GSIP Mentors
Mentors are critical to our interns’ experiences and to our program’s success. GSIP interns will have the opportunity to learn about participating mentors and indicate their preferences from Gates Institute members with a wide variety of research interests.
| Mentor | Research Area |
| Michael Alberti, MD, PhD | Assistant Professor of Pathology |
| Bruce Appel, PhD | Professor of Pediatrics – Developmental Biology |
| Linda Barlow, PhD | Professor of Cell & Developmental Biology |
| Gana Batt, PhD | Associate Director of Protein Development and Manufacturing, Gates Biomanufacturing Facility |
| Ganna Bilousova, PhD | Associate Professor of Dermatology |
| Stanca Birlea, MD, PhD | Associate Professor of Dermatology |
| Kristen Boyle, PhD | Associate Professor of Pediatrics - Nutrition |
| Joseph Brzezinski, PhD | Assistant Professor of Ophthalmology, GSIP Co-director |
| Valeria Canto-Soler, PhD | Associate Professor of Ophthalmology, CellSight Director |
| Angelo D'Alessandro, PhD | Professor of Biochemistry & Molecular Genetics |
| Peter Dempsey, PhD | Associate Professor of Pediatrics |
| Patricia Ernst, PhD | Professor of Pediatrics, Pharmacology |
| Xiying Fan, PhD | Research Instructor in Dermatology |
| Miguel Flores-Bellver, PhD | Assistant Professor of Ophthalmology, Director ExoSight |
| Santos Franco, PhD | Associate Professor of Pediatrics |
| Mayumi Fujita, MD, PhD | Professor of Dermatology |
| Ankush Gosain, MD, PhD | Professor of Pediatric Surgery |
| Kirk Hansen, PhD | Professor of Biochemistry & Molecular Genetics |
| Srividhya Iyer, PhD | Assistant Professor of Orthopedics |
| Jordan Jacobelli, PhD | Associate Professor of Immunology & Microbiology |
| Jeffrey Jacot, PhD | Associate Professor of Bioengineering |
| Sujatha Jagannathan, PhD | Assistant Professor of Biochemistry & Molecular Genetics |
| Antonio Jimeno, MD, PhD | Professor of Medical Oncology |
| Traci Lyons PhD | Associate Professor of Medical Oncology |
| Chelsea Magin, PhD | Assistant Professor of Pulmonary Sciences and Critical Care Medicine |
| Russell Marians, PhD | Associate Director, Analytical Development, Gates Biomanufacturing Facility |
| Ram Nagaraj, PhD | Professor of Ophthalmology |
| Devatha Nair, PhD | Associate Professor Craniofacial Biology |
| Mi-Hyun Nam, PhD | Instructor of Ophthalmology |
| Karin Payne, PhD | Associate Professor of Orthopedics |
| Eric Pietras, PhD | Associate Professor of Hematology |
| Chaitanya Puranik, PhD, MDS, MS | Associate Professor Pediatric Dentistry |
| Nidia Quilinan, PhD | Associate Professor of Anesthesiology |
| Tania Reis, PhD | Associate Professor of Endocrinology, Metabolism & Diabetes |
| Jennifer Richer, PhD, MS | Professor of Pathology, Dean of Graduate School |
| Yiqun Shellman, PhD | Associate Professor of Dermatology |
| Daniel Sherbenou, MD, PhD | Associate Professor of Hematology |
| Lori Sussel, PhD | Professor of Pediatrics, Barbara Davis Center |
| Beth Tamburini, PhD | Assistant Professor of Gastroenterology |
| Ronald Vagnozzi, PhD | Assistant Professor of Cardiology |
| Sujatha Venkataraman, PhD | Associate Research Professor of Pediatrics |
| Maria Natalia Vergara, PhD | Assistant Professor of Ophthalmology |
| Michael Verneris, MD | Professor of Pediatrics, Director BMT & Cellular Therapy |
| Lori Walker, PhD | Assistant Professor of Cardiology |
GSIP Alumni
Gates Institute considers the Gates Summer Internship Program (GSIP) to be one of its most important offerings. Having the opportunity to inspire the next generation of investigators and clinicians is an enormous but gratifying responsibility. We are grateful for the interns who have participated in the program since its inception in 2015.
