Associate Director, Ben Towne Center for Childhood Cancer Research
Seattle Children's Research Institute
Dr. Elizabeth (Beth) R. Lawlor is a Professor of Pediatrics and Adjunct Professor of Pathology at the University of Washington School of Medicine, the Associate Director of the Ben Towne Center for Childhood Cancer Research at Seattle Children’s Research Institute, and an affiliate member of the Fred Hutch Cancer Center (FHCC), serving as associate program leader for Cancer Basic Biology in the FHCC/UW/SCH NCI Comprehensive Cancer Center Consortium.
Dr. Lawlor completed her MD and PhD degrees in Canada. Following clinical training in pediatric hematology-oncology and a post-doctoral research fellowship in cancer biology, she joined Children’s Hospital Los Angeles and the University of Southern California in 2004 as an assistant professor. From 2010-2020 she held the Russel G. Adderley Endowed Professorship in sarcoma research at the University of Michigan. In 2020, Dr. Lawlor moved her lab to Seattle Children’s Research Institute where her team continues to study the biology of Ewing sarcoma. As a dual-trained MD and PhD physician-scientist, Dr. Lawlor is committed to educating the next generation of cancer scientists and she is passionate about creating a diverse and inclusive workforce who will together advance pediatric oncology research and care.
