Faculty, staff, and students directory
Administrative Staff and Facilities
Mandi de Mestre
Dorothy Havemeyer McConville Professor of Equine Medicine
Director, Baker Institute
amm43@cornell.edu
Mark Schmitz
Associate Director for Finance and Administration
mhs285@cornell.edu
Chris Graber
Grant and Contract Coordinator
cpg52@cornell.edu
Kimberly Hayes
Grant and Contract Coordinator
kle7@cornell.edu
Heather Hughes
Assistant Director for Communications & Marketing
hh522@cornell.edu
Teresa Griffin
Assistant Director for Engagement, Relations and Operations
tag24@cornell.edu
Susan Williams
Front Office Manager
smw23@cornell.edu
Jackie Wright
Animal Health Centers Office Administrator
jw335@cornell.edu
Ashley McLean
Events Coordinator
aam294@cornell.edu
Terri Denman
Finance Manager
tld1@cornell.edu
Jamie Crumb
Facilities Manager
jrc63@cornell.edu
Dustin Farnham
Facilities Coordinator
df45@cornell.edu
John Enright
Digital Marketing Specialist
jme242@cornell.edu
Junelle King
Marketing and Social Media Specialist
jk2857@cornell.edu
Faculty & Laboratory Staff (Primary Investigators in bold)
Caddy Laboratory
Sarah Caddy
Assistant Professor
sarahcaddy@cornell.edu
Research page
Sarah Woodyear
Graduate Student
saw335@cornell.edu
Tawny Chandler
Postdoc
tlc236@cornell.edu
Steven Moran
Postdoc
sjm396@cornell.edu
Thomas Lonergan
Tech
tl485@cornell.edu
Serena Teh
Grad Student
sst37@cornell.edu
Danko Laboratory
Charles Danko
Robert N. Noyce Assistant Professor in Life Science and Technology
cgd24@cornell.edu
Research page
Ed Rice
Lab Manager
ejr76@cornell.edu
Gilad Barshad
Postdoctoral Associate
gb446@cornell.edu
Brent Basso
Graduate Student
bab364@cornell.edu
Banseok Lee
Graduate Student
bl588@cornell.edu
Adam He
Graduate Student
ayh8@cornell.edu
de Mestre Laboratory
Mandi de Mestre
Dorothy Havemeyer McConville Professor of Equine Medicine
Director, Baker Institute
amm43@cornell.edu
Research page
Donald Miller
Lab Manager
dm96@cornell.edu
Josephine Marchand
Postdoctoral Associate
jm2548@cornell.edu
Evans Laboratory
Jacquelyn Evans
Assistant Professor
jme255@cornell.edu
Research page
Shawna Cook
Postdoctoral Associate
src248@cornell.edu
Jessica Schneider
Graduate Student
jzs29@cornell.edu
Goodman Laboratory
Laura Goodman
Assistant Professor
laura.goodman@cornell.edu
Research page
Kelly Sams
Lab Manager
kle39@cornell.edu
Ximena Olarte Castillo
Postdoctoral Associate
xao2@cornell.edu
Joel Brown
Postdoctoral Associate
jjb423@cornell.edu
Jordan Zehr
Postdoctoral Associate
jdz34@cornell.edu
Pallavi Pusapati
Graduate Student
pp429@cornell.edu
Parker Laboratory
John S. L. Parker
Associate Professor
jsp7@cornell.edu
Research page
Meleana Hinchman
Research Technician
mmh46@cornell.edu
Russell Barkley
Graduate Student
rjb435@cornell.edu
Parrish Laboratory
Colin Parrish
John M. Olin Professor of Virology
crp3@cornell.edu
Wendy Weichert
Lab Manager
wsw3@cornell.edu
Brian R. Wasik
Research Associate
brw72@cornell.edu
Schang Laboratory
Luis M. Schang
Professor of Chemical Virology Microbiology and Immunology
lms428@cornell.edu
Research page
Jody Cameron
Lab Manager
jll72@cornell.edu
Sarah Saddoris
Graduate Student
ss3943@cornell.edu
Travis Laboratory
Alexander J. Travis
Professor of Reproductive Biology
Director, Cornell University Master of Public Health Program
ajt32@cornell.edu
Research page
Roy Cohen
Research Assistant Professor
rc338@cornell.edu
Melissa White
Postdoctoral Associate
maw379@cornell.edu
Van de Walle Laboratory
Gerlinde Van de Walle
Alfred H. Caspary Professor
grv23@cornell.edu
Research page
Becky Harman
Lab Manager/Senior Research Associate
rmh12@cornell.edu
Prasanna Weeratunga
Postdoctoral Associate
mw994@cornell.edu
Former Leadership
Directors: Past and Present
1950 -1975 - Dr. James A. Baker
1976 -1991 - Dr. Douglas McGregor
1991 - 1993 - Dr. Leland “Skip” Carmichael *
1994 - 2009 - Dr. Douglas F. Antczak
2009 - 2010 - Dr. Judith A. Appleton, Interim Director
2010 - 2016 - Dr. Colin R. Parrish
2016 - 2019 - Dr. Luis M. Schang
2020 - 2022 - Dr. Scott A. Coonrod
2022 - 2024 - Dr. Gerlinde Van de Walle, Interim Director
2024 - 2025 - Dr. Colin R. Parrish, Interim Director
2025 - Current - Dr. Mandi de Mestre
*notes deceased
Emeritus Faculty
Douglas F. Antczak, Dorothy Havemeyer McConville Professor Emeritus of Equine Medicine
Judith Appleton, Alfred H. Caspary Professor Emeritus of Immunology
Max J. G. Appel
*Leland E. Carmichael
Scott A. Coonrod, Professor Emeritus of Cancer Biology
*George Lust
Douglas McGregor, Professor Emeritus of Immunology at Cornell University