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.
Chiosis, Gabriela
Professor
Program of Study:
Current Areas of Focus:
- Chemical Biology
- Drug Discovery and Development
- Molecular Pharmacology
Giannakakou, Paraskevi
Professor
Program of Study:
Current Areas of Focus:
- Cancer Pharmacology
- Molecular Pharmacology
- Cell Signaling and Signal Transduction
Gross, Steven
Professor
Program of Study:
Current Areas of Focus:
- Molecular Pharmacology
- Cellular Signaling and Regulation
Heller, Daniel
Professor
Current Areas of Focus:
- Cancer Pharmacology
- Molecular Pharmacology
- Cell Signaling and Signal Transduction
- Molecular Tools and Therapeutics
Hemmings, Hugh
Professor
Program of Study:
Current Areas of Focus:
- Molecular Pharmacology
- Cell Signaling and Signal Transduction
Inturrisi, Charles
Professor
Program of Study:
Current Areas of Focus:
- Neuropharmacology and Neuronal Signaling
- Molecular Pharmacology
- Cell Signaling and Signal Transduction
- Addiction
Kentsis, Alex
Associate Professor
Program of Study:
Current Areas of Focus:
- Drug Discovery and Development
- Cell Signaling and Signal Transduction
- Molecular Pharmacology
- Omics
Levi, Roberto
Professor
Program of Study:
Current Areas of Focus:
- Cardiovascular Pharmacology
- Molecular Pharmacology
Pleil, Kristen
Assistant Professor
Program of Study:
Current Areas of Focus:
- Molecular Pharmacology
- Neuropharmacology and Neuronal Signaling
- Addiction
Rudin, Charles
Professor
Program of Study:
Current Areas of Focus:
- Cell Signaling and Signal Transduction
- Cancer Pharmacology
- Drug Discovery and Development
- Molecular Pharmacology
Tan, Derek
Professor
Program of Study:
Current Areas of Focus:
- Chemical Biology
- Drug Discovery and Development
- Molecular Pharmacology
Toth, Miklos
Professor
Program of Study:
Current Areas of Focus:
- Neuropharmacology and Neuronal Signaling
- Molecular Pharmacology
- Neurodegeneration