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.
Benezra, Robert
Professor
Program of Study:
Current Areas of Focus:
- Cell Differentiation
- Vascular Biology
Chen, Shuibing
Associate Professor
Program of Study:
Current Areas of Focus:
- Cell Differentiation
- Development
- Stem Cells
Chi, Ping
Associate Professor
Program of Study:
Current Areas of Focus:
- Cancer Biology
- Cell Differentiation
- Development
- Omics
Dahia, Chitra
Associate Professor
Program of Study:
Current Areas of Focus:
- Development
- Cell Signaling and Signal Transduction
- Cell Differentiation
Dow, Lukas
Associate Professor
Program of Study:
Current Areas of Focus:
- Cancer Biology
- Cell Differentiation
- Cell Signaling and Signal Transduction
- Stem Cells
Huangfu, Danwei
Associate Professor
Program of Study:
Current Areas of Focus:
- Cell Differentiation
- Development
- Embryogenesis
- Stem Cells
Massague, Joan
Professor
Program of Study:
Current Areas of Focus:
- Cancer Biology
- Cell Differentiation
- Stem Cells
Mayr, Christine
Associate Professor
Program of Study:
Current Areas of Focus:
- RNA Processing
- Cell Differentiation
Meyer, Tobias
Professor
Program of Study:
Current Areas of Focus:
- Cell Signaling and Signal Transduction
- Cell Differentiation
- Cell Cycle
Paik, Ji-Hye
Assistant Professor
Program of Study:
Current Areas of Focus:
- Cancer Biology
- Cell Differentiation
- Stem Cells
Parada, Luis
Professor
Program of Study:
Current Areas of Focus:
- Cancer Biology
- Cell Differentiation
Park-Min, Kyung-Hyun
Assistant Professor
Program of Study:
Current Areas of Focus:
- Cell Differentiation
- Development
Shaykhiev, Renat
Associate Professor
Program of Study:
Current Areas of Focus:
- Cell Signaling and Signal Transduction
- Cell Differentiation
Vierbuchen, Thomas
Assistant Professor
Program of Study:
Current Areas of Focus:
- Cell Differentiation
- Stem Cells
- Cell Signaling and Signal Transduction
Zhao, Baohong
Associate Professor
Program of Study:
Current Areas of Focus:
- Cell Differentiation
- Cell Signaling and Signal Transduction