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. | University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus | Department of Pathology |
| Mathew Angelos, MD,PhD | University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus | Department of Medicine & Hematology |
| Bruce Appel, Ph.D. | University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus | Department of Pediatrics/Developmental Biology |
| Kristin Artinger, Ph.D. | University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus | School of Dental Medicine, Department of Craniofacial Biology |
| Reed Ayers, Ph.D. | University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus | Department of Orthopedics |
| Susan Bailey, Ph.D. | Colorado State University | Department of Environmental and Radiological Health Sciences |
| Christopher Baker, M.D. | University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus | Department of Pediatrics/Developmental Biology |
| James Bamburg, Ph.D. | Colorado State University | Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology |
| Linda Barlow, Ph.D. | University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus | Department of Cell and Developmental Biology |
| William Barrett, JD | Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati | |
| Ulli Bayer, Ph.D. | University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus | Department of Pharmacology |
| Jaime Belkind-Gerson, MD, MSc | University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus | Department of Pediatrics /Digestive Health Institute |
Leslie Berg, Ph.D. | University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus | Immunology & Microbiology |
| Ganna Bilousova, Ph.D. | University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus | Department of Dermatology |
| Stanca Birlea, M.D., Ph.D. | University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus | Department of Dermatology |
| Petter Bjornstad, M.D. | University of Colorado, Anschutz Medical Campus University of Colorado, Children's Hospital | Department of Pediatric Endocrinology and Nephrology |
| Andrea Bonetto, Ph.D. | University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus | Department of Pathology |
| Neil Box, Ph.D. | University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus | Department of Dermatology |
| Kristen Boyle, Ph.D. | University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus | Department of Pediatrics |
| Anna Bruckner, M.D., M.S.C.S. | Children's Hospital Colorado University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus | 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. | University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus | Department of Ophthalmology |
| Jason Burdick, Ph.D. | University of Colorado Boulder | BioFrontiers Institute |
| Ellen Burnham, M.D., M.S. | University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus | Department of Medicine/Pulmonary Sciences and Critical Care |
| Valeria Canto-Soler, Ph.D. | University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus | Department of Opthalmology |
| Jill Chang, MD | University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus | Department of Pediatrics / Section of Neonatology |
| Michael Cookson, MD | University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus | Department of Pediatrics |
| Christina Couglan, Ph.D. | University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus | Department of Neurology |
| Ryan Crisman, Ph.D. | Umoja Biopharma | |
| Angelo D’Alessandro, Ph.D. | University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus | Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Genetics/ Division of Hematology |
| Natalie Davidson, Ph.D. | University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus | Department of Biomedical Informatics |
| Eduardo Davila, Ph.D. | University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus | Department of Medicine-Medical Oncology |
| James DeGregori, Ph.D. | University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus | Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Genetics |
| Peter Dempsey, Ph.D. | University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus | Department of Pediatrics |
| Steven Dow, D.V.M., Ph.D. | Colorado State University | Department of Clinical Sciences |
| Jason Dragoo, M.D. | University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus | 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. | University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus | Department of Pediatrics |
| Vanessa Fabrizio MD, MS | University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus | Pediatrics, Hematology/Oncology, and Bone Marrow Transplantation |
| Xiying Fan, Ph.D. | University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus | Department of Dermatology |
| Miguel Flores-Bellver, Ph.D. | University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus | Department of Ophthalmology |
| Terri Foote, M.B.A. | University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus | Gates Biomanufacturing Facility |
| Heide Ford, Ph.D. | University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus | Department of Pharmacology |
| Prashanth Francis, MD, PhD | University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus | Department of Medicine |
| Santos Franco, Ph.D. | University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus | Department of Pediatrics/Developmental Biology |
| Brian Freed, Ph.D. | University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus | Department of Medicine/Allergy and Clinical Immunology |
| Curt Freed, M.D. | University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus | Department of Medicine/Clinical Pharmacology and Toxicology |
| Jed Friedman, Ph.D. | University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus | Department of Pediatrics |
| Terry Fry, M.D. | University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus | Departments of Pediatrics/ Hematology and Immunology |
| Robert Fuhlbrigge, MD, Ph.D. | University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus University of Colorado, Children's Hospital | Department of Rheumatology |
| Mayumi Fujita, M.D., Ph.D. | University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus | Dermatology (Immunology & Microbiology) |
| Chris Garbe, MS, MBA | University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus | Gates Institute |
| Kathleen Gavin, Ph.D. | University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus | 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. | University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus | Department of Pediatrics/Hematology, Oncology and Bone Marrow Transplantation |
Ankush Gosain, MD, Ph.D. | University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus | Department of Surgery |
| Samuel Gubbels, M.D. | University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus | 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. | University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus | Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Genetics |
| Curtis Henry, PhD | University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus | Department of Immunology & Microbiology |
| Paco Herson, Ph.D. | University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus | Department of Anesthesiology, Neuronal Injury Program |
| Jay Hesselberth, Ph.D. | University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus | Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Genetics |
| Blake Hill, PhD | University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus | Pharmaceutical Sciences |
| Christene Huang, Ph.D. | University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus | 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. | University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus | Orthopedics |
| Jordan Jacobelli, Ph.D. | University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus Barbara Davis Center | Department of Immunology & Microbiology |
| Nicholas Jacobson, M.Des. | University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus | Inworks Innovation Initiative |
| Jeffrey Jacot, Ph.D. | University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus | Department of Bioengineering |
| Sujatha Jagannathan, Ph.D. | University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus | 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. | University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus | Department of Medicine/Medical Oncology |
| Melanie Joy, PhD, PharmD | University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus | Skaggs School of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences / Division of Renal Diseases and Hypertension |
| Malik Kahook, M.D. | University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus | Department of Ophthalmology |
| Manali Kamdar, MD | University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus | Division of Blood and Marrow Transplant |
| Dwight Klemm, Ph.D. | University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus | Department of Medicine/Pulmonary Sciences |
| Igor Kogut, Ph.D. | University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus | Department of Dermatology |
| Mark Kohler, MD, Ph.D. | University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus Children's Hospital Colorado | Pediatric Hematology, Oncology, BMT and Cellular Therapy |
| Benjamin Kopecky, MD, PhD | University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus | Department of Cardiology |
| Elizabeth Kovacs, Ph.D. | University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus | University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus |
| Melissa Krebs, Ph.D. | Colorado School of Mines | Chemical and Biological Engineering |
| Veena Krishnamoorthy, PhD | University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus | Gates Institute |
| Raj Kumar, Ph.D. | University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus | Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology |
Daniel LaBarbera, Ph.D. | University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus Department of Ophthalmology, School of Medicine | Department of Ophthalmology, School of Medicine |
| Trevor Leonardo, MD, PhD | University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus | Internal Medicine |
| Kenneth Liechty, M.D. | University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus | Department of Surgery/Pediatric Surgery |
| Carlin Long, M.D. | University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus | Department of Medicine/Cardiology |
| Shi-Long Lu, M.D., Ph.D. | University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus | Department of Otolaryngology |
| Traci Lyons, Ph.D. | University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus | Department of Medicine/Medical Oncology |
| Chelsea Magin, Ph.D. | University of Colorado Denver | Anschutz Medical Campus | Department of Medicine/Bioengineering |
| Susan Majka, Ph.D. | National Jewish Health, University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus | Pulmonary, Critical Care & Sleep Medicine |
| Krishna Mallela, PhD | University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus | Skaggs School of Pharmacy |
| Naresh Mandava, M.D. | University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus | Department of Opthalmology |
| Kristyn Masters, PhD | University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus | Department of Bioengineering |
| Joanne Masterson, Ph.D. | University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus | Department of Pediatrics |
| Xianzhong Meng, M.D., Ph.D. | University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus | Department of Medicine/Cardiology |
| Nam MiHyun, Ph.D. | University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus | Department of Ophthalmology |
| Siddhartha Mitra, PhD | University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus | Department of Pediatrics & Neurosurgery |
| Christian Mosimann, Ph.D. | University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus | Department of Pediatrics/Section of Developmental Biology |
| Ram Nagaraj, Ph.D. | University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus | Department of Ophthalmology/School of Pharmacy |
| Devatha Nair, Ph.D. | University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Center University of Colorado Boulder | School of Dental Medicine |
| 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. | University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus | Department of Dermatology |
| Jeffrey Olson, M.D. | University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus | 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. | University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus | Department of Neurosurgery/Translational Clinical Research |
| Vikas Patel, M.D. | University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus | Department of Orthopedics |
| Karin Payne, Ph.D. | University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus | Department of Orthopedics |
| Jean Peccoud, PhD | Colorado State University | Department of Chemical & Biological Engineering |
| Mark Petrash, Ph.D. | University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus | Department of Ophthalmology |
| Christopher Phiel, Ph.D. | University of Colorado Denver | Department of Integrative Biology |
| Eric Pietras, Ph.D. | University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus | Department of Medicine/Hematology |
| Sharon Pine, PhD | University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus | Medical Oncology |
| Robert Plenter | University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus | Division of Pulmonary, Critical Care Medicine |
| Christopher Porter, M.D. | University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus | Department of Pediatrics/Hematology, Oncology and Bone Marrow Transplantation |
| Huntington Potter, Ph.D. | University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus | Department of Neurology |
| Chaitanya Puranik, B.D.S., M.S., M.Dent.Sci., Ph.D. | University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus Children's Hospital Colorado | School of Dental Medicine Children's Hospital Colorado |
Nidia Quillinan, Ph.D. | University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus | Department of Anesthesiology |
| Yosef Refaeli, Ph.D. | University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus | Department of Dermatology |
| Tânia Reis | University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus | Department of Medicine- Endocrinology/Metabolism/Diabetes |
| Mary Reyland, Ph.D. | University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus | Departments of Craniofacial Biology/Cell Developmental Biology/Pathology |
| Jennifer Richer, Ph.D. | University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus | Department of Pathology |
| Mercedes Rincon, Ph.D. | University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus | Department of Immunology and Microbiology |
| James Roede, Ph.D. | University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus | Department of Pharmacy |
| Dennis Roop, Ph.D. | University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus | Department of Dermatology |
| Paul Rozance, M.D. | University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus | Department of Pediatrics and Integrative Physiology |
| Andrii Rozhok, Ph.D. | University of Colorado, Anschutz Medical Campus | Department of Dermatology |
| Holger Andreas Russ, Ph.D. | University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus | Barbara Davis Center for Diabetes Microbiology and Immunology Department |
Hatim Sabaawy, MD, Ph.D. | University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus University of Colorado Cancer Center | Medical Oncology |
| Branden Salinas, Ph.D. | Umoja Biopharma | |
| Carol Sartorius, Ph.D. | University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus | Department of Pathology |
| Marc Schwartz. MD | University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus | Division of Hematology, Department of Medicine |
| Matthew Seefeldt, Ph.D. | University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus | Gates Biomanufacturing Facility |
| Karina Serban, M.D. | National Jewish Health | Department of Medicine, Division of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine |
| Kartik Shankar, Ph.D. | University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus | Pediatrics, Section of Nutrition |
| Yiqun Shellman, Ph.D. | University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus | Department of Dermatology |
| Daniel Sherbenou, M.D., Ph.D. | University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus | Derpartment of Medicine |
| Vanessa Sherk, Ph.D. | University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus | Department of Medicine/Endocrinology |
| Kunhua Song, Ph.D. | University of Colorado School of Medicine | Department of Medicine, Division of Cardiology |
| Danielle Soranno, M.D. | University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus | Department of Pediatrics |
| Balaji Sridhar, M.D., Ph.D. | University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus University of Colorado Boulder | Department of Orthopedics |
| Kurt Stenmark, M.D. | University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus | Department of Pediatrics/Critical Care |
| An-Jey Su, Ph.D. | University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus | Department of Surgery |
| Emily Su, MD, MSCI | University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus | Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology |
| Lori Sussel, Ph.D. | University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus | Barbara Davis Center for Diabetes/ Pediatrics (Cell & Developmental Biology) |
| Tamara Terzian, Ph.D. | University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus | Department of Dermatology |
| Douglas Thamm, V.M.D. | Colorado State University | Department of Clinical Sciences |
| Joshua Thurman, M.D. | University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus | Department of Medicine/Nephrology-Immunology |
| Enrique Torchia, Ph.D. | University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus | Department of Dermatology |
| Ronald Vagnozzi, Ph.D. | University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus | Cardiology/ Consortium for Fibrosis Research and Translation (CFReT) |
| Sujatha Venkataraman, Ph.D. | University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus | Department of Pediatrics |
| Maria Natalia Vergara, Ph.D. | University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus | Department of Ophthalmology |
| Michael Verneris, M.D. | University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus | Department of Pediatrics/Hematology, Oncology and Bone Marrow Transplantation |
Rajeev Vibhakar, MD, Ph.D. | University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus | Department of Pediatrics |
| Eszter Vladar, Ph.D. | University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus | Division of Pulmonary Sciences, Department of Cell & Developmental Biology |
| David Wagner, Ph.D. | University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus | Department of Neurology |
| Lori Walker, Ph.D. | University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus | Department of Medicine/Cardiology |
| Xiao-Jing Wang, M.D., Ph.D. | University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus | Department of Pathology |
| Zhaohui Wang, DVM | University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus | Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery |
| Zhijie Wang, Ph.D. | Colorado State University | Department of Mechanical Engineering |
| Kristin Watt, Ph.D. | University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus | Department of Craniofacial Biology |
| Gregory Way, Ph.D. | University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus | Department of Biomedical Informatics |
| Mary Weiser-Evans, Ph.D. | University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus | Department of Medicine, Renal Diseases and Hypertension |
| Alicia White, MD | University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus | Department of Pediatrics/Neonatology |
| Trevor Williams, Ph.D. | University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus | 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. | University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus | Department of Pediatrics |
| Rui Yi, Ph.D. | University of Colorado Boulder | Department of Molecular, Cellular and Developmental Biology |
| Martin Zamora, M.D. | University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus | Division of Pulmonary, Critical Care Medicine |
| Michael Zaretsky, M.D. | University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus Children's Hospital Colorado | Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology Maternal Fetal Medicine |
| Han Zhu, PhD | University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus | Department of Pediatrics |
| Wenbo Zhou, Ph.D. | University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus | Department of Medicine/Clinical Pharmacology and Toxicology |
| Yuwen Zhu, PhD | University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus | Department of Surgery |
| Michael Zuscik | University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus | Department of Orthopedics |