Leadership at the Abigail Wexner Research Institute at Nationwide Children's Hospital

Dennis R. Durbin, MD, MSCE, is president of the Abigail Wexner Research Institute (AWRI) at Nationwide Children’s Hospital, a professor of Pediatrics at The Ohio State University College of Medicine and vice chair for Research in the Department of Pediatrics.

Joanne Turner, PhD, is the chief scientific officer and the interim director of the Center for Microbe and Immunity Research at the Abigail Wexner Research Institute at Nationwide Children's Hospital. She is also an Elizabeth M. and Richard M. Ross Endowed Chair in Pediatric Research. Dr. Turner’s research focuses on immunity to mycobacterial infection in relation to aging.

Peter White, PhD, is the inaugural chief data sciences officer (CDSO) of the Abigail Wexner Research Institute (AWRI) at Nationwide Children's Hospital and a professor of pediatrics at The Ohio State University College of Medicine.

Cynthia A. Gerhardt, PhD, is chief clinical research officer at the Abigail Wexner Research Institute at Nationwide Children’s Hospital and a professor of Pediatrics and Psychology at The Ohio State University.

Amy J. Roscoe is the vice president of Strategic Planning and Finance at the Abigail Wexner Research Institute at Nationwide Children's Hospital.

Lauren O. Bakaletz, PhD, is a principal investigator in and the director of the Center for Microbial Pathogenesis and vice president of Basic Sciences Research at the Abigail Wexner Research Institute at Nationwide Children’s Hospital.

Deena J. Chisolm, PhD, is director of the Center for Child Health Equity and Outcomes Research and vice president of Health Services Research in the Abigail Wexner Research Institute at Nationwide Children's Hospital.

William Smoyer, MD, is a member of the Section of Nephrology and Hypertension at Nationwide Children’s Hospital, vice president and director for the Center for Clinical and Translational Research at the Abigail Wexner Research Institute at Nationwide Children’s Hospital and a professor of Pediatrics at The Ohio State University College of Medicine.