Bonnie Ramsey
Bonnie W. Ramsey is an American pediatric pulmonologist and researcher. She is a professor emerita of pediatrics at the University of Washington School of Medicine and has held the Bonnie W. Ramsey, M.D. Endowed Chair in Cystic Fibrosis.[1][2] She served as director of the Center for Clinical and Translational Research at Seattle Children’s Research Institute from 2007 to 2021.[3] Her research has focused on developing new therapies for cystic fibrosis, including clinical trials supporting the first CFTR modulator therapy, ivacaftor (Kalydeco).[4][5]
Education
Ramsey received a B.A. from Stanford University in 1972 and an M.D. from Harvard Medical School in 1976.[4][6] She completed pediatric residency training at Boston Children’s Hospital and training at Seattle Children’s Hospital.[4]
Career
Ramsey’s academic career was based at the University of Washington School of Medicine, where she served as a professor (and later professor emerita) of pediatrics and vice chair for research in the Department of Pediatrics.[2][7] In 2005, the Bonnie W. Ramsey, M.D. Professorship in Cystic Fibrosis was upgraded to an endowed chair, with Ramsey named as its first holder.[1]
She helped establish the Cystic Fibrosis Foundation’s Therapeutics Development Network (TDN) and led the network from 1998 to 2015, supporting multicenter clinical trials for cystic fibrosis therapies.[8][9][4]
Ramsey participated in the design and oversight of clinical trials supporting the development and U.S. Food and Drug Administration approval of ivacaftor, the first CFTR modulator therapy, in 2012.[4][5]
Ramsey retired from full-time faculty work in 2022 and has continued in advisory roles, including as a senior advisor to the Cystic Fibrosis Foundation Therapeutics Development Network.[10][3]
Awards and honors
In 2014, Ramsey was awarded the American Thoracic Society Distinguished Achievement Award. [11]
Ramsey was elected to the National Academy of Medicine in 2015.[12]
In 2018, she was a recipient of the Warren Alpert Foundation Prize.[4][13]
In 2025, Ramsey received the John Howland Award from the American Pediatric Society.[14]
References
- ^ a b "Health Sciences News Briefs". UW News. University of Washington. August 4, 2005. Retrieved December 23, 2025.
- ^ a b "Bonnie W. Ramsey, MD". Institute of Translational Health Sciences. University of Washington. Retrieved December 23, 2025.
- ^ a b "Bonnie Ramsey Honored by American Pediatric Society". Institute of Translational Health Sciences. University of Washington. October 29, 2024. Retrieved December 23, 2025.
- ^ a b c d e f "Bonnie Ramsey awarded Alpert Prize for trailblazing cystic fibrosis discoveries". UW Newsroom. University of Washington. June 29, 2018. Retrieved December 23, 2025.
- ^ a b "FDA Approves KALYDECO (ivacaftor), the First Medicine to Treat the Underlying Cause of Cystic Fibrosis". Vertex Pharmaceuticals (Press release). January 31, 2012. Retrieved December 23, 2025.
- ^ "2018 Warren Alpert Foundation Prize Symposium". Warren Alpert Foundation Prize. Warren Alpert Foundation. Retrieved December 23, 2025.
- ^ "2025 John Howland Award Gala: Program" (PDF). American Pediatric Society. American Pediatric Society. April 27, 2025. Retrieved December 23, 2025.
- ^ "Bonnie Ramsey, MD". University of Washington Department of Pediatrics. University of Washington. Retrieved December 23, 2025.
- ^ Rowe, Steven M.; et al. (October 2012). "Progress in cystic fibrosis and the CF Therapeutics Development Network". Thorax. 67 (10): 882–890. doi:10.1136/thoraxjnl-2012-202550. PMC 3787701. PMID 22960984.
- ^ "Dr. Bonnie Ramsey's Retirement". Institute of Translational Health Sciences. University of Washington. November 30, 2022. Retrieved December 23, 2025.
- ^ "American Thoracic Society | Distinguished Achievement Award". American Thoracic Society. Retrieved 2026-02-20.
- ^ "NAM Elects 80 New Members". National Academy of Medicine. National Academy of Medicine. October 19, 2015. Retrieved December 23, 2025.
- ^ "The Warren Alpert Foundation and Harvard Medical School Recognize CF Research Pioneers". Cystic Fibrosis Foundation. Cystic Fibrosis Foundation. October 4, 2018. Retrieved December 23, 2025.
- ^ "The American Pediatric Society Honors Dr. Bonnie W. Ramsey with the 2025 APS John Howland Award". American Pediatric Society. American Pediatric Society. October 29, 2024. Retrieved December 23, 2025.