Our Mentors

Hossein Ardehali, MD, PhD

Director, Feinberg Cardiovascular and Renal Research Institute – Center for Molecular Cardiology

Northwestern University

Samuel Armato, PhD

Associate Professor of Radiology, Committee Chair of Committee on Medical Physics, Committee on Medical Physics

University of Chicago

Sherif Badawy, MD

Associate Professor of Pediatrics (Hematology, Oncology, and Stem Cell Transplantation)

Lurie Children's Hospital of Chicago

Joseph Bass, MD, PhD

Director, Center for Diabetes and Metabolism, Chief of Endocrinology in the Department of Medicine, Charles F. Kettering Professorship of Medicine, Professor of Medicine (Endocrinology)

Northwestern Univeristy

GR Scott Budinger, MD

Chief of Pulmonary and Critical Care in the Department of Medicine, Ernest S. Bazley Professor of Airway Diseases

Northwestern University

Mercedes Carnethon, PhD

Professor & Vice Chair of Preventative Medicine

Northwestern University

James Carr, MD

Chair, Department of Radiology, Drs. Frederick John Bradd and William Kennedy Memorial Professor of Radiology

Northwestern Univeristy

Navdeep Chandel

Professor of Medicine (Pulmonary and Critical Care) and Biochemistry and Molecular Genetics

Northwestern University

Eugene Chang, MD

Martin Boyer Professor of Medicine

University of Chicago

Arlene Chapman, MD

Professor & Section Chief

University of Chicago

Sumant Chugh, MBBS, MD

Professor, Department of Internal Medicine, Division of Nephrology, Rush Medical College

Rush University

Marcus Clark, MD

Professor of Medicine

University of Chicago

Valentin David, PhD

Associate Professor of Medicine, Nephrology & Hypertension

Northwestern University

Erica Davis, PhD

Associate Professor of Pediatrics and Cell and Developmental Biology

Northwestern University

Paul DeCaen, PhD

Associate Professor of Pharmacology

Northwestern University

M. Eileen Dolan, PhD

Professor of Medicine

University of Chicago

Elizabeth Eklund, MD

Professor of Medicine, Hematology & Oncology

Northwestern University

Shannon Elf, PhD

Assistant Professor

University of Chicago

Michael Fischer, MD, MSPH

Professor of Medicine

University of Illinois Chicago

Margaret Gardel

Professor; Department of Physics, James Franck Institute & Institute for Biophysical Dynamics; Director, Material Research Science and Engineering Center

University of Chicago

Alfred George, MD

Professor & Chair, Department of Pharmacology; Director, Center for Pharmacogenomics

Northwestern University

Lucy A. Godley, MD, PhD

Professor of Medicine, Hematology and Oncology

Northwestern University

Victor Gordeuk, MD

Professor of Medicine

University of Illinois at Chicago

James Griffith, PhD

Associate Professor of Medical Social Sciences

Northwestern University

Vineet Gupta, PhD

Professor and Vice Chair for Innovation, Dept of Medicine

Rush University Medical Center

Eunsil Hahm, PhD

Assistant Professor Department of Internal Medicine

Rush Medical College

Tamara Isakova, MD, MMSc

Director, Institute for Public Health & Medicine (IPHAM) - Center for Translational Metabolism & Health; Professor of Medicine, Nephrology and Hypertension

Northwestern University

Peng Ji, MD, PhD

Professor of Experimental Pathology & Hematopathology

Northwestern University

Pinelopi Kapitsinou, MD

Associate Professor of Medicine, Nephrology & Hypertension

Northwestern University

Tanika Kelly, PhD, MPH

Professor of Medicine, Nephrology

University of Illinois at Chicago

Evangelos Kiskinis, PhD

Assistant Professor of Neurology (Neuromuscular Disease) and Physiology

Northwestern University

David Klumpp, PhD

Professor of Urology & Microbiology-Immunology

Northwestern University

Dimitri Krainc, MD

Chair, Department of Neurology, Director, Simpson Querrey Center for Neurogenetics, Aaron Montgomery Ward Professor, Professor of Neurology (Movement Disorders), Neurological Surgery and Physiology

Northwestern University

Holly Kramer, MD, MPH

Professor of Public Health Sciences

Loyola University Chicago

Tsutomu Kume, PhD

Professor of Medicine (Cardiology), Ophthalmology and Pharmacology

Northwestern University

Ivana Kuo, PhD

Assistant Professor, Cell and Molecular Physiology

Loyola University Chicago

Daniela Ladner, MD, MPH

Professor of Surgery (Organ Transplantation) and Medical Social Sciences

Northwestern University

James Lash, MD

Professor of Medicine

University of Illinois at Chicago

Donald Lavelle, PhD

Research Associate Professor

University of Illinois Chicago

Robert Liem, MD

Professor of Pediatrics, Hematology, Oncology, & Stem Cell Transplantation

Lurie Children's Hospital of Chicago

Jeffrey Linder, MD, MPH, FACP

Chief of General Internal Medicine and Geriatrics in the Department of Medicine, Michael A. Gertz Professor of Medicine, Professor of Medicine (General Internal Medicine and Geriatrics)

Northwestern University

Yuan Luo, PhD

Associate Professor of Preventive Medicine (Health and Biomedical Informatics) and McCormick School of Engineering

Northwestern University

Nadim Mahmud, MD, PhD

Professor of Medicine; Director, Clinical Stem Cell Laboratory, UI Blood and Marrow Transplant Program

University of Illinois Chicago

Michael Markl, PhD

Vice Chair for Research, Department of Radiology, Lester B. and Frances T. Knight Professor of Cardiac Imaging, Professor of Radiology (Basic and Translational Radiology Research)/McCormick School of Engineering

Northwestern University

Aline Martin, PhD

Associate Professor of Medicine, Nephrology and Hypertension

Northwestern University

Elizabeth McNally, MD, PhD

Director, Center for Genetic Medicine, Elizabeth J. Ward Professor of Genetic Medicine, Professor of Medicine (Cardiology) and Biochemistry and Molecular Genetics

Northwestern University

Sanjay Mehrotra, PhD

Director, Institute for Public Health and Medicine (IPHAM) - Center for Engineering and Health, Professor of McCormick School of Engineering and Medical Social Sciences

Northwestern University

David Meltzer, MD, PhD

Professor of Medicine

University of Chicago

Chad Mirkin, PhD

Professor of Weinberg College of Arts and Sciences and Medicine (Hematology and Oncology)

Northwestern University

William Muller, MD, PhD

Janardan K. Reddy, MD Professor of Pathology, Professor of Pathology (Experimental Pathology) and Pathology (Autopsy)

Northwestern University

Larisa Nonn, PhD

Professor, Pathology

University of Illinois Chicago

Guillermo Oliver, PhD

Director, Feinberg Cardiovascular and Renal Research Institute – Center for Vascular and Developmental Biology, Thomas D. Spies Professor of Lymphatic Metabolism, Professor of Medicine (Nephrology and Hypertension)

Northwestern University

Eric Pamer, MD

Professor of Medicine, Donald F. Steiner Professor; Director, The Duchossois Family Institute

University of Chicago

Joo-Seop Park, PhD

Professor of Medicine, Nephrology and Hypertension

Northwestern University

Sandra Pinho, PhD

Assistant Professor, Pharmacology and Regenerative Medicine

University of Illinois Chicago

Luka Pocivavsek, MD, PhD

Assistant Professor of Surgery

University of Chicago

Carol Podlasek, PhD

Associate Professor in the Department of Urology

University of Illinois Chicago

Catherine Putoni, PhD

Professor

Loyola University Chicago

Susan Quaggin, MD

Professor & Chief of Medicine, Nephrology & Hypertension; Director, Feinberg Cardiovascular & Renal Research Institute

Northwestern University

Mehul Raval, MD, MS

Professor of Surgery (Pediatric Surgery) and Pediatrics

Northwestern University

Ana Ricardo, MD

Professor of Medicine

University of Illinois at Chicago

John Rogers, PhD

Professor of McCormick School of Engineering and Neurological Surgery

Northwestern University

Lainie Ross, MD, PhD

Professor of Medicine, Carolyn and Matthew Bucksbaum Professor of Clinical Medical Ethics, Associate Director, MacLean Center for Clinical Medical Ethics, Co-Director, Institute for Translational Medicine

University of Chicago

Santosh Saraf, MD

Associate Professor of Medicine, Fellowship Training Program Director

University of Illinois Chicago

Evan Scott, PhD

Kay Davis Professor of Biomedical Engineering and Microbiology-Immunology, Associate Professor of McCormick School of Engineering and Microbiology-Immunology

Northwestern University

Sanjiv Shah, MD

Director, Institute for Artificial Intelligence in Medicine - Center for Deep Phenotyping and Precision Therapeutics, Neil J. Stone, MD, Professor, Professor of Medicine (Cardiology)

Northwestern University

Arun Sharma, PhD

Director, Pediatric Urological Regenerative Medicine; Research Associate Professor of Urology

Lurie Children's Hospital of Chicago

Ali Shilatifard, PhD

Chair, Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Genetics, Director, Simpson Querrey Institute for Epigenetics, Robert Francis Furchgott Professor, Professor of Biochemistry and Molecular Genetics and Pediatrics

Northwestern University

Samuel Stupp, PhD

Board of Trustees Professor of Materials Science and Engineering, Chemistry, Medicine, and Biomedical Engineering, Director, Simpson Querrey Institute, Professor of McCormick School of Engineering, Medicine (Endocrinology) and Weinberg College of Arts and Sciences

Northwestern University

Edward Benjamin Thorp, PhD

Associate Professor of Pathology (Experimental Pathology) and Pediatrics

Northwestern University

Praveen Thumbikat, PhD

Professor of Urology & Pathology

Northwestern University

Donald Vander Griend, PhD

Associate Professor

University of Illinois Chicago

Douglas Vaughan, MD

Chair, Department of Medicine, Irving S. Cutter Professor of Medicine, Professor of Medicine (Cardiology)

Northwestern University

Michael Wolf, PhD, MPH

Associate Vice Chair for Research, Department of Medicine, Director, Institute for Public Health and Medicine (IPHAM) - Center for Applied Health Research on Aging, James R. Webster, Jr., Professor of Medicine, Professor of Medicine (General Internal Medicine and Geriatrics) and Medical Social Sciences

Northwestern University