Leadership

Children's Wisconsin Research Institute is directed by innovative researchers who are leaders in their fields.

Chief Scientific Officer:

• Calvin Williams, MD, PhD

Research unit leaders:

• Developmental Genetics and Genomics:
  Ulrich Broeckel, MD and Martin Hessner, PhD
• Infection, Inflammation, and Immunity:
  Nita Salzman, MD, PhD and James Verbsky, MD, PhD
• Cardiovascular and Lung Development:
  Kirk Pritchard, PhD, Joy Lincoln PhD, FAHA and Girija G. Konduri, MD, MS
• Patient-Centered Research:
  Cindy Schwartz, MD, Karen Kavanaugh, PhD, RN, FAAN, Julie Panepinto, MD, MSPH

Vice President Research Administration:

• Elizabeth Bedwell