Weill Cornell Medical College

Name Area Department Start Year Stop Year Advisor
Alonso Vera19861990 Frank C. Keil (grad student)
Dmitriy Aronov19982000 Jonathan D. Victor (research assistant)
Daniella Furman David A. Silbersweig (research assistant)
Soha Ashrafi2014 Richard C. Saunders (research assistant), Julia A. Kaltschmidt (grad student)
Gaizka Otaegi2007 Tao Sun (post-doc)
Qin Hu20062011 Jonathan D. Victor (grad student)
Shirly Pinto19942000 Tim Tully (grad student)
Danielle C. Robinson20092011 Virginia M. Pickel (research assistant)
Han Choe19941999 Lawrence G. Palmer (grad student)
Dimple Bhatt
Tao Sun
Fred Plum
Frederick R. Maxfield
Samie R. Jaffrey
Todd Anthony Hare2007 B J. Casey (grad student)
Yosif Martin Ganat2010 Lorenz Studer (grad student)
Hyojin Lee2007 Lorenz Studer (grad student)
Fabien Gilbert Lafaille2012 Lorenz Studer (grad student)
Inna Lipchina2012 Lorenz Studer (grad student)
Elizabeth Lane Calder2015 Lorenz Studer (grad student)
Gus Khursigara2001 Moses V. Chao (grad student)
Ghazaleh Ashrafi
Geraldine Gouzer
Anton I. Rosenbaum2011 Frederick R. Maxfield (grad student)
Karen Wu2006 Samie R. Jaffrey (grad student)
Jeremy S. Paige2011 Samie R. Jaffrey (grad student)
Breset Walker2012 Samie R. Jaffrey (grad student)
Mark R. Lundquist2012 Samie R. Jaffrey (grad student)
William T. Harkcom2014 Samie R. Jaffrey (grad student)
Kendra K. Bence-Hanulec19962000 John Marshall (grad student)
Howard S. Moskowitz2005 Timothy A. Ryan (grad student)
Vidhya Rangaraju2014 Timothy A. Ryan (grad student)
Thu N. Huynh Brain and Mind Research Institute Conor Liston (post-doc)
Costantino Iadecola
Eduardo F. Gallo2011 Costantino Iadecola (grad student)
Roberta Marongiu Neurosurgery Neurosurgery Neuroscience2015 Teresa A. Milner (research scientist), Hilarie C. Tomasiewicz (collaborator), Teresa A. Milner (collaborator)
Iris Speigel
Simon J Mitchell20022004 Timothy A. Ryan (post-doc)
Jessica Tyler
Chandrima Das Jessica Tyler (post-doc)
Yen-Chu Lin Jonathan D. Victor (grad student)
Camila Pulido Puentes
Andrew Nelson
Michael E. Silverman Psychiatry20022004 David A. Silbersweig (research scientist)
Yufang Zheng2004 Carl P. Blobel (grad student)
Jack Barchas
Joseph M. Stujenske
Nicholas Petersen Neurosurgery20152017 Michael G. Kaplitt (research assistant)
Praveen Raju Pediatric Neurology20062009 Nina F. Schor (post-doc)
Alicia Che20142020 Natalia V. De Marco Garcia (post-doc)
Rachel Babij20152020 Natalia V. De Marco Garcia (grad student)
Zhe Ran Duan20152020 Natalia V. De Marco Garcia (grad student)
Camilo Ferrer Natalia V. De Marco Garcia (post-doc)
SoHyun (Sophy) Kim
SoHyun (Sophy) Kim
Armand W Loranger
Tommy Ng
HOOMAN KAMEL Neurology Mitch S. Elkind (grad student)
James Kirkland Roberts neurology19951997 Ralph L Sacco (post-doc)
Lu Jin
David C. Johnson Behavioral Science20102015 B J. Casey (grad student)
Brian A. Turner(Public Service)20062002 Barbara L. Hempstead (grad student)
Thomas Louis KashAddiction, Anxiety20002004 Neil L. Harrison (grad student)
Gina Marroneaddiction, drug abuse, neuropharmacology
Alexander Daniel RamosAdult neurogenesis, neural stem cells Biomedical Sciences2015 Daniel A. Lim (grad student)
Eric James MallackAdvanced neuroimaging, neurogenetics, leukodystrophy
David A. SilbersweigAffective neuroscience, Schizophrenia, Anxiety Disorders
Gunnar Keppler GourasAlzheimer's disease M. Flint Beal (research scientist)
Jillian L JoyceAlzheimer's disease, aging, sex differences, neurodegeneration Michael G. Kaplitt (research assistant), Roberta Marongiu (research assistant)
Anindita BoseAlzheimers Disease, Parkinsons Disease
Yixin LinBiochemistry, Molecular Biology2002 Kathleen Scotto (grad student)
Yue-ming LiBiochemistry, Pharmacology, Neuroscience Biology, Oncology
De-Ming ChauBiochemistry, Pharmacology, Neuroscience Biology, Oncology2011 Yue-ming Li (grad student)
Daniel BasilioBiophysics of Membrane Transport20112014 Alessio Accardi (post-doc)
Stephen B Tatterbrain and pituitary tumors, image-guided neurosurgery, stereotactic radiosurgery, deep brain stimulation, trigeminal neuralgia, human brain catecholamine measurement MD-PhD Medical Scientist Training PRogram19821990 Ralph L. Nachman (grad student)
Rudy BellaniBrain asymmetry, memory, stress,2007 Tao Sun (grad student)
Anjali RajadhyakshaCa2+, dopamine, drug abuse
Bihui HuangCell Biology2011 Katherine A. Hajjar (grad student)
Jennifer Q. KwongCell Biology2007 Giovanni Manfredi (grad student)
Naira C. RezendeCell Biology, Biochemistry, Molecular Biology2012 Lorraine J. Gudas (grad student)
Andrew W. TaiCell Biology, Genetics2001 Ching-Hwa Sung (grad student)
Marianna B. RuzinovaCell Biology, Genetics, Oncology, Molecular Biology2004 Robert Benezra (grad student)
Lorraine J. GudasCell Biology, Molecular Biology, Genetics, Biochemistry
Sebastian M. ShafferCell Biology, Molecular Biology, Genetics, Biochemistry Neuroscience2012 Lorraine J. Gudas (grad student)
Katherine A. HajjarCell Biology, Neuroscience Biology, Molecular Biology
Andrew T. JacovinaCell Biology, Neuroscience Biology, Molecular Biology2000 Katherine A. Hajjar (grad student)
John P Blasschemistry of diseases of the brain
Alessio AccardiChloride channels
Prasad R. ShirvalkarChronic Pain, Neuromodulation, Spinal Cord Stimulation, Deep Brain stimulation, Neurophysiology, Neurology, Learning and Memory20012004 Nicholas D. Schiff (research assistant), Daniel Gustavo Herrera (research assistant)
Puja K. Parekhcircadian, stress, mood, neurobiology Brain and Mind Research Institute2017 Conor Liston (post-doc)
Mark F. LenzenwegerClinical Psychology, Psychometrics Psychology
Kenneth N. LevyClinical Psychology, Psychopathology, Psychotherapy Psychiatry1998 Otto F. Kernberg (post-doc)
Pao-Shu WuCNS development20062006 Tao Sun (research assistant)
Rebecca M. JonesCognitive neuroscience20062011 B J. Casey (grad student)
Johannes Hugo DeckerCognitive Neuroscience, Decision-making
Yeo Bi (YB) Choicognitive neuroscience, vision, autism Psychiatry SoHyun (Sophy) Kim (research assistant)
Allison M. Hermanncognitive psychology Neurology19871988 Michael Gazzaniga (research assistant)
Armen R. KherlopianComputational and Systems Neuroscience20072009 Jonathan D. Victor (grad student)
Jonathan D. Drovercomputational neuroscience2007 Jonathan D. Victor (post-doc)
Tanya J. Nauvelcomputational neuroscience Sheila Nirenberg (research assistant), Nicholas D. Schiff (grad student)
Jason D. GrayDevelopment of the neural tube
Alessia DeglincertiDevelopmental Cognitive Neuroscience Neuroscience2013 B J. Casey (grad student)
Timothy J. PetrosDevelopmental Neuroscience Psychiatry20092012 Stewart A. Anderson (post-doc)
John A. KesslerDevelopmental Neuroscience, Spinal Cord Injury, Stem Cells19791984 Ira B. Black (post-doc)
Yuko HaraDevelopmental Plasticity2008 Virginia M. Pickel (grad student)
Megan L. FitzgeraldDevelopmental Plasticity Neuroscience2013 Virginia M. Pickel (grad student)
Wenyong Xiongdiabetes
Sumit N. NiogiDiffusion tensor imaging, Traumatic Brain Injury, Closed Head Injury, Attention20022007 Bruce D. Mccandliss (grad student)
Kathryn C. SchierberlDopamine, Ca2+20082014 Anjali Rajadhyaksha (grad student)
Francisca SerranoDyslexia, Reading, N170, Artificial Orthography 20082010 Bruce D. Mccandliss (post-doc)
Jyun-you Liouepilepsy, systems neuroscience
Lawrence G. PalmerEpithelial Channels
Sigrid A. RajasekaranEpithelial Channels2001 Lawrence G. Palmer (grad student)
Arun AnantharamEpithelial Channels2007 Lawrence G. Palmer (grad student)
Johan M. EdvinssonEpithelial Channels2011 Lawrence G. Palmer (grad student)
Ankit B. PatelEpithelial Channels Physiology and Biophysics2013 Lawrence G. Palmer (grad student)
Howard H. BermanfMRI2001 Joy Hirsch (grad student)
Jennifer M. NunezfMRI2005 Joy Hirsch (grad student)
Ardesheer TalatifMRI2005 Joy Hirsch (grad student)
Diana V. Rodriguez MorenofMRI, disorders of consciousness, decision making2006 Joy Hirsch (grad student)
Ali SharmaFragile X Syndrom, Alzhiemer's Disease, mTOR, DNA methylation, neurodegenerative diseases
Brian J. RuscitoGABA-A receptors2004 Neil L. Harrison (grad student)
Claude M. SchofieldGABA-A receptors2005 Neil L. Harrison (grad student)
Neil L. HarrisonGABA-A receptors Peter A. Goldstein (collaborator)
Colleen ClancyGeneral Biophysics, Neuroscience Biology, Animal Physiology Biology
Naomi LewinGeneral Biophysics, Neuroscience Biology, Animal Physiology Biology2012 Colleen Clancy (grad student)
Peter A. GoldsteinHCN channels
Barbara L. HempsteadHematology Oncology/Neurotrophins Moses V. Chao (post-doc)
Ramee LeeHematology Oncology/Neurotrophins2003 Barbara L. Hempstead (grad student)
Shiyang WangHematology Oncology/Neurotrophins2008 Barbara L. Hempstead (grad student)
Sarah J. FeliceHematology Oncology/Neurotrophins2009 Barbara L. Hempstead (grad student)
Tao S. Alexandra JoynerHuman Development, Genetics, Neuroscience Biology
Daniel Gardnerinformatics2004 Jonathan D. Victor (collaborator)
Julia A. Detertischemia2011 Hugh Hemmings (post-doc)
Anni Seungeun Leelearning and memory2008 Anjali Rajadhyaksha (grad student)
Andrew PollockmiRNA, mouse brain development2006 Tao Sun (grad student)
PABLO M PEIXOTOmitochondrial physiology, mitochondrial signaling, mitochondrial ion channels Brain and Mind Research Institute20112013 Giovanni Manfredi (post-doc)
Robert F. GillespieMolecular Biology2007 Lorraine J. Gudas (grad student)
Simne LangtonMolecular Biology2007 Lorraine J. Gudas (grad student)
Kymora B. ScotlandMolecular Biology2010 Lorraine J. Gudas (grad student)
Debbie FriedmanMolecular Biology2003 Kathleen Scotto (grad student)
Svetlana PavlovicMolecular Biology2014 Robert Benezra (grad student)
Juliana H. XuMolecular Biology, Cell Biology2004 Lorraine J. Gudas (grad student)
Elizabeth E. RomeroMolecular Biology, Cell Biology2009 Robert Benezra (grad student)
Katarzyna M. MarcinkiewiczMolecular Biology, Cell Biology, Oncology2014 Lorraine J. Gudas (grad student)
Anne MyrthueMolecular Biology, Oncology2000 Kathleen Scotto (grad student)
Juan M. SchvartzmanMolecular Biology, Oncology Cancer Biology and Genetics20042011 Robert Benezra (grad student)
Cristina C. FernandezMolecular Biology, Pharmacology2008 Lorraine J. Gudas (grad student)
Jaime de Juan-SanzMolecular Neuroscience2013 Timothy A. Ryan (post-doc)
Nohely AbreuMolecular Neuroscience, mGluR, desensitization, GPCR, signaling, neuromodulation Biochemistry2018 Joshua Levitz (grad student)
Jeremy Samuel DittmanMolecules of Synaptic Transmission
Joseph P. Pierceneuophysiology, anatomy
Chethan Pandarinathneural prosthetics, neural engineering, brain-machine interfaces, motor systems, visual system, retina, neural circuitry, adaptation20052012 Sheila Nirenberg (grad student)
Aine Mary Duffyneuroanatomy20072009 Virginia M. Pickel (post-doc)
Tracey A. Van KempenNeuroanatomy, estrogen, menopause, hypertension2010 Teresa A. Milner (grad student), Elizabeth M. Waters (grad student)
Rejean M. GuerrieroNeurobehavioral teratology20012005 Barry E. Kosofsky (research assistant)
Natalia V. De Marco GarciaNeurobiology
Rajiv Ratanneurodegeneration
Stephen J. McConougheyneurodegeneration2008 Rajiv Ratan (grad student)
Jeffrey RussNeurodevelopment, Spinal cord development, Interneurons20102014 Julia A. Kaltschmidt (grad student)
Luke J. ChangNeuroeconomics, Clinical Psychology, Social Neuroscience, Affective Neuroscience David A. Silbersweig (research assistant)
Joseph J HigginsNeurogenetics
Dong H. Johneuronal degeneration
Amanda R. WeyerbacherNeuropharmacology2009 Charles E. Inturrisi (grad student)
Karl HeroldNeuropharmacology, Ion channels Hugh Hemmings (post-doc)
Zhen-yu ZhouNeurophysiology
Lucas Sjulsonneurophysiology of drug addiction and decision making, translational neuromodulation20002000 Jonathan D. Victor (grad student)
David R. VagoNeuropsychiatry, memory, emotion regulation, self-regulation, contemplative neuroscience, mindfulness20072008 David A. Silbersweig (post-doc)
Louisa I Thompsonneuropsychology Neurobiology20082011 Teresa A. Milner (research assistant)
Eyal NitzanyNeuroscience2011 Jonathan D. Victor (grad student)
Jeanette D. ChapleauNeuroscience
Adriana Galvanneuroscience2006 B J. Casey (grad student)
Syed Zammam SaadNeuroscience
Kenneth K TengNeuroscience Barbara L. Hempstead (post-doc)
Ellen Townes-AndersonNeuroscience Biology
Michele Nachman-ClewnerNeuroscience Biology2000 Ellen Townes-Anderson (grad student)
Rosario TrifilettiNeuroscience Biology
Kha C. NguyenNeuroscience Biology2002 Rosario Trifiletti (grad student)
Tong H. JohNeuroscience Biology
Yoon-Seong KimNeuroscience Biology2003 Tong H. Joh (grad student)
Lee NishwanderNeuroscience Biology
Catherine R. ChesnuttNeuroscience Biology2004 Lee Nishwander (grad student)
Deborah M. HegartyNeuroscience Biology2006 Charles E. Inturrisi (grad student)
Qinghao XuNeuroscience Biology2008 Charles E. Inturrisi (grad student)
Hibiki K. FujitaNeuroscience Biology2008 Giovanni Manfredi (grad student)
Ching-Hwa SungNeuroscience Biology
Carlos A. DedesmaNeuroscience Biology2006 Ching-Hwa Sung (grad student)
Margaret E. RossNeuroscience Biology
Hajira B. KoellerNeuroscience Biology2008 Margaret E. Ross (grad student)
Robert BenezraNeuroscience Biology
Hyung-song NamNeuroscience Biology2009 Robert Benezra (grad student)
Alvaro G. EstevezNeuroscience Biology
Mary A. SahawnehNeuroscience Biology2009 Alvaro G. Estevez (grad student)
Giovanni ManfrediNeuroscience Biology, Biochemistry, Cell Biology
Chetan VijayvergiyaNeuroscience Biology, Biochemistry, Cell Biology2005 Giovanni Manfredi (grad student)
Songhai ShiNeuroscience Biology, Cell Biology
Gero MiesenboeckNeuroscience Biology, General Biophysics
Chenjian LiNeuroscience Biology, Genetics
Kindiya D. GeghmanNeuroscience Biology, Genetics2011 Chenjian Li (grad student)
Sushila A. ShenoyNeuroscience Biology, Genetics2013 Chenjian Li (grad student)
Barry KosofoskyNeuroscience Biology, Human Development, Molecular Biology
Zeeba R. DaruwallaNeuroscience Biology, Human Development, Molecular Biology2013 Barry Kosofosky (grad student)
Kathleen ScottoNeuroscience Biology, Molecular Biology
Lian ChenNeuroscience Biology, Pharmacology2001 Lorraine J. Gudas (grad student)
Charles E. InturrisiNeuroscience Biology, Pharmacology, Molecular Biology
Johanna J. BogulavskyNeuroscience Biology, Pharmacology, Molecular Biology2004 Charles E. Inturrisi (grad student)
Santiago R UndaNeurosurgery, Neuroscience Neurological Surgery Michael G. Kaplitt (post-doc)
Barry E. KosofskyNeuroteratology, drug abuse, MR imaging
Taeho KimNeurotrophin receptor20042009 Barbara L. Hempstead (grad student)
Agustin AnastasiaNeurotrophins2010 Barbara L. Hempstead (post-doc)
Francis S. LeeNeurotrophins1999 Barbara L. Hempstead (collaborator)
Siobhan S. PattwellNeurotrophins2012 Francis S. Lee (grad student)
Kevin G. BathOlfaction & Neurotrophins2006 Francis S. Lee (post-doc), Barbara L. Hempstead (collaborator), Douglas J. Ballon (collaborator)
Minah SuhOptical Imaging, Epilepsy, Traumatic Brain Injury, Eye Movement, Attentional Deficits
Lisa M. PlacanicaPharmacology2009 Yue-ming Li (grad student)
Jonathan D. MorenoPharmacology, Medical Biophysics2012 Colleen Clancy (grad student)
Christy A. ManninoPharmacology, Neuroscience Biology2005 Charles E. Inturrisi (grad student)
Ann M. GregusPharmacology, Neuroscience Biology2008 Charles E. Inturrisi (grad student)
Megan J. RicardPharmacology, Neuroscience Biology, Human Development2012 Lorraine J. Gudas (grad student)
Sue E. ToumaPharmacology, Oncology, Cell Biology2009 Lorraine J. Gudas (grad student)
Douglas J. BallonPhysics/ Magnetic Resonance Imaging
Ronit V. OrenPhysiology Biology, General Biophysics, Systematic Biology2010 Colleen Clancy (grad student)
Ifije E. OhiorhenuanPrimary Visual Cortex Anita Milana Schmid (collaborator)
Brendon Omar WatsonPsychiatry/Awake behaving recordings
Irena IlievaPsychology
Yuliya YonchevaReading, N170, Perceptual learning, Artificial orthography, Attention20062009 Bruce D. Mccandliss (grad student)
Sheila NirenbergRetina20052007 Jonathan D. Victor (collaborator), Karin Dedek (collaborator)
Zachary NicholsRetina2014 Sheila Nirenberg (grad student)
Boyuan YanRetina, prosthetics2013 Sheila Nirenberg (post-doc)
Kathryn G. Commonsserotonin, substance P, opioids1996 Teresa A. Milner (grad student)
Kimberly G. Noblesocioeconomic disparities, developmental cognitive neuroscience, reading development, reading impairment Bruce D. Mccandliss (grad student)
Philip ChuSomatosensory cortex, interneurons, inhibitory interneuron, development, plasticity, perineuronal nets, neuronal circuits Neurogenetics20162018 Natalia V. De Marco Garcia (post-doc)
Teresa A. Milnersteroids, hippocampus, ultrastructure Virginia M. Pickel (post-doc)
Tanya J. Williamssteroids, hippocampus, ultrastructure2010 Teresa A. Milner (grad student)
Conor ListonStress, prefrontal cortex B J. Casey (grad student), Jerome Kagan (research assistant)
J Donald EastonStroke Fred Plum (post-doc)
Joanna I Gizasynapse, BDNF, autism, PTSD, synaptic plasticity, synapse formation, synapse elimination Psychiatry Francis S. Lee (post-doc)
Pingyue Pansynaptic mechanisms in the Parkinson's disease Biochemistry20082013 Timothy A. Ryan (post-doc)
Sung Hyun KimSynaptic transmission, Synaptic vesicle recycling Timothy A. Ryan (post-doc)
Timothy A. Ryansynaptic vesicle cycle, endocytosis, exocytosis
Meera Manisynaptic vesicle cycle, endocytosis, exocytosis2008 Timothy A. Ryan (grad student)
Ananda K. GhoshSynaptogenesis, axon degeneration2012 Jeremy Samuel Dittman (post-doc)
Ramiro D. Almeidasynaptogenesis, axon maturation, neurodevelopmental disorders Pharmacology Medicine20072009 Samie R. Jaffrey (post-doc), Barbara L. Hempstead (post-doc)
Nicholas D. Schiffsystems neuroscience19891997 Jonathan D. Victor (post-doc)
Jonathan C. Bardinsystems neuroscience Neuroscience2013 Nicholas D. Schiff (grad student)
Katharine DunlopTranscranial magnetic stimulation, Resting state fMRI, Major depression, Eating disorders Conor Liston (post-doc)
Andrew E. HudsonVisual Attention20002006 Keith P. Purpura (grad student)
Anita Milana SchmidVisual System20062011 Jonathan D. Victor (post-doc)
Ferenc Mechlervisual system19972004 Jonathan D. Victor (post-doc), Anita Milana Schmid (collaborator)
R Clay ReidVisual system19831990 Jonathan D. Victor (grad student)
Steven F. KalikVisual System, Biomimetic Systems, Cognitive Systems2003 Keith P. Purpura (grad student)
Jonathan D. VictorVisual system, mathematical neuroscience Fred Plum (research scientist)
Daniel S. Reichvisual system, multiple sclerosis, neuroimaging19962001 Jonathan D. Victor (grad student)
Eric T. Carlsonvisual system, shape perception, retinal coding, prosthetics2011 Sheila Nirenberg (post-doc)
Keith P. Purpuravisual system, thalamo-cortical communication, visually-guided behavior, neurophysiology19881991 Jonathan D. Victor (post-doc), Anita Milana Schmid (collaborator)
Jason D. ZevinWord recognition, speech perception, computational modeling, neuroimaging
Gregory Patrick Davisworking memory, recurrent neural networks Physiology and Biophysics2022 Emre R. Aksay (post-doc)