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
Apostolou, Effie
Associate Professor
Current Areas of Focus:
  • Cellular Signaling and Regulation
  • Development
  • Omics
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
Berger, Michael
Assistant Professor
Current Areas of Focus:
  • Cancer Biology
  • Omics
  • Bioinformatics
Cheng, Emily
Professor
Program of Study:
Current Areas of Focus:
  • Cancer Biology
  • Cell Signaling and Signal Transduction
  • Omics
Chi, Ping
Associate Professor
Program of Study:
Current Areas of Focus:
  • Cancer Biology
  • Cell Differentiation
  • Development
  • Omics
Crystal, Ronald
Professor
Current Areas of Focus:
  • Cancer Biology
  • Omics
  • Molecular Tools and Therapeutics
Donlin, Laura
Associate Professor
Current Areas of Focus:
  • Autoimmunity
  • Cancer Immunology
  • Cell Signaling and Signal Transduction
  • Gene Expression
  • Innate Immunity
  • Lymphocyte Biology
  • Omics
  • Systems Physiology
  • Tumor Immunology
Goldring, Mary
Professor
Program of Study:
Current Areas of Focus:
  • Development
  • Omics
  • Cell Signaling and Signal Transduction
Greenblatt, Matthew
Associate Professor
Program of Study:
Current Areas of Focus:
  • Stem Cells
  • Development
  • Omics
Kentsis, Alex
Associate Professor
Current Areas of Focus:
  • Drug Discovery and Development
  • Cell Signaling and Signal Transduction
  • Molecular Pharmacology
  • Omics
Lai, Eric
Professor
Current Areas of Focus:
  • Development
  • Cellular Signaling and Regulation
  • Omics
Landau, Dan
Associate Professor
Current Areas of Focus:
  • Bioinformatics
  • Cellular Signaling and Regulation
  • Omics
Levine, Ross
Professor
Program of Study:
Current Areas of Focus:
  • Cancer Biology
  • Cell Signaling and Signal Transduction
  • Omics
Lowe, Scott
Professor
Program of Study:
Current Areas of Focus:
  • Cell Signaling and Signal Transduction
  • Stem Cells
  • Omics
Schultz, Nikolaus
Professor
Current Areas of Focus:
  • Cancer Biology
  • Omics
Solit, David
Professor
Program of Study:
Current Areas of Focus:
  • Cancer Biology
  • Omics
  • Cell Signaling and Signal Transduction
Tammela, Tuomas
Assistant Professor
Program of Study:
Current Areas of Focus:
  • Cancer Biology
  • Omics
Tilgner, Hagen
Associate Professor
Current Areas of Focus:
  • Neurobiology
  • Neural Systems
  • Omics
  • Bioinformatics
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