Graduate School of Medical Sciences
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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
Bachovchin, Daniel
Associate Professor
Program of Study:
Current Areas of Focus:
  • Immunopharmacology
  • Chemical Biology
Bakhoum, Samuel
Assistant Professor
Program of Study:
Current Areas of Focus:
  • Cancer Biology
Ballon, Douglas
Professor
Current Areas of Focus:
  • Imaging
  • Systems Physiology
Banerjee, Samprit
Associate Professor
Program of Study:
Banfelder, Jason
Adjunct Associate Professor
Bao, Yuhua
Associate Professor
Bao, Zhirong
Professor
Current Areas of Focus:
  • Development
  • Omics
Barany, Francis
Professor
Current Areas of Focus:
  • Cancer Biology
  • Omics
Barbieri, Christopher
Associate Professor
Program of Study:
Current Areas of Focus:
  • Cancer Biology
  • Omics
  • Cell Signaling and Signal Transduction
Barrat, Franck
Professor
Current Areas of Focus:
  • Autoimmunity
  • Innate Immunity
Baylies, Mary
Professor
Program of Study:
Current Areas of Focus:
  • Development
  • Cell Signaling and Signal Transduction
Behrends, Czarina
Assistant Professor
Program of Study:
Bendall, Matthew
Assistant Professor
Program of Study:
Benezra, Robert
Professor
Program of Study:
Current Areas of Focus:
  • Cell Differentiation
  • Vascular Biology
Berger, Michael
Assistant Professor
Current Areas of Focus:
  • Cancer Biology
  • Omics
  • Bioinformatics
Betel, Doron
Assistant Professor
Current Areas of Focus:
  • Cellular Signaling and Regulation
  • Bioinformatics
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