12 kc_column kc_col-sm-12\"><div class=\"kc-col-container\"><div class=\"kc-elm kc-css-826449\" style=\"height: 40px; 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