Faculty

Garilyn Jentarra, Ph.D., Program Director
Arizona State University
Professor

Kolla Kristjansdottir, Ph.D., Associate Program Director
Duke University
Duke University Medical Center
Associate Professor

Hilal Arnouk, M.D., Ph.D.
The State University of New York at Buffalo
Associate Professor

Nancy Bae, Ph.D.
University of Maryland at College Park/National Institutes of Health
Associate Professor

Bryan Bjork, Ph.D.
University of Iowa
Associate Professor

Thomas Bodenstine, Ph.D.
University of Alabama at Birmingham
Associate Professor

Kelly Bontempo, M.S., C.G.C.
Northwestern University
Adjunct Faculty

Kimberly Bussey, Ph.D.
O
regon Health Sciences University
Assistant Professor

Frederick Collison, O.D., FAAO
Illinois College of Optometry
Associate Professor

Brandon Guida, M.S., Ph.D
Arizona State University 
Adjunct Faculty

Ying He, Ph.D.
University of Illinois
Assistant Professor

Jose Hernandez, Ph.D.
University of Zaragoza, Spain
Professor and Chair

Sam Katzif, Ph.D.
Georgia State University
Associate Professor

Lisa Kronstad, Ph.D.
University of California , Berkeley
Assistant Professor

Kathryn Leyva, Ph.D.
Northern Arizona University
Professor and Chair

Rafael Mejia-Alvarez, M.D., Ph.D.
Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México School of Medicine, Mexico
Baylor College of Medicine
Professor

Sandhya Noronha, M.D.
University of Illinois at Chicago College of Medicine

Professor

Megan Roy-Puckelwartz, Ph.D.
University of Chicago
Adjunct Faculty

Mark Swanson, Ph.D.
Stony Brook University
Associate Professor

Michelle Swanson-Mungerson, Ph.D.
Loyola University Chicago, Stritch School of Medicine
Professor

Julie A. Swartzendruber, Ph.D.
Northwestern University
Associate Professor

Martin Szul, Ph.D.
University of Tennessee
Lab Manager and Instructor

Rosa Ventrella, Ph.D.
Northwestern University
Assistant Professor

Michael V. Volin, Ph.D.
The University of Chicago
Professor and Chair

Brian P. Wellensiek, Ph.D.
University of Arizona College of Medicine
Associate Professor