James B. Hendricks is President of the Seattle Children’s Research Institute.  In this capacity he is responsible for promoting, regulating and administering the Institute to foster its growth and development.  Hendricks is also an Assistant Dean for Research at the University of Washington School of Medicine.  He currently serves on the Board of Directors of the Washington Biotechnology and Medical Technology Association, the Northwest Association for Biomedical Research and is Chair of the Downtown Seattle Association. Dr. Hendricks earned his Ph.D. in Pathology and Laboratory Medicine from the University of Wisconsin – Madison.