A principal aim of the RNA Bioscience Initiative is to foster a collaborative community that supports RNA research within a diverse, multidisciplinary group of scientists and physicians.
The RBI draws its faculty primarily from the University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus– School of Medicine, School of Dental Medicine and Skaggs School of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences. These faculty comprise investigators from 11 different departments and 16 divisions. In addition, a small number of RBI faculty are drawn from other institutions, including CU Boulder, CU Denver, CSU, National Jewish Health, Metropolitan State University of Denver, and Loyola Marymount University.
To join the RBI faculty, please contact David Bentley, RBI co-director, at david.bentley@cuanschutz.edu.
Faculty Name | University/Campus | School | Department/Division | E-mail Address | Lab Website |
Scott Alper, PhD | CU Anschutz | Medicine | Immunology and Microbiology | alpers@njhealth.org | Alper Lab |
Tom Anchordoquy, PhD | CU Anschutz | Pharmacy/Phamaceutical Sciences | Phamaceutical Sciences | tom.anchordoquy@cuanschutz.edu | Tom Anchordoquy Research |
Steven Anderson, PhD | CU Anschutz | Medicine | Pathology | steve.anderson@ucdenver.edu | Anderson Lab |
Bruce Appel, PhD | CU Anschutz | Medicine | Pediatrics/Developmental Biology | bruce.appel@cuanschutz.edu | Appel Lab |
Kristin Artinger, PhD | CU Anschutz | Dental Medicine | Oral and Craniofacial Biology | Kristin.artinger@cuanschutz.edu | Artinger Lab |
Yael Aschner, MD | CU Anschutz | Medicine | Medicine/Pulmonary Sciences & Critical Care | yael.aschner@cuanschutz.edu | Yael Aschner Research |
Rocky Baker, PharmD | CU Anschutz | Medicine | Immunology and Microbiology | rocky.baker@cuanschutz.edu | Rocky Baker Research |
Linda Barlow, PhD | CU Anschutz | Medicine | CDB | linda.barlow@cuanschutz.edu | Linda Barlow Research |
David Barton, PhD | CU Anschutz | Medicine | Immunology and Microbiology | david.barton@cuanschutz.edu | David Barton Research |
Richard Benninger, PhD | CU Anschutz | Medicine | Center for Bioengineering | richard.benninger@cuanaschutz.edu | Benninger Lab |
David Bentley, PhD | CU Anschutz | Medicine | BMG | david.bentley@cuanschutz.edu | Bentley Lab |
Joshua Black, PhD | CU Anschutz | Medicine | Pharmacology | joshua.c.black@cuanschutz.edu | Black Lab |
Joe Brzezinski, PhD | CU Anschutz | Medicine | Medicine/Ophthalmology | joseph.brzezinski@cuanschutz.edu | Brzezinski Lab |
Matthew Burchill, PhD | CU Anschutz | Medicine | Medicine/Gastroenterology and Hepatology | Matthew.burchill@cuanschutz.edu | Burchill Lab |
Eric Clambey, PhD | CU Anschutz | Medicine | Medicine/Anesthesiology | eric.clambey@cuanschutz.edu | Clambey Lab |
Randall Cohrs, PhD | CU Anschutz | Medicine | Medicine/Neurology | randall.cohrs@cuanschutz.edu | Randall Cohrs Research (click and scroll down) |
Adela Cota-Gomez, PhD | CU Anschutz | Medicine | Medicine/Pulmonary Sciences & Critical Care | adela.cota-gomez@cuanschutz.edu | Cota-Gomez Lab |
Howard Davidson, PhD | CU Anschutz | Medicine | Pediatrics/BDC | howard.davidson@cuanschutz.edu | Howard Davidson Research |
Richard Davis, PhD | CU Anschutz | Medicine | BMG | richard.davis@cuanschutz.edu | Davis Lab |
Peter Dempsey, PhD | CU Anschutz | Medicine | Pediatrics/Developmental Biology | peter.dempsey@cuanschutz.edu | Peter Dempsey Research |
James Dylewski, DO | CU Anschutz | Medicine | Medicine/Nephrology | james.dylewski@cuanschutz.edu | James Dylewski Research |
Patricia Ernst, PhD | CU Anschutz | Medicine | Pediatrics/Hematology and Oncology | patricia.ernst@cuanschutz.edu | Ernst Lab |
Thomas Evans, PhD | CU Anschutz | Medicine | CDB | tom.evans@cuanschutz.edu | Tom Evans Research |
Katherine Fantauzzo, PhD | CU Anschutz | Dental Medicine | Oral and Craniofacial Biology | Katherine.fantauzzo@cuanschutz.edu | Fantauzzo Lab |
Megan Filbin, PhD | Metropolitan State University of Denver | College of Letters, Arts and Sciences | Chemistry and Biochemistry | mfilbin1@msudenver.edu | Filbin Lab |
Heide Ford, PhD | CU Anschutz | Medicine | Pharmacology | heide.ford@cuanschutz.edu | Ford Lab |
Rachel Friedman, PhD | CU Anschutz | Medicine | Immunology and Microbiology | rachel.s.friedman@cuanschutz.edu | Rachel Friedman Research |
Austin Gillen, PhD | CU Anschutz | Medicine | Medicine/Hematology | austingillen@gmail.com | Austin Gillen Research |
Berenice Gitomer, PhD | CU Anschutz | Medicine | Medicine/Nephrology | berenice.gitomer@cuanschutz.edu | Berenice Gitomer Research |
Eva Grayck, MD | CU Anschutz | Medicine | Pediatrics/Critical Care | Eva.nozik@cuanschutz.edu | James Hagman Research |
James Hagman, PhD | National Jewish Health | Immunology and Genomic Medicine | hagmanj@njhealth.org | Hansen Lab | |
Kirk Hansen, PhD | CU Anschutz | Medicine | BMG | Kirk.hansen@cuanschutz.edu | Hesselberth Lab |
Jay Hesselberth, PhD | CU Anschutz | Medicine | BMG | JAY.HESSELBERTH@CUANSCHUTZ.EDU | Joan Hooper Research |
Joan Hooper, PhD | CU Anschutz | Medicine | CDB | joan.hooper@cuanschutz.edu | Hsieh Lab |
Elena Hsieh, MD | CU Anschutz | Medicine | Pediatrics/Allergy and Immunology | elena.hsieh@cuanzchutz.edu | Hughes Lab |
Ethan Hughes, PhD | CU Anschutz | Medicine | CDB | ethan.hughes@cuanschutz.edu | Jagannathan Lab |
Sujatha Jagannathan, PhD | CU Anschutz | Medicine | BMG | sujatha.jagannathan@cuanschutz.edu | Johnson Lab |
Aaron Johnson, PhD | CU Anschutz | Medicine | BMG | aaron.m.johnson@CUAnschutz.edu | Kabos Lab |
Peter Kabos, MD | CU Anschutz | Medicine | Medicine/Oncology | peter.kabos@cuanschutz.edu | Ross Kedl Research |
Ross Kedl, PhD | CU Anschutz | Medicine | Immunology and Microbiology | ross.kedl@cuanschutz.edu | Kieft Lab |
Jeffrey Kieft, PhD | CU Anschutz | Medicine | BMG | jeffrey.kieft@cuanschutz.edu | Melanie Koenigshoff Research |
Melanie Koenigshoff, MD, PhD | CU Anschutz | Medicine | Medicine/Pulmonary Sciences & Critical Care | Melanie.koenigshoff@cuanschutz.edu | Kumar Lab |
T. Rajendra Kumar, PhD | CU Anschutz | Medicine | OB/GYN | raj.kumar@cuanschutz.edu | Laurel Lenz Research |
Laurel Lenz, PhD | CU Anschutz | Medicine | Immunology and Microbiology | laurel.lenz@cuanschutz.edu | Hong Li Research |
Hong Li, PhD | CU Anschutz | Dental Medicine | Oral and Craniofacial Biology | hong.li@cuanschutz.edu | Traci Lyons Research |
Traci Lyons, PhD | CU Anschutz | Medicine | Medicine/Oncology | traci.lyons@cuanschutz.edu | Sandy Martin Research |
Sandy Martin, PhD | CU Anschutz | Medicine | CDB | sandy.martin@cuanschutz.edu | Martin McCarter Research |
Martin McCarter, MD | CU Anschutz | Medicine | Medicine/Surgery-Surgical Oncology | Martin.mccarter@cuanschutz.edu | McKinsey Lab |
Timothy McKinsey, PhD | CU Anschutz | Medicine | Medicine/Cardiology | timothy.mckinsey@cuanschutz.edu | McMurray Lab |
Michael McMurray, PhD | CU Anschutz | Medicine | CDB | michael.mcmurray@ucdenver.edu | Tem Morrison Research |
Tem Morrison, PhD | CU Anschutz | Medicine | Immunology and Microbiology | THOMAS.MORRISON@CUANSCHUTZ.EDU | Mosimann Lab |
Christian Mosimann, PhD | CU Anschutz | Medicine | Pediatrics/Developmental Biology | christian.mosimann@cuanschutz.edu | Karen Moulton Research |
Karen Moulton, MD | CU Anschutz | Medicine | Medicine/Cardiology | karen.moulton@cuanschutz.edu | Mouzakis Lab |
Kathryn Mouzakis, PhD | Loyola Marymount University | College of Science and Engineering | Chemistry and Biochemistry | kathryn.mouzakis@lmu.edu | Mukherjee Lab |
Neelanjan Mukherjee, PhD | CU Anschutz | Medicine | BMG | neelnajan.mukherjee@cuanschutz.edu | Nichols Lab |
James Nichols, PhD | CU Anschutz | Dental Medicine | Oral and Craniofacial Biology | james.nichols@cuanschutz.edu | Nishimura Lab |
Erin Nishimura, PhD | CSU | College of Natural Sciences | Biochemistry & Molecular Biology | erinnish@colostate.edu | Niswander Lab |
Lee Niswander, PhD | CU Boulder | College of Arts & Sciences | MCDB | Lee.Niswander@colorado.edu | Eva Nozik Research |
Chad Pearson, PhD | CU Anschutz | Medicine | CDB | Chad.Pearson@cuanschutz.edu | Pearson Lab |
Eric Pietras, PhD | CU Anschutz | Medicine | Medicine/Hematology | eric.pietras@cuanschutz.edu | Pietras Lab |
J. David Port, PhD | CU Anschutz | Medicine | Medicine/Cardiology | david.port@cuanschutz.edu | Port Lab |
Rytis Prekeris, PhD | CU Anschutz | Medicine | CDB | rytis.prekeris@ucdenver.edu | Prekeris Lab |
Srinivas Ramachandran, PhD | CU Anschutz | Medicine | BMG | srinivas.ramachandran@cuanschutz.edu | Ramachandran Lab |
Tania Reis, PhD | CU Anschutz | Medicine | Medicine/Endocrinology | tania.reis@cuanschutz.edu | Tania Reis Research |
Marino Resendiz, PhD | CU Denver | College of Liberal Arts & Sciences | Chemistry | marino.resendiz@ucdenver.edu | Resendiz Lab |
Diego Restrepo, PhD | CU Anschutz | Medicine | CDB | diego.restrepo@cuanschutz.edu | Restrepo Lab |
Jennifer Richer, PhD | CU Anschutz | Medicine | Pathology | jennifer.richer@cuanschutz.edu | Richer Lab |
Olivia Rissland, PhD | CU Anschutz | Medicine | BMG | olivia.rissland@gmail.com | Rissland Lab |
Holger Russ, PhD | CU Anschutz | Medicine | Pediatrics/BDC | Holger.russ@cuanschutz.edu | Russ Lab |
Mario Santiago, PhD | CU Anschutz | Medicine | Medicine/Infectious Disease | mario.santiago@cuanschutz.edu | Mario Santiago Research |
Stephen Santoro, PhD | CU Anschutz | Medicine | Pediatrics/Developmental Biology | stephen.santoro@cuanschutz.edu | Stephen Santoro Research |
Carol Sartorius, PhD | CU Anschutz | Medicine | Pathology | Carol.Sartorius@cuanschutz.edu | Sartorius Lab |
Rebecca Schweppe, PhD | CU Anschutz | Medicine | Medicine/Endocrinology | rebecca.schweppe@cuanschutz.edu | Rebecca Schweppe Research |
Yiqun Shellman, PhD | CU Anschutz | Medicine | Medicine/Dermatology | yiqun.shellman@cuanschutz.ed | Yiqun Shellman Research |
Matthew Sikora, PhD | CU Anschutz | Medicine | Pathology | matthew.sikora@cuanschutz.edu | Sikora Lab |
Lori Sussel, PhD | CU Anschutz | Medicine | Pediatrics/BDC | lori.sussel@cuanschutz.edu | Sussel Lab |
Matthew Taliaferro, PhD | CU Anschutz | Medicine | BMG | Matthew.taliaferro@cuanschutz.edu | Taliaferro Lab |
Beth Tamburini, PhD | CU Anschutz | Medicine | Medicine/Gastroenterology and Hepatology | beth.tamburini@cuanschutz.edu | Tamburini Lab |
Matt Taylor, MD, PhD | CU Anschutz | Medicine | Medicine/Cardiology | matthew.taylor@cuanschutz.edu | Matthew Taylor Research |
Linda van Dyk, PhD | CU Anschutz | Medicine | Immunology and Microbiology | linda.vandyk@cuanschutz.edu | Linda van Dyk Research |
Sujatha Venkataraman, PhD | CU Anschutz | Medicine | Pediatrics/Hematology and Oncology | sujatha.venkataraman@cuanschutz.edu | Sujatha Venkataraman Research |
M. Natalia Vergara, PhD | CU Anschutz | Medicine | Medicine/Ophthalmology | natalia.vergara@cuanschutz.edu | Natalia Vergara Research |
Rajeev Vibhakar, MD, PhD | CU Anschutz | Medicine | Pediatrics/Hematology and Oncology | rajeev.vibhakar@cuanschutz.edu | Rajeev Vibhakar Research |
Quentin Vicens, PhD | CU Anschutz | Medicine | BMG | quentin.vicens@cuanschutz.edu | Quentin Vicens Research |
Beat Vogeli, PhD | CU Anschutz | Medicine | BMG | beat.vogeli@cuanschutz.edu | Vogeli Lab |
Mary Weiser-Evans, PhD | CU Anschutz | Medicine | Medicine/Nephrology | mary.weiser-evans@cuanschutz.edu | Mary Weiser-Evans Research |
Trevor Williams, PhD | CU Anschutz | Dental Medicine | Oral and Craniofacial Biology | trevor.williams@cuanschutz.edu | Trevor Williams Research |
Tuoqi Wu , PhD | CU Anschutz | Medicine | Immunology and Microbiology | TUOQI.WU@CUANSCHUTZ.EDU | Tuoqi Wu Research |
Gongyi Zhang, PhD | CU Anschutz | Medicine | Immunology and Microbiology | gongyi.zhang@cuanschutz.edu | Gongyi Zhang Research |
Rui Zhao, PhD | CU Anschutz | Medicine | BMG | rui.zhao@cuanschutz.edu | Zhao Lab |