Gates Institute Research & Clinician Members
Gates Institute brings together and supports brilliant researchers and clinicians in stem cell biology and regenerative medicine in order to accelerate discoveries from the lab through clinical trials to therapies and cures. Gates Institute members are from the University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus, CU Boulder, CU Denver, Colorado State University, Colorado School of Mines and National Jewish Health, as well as private industry.
| Name | Academic Institution/Affiliates | Primary (& Secondary) Appointment(s) |
| Michael Alberti, M.D., Ph.D. | CU Anschutz | Department of Pathology |
| Mathew Angelos, MD,PhD | CU Anschutz | Department of Medicine & Hematology |
| Bruce Appel, Ph.D. | CU Anschutz | Department of Pediatrics/Developmental Biology |
| Kristin Artinger, Ph.D. | CU Anschutz | School of Dental Medicine, Department of Craniofacial Biology |
| Reed Ayers, Ph.D. | CU Anschutz | Department of Orthopedics |
| Susan Bailey, Ph.D. | Colorado State University | Department of Environmental and Radiological Health Sciences |
| Christopher Baker, M.D. | CU Anschutz | Department of Pediatrics/Developmental Biology |
| James Bamburg, Ph.D. | Colorado State University | Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology |
| Linda Barlow, Ph.D. | CU Anschutz | Department of Cell and Developmental Biology |
| William Barrett, JD | Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati | |
| Ulli Bayer, Ph.D. | CU Anschutz | Department of Pharmacology |
| Jaime Belkind-Gerson, MD, MSc | CU Anschutz | Department of Pediatrics /Digestive Health Institute |
Leslie Berg, Ph.D. | CU Anschutz | Immunology & Microbiology |
| Ganna Bilousova, Ph.D. | CU Anschutz | Department of Dermatology |
| Stanca Birlea, M.D., Ph.D. | CU Anschutz | Department of Dermatology |
| Petter Bjornstad, M.D. | CU Anschutz University of Colorado, Children's Hospital | Department of Pediatric Endocrinology and Nephrology |
| Andrea Bonetto, Ph.D. | CU Anschutz | Department of Pathology |
| Neil Box, Ph.D. | CU Anschutz | Department of Dermatology |
| Kristen Boyle, Ph.D. | CU Anschutz | Department of Pediatrics |
| Martin Breuss, PhD | CU Anschutz | Pediatrics, Clinical Genetics and Metabolism |
| Anna Bruckner, M.D., M.S.C.S. | Children's Hospital Colorado CU Anschutz | Department of Dermatology/Department of Pediatrics |
| Justin Brumbaugh, Ph.D. | University of Colorado Boulder | Molecular, Cellular, and Developmental Biology |
| Stephanie Bryant, Ph.D. | University of Colorado Boulder | Department of Chemical and Biological Engineering |
| Joseph Brzezinski, Ph.D. | CU Anschutz | Department of Ophthalmology |
| Jason Burdick, Ph.D. | University of Colorado Boulder | BioFrontiers Institute Department of Chemical and Biological Engineering |
| Ellen Burnham, M.D., M.S. | CU Anschutz | Department of Medicine/Pulmonary Sciences and Critical Care |
| Valeria Canto-Soler, Ph.D. | CU Anschutz | Department of Opthalmology |
| Jill Chang, MD | CU Anschutz | Department of Pediatrics / Section of Neonatology |
| David Clouthier, PhD | CU Anschutz | Craniofacial (Cell and Development Biology) |
| Michael Cookson, MD | CU Anschutz | Department of Pediatrics |
| Christina Couglan, Ph.D. | CU Anschutz | Department of Neurology |
| Ryan Crisman, Ph.D. | Umoja Biopharma | |
| Angelo D’Alessandro, Ph.D. | CU Anschutz | Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Genetics/ Division of Hematology |
| Natalie Davidson, Ph.D. | CU Anschutz | Department of Biomedical Informatics |
| Eduardo Davila, Ph.D. | CU Anschutz | Department of Medicine-Medical Oncology |
| James DeGregori, Ph.D. | CU Anschutz | Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Genetics |
| Peter Dempsey, Ph.D. | CU Anschutz | Department of Pediatrics |
| Steven Dow, D.V.M., Ph.D. | Colorado State University | Department of Clinical Sciences |
| Jason Dragoo, M.D. | CU Anschutz | Department of Orthopedics |
| Nicole Ehrhart, V.M.D., M.S., Diplomate ACVS | Colorado State University | Department of Clinical Sciences, CVMBS School of Biomedical Engineering |
| Patricia Ernst, Ph.D. | CU Anschutz | Department of Pediatrics |
| Vanessa Fabrizio MD, MS | CU Anschutz | Pediatrics, Hematology/Oncology, and Bone Marrow Transplantation |
| Xiying Fan, Ph.D. | CU Anschutz | Department of Dermatology |
| Miguel Flores-Bellver, Ph.D. | CU Anschutz | Department of Ophthalmology |
| Terri Foote, M.B.A. | CU Anschutz | Gates Biomanufacturing Facility |
| Heide Ford, Ph.D. | CU Anschutz | Department of Pharmacology |
| Prashanth Francis, MD, PhD | CU Anschutz | Department of Medicine |
| Santos Franco, Ph.D. | CU Anschutz | Department of Pediatrics/Developmental Biology |
| Brian Freed, Ph.D. | CU Anschutz | Department of Medicine/Allergy and Clinical Immunology |
| Curt Freed, M.D. | CU Anschutz | Department of Medicine/Clinical Pharmacology and Toxicology |
| Jed Friedman, Ph.D. | CU Anschutz | Department of Pediatrics |
| Terry Fry, M.D. | CU Anschutz | Departments of Pediatrics/ Hematology and Immunology |
| Robert Fuhlbrigge, MD, Ph.D. | CU Anschutz University of Colorado, Children's Hospital | Department of Rheumatology |
| Mayumi Fujita, M.D., Ph.D. | CU Anschutz | Dermatology (Immunology & Microbiology) |
| Chris Garbe, MS, MBA | CU Anschutz | Gates Institute |
| Kathleen Gavin, Ph.D. | CU Anschutz | Division of Geriatric Medicine |
| Moumita Ghosh, Ph.D. | National Jewish Health | Pulmonary, Critical Care & Sleep Medicine |
| Laurie Goodrich, D.V.M., M.S., Ph.D. | Colorado State University | College of Veterinary Medicine |
| Lia Gore, M.D. | CU Anschutz | Department of Pediatrics/Hematology, Oncology and Bone Marrow Transplantation |
Ankush Gosain, MD, Ph.D. | CU Anschutz | Department of Surgery |
| Samuel Gubbels, M.D. | CU Anschutz | Department of Otolaryngology |
| James Hagman, Ph.D. | National Jewish Health University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus | Department of Immunology and Genomic Medicine, Department of Immunology and Microbiology, Program in Molecular Biology |
| Kirk Hansen, Ph.D. | CU Anschutz | Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Genetics |
| Curtis Henry, PhD | CU Anschutz | Department of Immunology & Microbiology |
| Paco Herson, Ph.D. | CU Anschutz | Department of Anesthesiology, Neuronal Injury Program |
| Jay Hesselberth, Ph.D. | CU Anschutz | Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Genetics |
| Blake Hill, PhD | CU Anschutz | Pharmaceutical Sciences |
| Christene Huang, Ph.D. | CU Anschutz | Department of Surgery, Division of Plastic & Reconstructive Surgery, Division of Transplant Surgery |
| Hua Huang, M.D., Ph.D. | National Jewish Health | Integrated Department of Immunology |
| Srividhya Iyer, Ph.D. | CU Anschutz | Orthopedics |
| Jordan Jacobelli, Ph.D. | CU Anschutz Barbara Davis Center | Department of Immunology & Microbiology |
| Nicholas Jacobson, M.Des. | CU Anschutz | Inworks Innovation Initiative |
| Jeffrey Jacot, Ph.D. | CU Anschutz | Department of Bioengineering |
| Sujatha Jagannathan, Ph.D. | CU Anschutz | Biochemistry and Molecular Genetics |
| William Janssen, M.D. | National Jewish Health | Division of Pulmonary, Critical Care and Sleep Medicine |
| Antonio Jimeno, M.D., Ph.D. | CU Anschutz | Department of Medicine/Medical Oncology |
| Melanie Joy, PhD, PharmD | CU Anschutz | Skaggs School of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences / Division of Renal Diseases and Hypertension |
| Malik Kahook, M.D. | CU Anschutz | Department of Ophthalmology |
| Manali Kamdar, MD | CU Anschutz | Division of Blood and Marrow Transplant |
Rowan Karvas, PhD | CU Anschutz | Reproductive Sciences |
Jason Klein, MD, PhD | CU Anschutz | Department of Dermatology |
| Dwight Klemm, Ph.D. | CU Anschutz | Department of Medicine/Pulmonary Sciences |
| Igor Kogut, Ph.D. | CU Anschutz | Department of Dermatology |
| Mark Kohler, MD, Ph.D. | CU Anschutz | Pediatric Hematology, Oncology, BMT and Cellular Therapy |
| Benjamin Kopecky, MD, PhD | CU Anschutz | Department of Cardiology |
| Elizabeth Kovacs, Ph.D. | CU Anschutz | University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus |
| Melissa Krebs, Ph.D. | Colorado School of Mines | Chemical and Biological Engineering |
| Veena Krishnamoorthy, PhD | CU Anschutz | Gates Institute |
| Raj Kumar, Ph.D. | CU Anschutz | Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology |
Daniel LaBarbera, Ph.D. | CU Anschutz | Department of Ophthalmology, School of Medicine |
| Michael Leibowitz, MD, PhD | CU Anschutz Children's Hospital Colorado | Department of Pediatrics, Hematology/Oncology and Bone Marrow Transplantation |
| Trevor Leonardo, MD, PhD | CU Anschutz | Internal Medicine |
| Kenneth Liechty, M.D. | CU Anschutz | Department of Surgery/Pediatric Surgery |
| Carlin Long, M.D. | CU Anschutz | Department of Medicine/Cardiology |
| Shi-Long Lu, M.D., Ph.D. | CU Anschutz | Department of Otolaryngology |
| Traci Lyons, Ph.D. | CU Anschutz | Department of Medicine/Medical Oncology |
| Chelsea Magin, Ph.D. | CU Anschutz | Department of Medicine/Bioengineering |
| Susan Majka, Ph.D. | National Jewish Health, CU Anschutz | Pulmonary, Critical Care & Sleep Medicine |
| Krishna Mallela, PhD | CU Anschutz | Skaggs School of Pharmacy |
| Naresh Mandava, M.D. | CU Anschutz | Department of Opthalmology |
| Kristyn Masters, PhD | CU Anschutz | Department of Bioengineering |
| Joanne Masterson, Ph.D. | CU Anschutz | Department of Pediatrics |
| Xianzhong Meng, M.D., Ph.D. | CU Anschutz | Department of Medicine/Cardiology |
| Nam MiHyun, Ph.D. | CU Anschutz | Department of Ophthalmology |
| Siddhartha Mitra, PhD | CU Anschutz | Department of Pediatrics & Neurosurgery |
| Christian Mosimann, Ph.D. | CU Anschutz | Department of Pediatrics/Section of Developmental Biology |
| Ram Nagaraj, Ph.D. | CU Anschutz | Department of Ophthalmology/School of Pharmacy |
| Devatha Nair, Ph.D. | CU Anschutz | School of Dental Medicine |
| Nalu Navarro-Alvarez MD, PhD | CU Anschutz | Department of Surgery |
| Corey Neu, Ph.D. | University of Colorado Boulder | Department of Mechanical Engineering |
| Lee Niswander, Ph.D. | University of Colorado Boulder | Department of Mollecular, Cellular, and Developmental Biology |
| David Norris, M.D. | CU Anschutz | Department of Dermatology |
| Jeffrey Olson, M.D. | CU Anschutz | Department of Ophthalmology |
| Bradley Olwin, Ph.D. | University of Colorado Boulder | Department of Molecular, Cellular and Developmental Biology |
| David Ryan Ormond, M.D., Ph.D. | CU Anschutz | Department of Neurosurgery/Translational Clinical Research |
| Vikas Patel, M.D. | CU Anschutz | Department of Orthopedics |
| Karin Payne, Ph.D. | CU Anschutz | Department of Orthopedics |
| Jean Peccoud, PhD | Colorado State University | Department of Chemical & Biological Engineering |
| Brisa Pena, PhD | CU Anschutz | Bioengineering (Medicine/ Cardiology) |
| Mark Petrash, Ph.D. | CU Anschutz | Department of Ophthalmology |
| Christopher Phiel, Ph.D. | University of Colorado Denver | Department of Integrative Biology |
| Eric Pietras, Ph.D. | CU Anschutz | Department of Medicine/Hematology |
| Sharon Pine, PhD | CU Anschutz | Medical Oncology |
| Navin Pinto, MD | CU Anschutz Children’s Hospital Colorado | Pediatrics, Hematology/Oncology and Bone Marrow Transplantation |
| Robert Plenter | CU Anschutz | Division of Pulmonary, Critical Care Medicine |
| Eric Poeschla, MD | CU Anschutz | Department of Medicine, Division of Infectious Disease |
| Christopher Porter, M.D. | CU Anschutz | Department of Pediatrics/Hematology, Oncology and Bone Marrow Transplantation |
| Huntington Potter, Ph.D. | CU Anschutz | Department of Neurology |
| Chaitanya Puranik, B.D.S., M.S., M.Dent.Sci., Ph.D. | CU Anschutz Children's Hospital Colorado | School of Dental Medicine Children's Hospital Colorado |
Nidia Quillinan, Ph.D. | CU Anschutz | Department of Anesthesiology |
| Yosef Refaeli, Ph.D. | CU Anschutz | Department of Dermatology |
| Tânia Reis | CU Anschutz | Department of Medicine- Endocrinology/Metabolism/Diabetes |
| Mary Reyland, Ph.D. | CU Anschutz | Departments of Craniofacial Biology/Cell Developmental Biology/Pathology |
| Jennifer Richer, Ph.D. | CU Anschutz | Department of Pathology |
| Mercedes Rincon, Ph.D. | CU Anschutz | Department of Immunology and Microbiology |
| James Roede, Ph.D. | CU Anschutz | Department of Pharmacy |
| Dennis Roop, Ph.D. | CU Anschutz | Department of Dermatology |
| Paul Rozance, M.D. | CU Anschutz | Department of Pediatrics and Integrative Physiology |
| Andrii Rozhok, Ph.D. | CU Anschutz | Department of Dermatology |
| Holger Andreas Russ, Ph.D. | CU Anschutz | Barbara Davis Center for Diabetes Microbiology and Immunology Department |
Hatim Sabaawy, MD, Ph.D. | CU Anschutz | Medical Oncology |
| Branden Salinas, Ph.D. | Umoja Biopharma | |
| Carol Sartorius, Ph.D. | CU Anschutz | Department of Pathology |
| Marc Schwartz. MD | CU Anschutz | Division of Hematology, Department of Medicine |
| Matthew Seefeldt, Ph.D. | CU Anschutz | Gates Biomanufacturing Facility |
| Karina Serban, M.D. | National Jewish Health | Department of Medicine, Division of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine |
| Kartik Shankar, Ph.D. | CU Anschutz | Pediatrics, Section of Nutrition |
| Yiqun Shellman, Ph.D. | CU Anschutz | Department of Dermatology |
| Daniel Sherbenou, M.D., Ph.D. | CU Anschutz | Derpartment of Medicine |
| Vanessa Sherk, Ph.D. | CU Anschutz | Department of Medicine/Endocrinology |
| Jill Slansky, PhD | CU Anschutz | Immunology and Microbiology |
| Kunhua Song, Ph.D. | University of Colorado School of Medicine | Department of Medicine, Division of Cardiology |
| Danielle Soranno, M.D. | CU Anschutz | Department of Pediatrics |
| Balaji Sridhar, M.D., Ph.D. | CU Anschutz University of Colorado Boulder | Department of Orthopedics |
| Kurt Stenmark, M.D. | CU Anschutz | Department of Pediatrics/Critical Care |
| An-Jey Su, Ph.D. | CU Anschutz | Department of Surgery |
| Emily Su, MD, MSCI | CU Anschutz | Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology |
| Lori Sussel, Ph.D. | CU Anschutz | Barbara Davis Center for Diabetes/ Pediatrics (Cell & Developmental Biology) |
| Tamara Terzian, Ph.D. | CU Anschutz | Department of Dermatology |
| Douglas Thamm, V.M.D. | Colorado State University | Department of Clinical Sciences |
| Joshua Thurman, M.D. | CU Anschutz | Department of Medicine/Nephrology-Immunology |
| Enrique Torchia, Ph.D. | CU Anschutz | Department of Dermatology |
| Ronald Vagnozzi, Ph.D. | CU Anschutz | Cardiology/ Consortium for Fibrosis Research and Translation (CFReT) |
| Sujatha Venkataraman, Ph.D. | CU Anschutz | Department of Pediatrics |
| Maria Natalia Vergara, Ph.D. | CU Anschutz | Department of Ophthalmology |
| Michael Verneris, M.D. | CU Anschutz | Department of Pediatrics/Hematology, Oncology and Bone Marrow Transplantation |
Rajeev Vibhakar, MD, Ph.D. | CU Anschutz | Department of Pediatrics |
| Eszter Vladar, Ph.D. | CU Anschutz | Division of Pulmonary Sciences, Department of Cell & Developmental Biology |
| David Wagner, Ph.D. | CU Anschutz | Department of Neurology |
| Lori Walker, Ph.D. | CU Anschutz | Department of Medicine/Cardiology |
Richard Wang, MD, PhD | CU Anschutz | Dermatology, Biochemistry and Molecular Genetics |
| Xiao-Jing Wang, M.D., Ph.D. | CU Anschutz | Department of Pathology |
| Zhaohui Wang, DVM | CU Anschutz | Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery |
| Zhijie Wang, Ph.D. | Colorado State University | Department of Mechanical Engineering |
| Kristin Watt, Ph.D. | CU Anschutz | Department of Craniofacial Biology |
| Gregory Way, Ph.D. | CU Anschutz | Department of Biomedical Informatics |
Katie Weimer, MS, MBA | Colorado State University | |
| Mary Weiser-Evans, Ph.D. | CU Anschutz | Department of Medicine, Renal Diseases and Hypertension |
| Alicia White, MD | CU Anschutz | Department of Pediatrics/Neonatology |
| Laura White, PhD | CU Anschutz | Biochemistry & Molecular Genetics |
| Trevor Williams, Ph.D. | CU Anschutz | Department of Craniofacial Biology, School of Dental Medicine/Department of Cell and Developmental Biology, SOM |
| Carol Wilusz, Ph.D. | Colorado State University | Department of Microbiology, Immunology and Pathology |
| Jeff Wilusz, Ph.D. | Colorado State University | Department of Microbiology, Immunology and Pathology |
| Clyde Wright, M.D. | CU Anschutz | Department of Pediatrics |
| Xiaoqiao Xie, PhD | CU Anschutz | Department of Surgery |
| Rui Yi, Ph.D. | University of Colorado Boulder | Department of Molecular, Cellular and Developmental Biology |
| Kentaro Yomogida, MD | CU Anschutz | Department of Pediatrics |
| Christian Young, PhD | CU Anschutz | Department of Pathology |
| Martin Zamora, M.D. | CU Anschutz | Division of Pulmonary, Critical Care Medicine |
| Michael Zaretsky, M.D. | CU Anschutz Children's Hospital Colorado | Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology Maternal Fetal Medicine |
| Nicole Zeinstra PhD, MBA | Wilson Sonsini | |
| Han Zhu, PhD | CU Anschutz | Department of Pediatrics |
| Wenbo Zhou, Ph.D. | CU Anschutz | Department of Medicine/Clinical Pharmacology and Toxicology |
| Yuwen Zhu, PhD | CU Anschutz | Department of Surgery |
| Michael Zuscik | CU Anschutz | Department of Orthopedics |