Scientific and Administrative Leadership
President Jane Buckner, MD, and Executive Director and Chief Operating Officer Margaret McCormick, PhD, make up BRI’s core leadership team. Drs. Buckner and McCormick guide and oversee BRI’s work and progress, and are a driving force behind our vision of a healthy immune system for everyone. Dr. Buckner has conducted research at BRI and seen patients at Virginia Mason Franciscan Health for over 20 years. Dr. McCormick has been at the helm of life science and biotech organizations for much of her career. She has been with BRI since 2017 and also serves as the vice president of research at Virginia Mason Medical Center.
Faculty Advisory Council
Daniel J. Campbell, PhD
Director, Center for Fundamental Immunology; Member; Principal Investigator, Campbell Lab
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Karen Cerosaletti, PhD
Associate Member; Principal Investigator, Cerosaletti Lab; Director, Center for Translational Immunology
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Jessica Hamerman, PhD
Member; Principal Investigator, Hamerman Lab; Center for Fundamental Immunology; Director, Academic Affairs
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Adam Lacy-Hulbert, PhD
Member; Principal Investigator, Lacy-Hulbert Lab; Director, Center for Systems Immunology
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Carmen Mikacenic, MD
Associate Director, BRI; Member; Principal Investigator, Mikacenic Lab; Principal Investigator, Pulmonary Disease Biorepository; Center for Translational Immunology
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Cate Speake, PhD
Associate Member; Principal Investigator, Speake Lab; Director, Center for Interventional Immunology
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News
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Recognizing BRI Researcher, LeAnn Nguyen, PhD, for Institute for Translational Immunology Fellowship Award
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Benaroya Research Institute Awarded 16 Million Across 18 Grants in First Half of 2026 to Predict, Prevent, Reverse and Cure Immune System Diseases
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