Academic and Research Operations

Children’s National Research Institute provides a centralized administrative infrastructure to support the research community and to ensure compliance with federal, local and private sponsor regulations as well as terms and conditions. The office provides operational, managerial, human resources, regulatory and training support for our faculty and staff. The team also provides communications support for research and innovation efforts at Children’s National, promoting our breakthrough discoveries and re-imagined care for children.

Medical Education

Children’s National is the main training site for more than 1,700 medical students, residents and clinical fellows every year. Our primary medical school partners are the George Washington (GW) University School of Medicine and the Howard University College of Medicine. Local hospital partners sending us residents and fellows include GW University Hospital, MedStar Georgetown Hospital, MedStar Washington Hospital Center, Howard University Hospital, Walter Reed National Military Medical Center, and NIH Clinical Center.

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Our Campus

With over 160,000 sq. ft. of newly renovated research and innovation space, we are pursuing new high-impact opportunities in pediatric genomic and precision medicine.

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  • Partnerships

    Advancements in science and innovation comes through collaboration and partnerships. Learn more about our community partners.

  • Training

    We have a variety of biomedical research and clinical opportunities for pre-college, college and medical students, as well as residents, fellows and Children's National Hospital faculty.

Our Team

Stella Ghattas

Stella Ghattas, Esq

  • Vice President, Academic and Research Operations
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Crisanto Escano

Crisanto Escano, DVM

  • Director and Attending Veterinarian, Comparative Medicine Unit
Margaret Fonner

Margaret Fonner

  • Executive Director, Research Sponsored Projects and Business Services
Natheer Samarraie

Natheer Samarraie, MSPM

  • Operations Manager
Alavy Sos

Alavy Sos, MS, MBA

  • Executive Director, Research Regulatory Affairs
Kenta Umetsu

Kenta Umetsu, MS

  • Director, Research Facility and Biosafety
Srinivas Varanasi

Srinivas Varanasi

  • Program Director, R&D Dev/Ops Engineering

Support Our Research

Philanthropy changes lives. This ambitious endeavor to improve children’s health requires the commitment of many partnerships. This includes city and corporate leaders and those willing to invest in the future we envision together.
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