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Jan Vijg, Ph.D.

Professor, Department of Genetics

Professor, Department of Ophthalmology & Visual Sciences

Chair Department of Genetics

Lola and Saul Kramer Chair in Molecular Genetics

Albert Einstein College of Medicine
Michael F. Price Center
1301 Morris Park Avenue
Room: 450
Bronx, NY 10461

Tel: 718.678.1151
Fax: 718.430.8778
jan.vijg@einsteinmed.edu

Areas of Research: Areas of Research: Genome instability as a possible cause of aging; genome maintenance and its role as a longevity assurance system; epigenetics of aging and cancer; single-cell genomics and epigenomics

Nicholas E. Baker, Ph.D.

Adjunct Professor, Department of Genetics

Adjunct Professor, Department of Developmental & Molecular Biology

Adjunct Professor, Department of Ophthalmology & Visual Sciences

Harold and Muriel Block Chair in Genetics

Director, Department of Genetics Division of Molecular Genetics

University of California
Irvine
Irvine, CA 92627

Tel: 949.824.5959
n.baker@uci.edu

Areas of Research: Cell-cell communication is the key process that makes complex life possible, enabling cells to follow different fates. Our current interests include cell competition, ribosome signaling mechanisms, and neuronal development.

Mikhail Baloban, Ph.D.

Research Assistant Professor, Department of Genetics

Albert Einstein College of Medicine
Jack and Pearl Resnick Campus
1300 Morris Park Avenue
Ullmann Building, Room: 1217
Bronx, NY 10461

Tel: 718.430.2127
mikhail.baloban@einsteinmed.edu

Nir Barzilai, M.D.

Professor, Department of Medicine (Endocrinology)

Professor, Department of Genetics

Ingeborg and Ira Leon Rennert Chair in Aging Research

Director, Institute for Aging Research

Albert Einstein College of Medicine
Jack and Pearl Resnick Campus
1300 Morris Park Avenue
Belfer Building, Room: 701
Bronx, NY 10461

Tel: 718.430.3144
nir.barzilai@einsteinmed.edu

Areas of Research: We study the genetic of longevity, hypothesizing that centenarians have protective genes that allows the delay of aging and protect against age-related diseases.

Renata A. Batista-Brito, Ph.D.

Associate Professor, Dominick P. Purpura Department of Neuroscience

Associate Professor, Department of Genetics

Associate Professor, Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences

Albert Einstein College of Medicine
Rose F. Kennedy Center
1410 Pelham Parkway South
Room: 203
Bronx, NY 10461

Tel: 718.430.8507
Fax: 718.430.8821
renata.brito@einsteinmed.edu

Areas of Research: Cortical development. Inhibitory circuits. Visual processing. Neurodevelopmental disorders.

Hannes E. Buelow, Ph.D.

Professor, Department of Genetics

Professor, Dominick P. Purpura Department of Neuroscience

Albert Einstein College of Medicine
Jack and Pearl Resnick Campus
1300 Morris Park Avenue
Ullmann Building, Room: 709
Bronx, NY 10461

Tel: 718.430.3621
Fax: 718.430.8778
hannes.buelow@einsteinmed.edu

Areas of Research: Neural patterning with a focus on extracellular matrices using the nematode Caenorhabditis elegans; Glycosaminoglycans in development as well as health and disease.

Wei Cheng, Ph.D.

Staff Scientist, Department of Genetics

Albert Einstein College of Medicine
Michael F. Price Center
1301 Morris Park Avenue
Room: 408
Bronx, NY 10461

Tel: 718.678.1551
Fax: 718.678.1016
wei.cheng@einsteinmed.edu

Roy S. Chuck, M.D., Ph.D.

Professor, Department of Ophthalmology & Visual Sciences

Professor, Department of Genetics

Chair Department of Ophthalmology & Visual Sciences

Paul Henkind Chair in Ophthalmology Department of Ophthalmology & Visual Sciences

Montefiore Medical Center
Medical Arts Pavilion
3400 Bainbridge Avenue
Bronx, NY 10467

Tel: 718.920.2020
Fax: 718.881.5439
rchuck@montefiore.org

Areas of Research: corneal spectroscopy surgical device development clinical trials

Ales Cvekl, Ph.D.

Professor, Department of Ophthalmology & Visual Sciences

Professor, Department of Genetics

The Max Berger Chair in Ophthalmology

Vice Chair for Research Department of Ophthalmology & Visual Sciences

Albert Einstein College of Medicine
Jack and Pearl Resnick Campus
1300 Morris Park Avenue
Ullmann Building, Room: 123
Bronx, NY 10461

Tel: 718.430.3217
Fax: 718.430.8778
ales.cvekl@einsteinmed.edu

Areas of Research: Chromatin structure and remodeling; 3D organization of the nucleus; DNA-binding transcription factors; Pax6; BMP and FGF signaling; eye development; lens induction; eye evolution; differentiation of human ES cells

Meelad M. Dawlaty, Ph.D.

Associate Professor, Department of Genetics

Associate Professor, Department of Developmental & Molecular Biology

Albert Einstein College of Medicine
Michael F. Price Center
1301 Morris Park Avenue
Room: 419
Bronx, NY 10461

Tel: 718.678.1224
Fax: 718.678.1016
meelad.dawlaty@einsteinmed.edu

Areas of Research: (1) Embryonic stem cell biology, lineage specification and development. (2) Epigenetic regulation of gene expression in stem cells (3) DNA methylation and demethylation in stem cells, development and cancer.

Christopher De Bono, Ph.D.

Research Assistant Professor, Department of Genetics

Albert Einstein College of Medicine
Michael F. Price Center
1301 Morris Park Avenue
Bronx, NY 10461

christopher.debono@einsteinmed.edu

Robert A. Dubin, Ph.D.

Research Assistant Professor, Department of Genetics

Albert Einstein College of Medicine
Michael F. Price Center
1301 Morris Park Avenue
Room: 553
Bronx, NY 10461

Tel: 718.678.1226
robert.dubin@einsteinmed.edu

Areas of Research: Molecular biology; bioinformatics.

Winfried Edelmann, Ph.D.

Professor, Department of Cell Biology

Professor, Department of Genetics

The Joseph and Gertrud Buchler Chair in Transgenic Medicine

Faculty Supervisor, Gene Modification Gene Targeting and Transgenic Facilities

Albert Einstein College of Medicine
Michael F. Price Center
1301 Morris Park Avenue
Room: 277
Bronx, NY 10461

Tel: 718.678.1086
Fax: 718.430.8574
winfried.edelmann@einsteinmed.edu

Areas of Research: We are studying the roles of DNA mismatch repair (MMR) in genome maintenance and tumor suppression in mouse models of human cancer and the role of MMR in the response of intestinal cancer stem cells to anticancer treatment.

Scott W. Emmons, Ph.D.

Distinguished Professor Emeritus, Department of Genetics

Distinguished Professor Emeritus, Dominick P. Purpura Department of Neuroscience

Albert Einstein College of Medicine
Jack and Pearl Resnick Campus
1300 Morris Park Avenue
Ullmann Building, Room: 703
Bronx, NY 10461

Tel: 718.430.3130
Fax: 718.430.8778
scott.emmons@einsteinmed.edu

Areas of Research: C. elegans connectomics; nervous system development; specification of synaptic connectivity, neural cell adhesion proteins; sexual dimorphism of the nervous system.

Xuhui Feng, Ph.D.

Staff Scientist, Department of Genetics

Albert Einstein College of Medicine
Michael F. Price Center
1301 Morris Park Avenue
Room: 408
Bronx, NY 10461

Tel: 718.678.1067
Fax: 718.678.1016
xuhui.feng@einsteinmed.edu

John M. Greally, Ph.D., D.Med., M.B.,B.Ch.,B.A.O.

Professor, Department of Genetics

Professor, Department of Pediatrics (Pediatric Genetic Medicine)

Chief, Department of Genetics Division of Genomics

Director, Center for Epigenomics

Faculty Scholar for Epigenomics

Faculty Advisor, Department of Genetics Computational Genomics Core

Faculty Advisor, Department of Genetics Epigenetics Shared Facility

Albert Einstein College of Medicine
Michael F. Price Center
1301 Morris Park Avenue
Room: 322
Bronx, NY 10461

Tel: 718.678.1234
Fax: 718.678.1016
john.greally@einsteinmed.edu

Areas of Research: Medical genomics: the delivery of genomic information to enhance the health of the diverse Bronx population. Transcriptional regulation/epigenetics: understanding how the regulation of the genome is influenced by genetic and environmental variation.

Swati Haldar, Ph.D.

Staff Scientist, Department of Genetics

Albert Einstein College of Medicine
Jack and Pearl Resnick Campus
1300 Morris Park Avenue
Ullmann Building, Room: 823
Bronx, NY 10461

Tel: 718.430.2404
Fax: 718.430.8778
swati.haldar@einsteinmed.edu

Areas of Research: Gaining molecular insight into HIV infection, and identifying targets for therapeutic intervention

William R. Jacobs Jr., Ph.D.

Professor, Department of Microbiology & Immunology

Professor, Department of Genetics

Leo and Julia Forchheimer Chair in Microbiology & Immunology

Albert Einstein College of Medicine
Michael F. Price Center
1301 Morris Park Avenue
Room: 577
Bronx, NY 10461

Tel: 718.678.1075
Fax: 718.678.1085
william.jacobs@einsteinmed.edu

Areas of Research: Mycobacterium tuberculosis genetics; mycobacteriophages; persistence-the capacity of M. tuberculosis to resist sterilization, vaccines for Tuberculosis, Influenza, Herpes, Eastern Equine Encephalitis (EEEV), and Dengue

Andreas Jenny, Ph.D.

Professor, Department of Developmental & Molecular Biology

Professor, Department of Genetics

Professor, Department of Medicine

Albert Einstein College of Medicine
Jack and Pearl Resnick Campus
1300 Morris Park Avenue
Chanin Building, Room: 503
Bronx, NY 10461

Tel: 718.430.4183
Fax: 718.430.8567
andreas.jenny@einsteinmed.edu

Areas of Research: Endosomal Microautophagy in development and disease. Lysosomal acidification. Rho Kinase in spermatogenesis.

Ganjam V. Kalpana, Ph.D.

Professor, Department of Genetics

Professor, Department of Microbiology & Immunology

Mark Trauner Faculty Scholar in Neuro-oncology

Albert Einstein College of Medicine
Jack and Pearl Resnick Campus
1300 Morris Park Avenue
Ullmann Building, Room: 821
Bronx, NY 10461

Tel: 718.430.2354
Fax: 718.430.8778
ganjam.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.

Amit Kumar, Ph.D.

Staff Scientist, Department of Genetics

Albert Einstein College of Medicine
Jack and Pearl Resnick Campus
1300 Morris Park Avenue
Ullmann Building, Room: 805
Bronx, NY 10461

Tel: 718.430.2855
Fax: 718.430.8778
amit.kumar@einsteinmed.edu

Areas of Research: My research focuses on understanding the role of cell competition, genomic instability, and the ribosome signaling network in cancer.

Marija Kundakovic, Ph.D.

Adjunct Assistant Professor, Department of Genetics

Albert Einstein College of Medicine
Michael F. Price Center
1301 Morris Park Avenue
Room: 322
Bronx, NY 10461

Tel: 718.678.1234
Fax: 718.678.1016
makundak@montefiore.org

Peri Kurshan, Ph.D.

Assistant Professor, Dominick P. Purpura Department of Neuroscience

Assistant Professor, Department of Genetics

Albert Einstein College of Medicine
Rose F. Kennedy Center
1410 Pelham Parkway South
Room: 810
Bronx, NY 10461

Tel: 718.430.3631
Fax: 718.430.8821
peri.kurshan@einsteinmed.edu

Areas of Research: synaptic development, synaptogenesis, synapse function, molecular neuroscience, cellular neurobiology, synaptic cell biology, C. elegans, genetics, development

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

Albert Einstein College of Medicine
Jack and Pearl Resnick Campus
1300 Morris Park Avenue
Forchheimer Building, Room: 103
Bronx, NY 10461

Tel: 718.430.2428
Fax: 718.430.8772
herb.lachman@einsteinmed.edu

Areas of Research: We use induced pluripotent stem cell technology to study the molecular basis of schizophrenia, autism, and neurodevelopmental disorders by RNA-seq and proteomics. Patient-specific lines and isogenic knockout lines, generated by CRISP-Cas9 are used. We st

Jack Lenz, Ph.D.

Professor, Department of Genetics

Professor, Department of Microbiology & Immunology

Albert Einstein College of Medicine
Jack and Pearl Resnick Campus
1300 Morris Park Avenue
Ullmann Building, Room: 1203
Bronx, NY 10461

Tel: 718.430.3715
jack.lenz@einsteinmed.edu

Areas of Research: Retroviruses. Evolution of human endogenous retroviruses, and their roles in normal functions and diseases. Retrovirus gene expression. Pathological consequences of virus DNA integration into host genomes.

Jhih-Rong Lin, Ph.D.

Research Assistant Professor, Department of Genetics

Albert Einstein College of Medicine
Michael F. Price Center
1301 Morris Park Avenue
Room: 353
Bronx, NY 10461

Tel: 718.678.1147
Fax: 718.678.1016
jhih-rong.lin@einsteinmed.edu

Wei Liu, Ph.D.

Associate Professor, Department of Ophthalmology & Visual Sciences

Associate Professor, Department of Genetics

Albert Einstein College of Medicine
Jack and Pearl Resnick Campus
1300 Morris Park Avenue
Ullmann Building, Room: 117
Bronx, NY 10461

Tel: 718.430.3145
wei.liu@einsteinmed.edu

Areas of Research: To study the mechanisms of retinal differentiation and inherited degeneration using engineered mice and human pluripotent stem cells

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

Albert Einstein College of Medicine
Jack and Pearl Resnick Campus
1300 Morris Park Avenue
Chanin Building, Room: 302-D1
Bronx, NY 10461

Tel: 718.430.2871
Fax: 718.904.2830
sridhar.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

Shahina B. Maqbool, Ph.D.

Research Professor, Department of Genetics

Director, Department of Genetics Epigenetics Shared Facility

Albert Einstein College of Medicine
Michael F. Price Center
1301 Morris Park Avenue
Room: 159
Bronx, NY 10461

Tel: 718.678.1163
Fax: 718.678.1018
shahina.maqbool@einsteinmed.edu

Alexander Maslov, M.D., Ph.D.

Research Professor, Department of Genetics

Albert Einstein College of Medicine
Michael F. Price Center
1301 Morris Park Avenue
Room: 468
Bronx, NY 10461

Tel: 718.678.1135
Fax: 718.430.8778
alex.maslov@einsteinmed.edu

Sofiya Milman, M.D., M.S.

Professor, Department of Medicine (Endocrinology)

Professor, Department of Genetics

Interim Vice Chair for Research Department of Medicine

Albert Einstein College of Medicine
Jack and Pearl Resnick Campus
1300 Morris Park Avenue
Belfer Building, Room: 702B
Bronx, NY 10461

Tel: 718.430.3462
Fax: 718.430.8679
sofiya.milman@einsteinmed.edu

Parsa Mirhaji, M.D., Ph.D.

Research Professor, Department of Genetics

Director, Clinical Research Informatics at Einstein and Montefiore Medical Center

Albert Einstein College of Medicine
Jack and Pearl Resnick Campus
1300 Morris Park Avenue
Block, Room: 538
Bronx, NY 10461

Tel: 718.430.2916
parsa.mirhaji@einsteinmed.edu

Cristina Montagna, Ph.D.

Adjunct Professor, Department of Genetics

Adjunct Professor, Department of Pathology

Faculty Advisor, Department of Genetics Molecular Cytogenetics Core

Rutgers University
195 Little Albany Street
CINJ Building
Room: 2013
New Brunswick, NJ 08901

cristina.montagna@rutgers.edu

Bernice E. Morrow, Ph.D.

Professor, Department of Genetics

Professor, Department of Obstetrics & Gynecology and Women's Health

Professor, Department of Pediatrics (Pediatric Cardiology)

Sidney L. and Miriam K. Olson Chair in Cardiology

Director, Department of Genetics Division of Translational Genetics

Faculty Advisor, Department of Genetics Genomics Core

Albert Einstein College of Medicine
Michael F. Price Center
1301 Morris Park Avenue
Room: 402
Bronx, NY 10461

Tel: 718.678.1121
bernice.morrow@einsteinmed.edu

Areas of Research: The main areas of research include human genetics and mammalian embryonic development. We are taking functional genomic and epigenomic approaches on a single cell level to understand the cause of birth defects.

Rajiv Pathak, Ph.D.

Staff Scientist, Department of Genetics

Albert Einstein College of Medicine
Jack and Pearl Resnick Campus
1300 Morris Park Avenue
Ullmann Building, Room: 823
Bronx, NY 10461

Tel: 718.430.2404
Fax: 718.430.8778
rajiv.pathak@einsteinmed.edu

Areas of Research: My current research work is multi-faceted and involves understanding the mechanism of various human diseases, including HIV-1, SARS-CoV-2, and SMARCB1 associated atypical teratoid/rhabdoid tumors.

Silvia Racedo, Ph.D.

Research Assistant Professor, Department of Genetics

Albert Einstein College of Medicine
1225 Morris Park Avenue
Van Etten, Room: 468C
Bronx, NY 10461

Tel: 718.839.7152
silvia.racedo@einsteinmed.edu

Areas of Research: 22q11.2 Deletion Syndrome, 22q11.2 Duplication Syndrome, cardiac development, congenital heart defects, genetic pathways, miRNAs

Srilakshmi M. Raj, Ph.D.

Assistant Professor, Department of Genetics

Albert Einstein College of Medicine
Michael F. Price Center
1301 Morris Park Avenue
Bronx, NY 10461

Tel: 718.678.1245
srilakshmi.raj@einsteinmed.edu

Areas of Research: The main research focus is human population genetics. We leverage population genetic and environmental variation to investigate variation in genetic architecture of diseases and other phenotypes among populations.

Deepa Rastogi, M.B.B.S., M.S.

Professor, Department of Pediatrics (Pediatric Respiratory & Sleep Medicine)

Professor, Department of Pathology

Professor, Department of Genetics

Chief, Division of Pediatric Respiratory & Sleep Medicine

Albert Einstein College of Medicine
1225 Morris Park Avenue
Van Etten, Room: 6B36
Bronx, NY 10461

Tel: 718.839.7653
deepa.rastogi@einsteinmed.edu

Areas of Research: Pediatric Respiratory Diseases

David M. Reynolds, B.S.

Staff Scientist, Department of Genetics

Director, Department of Genetics Genomics Core

Albert Einstein College of Medicine
Jack and Pearl Resnick Campus
1300 Morris Park Avenue
Ullmann Building, Room: 1203
Bronx, NY 10461

Tel: 929.246.6735
Fax: 718.430.8778
david.reynolds@einsteinmed.edu

Charles E. Rogler, Ph.D.

Professor Emeritus, Department of Medicine (Hepatology)

Professor Emeritus, Department of Microbiology & Immunology

Professor Emeritus, Department of Genetics

Albert Einstein College of Medicine
Jack and Pearl Resnick Campus
1300 Morris Park Avenue
Ullmann Building, Room: 509
Bronx, NY 10461

Tel: 718.430.8568

Michael G. Rosenfeld, M.D.

Visiting Professor, Department of Genetics

UCSD/HHMI
9500 Gilman Drive
MC-0648
Room: 353
La Jolla, CA 92093-0648

Tel: 858.534.5858
Fax: 858.534.8180
mrosenfeld@ucsd.edu

Jayanta Roy-Chowdhury, M.B.B.S.

Professor, Department of Medicine (Hepatology)

Professor, Department of Genetics

Scientific Director, Gene Therapy Facility

Albert Einstein College of Medicine
Jack and Pearl Resnick Campus
1300 Morris Park Avenue
Ullmann Building, Room: 523
Bronx, NY 10461

Tel: 718.430.2265
jayanta.roy-chowdhury@einsteinmed.edu

Areas of Research: The focus of our laboratory is inherited liver-based disorders, including their mechanisms, personalized disease modeling based on pluripotent stem cell-derived hepatocytes, and novel treatments based on cell transplantation and gene therapy.

Namita Roy-Chowdhury, Ph.D.

Professor, Department of Medicine (Hepatology)

Professor, Department of Genetics

Albert Einstein College of Medicine
Jack and Pearl Resnick Campus
1300 Morris Park Avenue
Ullmann Building, Room: 523
Bronx, NY 10461

Tel: 718.430.2254
namita.roychowdhury@einsteinmed.edu

Julie Secombe, Ph.D.

Professor, Department of Genetics

Professor, Dominick P. Purpura Department of Neuroscience

Albert Einstein College of Medicine
Jack and Pearl Resnick Campus
1300 Morris Park Avenue
Ullmann Building, Room: 809
Bronx, NY 10461

Tel: 718.430.2698
Fax: 718.430.8778
julie.secombe@einsteinmed.edu

Areas of Research: Chromatin and gene expression; KDM5 histone demethylase-regulated transcription; KDM5-mediated intellectual disability.

Milan K. Sen, M.D.,C.M.

Associate Professor, Department of Orthopaedic Surgery

Associate Professor, Department of Genetics

Jacobi Medical Center
1400 Pelham Parkway South
Building 1, Room: 218
Bronx, NY 10461

Tel: 718.918.4921
Fax: 718.918.4914
milan.sen@nychhc.org

Areas of Research: Orthopedic Trauma, Fragility Fractures, Health Policy

Jidong Shan, Ph.D.

Research Associate Professor, Department of Genetics

Director, Department of Genetics Molecular Cytogenetics Core

Albert Einstein College of Medicine
Michael F. Price Center
1301 Morris Park Avenue
Room: 401
Bronx, NY 10461

Tel: 718.678.1155
Fax: 718.678.1016
jidong.shan@einsteinmed.edu

Daria Shcherbakova, Ph.D.

Research Assistant Professor, Department of Genetics

Albert Einstein College of Medicine
Jack and Pearl Resnick Campus
1300 Morris Park Avenue
Ullmann Building, Room: 1217
Bronx, NY 10461

Tel: 718.430.2127
Fax: 718.430.8996
daria.shcherbakova@einsteinmed.edu

Areas of Research: Protein engineering; Optogenetics; Neural activity reporters.

Simone Sidoli, Ph.D.

Assistant Professor, Department of Biochemistry

Assistant Professor, Department of Genetics

Albert Einstein College of Medicine
Jack and Pearl Resnick Campus
1300 Morris Park Avenue
Ullmann Building, Room: 405
Bronx, NY 10461

Tel: 718.430.3475
Fax: 718.430.8565
simone.sidoli@einsteinmed.edu

Areas of Research: Chromatin biology, proteomics, mass spectrometry

Selvin Soby, Pharm.D.

Research Assistant Professor, Department of Genetics

Montefiore Medical Center
3 Odell Plaza
Room: 1P-59
Yonkers, NY 10701

Tel: 914.457.6052
ssoby@montefiore.org

Frank F. Soldner, M.D.

Assistant Professor, Dominick P. Purpura Department of Neuroscience

Assistant Professor, Department of Genetics

Albert Einstein College of Medicine
Rose F. Kennedy Center
1410 Pelham Parkway South
Bronx, NY 10461

Tel: 718.839.7770
Fax: 718.430.8821
frank.soldner@einsteinmed.edu

Simon D. Spivack, M.D., M.P.H.

Professor, Department of Medicine (Pulmonary Medicine)

Professor, Department of Epidemiology & Population Health (Epidemiology)

Professor, Department of Genetics

Chief Emeritus, Department of Medicine Division of Pulmonary Medicine

Albert Einstein College of Medicine
Michael F. Price Center
1301 Morris Park Avenue
Room: 301
Bronx, NY 10461

Tel: 718.678.1040
Fax: 718.678.1020
simon.spivack@einsteinmed.edu

Areas of Research: Development of early lung cancer detection strategies; exhaled nucleic acid and other airway biomarkers. Genome-wide surveys of lung epithelia. Translational lung studies. Mechanistic studies in functional epigenetics.

Yousin Suh, Ph.D.

Adjunct Professor, Department of Genetics

Adjunct Professor, Department of Medicine (Endocrinology)

Columbia University
630 West 168th Street
Room: 10-518
New York, NY 10032

ys3214@cumc.columbia.edu

Shixiang Sun, Ph.D.

Staff Scientist, Department of Genetics

Albert Einstein College of Medicine
Michael F. Price Center
1301 Morris Park Avenue
Room: 468
Bronx, NY 10461

Tel: 718.678.1135
shixiang.sun@einsteinmed.edu

Masako Suzuki, D.V.M., Ph.D., M.S.

Adjunct Assistant Professor, Department of Genetics

Texas A & M University
Carter - Mattil Hall
373 Olsen Boulevard
College Station, TX 77843

masako.suzuki@ag.tamu.edu

Areas of Research: Epigenetics, Genetics, Developmental Origins of Health and Disease, vitamin A, vitamin D, deficiency, hematopoiesis, hidden hunger

Anne R. Van Arsdale, M.D.

Associate Professor, Department of Obstetrics & Gynecology and Women's Health (Gynecological Oncology)

Associate Professor, Department of Genetics

Montefiore Medical Park
1695 Eastchester Road
Bronx, NY 10461

Tel: 718.405.8086
Fax: 718.405.8087
aarsdale@montefiore.org

Vladislav Verkhusha, Ph.D.

Professor, Department of Genetics

Albert Einstein College of Medicine
Jack and Pearl Resnick Campus
1300 Morris Park Avenue
Ullmann Building, Room: 1217
Bronx, NY 10461

Tel: 718.430.8591
vladislav.verkhusha@einsteinmed.edu

Areas of Research: Engineering of fluorescent proteins and biosensors for super-resolution microscopy and deep-tissue imaging. Designing of genetically encoded optogenetic tools for manipulation of biological processes with light in vivo.

Melissa P. Wasserstein, M.D.

Professor, Department of Pediatrics (Pediatric Genetic Medicine)

Professor, Department of Genetics

Chief, Department of Pediatrics Division of Pediatric Genetic Medicine

Patricia T. and Charles S. Raizen Distinguished Scholar in Pediatrics

Associate Director, Rose F. Kennedy Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities Research Center

Montefiore Medical Center
3411 Wayne Avenue
Bronx, NY 10467

Tel: 718.741.2318
Fax: 718.920.6506
melissa.wasserstein@einsteinmed.edu

Daniel A. Weiser, M.D.

Associate Professor, Department of Pediatrics (Pediatric Hematology-Oncology)

Associate Professor, Department of Genetics

Albert Einstein College of Medicine
Jack and Pearl Resnick Campus
1300 Morris Park Avenue
Ullmann Building, Room: 813
Bronx, NY 10461

Tel: 718.430.2181
daniel.weiser@einsteinmed.edu

Areas of Research: Dr. Weiser's translational research lab studies 1) the biology of and novel treatment for highly aggressive neuroblastoma, and 2) blood-based "liquid biopsy" molecular diagnostics for childhood cancer.

Bingruo Wu, M.D.

Adjunct Research Associate Professor, Department of Genetics

University of Chicago
900 East 57th Street
KCBD Building
Chicago, IL 60637

Tel: 773.703.4340
bingruow@uchicago.edu

Zhengdong Zhang, Ph.D.

Professor, Department of Genetics

Albert Einstein College of Medicine
Michael F. Price Center
1301 Morris Park Avenue
Room: 353A
Bronx, NY 10461

Tel: 718.678.1139
Fax: 718.678.1016
zhengdong.zhang@einsteinmed.edu

Areas of Research: Genetics of complex human diseases, Systems biology, Aging, Alzheimer's disease

Deyou Zheng, Ph.D.

Professor, The Saul R. Korey Department of Neurology

Professor, Department of Genetics

Professor, Dominick P. Purpura Department of Neuroscience

Albert Einstein College of Medicine
Michael F. Price Center
1301 Morris Park Avenue
Room: 320
Bronx, NY 10461

Tel: 718.678.1217
deyou.zheng@einsteinmed.edu

Areas of Research: Bioinformatics and systems genomics; gene regulatory networks; cancer; brain disorders; embryonic heart and neural development.

Bin Zhou, M.D., Ph.D.

Adjunct Professor, Department of Genetics

Adjunct Professor, Department of Pediatrics (Pediatric Genetic Medicine)

Adjunct Professor, Department of Medicine (Cardiology)

University of Chicago
900 East 57th Street
KCBD Building
Chicago, IL 60637

Tel: 773.703.4340
binzhou2023@uchicago.edu

Areas of Research: Heart Development, Disease, Aging and Repair

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