Faculty
Cancer and Cancer Therapy
Steven C. Almo, Ph.D.
Professor, Department of Biochemistry
Chair Department of Biochemistry
Wollowick Family Foundation Chair in Multiple Sclerosis and Immunology
Director, Einstein Macromolecular Therapeutics Developmental Facility
Melissa J. Fazzari, Ph.D., M.S.
Associate Professor, Department of Epidemiology & Population Health (Biostatistics)
Ganjam V. Kalpana, Ph.D.
Professor, Department of Genetics
Professor, Department of Microbiology & Immunology
Mark Trauner Faculty Scholar in Neuro-oncology
718.430.2354ganjam.kalpana@einsteinmed.edu
Areas of Research: To understand the role of INI1/hSNF5/SMARCB1, a component of the SWI/SNF complex and a tumor suppressor, in HIV-1 replication and human Cancers using cell culture and mouse models, and to develop novel therapeutic strategies.
Sridhar Mani, M.D.
Professor, Department of Oncology (Medical Oncology)
Professor, Department of Medicine (Oncology & Hematology)
Professor, Department of Molecular Pharmacology
Professor, Department of Genetics
718.430.2871sridhar.mani@einsteinmed.edu
Areas of Research: Role of Microbiome-Host Interactions in Physiology and Disease, Orphan Nuclear Receptors in Physiology and Disease, Gastrointestinal Cancer, Drug Discovery and Development
Allison M. Martin, M.D.
Assistant Professor, Department of Pediatrics (Pediatric Hematology-Oncology)
Assistant Professor, Department of Microbiology & Immunology
Hayley M. McDaid, Ph.D.
Associate Professor, Department of Oncology (Medical Oncology)
Associate Professor, Department of Medicine (Oncology & Hematology)
Associate Professor, Department of Molecular Pharmacology
718.430.8829hayley.mcdaid@einsteinmed.edu
Areas of Research: Breast, Lung and Ovarian Cancer, Experimental Therapeutics, Intrinsic and Acquired Drug Resistance, Tubulin ligands, Cancer and Senescence, Senolytics, Biomarker Development
Jeffrey E. Segall, Ph.D.
Professor, Department of Pathology
Betty and Sheldon Feinberg Senior Faculty Scholar in Cancer Research
718.430.2484jeffrey.segall@einsteinmed.edu
Areas of Research: mechanisms of tumor cell invasion, intravasation and metastasis; macrophage tumor cell interactions; breast cancer; head and neck cancer; glioblastoma; intravital imaging; KIF9; APOE; cholesterol; neuregulin; JAG1; miR-375
Simone Sidoli, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor, Department of Biochemistry
718.430.3475simone.sidoli@einsteinmed.edu
Areas of Research: Chromatin biology, proteomics, mass spectrometry
Xingxing Zang, Ph.D.
Professor, Department of Microbiology & Immunology
Professor, Department of Oncology (Medical Oncology)
Professor, Department of Medicine (Oncology & Hematology)
Professor, Department of Urology
Louis Goldstein Swan Chair in Women's Cancer Research
718.430.4155xingxing.zang@einsteinmed.edu
Areas of Research: New T cell immune checkpoints; Cancer immunotherapy; Autoimmune diseases and immunotherapy; Metabolic diseases and immunotherapy; Infection and vaccines
Central Nervous System Degeneration and Damage
Steven C. Almo, Ph.D.
Professor, Department of Biochemistry
Chair Department of Biochemistry
Wollowick Family Foundation Chair in Multiple Sclerosis and Immunology
Director, Einstein Macromolecular Therapeutics Developmental Facility
Michael Aschner, Ph.D.
Professor, Department of Molecular Pharmacology
Professor, Dominick P. Purpura Department of Neuroscience
Professor, Department of Pediatrics
Harold & Muriel Block Chair in Molecular Pharmacology
Director, Einstein Center of Toxicology
718.430.2317michael.aschner@einsteinmed.edu
Areas of Research: Mechanisms of mercury- and manganese-induced neurotoxicity, genetic factors associated with mercury and manganese toxicity, the role of dopamine signaling in susceptibility of dopaminergic neurodegeneration, metals in restless legs syndrome, neurotoxicolo
Dongsheng Cai, M.D., Ph.D.
Professor, Department of Molecular Pharmacology
Young Men's Division Chair in Physiology
Director, Institute for Neuroimmunology and Inflammation
718.430.2426dongsheng.cai@einsteinmed.edu
Areas of Research: Neuroimmunology, neuroendocrinology and neural stem cell biology in physiology and disease.
Aristea S. Galanopoulou, M.D., Ph.D.
Professor, The Saul R. Korey Department of Neurology (Pediatric Neurology)
718.430.3791aristea.galanopoulou@einsteinmed.edu
Areas of Research: Development of antiepileptogenic and disease modifying therapies for post-traumatic epilepsies; Mechanisms and treatments for epileptic encephalopathies; age and sex specific epileptogenesis; models of lissencephaly
Jean M. Hebert, Ph.D.
Professor, Dominick P. Purpura Department of Neuroscience
Professor, Department of Genetics
718.430.3494jean.hebert@einsteinmed.edu
Areas of Research: Devising methods of cell and tissue replacement for the adult neocortex to repair damage or age-related degeneration.
Michael L. Lipton, M.D., Ph.D.
Professor, Department of Radiology (Neuroradiology)
Professor, Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences
Associate Professor, Dominick P. Purpura Department of Neuroscience
Associate Director, Gruss Magnetic Resonance Research Center (MRRC)
718.430.3390michael.lipton@einsteinmed.edu
Areas of Research: Neuroimaging, MRI, Brain, Traumatic Brain Injury, Concussion, Image Processing and Analysis, Diffusion Imaging of White Matter Microstructure, Cognitive Dysfunction, Clinical Investigation, MRI Safety, COVID-19
Mark F. Mehler, M.D.
Professor, The Saul R. Korey Department of Neurology
Professor, Dominick P. Purpura Department of Neuroscience
Professor, Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences
Chair The Saul R. Korey Department of Neurology
Alpern Family Foundation Chair in Cerebral Palsy Research
Director, Institute for Brain Disorders and Neural Regeneration
718.430.3543mark.mehler@einsteinmed.edu
Areas of Research: Stem Cell Biology and Regenerative Medicine Epigenetics and Evolutionary Biology Developmental Pathogenesis of Neurodegenerative Diseases Cytokine Biology/Signal Transduction Pathways Neurodevelopmental Disorders (Autism/ASD)
Gaetano Santulli, M.D., Ph.D.
Associate Professor, Department of Medicine (Cardiology)
Associate Professor, Department of Molecular Pharmacology
718.430.3370gaetano.santulli@einsteinmed.edu
Areas of Research: Aging, Cardiology, Endocrinology, Diabetes Mellitus, Gerontology, Heart Failure, Hypertension, Calcium, microRNA, Endothelium, Mitochondria, Exosomes, Angiogenesis, Physiology, Myocardial Infarction, Pancreatic Beta Cells, Fibrosis.
Bridget Shafit-Zagardo, Ph.D.
Professor, Department of Pathology
718.430.2189bridget.shafit-zagardo@einsteinmed.edu
Areas of Research: Cell signaling mechanisms to halt axonal damage and demyelination via the Gas6, Axl, Tyro3, Mertk, AKT pathways using mouse models of multiple sclerosis. Development of restorative therapies for axons and to enhance remyelination in the CNS.
David J. Sharp, Ph.D.
Professor, Department of Molecular Pharmacology
718.430.3463david.sharp@einsteinmed.edu
Areas of Research: We study the roles of microtubules in cell division, motility and morphogenesis. We are developing therapeutics that target microtubule regulators to enhance wound healing, neural regeneration and cardiovascular disease.
Ian M. Willis, Ph.D.
Professor, Department of Biochemistry
718.430.2839ian.willis@einsteinmed.edu
Areas of Research: RNA polymerase III transcription and its repression by Maf1; Mechanisms of obesity resistance in Maf1 knockout mice; Mechanisms of neurodegeneration in Pol III-related leukodystrophy
Zhengdong Zhang, Ph.D.
Professor, Department of Genetics
718.678.1139zhengdong.zhang@einsteinmed.edu
Areas of Research: Genetics of complex human diseases, Systems biology, Aging, Alzheimer's disease
Eating and Metabolic Disorders
Jonathan E. Alpert, M.D., Ph.D.
Professor, Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences
Professor, Dominick P. Purpura Department of Neuroscience
Professor, Department of Pediatrics
Dorothy and Marty Silverman Chair in Psychiatry
Chair Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences
Dongsheng Cai, M.D., Ph.D.
Professor, Department of Molecular Pharmacology
Young Men's Division Chair in Physiology
Director, Institute for Neuroimmunology and Inflammation
718.430.2426dongsheng.cai@einsteinmed.edu
Areas of Research: Neuroimmunology, neuroendocrinology and neural stem cell biology in physiology and disease.
Rachel A. Ross, M.D., Ph.D.
Assistant Professor, Dominick P. Purpura Department of Neuroscience
Assistant Professor, Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences
Assistant Professor, Department of Medicine
718.430.3134rachel.ross@einsteinmed.edu
Areas of Research: Stress, autonomic nervous system, neuroendocrinology, neuropeptides, systems neuroscience, metabolism, nutrient state, sex differences, obesity, eating disorders
Simone Sidoli, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor, Department of Biochemistry
718.430.3475simone.sidoli@einsteinmed.edu
Areas of Research: Chromatin biology, proteomics, mass spectrometry
Sylvia O. Suadicani, Ph.D.
Associate Professor, Department of Urology
Associate Professor, Department of Molecular Pharmacology
Assistant Professor, Dominick P. Purpura Department of Neuroscience
718.430.3225sylvia.suadicani@einsteinmed.edu
Areas of Research: Urogenital Dysfunction in Diabetes, Multiple Sclerosis, Spinal Cord Injury, Estrogen Deficiency, Aging, Overactive & Underactive Bladder, Female Sexual Dysfunction; Chronic Pelvic Pain; Interstitial Cystitis; Bladder Cancer
Ji Ying Sze, Ph.D.
Associate Professor, Department of Molecular Pharmacology
718.430.2084jiying.sze@einsteinmed.edu
Areas of Research: Regulatory mechanisms of early postnatal cortical gene expression in neural circuit development and psychiatric disorders, with a focus on the role of serotonin uptake transporter and early life drug exposure.
Ian M. Willis, Ph.D.
Professor, Department of Biochemistry
718.430.2839ian.willis@einsteinmed.edu
Areas of Research: RNA polymerase III transcription and its repression by Maf1; Mechanisms of obesity resistance in Maf1 knockout mice; Mechanisms of neurodegeneration in Pol III-related leukodystrophy
Yunlei Yang, M.D., Ph.D.
Associate Professor, Department of Medicine (Endocrinology)
Associate Professor, Dominick P. Purpura Department of Neuroscience
718.430.8570yunlei.yang@einsteinmed.edu
Areas of Research: Glial and neuronal mechanisms of adipose tissue lipid metabolism and affective behaviors. Neural circuits orchestrating brain-adipose tissue communications. Key words: Astrocyte; Neural circuits; Adipose tissue; Anxiety; Depression; Diabetes; Obesity
Infectious Diseases and Autoimmunity
Jonathan E. Alpert, M.D., Ph.D.
Professor, Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences
Professor, Dominick P. Purpura Department of Neuroscience
Professor, Department of Pediatrics
Dorothy and Marty Silverman Chair in Psychiatry
Chair Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences
Julia H. Arnsten, M.D., M.P.H.
Professor, Department of Medicine (General Internal Medicine)
Professor, Department of Epidemiology & Population Health
Professor, Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences
Chief, Division of General Internal Medicine
Director, Center for Comparative Effectiveness Research
Joan W. Berman, Ph.D.
Professor, Department of Pathology
Professor, Department of Microbiology & Immunology
Irving D. Karpas Chair in Medicine
Senior Academic Advisor to the Sue Golding Graduate Division
718.430.2587joan.berman@einsteinmed.edu
Areas of Research: We study CNS HIV infection and neuroAIDS. We examine cells & fluids from HIV+ people for HIV RNA, DNA, functions, and predictors of cognitive deficits. We correlate these with imaging, cognitive testing, and clinical data.
Dongsheng Cai, M.D., Ph.D.
Professor, Department of Molecular Pharmacology
Young Men's Division Chair in Physiology
Director, Institute for Neuroimmunology and Inflammation
718.430.2426dongsheng.cai@einsteinmed.edu
Areas of Research: Neuroimmunology, neuroendocrinology and neural stem cell biology in physiology and disease.
Johanna P. Daily, M.D., M.S.
Professor, Department of Medicine (Infectious Diseases)
Professor, Department of Microbiology & Immunology
718.678.1176johanna.daily@einsteinmed.edu
Areas of Research: We study the biology and host response to Plasmodium falciparum infection. We study naturally infected cohorts using comprehensive genetic and metabolic approaches to guide laboratory based pathogenesis and immunology studies
Ganjam V. Kalpana, Ph.D.
Professor, Department of Genetics
Professor, Department of Microbiology & Immunology
Mark Trauner Faculty Scholar in Neuro-oncology
718.430.2354ganjam.kalpana@einsteinmed.edu
Areas of Research: To understand the role of INI1/hSNF5/SMARCB1, a component of the SWI/SNF complex and a tumor suppressor, in HIV-1 replication and human Cancers using cell culture and mouse models, and to develop novel therapeutic strategies.
Vinayaka R. Prasad, Ph.D.
Professor, Department of Microbiology & Immunology
718.430.2517vinayaka.prasad@einsteinmed.edu
Areas of Research: Role of extrinsic factors such as CCL2 in the modulation of ESCRT factors to enhance HIV-1 budding and release; Effect of drugs of abuse on HIV replication and HAND; Viral determinants of HIV associated neurocognitive disorders (HAND)
Anjali Sharma, M.D., M.S.
Professor, Department of Medicine (General Internal Medicine)
718.882.2714anjali.sharma@einsteinmed.edu
Areas of Research: metabolic complications of HIV, HIV infection in women, HIV and aging, HIV and substance abuse
Simone Sidoli, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor, Department of Biochemistry
718.430.3475simone.sidoli@einsteinmed.edu
Areas of Research: Chromatin biology, proteomics, mass spectrometry
David C. Spray, Ph.D.
Professor, Dominick P. Purpura Department of Neuroscience
Professor, Department of Medicine (Cardiology)
Joanna L. Starrels, M.D., M.S.
Professor, Department of Medicine (General Internal Medicine)
718.920.7174jostarre@montefiore.org
Areas of Research: Opioid management for patients with chronic pain, opioid tapering, treatment agreements, urine drug testing, medical cannabis, collaborative care models, opioid use disorder, opioid use in HIV care.
Innovative Technologies
Steven C. Almo, Ph.D.
Professor, Department of Biochemistry
Chair Department of Biochemistry
Wollowick Family Foundation Chair in Multiple Sclerosis and Immunology
Director, Einstein Macromolecular Therapeutics Developmental Facility
Dongsheng Cai, M.D., Ph.D.
Professor, Department of Molecular Pharmacology
Young Men's Division Chair in Physiology
Director, Institute for Neuroimmunology and Inflammation
718.430.2426dongsheng.cai@einsteinmed.edu
Areas of Research: Neuroimmunology, neuroendocrinology and neural stem cell biology in physiology and disease.
Melissa J. Fazzari, Ph.D., M.S.
Associate Professor, Department of Epidemiology & Population Health (Biostatistics)
Herbert M. Lachman, M.D.
Professor, Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences
Professor, Department of Medicine (Oncology & Hematology)
Associate Professor, Dominick P. Purpura Department of Neuroscience
Associate Professor, Department of Genetics
718.430.2428herb.lachman@einsteinmed.edu
Areas of Research: We use induced pluripotent stem cell technology to study the molecular basis of schizophrenia and autism by RNA-seq and ChIP-seq. Patient-specific lines and isogenic knockout lines, generated by CRISP-Cas9 are used.
Michael L. Lipton, M.D., Ph.D.
Professor, Department of Radiology (Neuroradiology)
Professor, Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences
Associate Professor, Dominick P. Purpura Department of Neuroscience
Associate Director, Gruss Magnetic Resonance Research Center (MRRC)
718.430.3390michael.lipton@einsteinmed.edu
Areas of Research: Neuroimaging, MRI, Brain, Traumatic Brain Injury, Concussion, Image Processing and Analysis, Diffusion Imaging of White Matter Microstructure, Cognitive Dysfunction, Clinical Investigation, MRI Safety, COVID-19
Simone Sidoli, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor, Department of Biochemistry
718.430.3475simone.sidoli@einsteinmed.edu
Areas of Research: Chromatin biology, proteomics, mass spectrometry
Zhengdong Zhang, Ph.D.
Professor, Department of Genetics
718.678.1139zhengdong.zhang@einsteinmed.edu
Areas of Research: Genetics of complex human diseases, Systems biology, Aging, Alzheimer's disease
Psychiatric Disorders
Jonathan E. Alpert, M.D., Ph.D.
Professor, Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences
Professor, Dominick P. Purpura Department of Neuroscience
Professor, Department of Pediatrics
Dorothy and Marty Silverman Chair in Psychiatry
Chair Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences
Julia H. Arnsten, M.D., M.P.H.
Professor, Department of Medicine (General Internal Medicine)
Professor, Department of Epidemiology & Population Health
Professor, Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences
Chief, Division of General Internal Medicine
Director, Center for Comparative Effectiveness Research
Vilma Gabbay, M.D.
Professor, Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences
Professor, Dominick P. Purpura Department of Neuroscience
Director, Psychiatry Research Institute at Montefiore Einstein (PRIME)
718.839.7549vilma.gabbay@einsteinmed.edu
Areas of Research: Dr. Gabbay's primary areas of research include multimodal studies of adolescent depression and reward deficits, the comorbidity of depression and substance use people living with HIV, and neuropsychiatric sequelae of COVID-19.
J. Tiago Goncalves, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor, Dominick P. Purpura Department of Neuroscience
718.430.8524tiago.goncalves@einsteinmed.edu
Areas of Research: Adult neurogenesis; Neuronal development; Learning and Memory; Aging
Herbert M. Lachman, M.D.
Professor, Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences
Professor, Department of Medicine (Oncology & Hematology)
Associate Professor, Dominick P. Purpura Department of Neuroscience
Associate Professor, Department of Genetics
718.430.2428herb.lachman@einsteinmed.edu
Areas of Research: We use induced pluripotent stem cell technology to study the molecular basis of schizophrenia and autism by RNA-seq and ChIP-seq. Patient-specific lines and isogenic knockout lines, generated by CRISP-Cas9 are used.
Chaim Putterman, M.D.
Professor, Department of Medicine (Rheumatology)
Professor, Department of Microbiology & Immunology
718.430.4266chaim.putterman@einsteinmed.edu
Areas of Research: Mechanisms of autoimmunity; Pathogenesis of kidney and neuropsychiatric disease in systemic lupus erythematous (SLE), including anti-DNA antibodies, macrophages, and cytokines; Novel therapies for lupus; SLE biomarkers
Jelena Radulovic, M.D., Ph.D.
Professor, Dominick P. Purpura Department of Neuroscience
Professor, Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences
Director, Psychiatry Research Institute at Montefiore Einstein (PRIME)
Sylvia and Robert S. Olnick Chair in Neuroscience
Rachel A. Ross, M.D., Ph.D.
Assistant Professor, Dominick P. Purpura Department of Neuroscience
Assistant Professor, Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences
Assistant Professor, Department of Medicine
718.430.3134rachel.ross@einsteinmed.edu
Areas of Research: Stress, autonomic nervous system, neuroendocrinology, neuropeptides, systems neuroscience, metabolism, nutrient state, sex differences, obesity, eating disorders
Ji Ying Sze, Ph.D.
Associate Professor, Department of Molecular Pharmacology
718.430.2084jiying.sze@einsteinmed.edu
Areas of Research: Regulatory mechanisms of early postnatal cortical gene expression in neural circuit development and psychiatric disorders, with a focus on the role of serotonin uptake transporter and early life drug exposure.
Yunlei Yang, M.D., Ph.D.
Associate Professor, Department of Medicine (Endocrinology)
Associate Professor, Dominick P. Purpura Department of Neuroscience
718.430.8570yunlei.yang@einsteinmed.edu
Areas of Research: Glial and neuronal mechanisms of adipose tissue lipid metabolism and affective behaviors. Neural circuits orchestrating brain-adipose tissue communications. Key words: Astrocyte; Neural circuits; Adipose tissue; Anxiety; Depression; Diabetes; Obesity
Sensory and Autonomic Disorders
Steven C. Almo, Ph.D.
Professor, Department of Biochemistry
Chair Department of Biochemistry
Wollowick Family Foundation Chair in Multiple Sclerosis and Immunology
Director, Einstein Macromolecular Therapeutics Developmental Facility
Dongsheng Cai, M.D., Ph.D.
Professor, Department of Molecular Pharmacology
Young Men's Division Chair in Physiology
Director, Institute for Neuroimmunology and Inflammation
718.430.2426dongsheng.cai@einsteinmed.edu
Areas of Research: Neuroimmunology, neuroendocrinology and neural stem cell biology in physiology and disease.
Vilma Gabbay, M.D.
Professor, Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences
Professor, Dominick P. Purpura Department of Neuroscience
Director, Psychiatry Research Institute at Montefiore Einstein (PRIME)
718.839.7549vilma.gabbay@einsteinmed.edu
Areas of Research: Dr. Gabbay's primary areas of research include multimodal studies of adolescent depression and reward deficits, the comorbidity of depression and substance use people living with HIV, and neuropsychiatric sequelae of COVID-19.
Sridhar Mani, M.D.
Professor, Department of Oncology (Medical Oncology)
Professor, Department of Medicine (Oncology & Hematology)
Professor, Department of Molecular Pharmacology
Professor, Department of Genetics
718.430.2871sridhar.mani@einsteinmed.edu
Areas of Research: Role of Microbiome-Host Interactions in Physiology and Disease, Orphan Nuclear Receptors in Physiology and Disease, Gastrointestinal Cancer, Drug Discovery and Development
Jelena Radulovic, M.D., Ph.D.
Professor, Dominick P. Purpura Department of Neuroscience
Professor, Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences
Director, Psychiatry Research Institute at Montefiore Einstein (PRIME)
Sylvia and Robert S. Olnick Chair in Neuroscience
Gaetano Santulli, M.D., Ph.D.
Associate Professor, Department of Medicine (Cardiology)
Associate Professor, Department of Molecular Pharmacology
718.430.3370gaetano.santulli@einsteinmed.edu
Areas of Research: Aging, Cardiology, Endocrinology, Diabetes Mellitus, Gerontology, Heart Failure, Hypertension, Calcium, microRNA, Endothelium, Mitochondria, Exosomes, Angiogenesis, Physiology, Myocardial Infarction, Pancreatic Beta Cells, Fibrosis.
Julie Secombe, Ph.D.
Professor, Department of Genetics
718.430.2698julie.secombe@einsteinmed.edu
Areas of Research: Chromatin and gene expression; KDM5 histone demethylase-regulated transcription; KDM5-mediated intellectual disability; Myc oncogene-induced growth and genome instability; Linking Myc to activation of transposons and aging.
David J. Sharp, Ph.D.
Professor, Department of Molecular Pharmacology
718.430.3463david.sharp@einsteinmed.edu
Areas of Research: We study the roles of microtubules in cell division, motility and morphogenesis. We are developing therapeutics that target microtubule regulators to enhance wound healing, neural regeneration and cardiovascular disease.
Deepika E. Slawek, M.D., M.S.
Assistant Professor, Department of Medicine (General Internal Medicine)
718.920.3786dslawek@montefiore.org
Areas of Research: I study how medical cannabis affects chronic pain and inflammation in people living with HIV.
David C. Spray, Ph.D.
Professor, Dominick P. Purpura Department of Neuroscience
Professor, Department of Medicine (Cardiology)
Sylvia O. Suadicani, Ph.D.
Associate Professor, Department of Urology
Associate Professor, Department of Molecular Pharmacology
Assistant Professor, Dominick P. Purpura Department of Neuroscience
718.430.3225sylvia.suadicani@einsteinmed.edu
Areas of Research: Urogenital Dysfunction in Diabetes, Multiple Sclerosis, Spinal Cord Injury, Estrogen Deficiency, Aging, Overactive & Underactive Bladder, Female Sexual Dysfunction; Chronic Pelvic Pain; Interstitial Cystitis; Bladder Cancer
Tissue Stem Cells and Central Nervous System Repair
Eric E. Bouhassira, Ph.D.
Professor, Department of Cell Biology
Professor, Department of Medicine (Oncology & Hematology)
Professor, Department of Oncology (Hematology)
Ingeborg and Ira Leon Rennert Professor of Stem Cell Biology and Regenerative Medicine
718.430.2188eric.bouhassira@einsteinmed.edu
Areas of Research: Pluripotent stem cells, erythroid differentiation, red blood cells, gene therapy, hemoglobinopathies, genome modification, TTP, hemophilia A
Dongsheng Cai, M.D., Ph.D.
Professor, Department of Molecular Pharmacology
Young Men's Division Chair in Physiology
Director, Institute for Neuroimmunology and Inflammation
718.430.2426dongsheng.cai@einsteinmed.edu
Areas of Research: Neuroimmunology, neuroendocrinology and neural stem cell biology in physiology and disease.
J. Tiago Goncalves, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor, Dominick P. Purpura Department of Neuroscience
718.430.8524tiago.goncalves@einsteinmed.edu
Areas of Research: Adult neurogenesis; Neuronal development; Learning and Memory; Aging
Jean M. Hebert, Ph.D.
Professor, Dominick P. Purpura Department of Neuroscience
Professor, Department of Genetics
718.430.3494jean.hebert@einsteinmed.edu
Areas of Research: Devising methods of cell and tissue replacement for the adult neocortex to repair damage or age-related degeneration.
Herbert M. Lachman, M.D.
Professor, Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences
Professor, Department of Medicine (Oncology & Hematology)
Associate Professor, Dominick P. Purpura Department of Neuroscience
Associate Professor, Department of Genetics
718.430.2428herb.lachman@einsteinmed.edu
Areas of Research: We use induced pluripotent stem cell technology to study the molecular basis of schizophrenia and autism by RNA-seq and ChIP-seq. Patient-specific lines and isogenic knockout lines, generated by CRISP-Cas9 are used.
Mark F. Mehler, M.D.
Professor, The Saul R. Korey Department of Neurology
Professor, Dominick P. Purpura Department of Neuroscience
Professor, Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences
Chair The Saul R. Korey Department of Neurology
Alpern Family Foundation Chair in Cerebral Palsy Research
Director, Institute for Brain Disorders and Neural Regeneration
718.430.3543mark.mehler@einsteinmed.edu
Areas of Research: Stem Cell Biology and Regenerative Medicine Epigenetics and Evolutionary Biology Developmental Pathogenesis of Neurodegenerative Diseases Cytokine Biology/Signal Transduction Pathways Neurodevelopmental Disorders (Autism/ASD)
Bridget Shafit-Zagardo, Ph.D.
Professor, Department of Pathology
718.430.2189bridget.shafit-zagardo@einsteinmed.edu
Areas of Research: Cell signaling mechanisms to halt axonal damage and demyelination via the Gas6, Axl, Tyro3, Mertk, AKT pathways using mouse models of multiple sclerosis. Development of restorative therapies for axons and to enhance remyelination in the CNS.
David J. Sharp, Ph.D.
Professor, Department of Molecular Pharmacology
718.430.3463david.sharp@einsteinmed.edu
Areas of Research: We study the roles of microtubules in cell division, motility and morphogenesis. We are developing therapeutics that target microtubule regulators to enhance wound healing, neural regeneration and cardiovascular disease.
Simone Sidoli, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor, Department of Biochemistry
718.430.3475simone.sidoli@einsteinmed.edu
Areas of Research: Chromatin biology, proteomics, mass spectrometry