Lindsay LaFave, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor of Cell Biology
I joined the Department of Cell Biology at Albert Einstein College of Medicine as an assistant professor
in September 2021. I completed my graduate degree at Gerstner Sloan Kettering Graduate School, followed
by my postdoctoral training at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology and Harvard University. While
interviewing for faculty positions, I was searching for an institution with the same commitment to
research excellence as my previous training environments. I decided to join Einstein, and specifically
the Department of Cell Biology, as a faculty member because of the breadth of its scientific expertise
and its collaborative, supportive environment.
Dr. Lindsay LaFave Lab, 2022
Read more @ Dr.
LaFave’s Lab
Within the Department of Cell Biology, I’m immersed in highly dynamic and interdisciplinary
interactions. Exposure to my colleagues’ work, which spans stem cell biology, cancer dormancy,
glycobiology and chromatin biology, among others, has already taken my science in directions I
would have never anticipated. These lively exchanges foster creativity, and this unique
environment has broadened my team’s perspective and improved our science. In addition, we have
access to state-of-the-art technology through the department’s shared equipment and the school’s
core facilities. The department’s administrative assistance is also excellent, assisting me and
my team with ordering, onboarding, grant submissions, and other crucial activities.
I was also excited to come to Einstein because it is situated within a vibrant medical community, and we
often engage with our clinical colleagues at Montefiore Health System. While my academic home is in the
Department of Cell Biology, I am also an active member of the NCI-designated Montefiore Einstein Cancer
Center(MECC), the Ruth
L. and David S. Gottesman Institute for Stem Cell Biology and Regenerative
Medicine, and MECC’s Cancer Dormancy and Tumor Microenvironment Institute. These affiliations have
led
to productive interactions with faculty from a variety of fields across the institution.
As a junior faculty member, I have felt like I have a voice in the department, which is important to
me as we work toward increasing equity in science in our department, across the institution, and in
our respective fields.
- Lindsay LaFave, PhD
It is also important to me that our faculty members demonstrate a deep commitment to successfully
training the next generation of scientists. I am consistently impressed with the efforts within our
department and at the College of Medicine as a whole to support the career development of our graduate
students and postdoctoral fellows. As a junior faculty member, I have felt like I have a voice in the
department, which is important to me as we work toward increasing equity in science in our department,
across the institution, and in our respective fields. I feel fortunate to interact with incredibly
talented trainees through the graduate program and the MSTP, and to host high school, undergraduate, and
master’s students in the lab through various programs at Einstein.
Overall, Albert Einstein College of Medicine is the ideal environment for me to begin my independent
career and I look forward to continuing to grow my laboratory here.
Overall, Albert Einstein College of Medicine is the ideal environment for me to begin my independent
career and I look forward to continuing to grow my laboratory here.
Website: https://www.lafavelab.org
Twitter: @Lindsay_LaFave
