Leadership
The Crnic Institute is led by two renowned investigators with expertise in p53 biology and Alzheimer's disease who work tirelessly each day to accelerate our mission.
Joaquin Espinosa, PhD
Executive Director
Professor, Department of Pharmacology
Anna and John J. Sie Chair in Genomics
Director, The Functional Genomics Facility
Email: joaquin.espinosa@cuanschutz.edu Phone: 303-724-7389
Huntington Potter, PhD
Director of the Alzheimer’s Disease Program
Kurt N. and Edith von Kaulla Memorial Professor of Neurology
Vice Chair for Basic Research, Department of Neurology
Director, Rocky Mountain Alzheimer's Disease Center
Email: huntington.potter@cuanschutz.edu Phone: 303-724-5741
Boards
The Crnic Institute is guided by a Board of Directors and a Scientific Advisory Board, whose members generously offer their time and wisdom to help advance our mission.
Board of Directors
Steve Daniels, MD, PhD
Professor and Chair, Pediatrics
University of Colorado Anschutz and Children's Hospital Colorado
Robin Dowell, PhD
Associate Professor, Molecular, Cellular, and Developmental Biology
University of Colorado Boulder
Donald M. Elliman, Jr.
Chancellor for the Anschutz Medical Campus
University of Colorado Anschutz
Larry Gold, PhD
Professor, Molecular, Cellular, and Developmental Biology, University of Colorado Boulder
Founder and Chairman, SomaLogic
Jena Hausmann, MHA
President and CEO
Children’s Hospital Colorado
Leslie Leinwand, PhD
Professor, Molecular, Cellular, and Developmental Biology, University of Colorado Boulder
CSO, BioFrontiers Institute
John J. Reilly Jr., MD
Dean of the School of Medicine and Vice Chancellor for the Office of Health Affairs
University of Colorado Anschutz
John J. Sie
Founder and Former Chairman, Starz Entertainment Group
Co-Trustee, Anna and John J. Sie Foundation
Frederick Suchy, MD
Professor, Pediatrics and Chief Research Officer, Digestive Health
Children’s Hospital Colorado
Mary Beth Wallingford
Managing Director
Anna and John J. Sie Ventures
Michelle Sie Whitten
Co-Founder, President, and CEO, Global Down Syndrome Foundation
Executive Director, Anna and John J. Sie Foundation
Scientific Advisory Board
Thomas Blumenthal, PhD
Professor Emeritus, Molecular, Cellular, and Developmental Biology
University of Colorado Boulder
Tom Cech, PhD
Distinguished Professor, Biochemistry, University of Colorado Boulder
Director, BioFrontiers Institute
Larry Gold, PhD
Professor, Molecular, Cellular, and Developmental Biology, University of Colorado Boulder
Founder and Chairman, SomaLogic
Jeanne Lawrence, PhD
Professor, Neurology and Pediatrics
University of Massachusetts Medical School
Leslie Leinwand, PhD
Professor, Molecular, Cellular, and Developmental Biology, University of Colorado Boulder
CSO, BioFrontiers Institute
John O’Shea, MD
Scientific Director, NIAMS, National Institutes of Health
Professor, Pathology, University of Pennsylvania
Roger Reeves, PhD
Professor, Physiology
Johns Hopkins Medicine