Leadership
The Crnic Institute is led by a team of renowned investigators with a wide range of Down syndrome research expertise who work tirelessly each day to accelerate our mission.
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
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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Angela Rachubinski, PhD
Director of the Clinical and Translational Science Program (CTSP)
Assistant Research Professor, Department of Pediatrics
Email: angela.rachubinski@cuanschutz.edu Phone: 303-724-7366
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Kelly Sullivan, PhD
Director of the Experimental Models Program
Associate Professor, Department of Pediatrics, Section of Developmental Biology
Boettcher Investigator, Boettcher Foundation
Co-Director, Human Medical Genetics and Genomics Graduate Program
Email: kelly.d.sullivan@cuanschutz.edu Phone: 303-724-4199
Matthew Galbraith, PhD
Director of the Data Sciences Program
Assistant Research Professor, Department of Pharmacology
Email: matthew.galbraith@cuanschutz.edu
Lina Patel, PsyD
Director of the Down Syndrome Behavioral Health Collaborative
Assistant Professor, Psychiatry
Email: lina.patel@cuanschutz.edu
Lyndy Bush, MPA
Finance and Administrative Program Manager
Email: lyndy.bush@cuanschutz.edu Phone: 303-724-5963
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
Steve Daniels, MD, PhD
Professor and Chair, Pediatrics​
University of Â鶹´«Ã½¸ßÇå Anschutz and Children's Hospital Â鶹´«Ã½¸ßÇå
Robin Dowell, PhD
Associate Professor, Molecular, Cellular, and Developmental Biology
University of Â鶹´«Ã½¸ßÇå Boulder​
Donald M. Elliman, Jr.
Chancellor for the Anschutz Medical Campus
University of Â鶹´«Ã½¸ßÇå Anschutz​
Larry Gold, PhD
Professor, Molecular, Cellular, and Developmental Biology, University of Â鶹´«Ã½¸ßÇå Boulder
Founder and Former CEO, SomaLogic​
Jena Hausmann, MHA
President and CEO
Children’s Hospital Â鶹´«Ã½¸ßÇå
Leslie Leinwand, PhD
Professor, Molecular, Cellular, and Developmental Biology, University of Â鶹´«Ã½¸ßÇå Boulder
CSO, BioFrontiers Institute
John J. Sie
Founder and Former Chairman, Starz Entertainment Group
Co-Trustee, Anna and John J. Sie Foundation
Frederick Suchy, MD
Professor, Pediatrics and Chief Research Officer, Digestive Health
Children’s Hospital Â鶹´«Ã½¸ßÇå
Mary Beth Wallingford
Managing Director
Anna and John J. Sie Ventures​
Michelle Sie Whitten
Co-Founder, President, and CEO, Global Down Syndrome Foundation
Executive Director, Anna and John J. Sie Foundation​
Scientific Advisory Board
Thomas Blumenthal, PhD
Professor Emeritus, Molecular, Cellular, and Developmental Biology
University of Â鶹´«Ã½¸ßÇå Boulder​
Tom Cech, PhD
Distinguished Professor, Biochemistry, University of Â鶹´«Ã½¸ßÇå Boulder
Director, BioFrontiers Institute
Larry Gold, PhD
Professor, Molecular, Cellular, and Developmental Biology, University of Â鶹´«Ã½¸ßÇå Boulder
Founder and Chairman, SomaLogic​
Jeanne Lawrence, PhD
Professor, Neurology and Pediatrics
University of Massachusetts Medical School​​​
Leslie Leinwand, PhD
Professor, Molecular, Cellular, and Developmental Biology, University of Â鶹´«Ã½¸ßÇå Boulder
CSO, BioFrontiers Institute
John O’Shea, MD
Scientific Director, NIAMS, National Institutes of Health
Professor, Pathology, University of Pennsylvania​
Roger Reeves, PhD
Professor, Physiology
Johns Hopkins Medicine​