Faculty

Precision Medicine Program 

Garilyn Jentarra, Ph.D., Program Director 
Arizona State University 
Professor 

Kolla Kristjansdottir, Ph.D., Associate Program Director 
Duke University  
Duke University Medical Center  
Associate Professor

Hilal Arnouk, M.D., Ph.D.  
The State University of New York at Buffalo
Associate Professor

Nancy Bae, Ph.D.  
University of Maryland at College Park/National Institutes of Health  
Associate Professor

Bryan Bjork, Ph.D. 
University of Iowa  
Associate Professor

Thomas Bodenstine, Ph.D.  
University of Alabama at Birmingham 
Associate Professor

Kelly Bontempo, M.S., C.G.C. 
Northwestern University 
Adjunct Faculty

Kimberly Bussey, Ph.D.  
Oregon Health Sciences University 
Assistant Professor

Frederick Collison, O.D.
Illinois College of Optometry
Associate Professor

Brandon Guida, Ph.D.
Arizona State University
Adjunct Faculty

Ying He, Ph.D. 
University of Illinois 
Assistant Professor

Jose Hernandez, Ph.D. 
University of Zaragoza, Spain 
Professor and Chair

Sam Katzif, Ph.D. 
Georgia State University 
Associate Professor

Lisa Kronstad, Ph.D.  
University of California , Berkeley 
Assistant Professor

Kathryn Leyva, Ph.D.  
Northern Arizona University 
Professor and Chair

Rafael Mejia-Alvarez, M.D., Ph.D.  
Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México School of Medicine, Mexico  
Baylor College of Medicine 
Professor

Sandhya Noronha, M.D.  
University of Illinois at Chicago 
College of Medicine  
Professor  

Megan Roy-Puckelwartz, Ph.D.
University of Chicago 
Adjunct Faculty 

Mark Swanson, Ph.D.  
Stony Brook University
Assistant Professor 

Michelle Swanson-Mungerson, Ph.D.  
Loyola University Chicago, Stritch School of Medicine
Professor

Julie A. Swartzendruber, Ph.D. 
Northwestern University 
Associate Professor

Martin Szul, Ph.D.  
University of Tennessee  
Lab Manager and Instructor

Rosa Ventrella, Ph.D.  
Northwestern University 
Assistant Professor

Michael V. Volin, Ph.D.  
The University of Chicago 
Professor and Chair

Brian P. Wellensiek, Ph.D.  
University of Arizona College of Medicine 
Associate Professor  

CGS General Faculty 

Administrative Faculty 

Yir Gloria Yueh, Ph.D.  
University of Connecticut 
Vice President and Chief Academic Officer 
Colleges of Osteopathic Medicine, Graduate Studies and Podiatric Medicine 
Professor

Michael J. Fay, Ph.D.  
University of Mississippi 
Dean, College of Graduate Studies 
Professor

Sandra Inouye, Ph.D.  
Northwestern University  
Associate Dean of Academic Affairs, College of Graduate Studies  
Director of Anatomical Laboratories and Body Donation Program 
Professor