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, Medical Physics

University of Chicago

Sherif Badawy, MD

Associate Professor of Pediatrics; Attending Physician, Hematology, Oncology, Neuro-Oncology, Stem Cell Transplantation; Director, Comprehensive Thalassemia Program; Associate Director, Comprehensive Sickle Cell Program

Lurie Children's Hospital of Chicago

Joseph Bass, MD, PhD

Director, Center for Diabetes and Metabolism; Chief, Endocrinology, Department of Medicine; Charles F. Kettering Professorship of Medicine; Professor of Medicine - Endocrinology

Northwestern University

GR Scott Budinger, MD

Chief, Pulmonary and Crital Care, Department of Medicine; Ernest S. Bazley Professor of Airway Diseases; Professor of Medicine - Pulmonary and Critical Care, Cell and Developmental Biology

Northwestern University

Mercedes Carnethon, PhD

Vice Chair, Department of Preventive Medicine; Mary Harris Thompson Professor; Professor of Preventive Medicine - Epidemiology, Medicine - Pulmonary and Critical Care

Northwestern University

James Carr, MD

Chair, Department of Radiology; Drs. Frederick John Bradd and William Kennedy Memorial Professor of Radiology; Professor of Radiology - Vascular and Interventional Radiology, Medicine - General Internal Medicine, Radiology - Cardiovascular and Thoracic Imaging

Northwestern University

Navdeep Chandel

David W. Cugell Professor; Professor of Medicine - Pulmonary and Critical Care, Biochemistry and Molecular Genetics

Northwestern University

Eugene Chang, MD

Martin Boyer Professor of Medicine; Committee on Immunology, Microbiology, Molecular Medicine, Molecular Metabolism and Nutrition

University of Chicago

Arlene Chapman, MD

Professor of Medicine - Nephrology; Chief, Section of Nephrology

University of Chicago

Konstantinos Chronis PhD

Assistant Professor; Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Genetics

University of Illinois at Chicago,

Sumant Chugh, MBBS, MD

Professor of Internal Medicine - Nephrology

Rush University

Marcus Clark, MD

Professor of Medicine - Rheumatology; Chief, Section of Rheumatology; Director, Medical Scientist Training Program

University of Chicago

Valentin David, PhD

Frank Krumlovsky Professor; Associate Professor of Medicine - Nephrology and Hypertension

Northwestern University

Erica Davis, PhD

Professor of Pediatrics, Cell and Developmental Biology

Northwestern University

Paul DeCaen, PhD

Associate Professor of Pharmacology

Northwestern University

M. Eileen Dolan, PhD

Professor of Medicine; Committee on Cancer Biology, Clinical Pharmacology and Pharmacogenomics, Genetics, Genomics, and Systems Biology

University of Chicago

Ardith Z. Doorenbos, PhD, RN, FAAN

Harriet H. Werley Endowed Chair for Nursing Research; Department of Biobehavioral Nursing Science

University of Illinois Chicago

Elizabeth Eklund, MD

Johanna Dobe Professor of Hematology and Oncology; Professor of Medicine - Hematology and Oncology

Northwestern University

Michael Fischer, MD, MSPH

Professor of Medicine

University of Illinois Chicago

Margaret Gardel

Professor of Physics - Biophysical Dynamics; Director, Material Research Science and Engineering Center

University of Chicago

Alfred George, MD

Chair, Department of Pharmacology; Director, Center for Pharmacogenomics; Alfred Newton Richards Professor of Pharmacology; Professor of Pharmacology

Northwestern University

Lucy A. Godley, MD, PhD

Jeffrey and Marianne Silver Family Professor of Oncology; Professor of Medicine - Hematology and Oncology

Northwestern University

Victor Gordeuk, MD

Professor of Medicine

University of Illinois Chicago

James Griffith, PhD

Professor of Obstetrics and Gynecology

University of Chicago

Eunsil Hahm, PhD

Associate Professor of Internal Medicine

Rush University

Rosalba Hernandez, PhD

Associate Dean for Equity and Inclusion; Associate Professor; Department of Population Health Nursing Science

University of Illinois Chicago

Luisa Iruela-Arispe, PhD

Chair, Department of Cell and Developmental Biology Stephen Walter Ranson Professor of Cell Biology Professor, Cell and Developmental Biology

Northwestern University

Tamara Isakova, MD, MMSc

Director, Institute for Public Health and Medicine (IPHAM) - Center for Translational Metabolism and Health; Interim Chief, Department of Medicine - Nephrology and Hypertension; Margaret Gray Morton Professor of Medicine; Professor of Medicine - Nephrology and Hypertension

Northwestern University

Peng Ji, MD, PhD

Vice Chair, Department of Pathology; Professor of Pathology - Experimental Pathology and Pathology - Hematopathology

Northwestern University

Pinelopi Kapitsinou, MD

Associate Professor of Medicine - Nephrology and Hypertension

Northwestern University

Tanika Kelly, PhD, MPH

Professor of Medicine - Nephrology

University of Illinois Chicago

Evangelos Kiskinis, PhD

Associate Professor of Neurology - Neuromuscular Disease and Neuroscience

Northwestern University

David Klumpp, PhD

Professor of Urology and Microbiology-Immunology

Northwestern University

Jay L. Koyner, MD

Professor of Medicine

University of Chicago

Dimitri Krainc, MD

Chair, Department of Neurology; Director, Simpson Querrey Center for Neurogenetics; Aaron Montgomery Ward Professor; Professor of Neurology - Movement Disorders, Neurological Surgery, Neuroscience

Northwestern University

Holly Kramer, MD, MPH

Professor of Internal Medicine - Nephrology

Loyola University Chicago

Tsutomu Kume, PhD

Professor of Medicine - Cardiology, Ophthalmology, and Pharmacology

Northwestern University

Ivana Kuo, PhD

Assistant Professor of Cell and Molecular Physiology

Loyola University Chicago

Daniela Ladner, MD, MPH

Vice Chair, Department of Surgery - Research and Innovation; John Benjamin Murphy Professor of Surgery; Professor of Surgery - Organ Transplantation and Medical Social Sciences - Determinants of Health

Northwestern University

James Lash, MD

Chief, Department of Internal Medicine - Nephrology; Professor of Medicine

University of Illinois Chicago

Donald Lavelle, PhD

Associate Professor of Hematology

University of Illinois Chicago

Robert Liem, MD

Associate Chair, Department of Pediatrics - Ambulatory Services; Interim Chief, Department of Pediatrics - Hematology, Oncology, and Stem Cell Transplantation; Professor of Pediatrics - Hematology, Oncology, and Stem Cell Transplantation

Lurie Children's Hospital of Chicago

Jennie J Lin, MD, MTR

Assistant Professor, Medicine (Nephrology and Hypertension)

Northwestern University

Jeffrey Linder, MD, MPH, FACP

Chief, Department of Medicine - General Internal Medicine; Michael A. Gertz Professor of Medicine; Professor of Medicine - General Internal Medicine

Northwestern University

Yuan Luo, PhD

Director, Institute for Artificial Intelligence in Medicine - Center for Collaborative AI in Healthcare; Associate Professor of Preventive Medicine - Health and Biomedical Informatics and Pediatrics

Northwestern University

Nadim Mahmud, MD, PhD

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

University of Illinois Chicago

Michael Markl, PhD

Vice Chair, Department of Radiology - Research; Lester B. and Frances T. Knight Professor of Cardiac Imaging; Professor of Radiology - Basic and Translational Radiology Research

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 Medical Social Sciences - Outcome and Measurement Science

Northwestern University

David Meltzer, MD, PhD

Professor of Medicine

University of Chicago

Chad Mirkin, PhD

Professor of Medicine - Hematology and Oncology

Northwestern University

William Muller, MD, PhD

Janardan K. Reddy Professor of Pathology; Professor of Pathology - Experimental Pathology and Pathology - Autopsy

Northwestern University

Larisa Nonn, PhD

Professor of Medicine - 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

Director, The Duchossois Family Institute; Donald F. Steiner Professor; Professor of Medicine - Infectious Diseases and Global Health

University of Chicago

Joo-Seop Park, PhD

Professor of Medicine - Nephrology and Hypertension

Northwestern University

Sandra Pinho, PhD

Assistant Professor of Medicine - Pharmacology

University of Illinois Chicago

Luka Pocivavsek, MD, PhD

Assistant Professor of Surgery

University of Chicago

Carol Podlasek, PhD

Associate Professor of Medicine - Urology

University of Illinois Chicago

Catherine Putoni, PhD

Professor of Biology - Bioinformatics

Loyola University Chicago

Susan Quaggin, MD

Chair, Department of Medicine; Director, Feinberg Cardiovascular and Renal Research Institute; Irving S. Cutter Professor of Medicine; Professor of Medicine - Nephrology and Hypertension

Northwestern University

Mehul Raval, MD, MS

Professor of Surgery - Pediatric General Surgery and Pediatrics

Northwestern University

Ana Ricardo, MD

Professor of Medicine

University of Illinois Chicago

John Rogers, PhD

Professor of Engineering, Dermatology, and Neurological Surgery

Northwestern University

Santosh Saraf, MD

Associate Professor of Medicine

University of Illinois Chicago

Milda Saunders, MD, MPH

Associate Professor of Medicine

University of Chicago

Sanjiv Shah, MD

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

Northwestern University

Arun Sharma, PhD

Associate Professor of Urology - Pediatric Urology Research

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

Ted Skolarus, MD

Professor of Surgery

University of Chicago

Samuel Stupp, PhD

Board of Trustees Professor of Materials Science and Engineering, Chemistry, Medicine, and Biomedical Engineering; Director, Simpson Querrey Institute; Professor of Engineering, Medicine - Endocrinology

Northwestern University

Edward Benjamin Thorp, PhD

Frederick Robert Zeit Professor of Pathology; Professor of Pathology - Experimental Pathology

Northwestern University

Praveen Thumbikat, PhD

O'Connor Family Research Professor of Urology; Professor of Urology and Pathology

Northwestern University

Donald Vander Griend, PhD

Associate Professor of Pathology

University of Illinois Chicago

Douglas Vaughan, MD

Director, Potocsnak Longevity Institute; Irving S. Cutter Professor of Medicine Emeritus; 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 Medical Social Sciences - Outcome and Measurement Science

Northwestern University