Graduate School of Medical Sciences
A partnership with the Sloan Kettering Institute

Faculty

Weill Cornell Graduate School appoints faculty to each of the degree programs. Our PhD faculty also hold Weill Cornell Medical College appointments or an appointment with Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center. WCGS has appointed over 300 exceptional professors to the faculty. Our faculty continue to engage in cutting-edge research and work alongside our students, mentoring and directing their education. Many of our faculty are members of our two affiliated Tri-Institutional Programs: Computational Biology & Medicine and Chemical Biology.

Faculty Honors

Graduate School faculty are leaders in their respective fields. Many of our faculty receive prestigious honors and awards for their teaching and research.

Faculty Stories

The WCGS faculty experience is unique and rewarding. Faculty share their thoughts about being part of the vibrant WCGS community.

Abdel-Wahab, Omar
Professor
Program of Study:
Current Areas of Focus:
  • Cancer Biology
  • Omics
Abramson, Erika
Professor
Program of Study:
Accardi, Alessio
Professor
Current Areas of Focus:
  • Membranes and Membrane Proteins
  • Molecular and Structural Biophysics
Aguiar-Pulido, Vanessa
Adjunct Assistant
Program of Study:
Aksay, Emre
Associate Professor
Current Areas of Focus:
  • Neural Systems
  • Imaging
  • Mathematical and Computational Modeling
Alexopoulos, George
Alonso, Laura
Professor
Program of Study:
Altamirano, Francisco
Assistant Professor
An, Heeseon
Program of Study:
Anandasabapathy, Niroshana
Associate Professor
Current Areas of Focus:
  • Tumor Immunology
  • Innate Immunity
  • Lymphocyte Biology
Andersen, Olaf
Professor
Current Areas of Focus:
  • Membranes and Membrane Proteins
  • Molecular and Structural Biophysics
  • Mathematical and Computational Modeling
Anrather, Josef
Professor
Program of Study:
Current Areas of Focus:
  • Neurovascular Biology
Apostolou, Effie
Associate Professor
Current Areas of Focus:
  • Cellular Signaling and Regulation
  • Development
  • Omics
Artis, David
Professor
Current Areas of Focus:
  • Innate Immunity
  • Lymphocyte Biology
  • Microbiome
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