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.

Apostolou, Effie
Associate Professor
Current Areas of Focus:
  • Cellular Signaling and Regulation
  • Development
  • Omics
Bao, Zhirong
Professor
Current Areas of Focus:
  • Development
  • Omics
Baylies, Mary
Professor
Program of Study:
Current Areas of Focus:
  • Development
  • Cell Signaling and Signal Transduction
Cao, Jingli
Assistant Professor
Program of Study:
Current Areas of Focus:
  • Development
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
Evans, Todd
Professor
Current Areas of Focus:
  • Development
  • Cellular Signaling and Regulation
  • Stem Cells
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
Hadjantonakis, Anna-Katerina
Professor
Program of Study:
Current Areas of Focus:
  • Development
  • Stem Cells
  • Cancer Biology
Hajjar, Katherine
Professor
Current Areas of Focus:
  • Development
  • Cellular Signaling and Regulation
  • Vascular Biology
Huangfu, Danwei
Associate Professor
Program of Study:
Current Areas of Focus:
  • Cell Differentiation
  • Development
  • Embryogenesis
  • Stem Cells
Joyner, Alexandra
Professor
Current Areas of Focus:
  • Development
  • Stem Cells
  • Neurodevelopment
  • Cancer Biology
Lai, Eric
Professor
Current Areas of Focus:
  • Development
  • Cellular Signaling and Regulation
  • Omics
Park-Min, Kyung-Hyun
Assistant Professor
Program of Study:
Current Areas of Focus:
  • Cell Differentiation
  • Development
Schwartz, Robert
Associate Professor
Current Areas of Focus:
  • Systems Physiology
  • Development
Shuman, Stewart
Professor
Current Areas of Focus:
  • Development
  • Transcription
  • Lymphocyte Biology
  • Microbial Pathogenesis
Stuhlmann, Heidi
Professor
Current Areas of Focus:
  • Development
  • Cell Signaling and Signal Transduction
  • Stem Cells
Zallen, Jennifer
Professor
Program of Study:
Current Areas of Focus:
  • Development
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