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

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

Bryan Bjork, Ph.D. 
University of Iowa
Professor

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

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

Lori M. Buhlman, Ph.D. 
University of Arizona  
College of Graduate Interdisciplinary Programs
Professor 

Kimberly Bussey, Ph.D.
Oregon Health Sciences University
Associate Professor

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

Sudhindra Gadagkar, Ph.D.
Dalhousie University
Professor

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

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

Thu Huynh, Ph.D.  
New York University 
Associate Professor

Bucky Jones, Ph.D.  
The Ohio State University 
Professor

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

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

Vanessa Leone, Ph.D.
University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health
Adjunct Faculty

Kathryn Leyva, Ph.D. 
Northern Arizona University
Professor

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

Ann Revill, Ph.D.  
University of Arizona 
Associate 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

CGS General Faculty 

Administrative Faculty 

Yir Gloria Yueh, Ph.D.  
University of Connecticut 
Vice President and Chief Academic Officer 
Colleges of Osteopathic Medicine, Graduate Studies and Podiatric Medicine 
Professor

Sandra Inouye, Ph.D.  
Northwestern University  
Dean, College of Graduate Studies  
Professor 

Kathryn Leyva, Ph.D. 
Northern Arizona University
Associate Dean of Academic Affairs, College of Graduate Studies
Professor