Faculty
Natalie Ahn
Distinguished Professor • Associate Director, BioFrontiers Institute • Alumni (Investigator, 1994-2014), Howard Hughes Medical Institute
Biochemistry
Mary Ann Allen
Research Associate Professor • Faculty Director, Responsible Conduct of Research Education Programs, CU Boulder • Associate Director of the Crnic Institute Boulder Branch
BioFrontiers Institute
Kristi Anseth
Distinguished Professor • Tisone Professor • Associate Director, Head Academic Leadership, BioFrontiers Institute • Alumni (Investigator, 2000-2017), Howard Hughes Medical Institute
Chemical and Biological Engineering
Stephanie Bryant
Professor • Associate Director, Materials Science & Engineering Program
Chemical and Biological Engineering • Craniofacial Biology - CU Denver Health Sciences Center
Jason Burdick
Bowman Endowed Professor (January 2022)
Chemical and Biological Engineering
Tom Cech
Distinguished Professor • Investigator, Howard Hughes Medical Institute
Biochemistry
Edward Chuong
Assistant Professor
Molecular Cellular and Developmental Biology
Aaron Clauset
Professor • External Faculty, Santa Fe Institute
Computer Science
Robin Dowell
Professor
Molecular Cellular and Developmental Biology
Robert Garcea
Professor
Molecular Cellular and Developmental Biology
Loren Hough
Associate Professor
Physics
Daniel Larremore
Associate Professor
Computer Science
Ryan Layer
Assistant Professor
Computer Science
Leslie Leinwand
Chief Scientific Officer, BioFrontiers Institute • Distinguished Professor • Professor, Howard Hughes Medical Institute
Molecular Cellular and Developmental Biology • CU Denver School of Medicine
Amy Palmer
Professor
Biochemistry
Roy Parker
Director, BioFrontiers Institute • Distinguished Professor • Cech-Leinwand Endowed Chair of Biochemistry
Biochemistry
Orit Peleg
Assistant Professor • External Faculty, Santa Fe Institute
Computer Science
Samuel Ramsey
Assistant Professor • Marvin H. Caruthers Endowed Chair for Early-Career Faculty
Ecology and Evolutionary Biology
John Rinn
Professor • Leslie Orgel Professor of RNA Science • Marvin H. Caruthers Endowed Chair for Early-Career Faculty
Biochemistry
Sara Sawyer
Professor
Molecular Cellular and Developmental Biology
Staff
Bela Amade
HPC/Storage Admin
IT
Kristen Bjorkman
Director of Interdisciplinary Research
Patricia Cavanaugh
Senior Development Assistant
Advancement
Stefanie Coltrain
Procurement and Property Manager
Administration
Joe Dragavon
Director, BioFrontiers Advanced Light Microscopy Core
Advanced Light Microscopy Core
Danielle Groover
General and Grant Accountant
Administration
Stephanie Hoyt
Education Programs Manager
Administration
Mae Hsu
Director of Operations and Finance
Administration
Matt Hynes-Grace
Director of IT
IT
Laura Konyha
Administrative Assistant to Dr. Thomas Cech
Administration
Shannon Krentsa
Administrative and Events Coordinator
Administration
Alex Mandrila
Communications Assistant
Administration
Alex Noel
Linux/Unix Systems Administrator
IT
Kristin Powell
Director of Interdisciplinary Education
Administration
Evolene Premillieu
Light Sheet Specialist at the Beckman Center for Advanced Light-Sheet Microscopy and Data Science
Advanced Light Microscopy Core
Esteban Rozen
Program Manager
Crnic Institute Boulder Branch
Kristen Smith
Human Resources Coordinator
Administration
Jian Wei Tay
Image Analysis Specialist
Advanced Light Microscopy Core
Aycel (Ice) Villalobos
Desktop Support & AV Program Manager
IT
Council Members
Meredith Betterton
Associate Professor
Physics
Elizabeth Bradley
Professor
Computer Science
Sarah Calve
Associate Professor • Biomedical, Materials, Mechanics of Materials
Mechanical Engineering
Bob Camley
Director, UCCS - Biofrontiers Institute • Distinguished Professor
Physics
Xiaoyun "Sean" Ding
Assistant Professor • Biomedical, Micro/Nanoscale, Thermo Fluid Sciences
Mechanical Engineering
Zoe Donaldson
Assistant Professor
PSYCHOLOGY AND NEUROSCIENCE • MOLECULAR CELLULAR AND DEVELOPMENTAL BIOLOGY • CENTER FOR NEUROSCIENCE
Luke Evans
Assistant Professor
Ecology and Evolutionary Biology
Virginia Ferguson
Associate Professor
Mechanical Engineering
Nuris Figueroa Morales
Assistant Professor
Physics
Kaushik Jayaram
Assistant Professor • Robotics and Systems Design, Materials, Micro/Nanoscale
Mechanical Engineering
Kenneth Krauter
Professor
Molecular Cellular and Developmental Biology
Chris Link
Associate Professor
Integrative Physiology
Manuel Lladser
Associate Professor
Applied Mathematics
Maureen Lynch
Assistant Professor
Mechanical Engineering
Debanjan Mukherjee
Assistant Professor • Biomedical, Thermo Fluid Sciences
Mechanical Engineering
Chris Myers
Department Chair • Professor • Palmer Leadership Chair in Electrical, Computer & Energy Engineering
COMPUTER ENGINEERING
Corey Neu
Donnelly Family Endowed Associate Professor
Mechanical Engineering
Brad Olwin
Professor
Molecular Cellular and Developmental Biology
Tom Perkins
Associate Professor • JILA Fellow • Physicist, Quantum Physics Division, NIST
Molecular Cellular and Developmental Biology
Sabrina Spencer
Associate Professor
Biochemistry
Kayla G. Sprenger
Assistant Professor
CHEMICAL AND BIOLOGICAL ENGINEERING • BIOMEDICAL ENGINEERING PROGRAM
Advisory Board
Jane Butcher
Co-founder of the Butcher Symposia and Seed Grants • Former Chair of the Conference on World Affairs • Board Member, Foundation for National Progress
Ralph E. (Chris) Christoffersen
Partner, Morgenthaler Ventures, Boulder CO
James Collins
Virginia M. Ullman Professor of Natural History and the Environment, Arizona State University
Sean R. Eddy Ph.D.
Investigator, Howard Hughes Medical Institute • Professor, Harvard University
Donald (Don) M. Elliman Jr.
Chancellor, University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus
J. William Freytag
Former Chairman and CEO, Myogen, Boulder CO
David Goeddel
Managing Partner, The Column Group, San Francisco CA
Larry Gold
Chairman of the Board and Founder, SomaLogic, Boulder CO
Ginger L. Graham
Former President and CEO, Amylin Pharmaceuticals, San Diego CA
John Hickenlooper
Former Governor of Colorado
Ken Hitchner
Partner & Global Head of Healthcare Investment Banking Goldman Sachs, New York NY
Evan Jones
Managing Member, jVen Capital, LLC Washington DC
James C.T. Linfield
Partner, Cooley Godward Kronish Boulder CO
Tom Maniatis
Professor and Chair, Dept. of Biochemistry and Molecular Biophysics • Director of Precision Medicine • Columbia University
Carla Shatz
Director, Bio-X, Stanford University Stanford CA
John J. Sie
Founder and Former Chairman, Starz Entertainment Group LLC Denver CO
Jean L. Thompson
Former Consultant, Lee Hecht Harrison • Past Chair of the Board, University of Colorado Foundation Boulder, CO