Department Directory
Faculty
Faculty
Vice Provost for Research
Professor Emeritus of Microbiology and Immunology
Professor Emeritus of Medicine, Weill Cornell Medicine
James Law Professor of Virology
Director of Graduate Studies, Graduate Field of Public Health and Planetary Health
Adjunct, Courtesy and Visiting Faculty
- Amira Ahmed, DVM, PhD, Instructor Visiting, aaa365@cornell.edu
- Lauren Camp, PhD, Lecturer Visiting, lec264@cornell.edu
- Ellen P. Carlin, DVM, Courtesy Assistant Professor, epc9@cornell.edu
- Christian Epe, Dr. med. vet., DipEVPC, Courtesy Associate Professor, che29@cornell.edu
- Jennifer Ketzis, PhD, Courtesy Professor, jkk5@cornell.edu
- Nooruddin Khan, PhD, Courtesy Assistant Professor, nk449@cornell.edu
- Randy C. Lynn, DVM, MS, Diplomate ACVCP, Courtesy Lecturer, rcl233@cornell.edu
Emeritus
- Max Appel, DVM, PhD, Professor Emeritus
- Syed Naqi, PhD, DACVM, Professor Emeritus of Virology
- Alexander Winter, DVM, PhD, DACVM, James Law Professor Emeritus of Microbiology
- Kathy Earnest-Koons, DVM, Senior Lecturer Emerita
- Bruce Calnek, DVM, DACPV, DACVM, Professor Emeritus
- Dorothy Debbie, PhD, Senior Lecturer Emerita
Professor Emeritus of Aquatic Animal Medicine
Graduate School Professor of Comparative Biomedical Sciences
Other Members of the Department
Research Associates
| Photo | Name and contact |
|---|---|
| Tawny Chandler, PhD Research Associate Caddy Lab - Baker Institute tlc236@cornell.edu |
| David Gludish, DVM, PhD Senior Research Associate Russell Lab T8-004A Veterinary Research Tower (VRT) dwg62@cornell.edu |
| Rebecca Harman, PhD Senior Research Associate Harman Lab - Baker Institute rmh12@cornell.edu |
| Gabrielle Le-Bury, PhD Research Associate Russell Lab C5-105 Veterinary Medical Center (VMC) gl489@cornell.edu |
| Photo | Name and contact |
|---|---|
| Scott Leddon, PhD Senior Research Associate Fowell Lab C5-185 Veterinary Medical Center (VMC) sal327@cornell.edu |
| Christine Montague, PhD Research Associate VanderVen Lab C5-141 Veterinary Medical Center (VMC) crm55@cornell.edu |
| Shankar Revu, PhD Research Associate C4-123 Veterinary Medical Center (VMC) skr64@cornell.edu |
| Brian Wasik, PhD Senior Research Associate Parrish Lab - Baker Institute brw72@cornell.edu |
Postdoctoral Associates
- Claire Birkenheuer, PhD (Parker Lab)
- Herbert Guimaraes de Sousa Silva, PhD (Kimura Lab)
- Randy Hamchand, PhD (Chang Lab)
- Erika Hughes, PhD (VanderVen Lab)
- Ania Kolarzyk, PhD (Fowell Lab)
- Jeong Hwan Lee, PhD (Gludish Lab)
- Bailey Lubinski, PhD (Kroon Campos Lab)
- Ximena Andrea Olarte-Castillo, Dr.rer.nat (Whittaker Lab)
- Rajat Punia, PhD (Flyak Lab)
- Samantha Scott, PhD (Chang Lab)
- Xander Wilcox, PhD (Flyak Lab)
- Dongwen Wu, PhD (McGeachy Lab)
- Xiang Yang, MD, PhD (Fowell Lab)
Graduate Students
| Student | Dept/Field | Lab |
|---|---|---|
| Akshayakeerthi Arthanarisami | Biochemistry, Molecular & Cell Biology | Rudd |
| Maria Balta | Genetics, Genomics, and Development | Kimura |
| Russell Barkley | Biomedical and Biological Sciences | Parker |
| Subash Bhandari | Biomedical Engineering | Rudd |
| Nabila Nawar Binti | Biochemistry, Molecular & Cell Biology | Caddy |
| Sekyere Boateng | Biochemistry, Molecular & Cell Biology | Flyak |
| Francesca Byun | Biomedical and Biological Sciences | Fowell |
| Grace Christensen | Biomedical and Biological Sciences | Rudd |
| Rucha Deo | Biomedical and Biological Sciences | Lau |
| Liaoqi Du | Biochemistry, Molecular & Cell Biology | Song |
| Red Faengpong | Chemistry and Chemical Biology | Chang |
| Isabel Forlastro | Biomedical and Biological Sciences | Rudd |
| Laura Frazier | Biomedical and Biological Sciences | Whittaker |
| Dianne Gomez | Biomedical and Biological Sciences | Lau |
| Nnamdi Ikeogu | Biomedical and Biological Sciences | McGeachy |
| Alivia Ishee | Biomedical and Biological Sciences | Whittaker |
| Luana Johnston | Microbiology | Russell |
| Solomiia Khomandiak | Biomedical and Biological Sciences | Kroon Campos |
| Chanmi Kim | Microbiology | Song |
| Haven Koo | Biomedical and Biological Sciences | McGeachy |
| Emily Kulp | Biomedical and Biological Sciences | Lau, Rudd |
| Kien Malarney | Microbiology | Chang |
| Taylor McGee | Biomedical and Biological Sciences | Caddy |
| Carolina Menchaca | Microbiology | Whittaker |
| Nelson Mukuka | Biomedical and Biological Sciences | McGeachy |
| Igor Muller Santos | Biomedical and Biological Sciences | VanderVen |
| Marinel Ocasio-Rivera | Biomedical and Biological Sciences | Fowell |
| Sunmi Ojewumi | Biomedical and Biological Sciences | Lau |
| Phuong Pham | Biomedical and Biological Sciences | Lau |
| Ana Alice Pimenta Pereira | Biomedical and Biological Sciences | Kroon Campos |
| Brenda Ramos Villanueva | Biochemistry, Molecular & Cell Biology | Fowell |
| Katelyn Raney | Biomedical and Biological Sciences | Flyak |
| Rahul Ribeiro | Biochemistry, Molecular & Cell Biology | Flyak |
| Anastasia Rup | Biomedical and Biological Sciences | Flyak |
| Brian So | Chemistry and Chemical Biology | Chang |
| Sarthak Srivastava | Genetics, Genomics, and Development | Kimura |
| Serena Teh | Biochemistry, Molecular & Cell Biology | Caddy |
| Ratchanont (James) Viriyakitkosol | Biomedical and Biological Sciences | Whittaker |
| Sarah Woodyear | Microbiology | Caddy |
| Qiuyu (Tracy) Zheng | Chemistry and Chemical Biology | Chang |
| Tiago Zilch | Biomedical and Biological Sciences | Fowell |
Research Staff
Research Support Staff
- Janice Liotta, Teaching Support Specialist III (MPS Program/DVM Teaching)
- Amie Redko, Research Support Specialist I (August Lab)
- Wendy Weichert, Research Support Specialist II (Parrish Lab)
Lab and Technical Staff
- Tim Dal Cero, Department Technician
- Jody Cameron, Technician IV (Schang Lab)
- Evan Carter, Technician IV (Fowell Lab)
- Sam Cavanagh, Technician III (Kimura Lab)
- Alex Cha, Technician II (Lau Lab)
- Sarita Charap, Technician III (VanderVen Lab)
- Lauren Howe, Technician III (Leifer Lab)
- Meleana Hinchman, Technician V (Parker Lab)
- George Hundt, Technician II (Kroon Campos Lab)
- Thomas Lonergan, Technician III (Caddy Lab)
- Kelly Oxford, Technician III (Harman Lab)
- Hayk Shakhzadyan, Technician III (Kimura Lab)
- Casey Smith, Laboratory/Research Technician (Rudd Lab)
- SaraBeth Votra, Technician III (Flyak Lab)
- Wendy Wingate, Laboratory/Research Technician (Whittaker Lab)
- Zhenzhen Zhai, Technician III (Whittaker Lab)
Department Administrative Staff
- Abby Blinn, Research Administration Coordinator
- Bonnie Coffin, Finance Manager
- Tim Dal Cero, Department Technician/Facilities Support
- Ben Flotemersch, Graduate & Teaching Coordinator
- Karen Hollenbeck, Research Administration Coordinator
- Gretchen Strong, Assistant to the Department Chair
- Taylor Carrican, Front Office Coordinator and Course Support Assistant
- Elena Viviano, Finance Specialist II
- Alexia Zobel, Department Manager