Leadership and support
The Robert and Arlene Kogod Center on Aging is guided by a strong leadership and administrative support team. The team helps manage the center's direction and strategies and provides support for research activities that stretch across all three of Mayo Clinic's campuses in Arizona, Florida and Minnesota.
Center directors
Programs and themes leaders
- Darren J. Baker, Ph.D., M.S.
- Fernanda Bellolio, M.D., M.S.
- Tamir Chandra, Ph.D.
- Eduardo N. Chini, M.D., Ph.D.
- Jorg Goronzy, M.D., Ph.D.
- Sundeep Khosla, M.D.
- Kristina Kirschner, Ph.D.
- Joao Passos, Ph.D.
- Robert J. Pignolo, M.D., Ph.D.
- Marissa J. Schafer, Ph.D.
Center support
- Administrator: Jamie L. Schmitgen, M.P.A.
- Manager: Melissa M. Minter Baerg, M.B.A.
- Program manager-research operations: Shelly K. McCrady-Spitzer, M.S.
- Program coordinator: Denise M. Otteson
- Supervisor-research operations: Lori V. Thesing
- Administrative assistant: Amy M. Schumacher