Scientific Board of Directors

Gateway Labs is built on a science-first leadership philosophy that brings together expertise from all areas of Lilly Research Labs providing support and ongoing mentorship to community companies.

Dan Skovronsky, M.D., Ph.D.

Chief of Scientific & Medical Officer, President, Lilly Research Labs

Kenneth Custer, Ph.D., M.B.A.

Vice President of Business Development & Lilly New Ventures, Lilly Research Labs

Julie Gilmore, Ph.D.

Associate Vice President & Global Head, Gateway Labs by Lilly

Ruth Gimeno, Ph.D.

Group Vice President, Diabetes, Obesity & Cardiometabolic Research and Early Clinical Development

Andrew Adams, Ph.D.

Sr. Vice President, Neurodegeneration Research & Co-Director, Lilly Institute for Genetic Medicine

Nisha Nanda, Ph.D.

Chief Development Officer, Loxo Oncology at Lilly

Michael Hutton, Ph.D.

Sr. Vice President, Genetic Medicine & Neurodegeneration, Lilly Research Labs

Jirong Lu, Ph.D.

Sr. Vice President, Biotechnology Research, Lilly Research Labs

Ajay Nirula, M.D., Ph.D.

Sr. Vice President, Immunology Research, Lilly Research Labs

Linus Lin, Ph.D.

Associate Vice President & Managing Director, Chorus, Lilly Research Labs

Tim Luker, Ph.D.

Associate Vice President, Venture Science, San Francisco