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.

Espinosa, Joaquin

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

Potter, Huntington

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

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Kelly Sullivan, PhD

Director  of the Experimental Models Program


Assistant Professor, Department of Pediatrics

Boettcher Investigator, Boettcher Foundation

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Matthew Galbraith, PhD

Director of the Data Sciences Program


Assistant Research Professor, Department of Pharmacology

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Angela Rachubinski, PhD

Director of the Clinical and Translational Science Program (CTSP)


Assistant Research Professor, Department of Pediatrics

 

Patel, Lina

Lina Patel, PsyD


Associate Professor, Department of Psychiatry

 

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


Daniels, Steve

Steve Daniels, MD, PhD

Professor and Chair, Pediatrics​

University of Colorado Anschutz and Children's Hospital Colorado

Dowell, Robin

Robin Dowell, PhD

Associate Professor, Molecular, Cellular, and Developmental Biology

University of Colorado Boulder​

Elliman, Donald

Donald M. Elliman, Jr. 

Chancellor for the Anschutz Medical Campus 

University of Colorado Anschutz​

Gold, Larry

Larry Gold, PhD  

Professor, Molecular, Cellular, and Developmental Biology, University of Colorado Boulder

Founder and Chairman, SomaLogic​

Hausmann, Jena

Jena Hausmann, MHA  

President and CEO

Children’s Hospital Colorado

Leinwand, Leslie

Leslie Leinwand, PhD  

Professor, Molecular, Cellular, and Developmental Biology, University of Colorado Boulder

CSO, BioFrontiers Institute

Reilly, John

John J. Reilly Jr., MD

Dean of the School of Medicine and Vice Chancellor for the Office of Health Affairs 

University of Colorado Anschutz

Sie, John

John J. Sie       

Founder and Former Chairman, Starz Entertainment Group

Co-Trustee, Anna and John J. Sie Foundation

Suchy, Frederick

Frederick Suchy, MD

Professor, Pediatrics and Chief Research Officer, Digestive Health

Children’s Hospital Colorado

Wallingford, Marybeth

Mary Beth Wallingford     

Managing Director

Anna and John J. Sie Ventures​

Sie Whitten, Michelle

Michelle Sie Whitten  

Co-Founder, President, and CEO, Global Down Syndrome Foundation

Executive Director, Anna and John J. Sie Foundation​

Scientific Advisory Board


Blumenthal, Tom

Thomas Blumenthal, PhD

Professor Emeritus, Molecular, Cellular, and Developmental Biology

University of Colorado Boulder​

Cech, Tom

Tom Cech, PhD

Distinguished Professor, Biochemistry, University of Colorado Boulder

Director, BioFrontiers Institute

Gold, Larry

Larry Gold, PhD  

Professor, Molecular, Cellular, and Developmental Biology, University of Colorado Boulder

Founder and Chairman, SomaLogic​

Lawrence, Jeanne

Jeanne Lawrence, PhD

Professor, Neurology and Pediatrics

University of Massachusetts Medical School​​​

Leinwand, Leslie

Leslie Leinwand, PhD  

Professor, Molecular, Cellular, and Developmental Biology, University of Colorado Boulder

CSO, BioFrontiers Institute

OShea, John

John O’Shea, MD

Scientific Director, NIAMS, National Institutes of Health

Professor, Pathology, University of Pennsylvania​

Reeves, Roger

Roger Reeves, PhD

Professor, Physiology

Johns Hopkins Medicine​

Linda Crnic Institute for Down Syndrome

CU Anschutz

Research Complex II

12700 East 19th Avenue

Room 4014

Aurora, CO 80045


303-724-6599

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