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Benaroya Research Institute at Virginia Mason (BRI) recently named Thomas L. Skillman as BRI’s first Director of Research Technology. Skillman will collaborate with research staff on novel research programs with a technology emphasis including the design and management of the scientific computing infrastructure. This infrastructure will assist researchers in the management, analysis and sharing of their scientific data.

Skillman’s experience includes more than 20 years in research and development management including working with health science organizations, providing both strategic planning and operational leadership. He was previously a principal of Epigenomics and the first Senior Deputy Director of the HIV Statistical Center at Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center. He also provided business and information system leadership to two University of Washington start-up companies, Seattle Sensor Systems and Cardiac Mimetics, and maintains close connections to the UW eScience Institute. Skillman received an Executive MBA from the University of Washington as well as an MS in Computer Science and a BS in Physics, both from the University of Maryland.

“As our BRI scientists work to understand the function and dysfunction of the human immune system,” notes Skillman, “they increasingly rely on a growing volume of research data. Having the technology in place to measure, store, integrate and analyze this data is key to increasing the impact of their research.”