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:
Research Topics:
  • Cancer Biology
  • Omics
Abdul-Rahman, Omar
Assistant Professor
Program of Study:
Abramson, Erika
Accardi, Alessio
Professor
Research Topics:
  • Membranes and Membrane Proteins
  • Molecular and Structural Biophysics
Aguiar-Pulido, Vanessa
Adjunct Assistant
Program of Study:
Akhmanova, Maria
Aksay, Emre
Associate Professor
Research Topics:
  • Neural Systems
  • Imaging
  • Mathematical and Computational Modeling
Alonso, Laura
Professor
Program of Study:
Altamirano, Francisco
Assistant Professor
An, Heeseon
Program of Study:
An, Anjile
Instructor
Anandasabapathy, Niroshana
Associate Professor
Research Topics:
  • Tumor Immunology
  • Innate Immunity
  • Lymphocyte Biology
Andersen, Olaf
Professor
Research Topics:
  • Membranes and Membrane Proteins
  • Molecular and Structural Biophysics
  • Mathematical and Computational Modeling
Andy, Caroline
Instructor
Anrather, Josef
Professor
Program of Study:
Research Topics:
  • Neurovascular Biology
Apostolou, Effie
Associate Professor
Research Topics:
  • Cellular Signaling and Regulation
  • Development
  • Omics
Arias, Cesar
Professor
Arifuzzaman, Mohammad
Artis, David
Professor
Research Topics:
  • Innate Immunity
  • Lymphocyte Biology
  • Microbiome
Aviram, Naama
Assistant Professor
Bachovchin, Daniel
Associate Professor
Program of Study:
Research Topics:
  • Immunopharmacology
  • Chemical Biology
Bales, Michael
Professor
Ballon, Douglas
Banerjee, Samprit
Banfelder, Jason
Adjunct Associate Professor
Bao, Zhirong
Professor
Research Topics:
  • Development
  • Omics
Bao, Yuhua
Barany, Francis
Professor
Research Topics:
  • Cancer Biology
  • Omics
Barbieri, Christopher
Associate Professor
Program of Study:
Research Topics:
  • Cancer Biology
  • Omics
  • Cell Signaling and Signal Transduction
Barrat, Franck
Professor
Research Topics:
  • Autoimmunity
  • Innate Immunity
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