General Contacts

For general inquiries, please contact the Immune Tolerance Network (ITN) at the Coordinating Center in Seattle. The ITN is led by Benaroya Research Institute, in partnership with the University of California San Francisco and Duke University.

Office of the Director

Mark Anderson, MD, PhD

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Network Director

(206) 342-6515

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ITN Coordinating Center

Benaroya Research Institute

1201 Ninth Avenue

Seattle, WA 98101-2795

Phone: (206) 342-6901

Fax: (206) 342-6588

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Gerald Nepom, MD, PhD

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ITN Senior Advisor

(206) 342-6515

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Mary Roy

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ITN Chief Administrative Officer

(206) 413-6010

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Clinical Leadership

E. William St. Clair, MD

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Network Co-Director

(919) 684-4499

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Dawn Smilek, MD, PhD

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Medical Director

(415) 353-4308

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Audrey Plough

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Executive Director, Clinical Operations

(415) 278-0709

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Therapeutic Area Leadership

Allergy & Asthma

Tanya Laidlaw, MD

Network Deputy Director

(617) 525-1034

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Michelle Huffaker, MD

Lead Clinical Trials Physician

(415) 353-4414

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Autoimmune Disease

David Fox, MD

Network Deputy Director

(734) 936-5566

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Sharon Chung, MD

Lead Clinical Trials Physician

(415) 610-7319

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Srinath Sanda, MD

Lead Clinical Trials Physician

(415) 854-7839

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Transplantation

Christian P. Larsen, MD, D. Phil

Network Deputy Director

(404) 712-6265

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Sindhu Chandran, MD

Lead Clinical Trials Physician

(415) 610-4284

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Mechanistic Studies Leadership

Soumya Raychaudhuri, MD, PhD

Soumya Raychaudhuri, MD, PhD

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Deputy Director, Data & Systems Immunology

(617) 732-4484

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Carolyn Baloh, MD

Carolyn Baloh, MD

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Director Biomarker Discover Research - Allergy

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Laura Cooney, PhD

Laura Cooney, PhD

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Director Biomarker Discover Research - Autoimmune

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Juliete Francisco Da Silva, PhD

Juliete Francisco Da Silva, PhD

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Director Biomarker Discover Research - Transplantation

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Cynthia Breeden, MPH

Cynthia Breeden, MPH

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Biologist - Transplantation

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Lauren Higdon, PhD

Lauren Higdon, PhD

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Director Biomarker Discovery Research - Type 1 Diabetes

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Research Funding, Application & Communication Inquiries

Philip Bernstein, PhD

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Director, Strategic Review, Planning & Communications

(240) 235-6132

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Website Feedback or Suggestions

ITN Webmaster

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