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.
Ballon, Douglas
Professor
Program of Study:
Current Areas of Focus:
- Imaging
- Systems Physiology
Donlin, Laura
Associate Professor
Program of Study:
Current Areas of Focus:
- Autoimmunity
- Cancer Immunology
- Cell Signaling and Signal Transduction
- Gene Expression
- Innate Immunity
- Lymphocyte Biology
- Omics
- Systems Physiology
- Tumor Immunology
Palmer, Lawrence
Professor
Program of Study:
Current Areas of Focus:
- Membranes and Membrane Proteins
- Cellular Signaling and Regulation
- Systems Physiology
Rafii, Shahin
Professor
Program of Study:
Current Areas of Focus:
- Cellular Signaling and Regulation
- Stem Cells
- Systems Physiology
- Vascular Biology
Schwartz, Robert
Associate Professor
Program of Study:
Current Areas of Focus:
- Systems Physiology
- Development
Silver, Randi
Associate Dean
Program of Study:
Current Areas of Focus:
- Systems Physiology
- Cellular Signaling and Regulation
- Membranes and Membrane Proteins
Torzilli, Peter
Professor
Program of Study:
Current Areas of Focus:
- Mechanobiology
- Systems Physiology
Weinstein, Alan
Professor
Program of Study:
Current Areas of Focus:
- Mathematical and Computational Modeling
- Systems Physiology