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Stem Cell Biology

BBS PhD Program

In addition to the BBS faculty that research stem cell biology listed below, Cornell has a Stem Cell Program. The Cornell Stem Cell Program was founded on the unique strengths of the Cornell research community with its unparalleled cross-disciplinary collaborations and strong basic and comparative biomedical science programs. The CSCP incorporates over 50 laboratories across Cornell University Ithaca campus, closely interacts with the Center for Vertebrate Genomics, and is supported, in part, by the NYSTEM program of the New York State Department of Health.

Faculty Name and PictureResearch Area(s)
Carolyn Adler in blue shirt

Carolyn Adler

Stem cell biology in planarian flatworms; organ regeneration; transcriptional and cell biological responses to tissue injuries; animal behavior - lab
Nicolas Buchon wearing a black polo shirt in front of a gray background.

Nicolas Buchon

Host/microbe relationships and control of intestinal stem cell behavior in homeostasis and disease - lab
Jonathan Butcher in a light, blue-collared shirt and a black cardigan.

Jonathan Butcher

Mechanobiology of development; developmental signaling reactivation in adult cardiovascular diseases; tissue engineering and regeneration - lab
View Profile (Soon Hon Cheong in a black polo shirt)

Soon Hon Cheong

Postpartum ovarian and uterine health; epidemiology; regenerative medicine; microfluidics and assisted reproductive techniques - lab
View Profile (Paula Cohen in dark red shirt with black sleeves)

Paula E. Cohen

Etiology of spontaneous birth defects in mammals; mechanisms of meiotic recombination; DNA repair proteins in meiosis and recombination; germ cell development; ovarian development - lab
Aimee Colbath smiling at the camera while wearing a black button-up blouse.

Aimee Colbath

therapeutic interventions for musculoskeletal disease including osteoarthritis, fracture repair and tendon/ligament disease
Michelle Delco in a gray background with a light blue blouse.

Michelle Delco

Investigating mitochondria as a link between cartilage trauma and osteoarthritis to understand how joint injury leads to arthritis in horses and humans
Anushka Dongre wearing a beige blazer and a black blouse.

Anushka Dongre

Epithelial-Mesenchymal Transition as a driver of resistance to anti-tumor immunity - lab
Julia Felippe in a blueish background wearing a black cardigan.

Maria Julia Bevilaqua Felippe

Cellular and molecular mechanisms involved in B-cell response; neonatal immunology and response to vaccination; immunomodulation using biologic response modifiers; cancer immunotherapy; characterization of primary and secondary immunodeficiencies - lab
Claudia Fischbach-Teschl wearing a black blazer, smiling at the camera in front of a stone wall.

Claudia Fischbach-Teschl

Tissue-engineered model systems for analysis of microenvironmental conditions fundamental to cancer pathogenesis and therapy - lab

Shaoyi Jiang smiling at the camera while wearing a dark grey blazer and a light blue button-up.

Shaoyi Jiang

design and development of functional zwitterionic materials for biomedical and engineering applications
Jongmin Kim wearing a black blazer and a light blue collared shirt outside.

Jongmin Kim 

Gene silencing in germ cells.
- chromatin structure and transcriptional fidelity in spermatogenesis.
Jan Lammerding in front of a white background with black rimmed glasses and a light blue collared shirt.

Jan Lammerding

Cellular biomechanics; mechanotransduction; cell migration; muscular dystrophy and cancer cell biology - lab
Siu Sylvia Lee in front of a gray background.


Siu Sylvia Lee

Molecular genetics of aging; signaling pathways of nutrient sensing; molecular basis of stress response - lab
Eirene Markenscoff-Papadimitriou

Eirene Markenscoff-Papadimitriou

gene-regulatory mechanisms that generate diversity during brain development; probe function of human genetic variants linked to autism - lab
Andrew Miller in the lab, smiling at the camera while sitting next to a microscope.

Andrew Miller

Anatomic pathology; small and large animal neuropathology; CNS tumorigenesis; disease diagnostics; stem cell pathology - lab
Alexander Nikitin in front of a bookshelf.

Alexander Nikitin

Stem cells and cancer; pathogenesis of ovarian and prostate cancers; modeling of human disease in genetically modified mice and human organoids - lab
John Schimenti in the lab, wearing a dark blue button-up shirt with white stripes.

John Schimenti

Genetics of reproduction and germ cell development; cancer genetics; meiosis; DNA repair; genome manipulation in mice; functional genomics - lab
Praveen Sethupathy smiling at the camera while wearing a suit.

Praveen Sethupathy

Functional genomics; gene regulation; molecular genetics; gastrointestinal physiology; stem cell biology; metabolic disease - lab

 

Vimal Selvaraj wearing a beige cardigan and a white-collared shirt.

Vimal Selvaraj

Pluripotency and stem cells; regenerative medicine; animal biotechnology; technologies for wildlife conservation - lab
Alexander Travis smiling at the camera with his pet beagle.

Alexander J. Travis

Comparative biology of male germ cells; signaling and metabolism of sperm during capacitation; organization of lipid raft membrane sub-domains in sperm; applications of technologies using reproductive stem cells for wildlife conservation - lab
Tudorita Tumbar wearing a button-up shirt and a cardigan.

Tudorita Tumbar

Basic cellular and molecular mechanisms implicated in cell fate choice and stem cell activity within tissues - lab
Meng Wang wearing a suit.

Meng Wang

We use molecular biology, genetics and animal models to dissect how our metabolism gives rise to chemicals that damage our DNA- Wang Lab
Cornell Veterinary Biobank Robert Weiss

Robert S. Weiss

Molecular mechanisms for the maintenance of genomic stability; cellular responses to DNA damage; mouse models of human cancer - lab
Andrew White wearing a lab coat in the lab.


Andrew C. White

Cancer biology; stem cell biology; biochemistry and cell biology - lab