Leadership and Staff | Graduate School of Medical Sciences

Barbara Hempstead, MD, PhD

Dean
blhempst@med.cornell.edu
212-746-1818

Address
1300 York Ave, Room F-100
New York, NY 10065

Assistant: Katrina Pearsall

Randi B. Silver, PhD

Associate Dean, Academic Affairs
rbsilve@med.cornell.edu
212-746-6340

Address
1300 York Ave, Room A-128
New York, NY 10065

Assistant: Bouchra Hannaoui

David Eliezer, PhD

Associate Dean, Program Development
dae2005@med.cornell.edu
212-746-6557

Address
1300 York Ave, Room W-306
New York, NY 10065

Assistant: Bouchra Hannaoui

Judith Cukor, PhD

Assistant Dean, Student Affairs
juc2010@med.cornell.edu
212-746-4492

Address
425 East 61 St, Penthouse
New York, NY 10065

Assistant: Fernando Arzu

Yazmin Carrasco, PhD

Assistant Dean, Diversity and Inclusion
ypc4001@med.cornell.edu
646-962-4937

Address
445 E 69th St, OH-110
New York, NY 10021

Assistant: Fernando Arzu

Karla Jacome, M.S.ED

Director of Education Administration
kjjacome@med.cornell.edu
212-746-4809

Address
1300 York Ave, Room A-128
New York, NY 10021

Heather DiTullio, MS

Associate Director, Enrollment & Educational Programs
had4003@med.cornell.edu
212-746-6981

Address
1300 York Ave, Room A-131
New York, NY 10065

Aubrey DeCarlo, PhD

Assistant Director, Career and Professional Development
aul4001@med.cornell.edu
212-746-6502

Address
1300 York Ave, Room A-139
New York, NY 10065

Roxana Mesias, PhD

Diversity Program Manager
rem4008@med.cornell.edu
212-746-1060

Address
1300 York Ave, Room A-131
New York, NY 10065

Dikaury Hernandez-Guner

Senior Manager, Training Grants
dih3001@med.cornell.edu
646-962-6916

Address
575 Lexington Ave, 9th Floor
New York, NY 10022

Clive Liew, MS

Student Services Administrator, International Student Services
cll4002@med.cornell.edu
212-746-6565

Address
1300 York Ave, Room A-131
New York, NY 10065

Marleni Marte

Admissions and Marketing Manager
mam4066@med.cornell.edu
212-746-6565

Address
1300 York Ave, Room A-131
New York, NY 10065

Natalia Serrano

Financial Coordinator
nas4030@med.cornell.edu
212-746-6565

Address
575 Lexington Ave, 11th Floor
New York, NY 10022

Bouchra Hannaoui

Senior Administrative Specialist
boh3002@med.cornell.edu
212-746-6340

Address
1300 York Ave, Room F-100
New York, NY 10065

Fernando Arzu

Senior Administrative Specialist
fea4002@med.cornell.edu
212-746-6122

Address
1300 York Ave, Room A-131
New York, NY 10065

Katrina Pearsall

Senior Coordinator
kap9100@med.cornell.edu

Address
1300 York Ave, Room F-100
New York, NY 10065

Tatiana Belinskaya

Assistant Director, Grants & Finance
tab2017@med.cornell.edu
(212) 746-6737

Address
1300 York Ave, Room A-131
New York, NY 10065

PhD Programs

BCMB Allied Program

Christopher Lima, PhD

Program Co-Chair, Biochemistry and Structural Biology
limac@mskcc.org
212-639-8205

Address
Sloan Kettering Institute/HHMI
430 East 67th Street, RRL-301A
New York NY 10065

Tobias Meyer, PhD

Program Co-Chair, Biochemistry and Structural Biology
tom4003@med.cornell.edu
212-746-6565

Address
1300 York Avenue, A-402
New York, NY 10065-4805

Heidi Stuhlmann, PhD

Program Co-Chair, Cell and Developmental Biology
hes2011@med.cornell.edu
212-746-6156

Address
1300 York Avenue, A-312
New York, NY 10065-4805

Tobias Walther, PhD

Program Co-Chair, Cell and Developmental Biology
twalther@mskcc.org
212-746-6565

Address
MSK Rockefeller Research Laboratories
430 East 67th Street
New York, NY 10065

Kirk Deitsch, PhD

Program Co-Chair, Molecular Biology
kwd2001@med.cornell.edu
212-746-4976

Address
1300 York Avenue, W-704
New York, NY 10065

Andrew Koff, PhD

Program Co-Chair, Molecular Biology
ank2021@med.cornell.edu
212-639-2354

Address
MSK Rockefeller Research Laboratories
430 East 67th Street
New York, NY 10065

Dirk Remus, PhD

Program Co-Director, BCMB Allied
remusd@mskcc.org
212-639-5263

Address
MSK Rockefeller Research Laboratories
430 East 67th Street
New York, NY 10065

Lukas Dow, PhD

Program Co-Director, BCMB Allied
lud2005@med.cornell.edu
646-962-6313

Address
Belfer Research Building, BB1318
413 East 69th Street
New York, NY 10021

Vanessa Dodson

Program Coordinator
vad3003@med.cornell.edu
212-746-6565

Address
1300 York Ave, Room A-131
New York, NY 10065

Denise Jenkins

BCMB Co-Program Coordinator/WCGS Coordinator
djenkins@med.cornell.edu
212-746-6565

Address
1300 York Ave, Room A-131
New York, NY 10065

Immunology & Microbial Pathogenesis

Sabine Ehrt, PhD

Program Co-Chair
sae2004@med.cornell.edu
646-962-6215

Address
413 East 69th Street, Room BB1102
New York, NY 10021

Alexander Rudensky, PhD

Program Co-Chair
rudenska@mskcc.org
646-888-3109

Address
MSK Rockefeller Research Laboratories
430 East 67th Street
New York, NY 10065

Theresa Lu, MD, PhD

Program Co-Director
thl2005@med.cornell.edu
212-774-2532

Address
515 E 71st St, 7th Floor
New York, NY 10021

Joseph Sun, PhD

Program Co-Director
sunj@mskcc.org
646-888-3228

Address
MSK Rockefeller Research Laboratories
430 East 67th Street
New York, NY 10065

Thelma Lopez

Program Coordinator
thl2013@med.cornell.edu
212-746-2502

Address
1300 York Ave, Room A-131
New York, NY 10065

Neuroscience

M. Elizabeth Ross, MD, PhD

Program Chair
mer2005@med.cornell.edu
646-962-6144

Address
407 E 61st St
New York, NY 10065

Teresa Milner, PhD

Program Co-Director
tmilner@med.cornell.edu
646-962-8274

Address
407 E 61st St
New York, NY 10065

Jacqueline Burre, PhD

Program Co-Director
jab2058@med.cornell.edu
646-962-6155

Address
413 East 69th Street, Room BB-1024
New York, NY 10021

Maullika Dua, MPH

Program Manager
mzd2020@med.cornell.edu
646-962-6145

Address
413 E 69th St, BRB 1004
New York, NY 10021

Pharmacology

Lorraine Gudas, PhD

Program Co-Chair
ljgudas@med.cornell.edu
212-746-6250

Address
1300 York Ave, Room E-409,
New York, NY 10065

Omar Abdel-Wahab, MD

Program Co-Chair
abdelwao@mskcc.org
646-888-3487

Address
Zuckerman Building
417 E. 68th St, Room 1860
New York, NY 10065

Minkui Luo, PhD

Program Director
luom@mskcc.org
646-888-3066

Address
1275 York Avenue
New York, NY 10065

Aileen Rosales

Program Coordinator
aii2002@med.cornell.edu
212-746-6250

Address
1300 York Ave, Room E-409/LC519
New York, NY 10065

Physiology, Biophysics and Systems Biology

Harel Weinstein, D.Sc.

Program Chair
haw2002@med.cornell.edu
212-746-6358

Address
1300 York Avenue, Room E-509
New York, NY 10065

Emre Aksay, PhD

Program Director
ema2004@med.cornell.edu
212-746-6207

Address
525 East 68th Street, Room W-820 B
New York, NY 10065

Audrey Rivera

Program Coordinator
ajr2004@med.cornell.edu
212-746-6361

Address
1300 York Avenue, Room E-509
New York, NY 10065

Population Health Sciences

Rainu Kaushal, MD

Program Co-Chair
rak2007@med.cornell.edu
646-962-8006

Address
402 East 67th Street
New York, NY 10065

Bruce Schackman, PhD

Program Co-Chair
brs2006@med.cornell.edu
646-962-9302

Address
425 East 61st Street, 3rd Fl
New York, NY 10065

Samprit Banerjee, PhD

Program Director
sab2028@med.cornell.edu
646-962-8014

Address
402 East 67th Street
New York, NY 10065

Suklima Roy Barua, MA

Senior Graduate Program Coordinator
sur4004@med.cornell.edu
646-962-8069

Address
575 Lexington Avenue, 6th Floor
New York, NY 10022

PhD Programs at Houston Methodist Academic Institute

Physiology, Biophysics & Systems Biology

Henry Pownall, PhD

Site Director
hjpownall@houstonmethodist.org
713 441-7048

Address
Houston Campus

Amy Wright Ed.D, MBA

Director, Educational Partnerships
aswright@houstonmethodist.org
713-441-7267

Address
Houston Campus

Rashad Bigham

Sr. Trainee Affairs Coordinator
rbigham@houstonmethodist.org
713-441-7267

Address
Houston Campus

Neuroscience

Philip J. Horner, PhD

Site Director
pjhorner@houstonmethodist.org
713-363-9046

Address
Houston Campus

Amy Wright Ed.D, MBA

Director, Educational Partnerships
aswright@houstonmethodist.org
713-441-7267

Address
Houston Campus

Rashad Bigham

Sr. Trainee Affairs Coordinator
rbigham@houstonmethodist.org
713-441-7267

Address
Houston Campus

Tri-Institutional PhD Programs