Department Directory
Faculty
Tenure-Track Faculty
![Hector Aguilar-Carreno](/sites/default/files/styles/portrait_image/public/2024-07/Hector%20Aguilar-Carreno.jpg?h=dcfa46d2&itok=QxKu8z-r)
Hector Aguilar-Carreno, PhD
Professor of Virology
T8-016A Veterinary Research Tower (VRT)
ha363@cornell.edu
![Douglas Antczak](/sites/default/files/styles/portrait_image/public/2024-07/Douglas%20Antczak.jpg?h=467277bb&itok=shW5i1ep)
Douglas Antczak, VMD, PhD
Dorothy Havemeyer McConville Professor of Equine Medicine at the Baker Institute for Animal Health
Office is located in the Farmhouse -- Baker Institute
dfa1@cornell.edu
![Avery August](/sites/default/files/styles/portrait_image/public/2024-07/Avery%20August.jpg?h=8346d398&itok=krSUewpO)
Avery August, PhD
Deputy Provost, HHMI Professor of Immunology
C5-117 Veterinary Medical Center (VMC)
Office 431 -- Day Hall
aa749@cornell.edu
![Dwight Bowman](/sites/default/files/styles/portrait_image/public/2024-07/Dwight%20Bowman_0.jpg?h=20b43f26&itok=BKPeuXhc)
Dwight Bowman, PhD
Professor of Parasitology
C4-119 Veterinary Medical Center (VMC)
ddb3@cornell.edu
![Margaret Bynoe](/sites/default/files/styles/portrait_image/public/2024-07/Margaret%20Bynoe.png?h=2c496e3c&itok=V0WXteFG)
Margaret Bynoe, PhD
Professor of Immunology
C5-165 Veterinary Medical Center (VMC)
msb76@cornell.edu
![Sarah Caddy](/sites/default/files/styles/portrait_image/public/2024-07/Sarah%20Caddy.jpg?h=7d59fadc&itok=T2En0DR8)
Sarah Caddy MA VetMB PhD DACVM FRCVS
Assistant Professor at the Baker Institute for Animal Health
Office 135B -- Baker Institute
slw285@cornell.edu
![Pamela Chang](/sites/default/files/styles/portrait_image/public/2024-07/Pamela%20Chang.jpg?h=af0d984a&itok=AGW49GzM)
Pamela Chang, PhD
Associate Professor of Immunology
C4-185 Veterinary Medical Center (VMC)
pvc29@cornell.edu
![Theodore Clark](/sites/default/files/styles/portrait_image/public/2024-07/Theodore%20Clark.jpg?h=4517cd15&itok=44WiqAzg)
Theodore Clark, PhD
Professor of Parasitology & Immunology
C5-163 Veterinary Medical Center (VMC)
tgc3@cornell.edu
![Anushka Dongre](/sites/default/files/styles/portrait_image/public/2024-07/Anushka%20Dongre.jpg?h=c0e4d109&itok=jNPC_CFd)
Anushka Dongre, PhD
Adjunct Assistant Professor
T7-012A Veterinary Research Tower (VRT)
ad789@cornell.edu
![Andrew Flyak](/sites/default/files/styles/portrait_image/public/2024-07/Andrew%20Flyak.jpg?h=6f76f8d1&itok=2MZ7jqUQ)
Andrew Flyak, PhD
Assistant Professor
C5-149 Veterinary Medical Center (VMC)
af462@cornell.edu
![Deborah Fowell](/sites/default/files/styles/portrait_image/public/2024-07/Deborah%20Fowell.jpg?h=2e74f688&itok=Kbee6TEE)
Deborah Fowell, DPhil (PhD)
Department Chair
Professor of Immunology
C5-171 Veterinary Medical Center (VMC)
djf273@cornell.edu
![Satoshi Kimura](/sites/default/files/styles/portrait_image/public/2024-07/Satoshi%20Kimura.png?h=9affc9a8&itok=GinB7bAO)
Satoshi Kimura, PhD
Assistant Professor of Microbial Pathogenesis
C4-135 Veterinary Medical Center (VMC)
sk2956@cornell.edu
![Gary Koretzy](/sites/default/files/styles/portrait_image/public/2024-07/Gary%20Koretzy.jpg?h=f7d887ce&itok=OhlRwY-S)
Gary Koretzky, MD, PhD
Professor of Immunology
Professor of Medicine at Weill Cornell Medicine
C5-131 Veterinary Medical Center (VMC)
gak36@cornell.edu
![Colleen Lau](/sites/default/files/styles/portrait_image/public/2024-07/Colleen%20Lau.jpg?h=57e0af70&itok=raL7BA3M)
Colleen Lau, PhD
Assistant Professor
C4-127 Veterinary Medical Center (VMC)
cml328@cornell.edu
![Cynthia Leifer](/sites/default/files/styles/portrait_image/public/2024-07/Cynthia%20Leifer.jpg?h=fe9d7e9f&itok=4sc2aCdQ)
Cynthia Leifer, PhD
Professor of Immunology
C5-153 Veterinary Medical Center (VMC)
cal59@cornell.edu
![Mandy McGeachy](/sites/default/files/styles/portrait_image/public/2024-07/Mandy%20McGeachy.png?h=4bf926c5&itok=B7Q20X5T)
Mandy McGeachy, PhD
Associate Professor
C4-183 Veterinary Medical Center (VMC)
mjm727@cornell.edu
![John Parker](/sites/default/files/styles/portrait_image/public/2024-07/John%20Parker.jpg?h=ba758552&itok=oUgZRZAp)
John Parker, BVMS (DVM), PhD
Associate Professor of Virology at the Baker Institute for Animal Health
Office 235B -- Baker Institute
jsp7@cornell.edu
![Collin Parrish](/sites/default/files/styles/portrait_image/public/2024-07/Collin%20Parrish.jpg?h=f4029fbf&itok=_U7YhzBd)
Colin Parrish, PhD
John M. Olin Professor of Virology at the Baker Institute for Animal Health
Office 222B -- Baker Institute
crp3@cornell.edu
![Brian Rudd](/sites/default/files/styles/portrait_image/public/2024-07/Brian%20Rudd_0.jpg?h=391d1f9f&itok=uElhmi4w)
Brian Rudd, MPH, PhD
Professor of Immunology
C5-147 Veterinary Medical Center (VMC)
bdr54@cornell.edu
![David Russell](/sites/default/files/styles/portrait_image/public/2024-07/David%20Russell.jpg?h=d74db2d3&itok=PA-22Wl5)
David Russell, PhD
William Kaplan Professor of Infection Biology
C5-109 Veterinary Medical Center (VMC)
dgr8@cornell.edu
![Luis Schang](/sites/default/files/styles/portrait_image/public/2024-07/Luis%20Schang.jpg?h=c4a3a323&itok=d5SD6Ay0)
Luis Schang, MV (DVM), PhD
Professor of Chemical Virology at the Baker Institute for Animal Health
Office 233B -- Baker Institute
lms428@cornell.edu
![Jeongmin Song](/sites/default/files/styles/portrait_image/public/2024-07/Jeongmin%20Song.jpg?h=c4436fe4&itok=ImqfR2fb)
Jeongmin Song, PhD
Associate Professor of Microbiology & Immunology
C4-109 Veterinary Medical Center (VMC)
js2957@cornell.edu
![Gerlinde Van de Walle](/sites/default/files/styles/portrait_image/public/2024-07/Gerlinde%20Van%20de%20Walle.jpg?h=5aefce36&itok=DiTCjgwi)
Gerlinde Van de Walle, DVM, PhD
Alfred H. Caspary Professor at the Baker Institute for Animal Health
Office 220B -- Baker Institute
Office 104 -- Baker Institute
grv23@cornell.edu
![Brian VanderVen](/sites/default/files/styles/portrait_image/public/2024-07/Brian%20VanderVen.jpg?h=20b43f26&itok=Nf6qj-9A)
Brian VanderVen, PhD
Associate Professor of Microbiology & Immunology
C5-169 Veterinary Medical Center (VMC)
bcv8@cornell.edu
![Gary Whittaker](/sites/default/files/styles/portrait_image/public/2024-07/Gary%20Whittaker.gif?h=1ebf2927&itok=91GfDxiM)
Gary Whittaker, PhD
James Law Professor of Virology
Infectious Disease Epidemiology Section Chief, Master of Public Health Program
T8-016C Veterinary Research Tower (VRT)
grw7@cornell.edu
Research Professors and Professionals
![Saikat Boliar](/sites/default/files/styles/portrait_image/public/2024-07/Saikat%20Boliar.jpg?h=befb8d1b&itok=ytxx_KJ5)
Saikat Boliar, DVM, PhD Senior Research Associate
Russell Lab
C5-111 Veterinary Medical Center (VMC)
sb929@cornell.edu
![Rodman Getchell](/sites/default/files/styles/portrait_image/public/2024-07/Rodman%20Getchell.jpg?h=e7827573&itok=u2Oj26jr)
Rodman Getchell, PhD
Assistant Research Professor
Getchell Lab
C1-054B Veterinary Medical Center (VMC)
rgg4@cornell.edu
![David Gludish](/sites/default/files/styles/portrait_image/public/2024-07/David%20Gludish.jpg?h=57e0af70&itok=Lc8PCRPc)
David Gludish, DVM, PhD
Senior Research Associate
Russell Lab
T8-004A Veterinary Research Tower (VRT)
dwg62@cornell.edu
Scott Leddon, PhD
Senior Research Associate
Fowell Lab
C5-185 Veterinary Medical Center (VMC)
sal327@cornell.edu
Sohyoung Lee, PhD
Research Associate
Song Lab
C4-133 Veterinary Medical Center (VMC)
sl2682@cornell.edu
Christine Montague, PhD
Research Associate
VanderVen Lab
C5-141 Veterinary Medical Center (VMC)
crm55@cornell.edu
![Davide Pisu](/sites/default/files/styles/portrait_image/public/2024-07/Davide%20Pisu.jpg?h=2f79589d&itok=4Wdfbgeu)
Davide Pisu, PhD
Senior Research Associate
Russell Lab
C5-111 Veterinary Medical Center (VMC)
dp554@cornell.edu
Malgorzata (Gosia) Rychlowska, PhD
Research Associate
Schang Lab
TBD office Location
mr783@cornell.edu
![Julie Sahler](/sites/default/files/styles/portrait_image/public/2024-07/Julie%20Sahler.jpg?h=6014e31d&itok=TXt-ZEM9)
Julie Sahler, PhD
Senior Research Associate
August Lab
C5-119 Veterinary Medical Center (VMC)
js2682@cornell.edu
Consuelo Correa Sierra, MD, PhD
Research Associate
Schang Lab
TBD Office Location
cc993@cornell.edu
![Norah Smith](/sites/default/files/styles/portrait_image/public/2024-07/Norah%20Smith.jpg?h=ddeb069a&itok=ygGfmVQP)
Norah Smith, PhD
Assistant Research Professor
Rudd Lab
C5-135 Veterinary Medical Center (VMC)
nls12@cornell.edu
Lydia Tesfa, PhD
Associate Research Professor
Flow Cytometry Lab
TBD Office Location
lt339@cornell.edu
Brian Wasik, PhD
Research Associate
Parrish Lab
TBD Office Location
brw72@cornell.edu
Teaching Faculty and Staff
![Dorothy Debbie](/sites/default/files/styles/portrait_image/public/2024-07/Dorothy%20Debbie.jpg?h=5a0c9a97&itok=kR9dqOFX)
Dorothy Debbie, PhD
Senior Lecturer
C4-111 Veterinary Medical Center (VMC)
dpd22@cornell.edu
![Keila Dhondt](/sites/default/files/styles/portrait_image/public/2024-07/Keila%20Dhondt.jpg?h=7320ccf8&itok=JwGr1mUc)
Keila Dhondt, DVM
Senior Lecturer
C4-121 Veterinary Medical Center (VMC)
kvs9@cornell.edu
![Araceli Lucio-Forster](/sites/default/files/styles/portrait_image/public/2024-07/Araceli%20Lucio-Forster.jpg?h=aeeecc47&itok=Ll3yPJpR)
Araceli Lucio-Forster, PhD
Senior Lecturer
C4-103 Veterinary Medical Center (VMC)
al33@cornell.edu
![Beth Rhoades](/sites/default/files/styles/portrait_image/public/2024-07/Beth%20Rhoades.jpg?h=f6af6378&itok=vyA2vP6-)
Beth Rhoades, PhD
Lecturer
C4-101 Veterinary Medical Center (VMC)
err23@cornell.edu
Adjunct, Courtesy, and Visiting Faculty and Staff
Ellen Carlin, DVM
Courtesy Assistant Professor
TBA Office Location
epc9@cornell.edu
Christian Epe, Dr. med. vet., DipEVPC
Courtesy Associate Professor
TBD Office Location
che29@cornell.edu
Weishan Huang, PhD
Adjunct Assistant Professor
TBD Office Location
wh296@cornell.edu
Jennifer Ketzis, PhD
Courtesy Professor
TBD Office Location
jkk5@cornell.edu
Nooruddin Khan, PhD
Courtesy Assistant Professor
TBD Office Location
nk449@cornell.edu
Michael Labare, PhD
Visiting Professor
TBD Office Location
mpl79@cornell.edu
Laurie Landeau, MBA, DVM
Adjunct Associate Professor
TBD Office Location
ljl86@cornell.edu
Robert Maze, PhD
Adjunct Associate Professor
TBD Office Location
Nikolaus Osterrieder, DVM, PhD
Adjunct Professor
TBD Office Location
no34@cornell.edu
Donald Stremme, DVM
Adjunct Associate Professor
TBD Office Location
dws266@cornell.edu
Emerita/Emeritus
Max Appel, DVM, PhD
Professor Emeritus
![Judith Appleton](/sites/default/files/styles/portrait_image/public/2024-07/Judith%20Appleton.jpg?h=41f8cf6d&itok=4qo5TLic)
Judith Appleton, PhD
Alfred H. Caspary Professor Emerita of Immunology at the Baker Institute for Animal Health
jaa2@cornell.edu
![Joel Baines](/sites/default/files/styles/portrait_image/public/2024-07/Joel%20Baines.jpg?h=19343526&itok=11N7tKZs)
Joel Baines, VMD, PhD
James Law Professor of Virology, Emeritus
jdb11@cornell.edu
![Stephen Bloom](/sites/default/files/styles/portrait_image/public/2024-07/Stephen%20Bloom.jpg?h=0c7d34c1&itok=hipUi6Oj)
Stephen Bloom, PhD
Professor Emeritus of Immunotoxicology and Cancer Genetics
seb14@cornell.edu
![Paul Bowser](/sites/default/files/styles/portrait_image/public/2024-07/Paul%20Bowser.jpg?h=31f286bf&itok=SC_HMIFN)
Paul Bowser, PHD
Professor Emeritus of Aquatic Animal Medicine
prb4@cornell.edu
Bruce Calnek, MS, DVM, DACPV, DACVM
Professor Emeritus
![Rodney Deitert](/sites/default/files/styles/portrait_image/public/2024-07/Rodney%20Deitert.jpg?h=a18c85ec&itok=1tZlWx7j)
Rodney Dietert, PhD
Professor Emeritus of Immunotoxicology
rrd1@cornell.edu
Kathy Earnest-Koons, MS, DVM
Senior Lecturer Emerita
![Helene Marquis](/sites/default/files/styles/portrait_image/public/2024-07/Helene%20Marquis.jpg?h=5aefce36&itok=y8nFGjGl)
Helene Marquis, DVM, PhD
Professor Emerita of Microbiology
hm72@cornell.edu
Syed Naqi, PhD, DACVM
Professor Emeritus of Virology
![Karel Schat](/sites/default/files/styles/portrait_image/public/2024-07/Karel%20Schat.jpg?h=fd46e603&itok=MvRjZ4GJ)
Karel "Ton" Schat, DVM, PhD
Professor Emeritus of Avian Virology and Immunology
kas24@cornell.edu
Fredric Scott, DVM, PhD
Professor Emeritus
Alexander Winter, DVM, PhD, DACVM
James Law Professor Emeritus of Microbiology
Postdoctoral Associates
- Claire Birkenheuer, PhD (Baines Lab)
- David Buchholz, PhD (Aguilar-Carreno Lab)
- Tawny Chandler, PhD (Caddy Lab)
- Swetarka Das, PhD (Russell Lab)
- Laura Dunn, PhD (Baines Lab)
- Zachary Hilt, PhD (Rudd Lab)
- Dipak Kathayat, PhD (VanderVen Lab)
- HwaYoung Kim, PhD (Song Lab)
- Greana Kirubakar, Dr.rer.nat. (Russell Lab)
- Gabrielle Le-Bury, PhD (Russell Lab)
- Gi Lee, PhD (Song Lab)
- Steven Moran, PhD (Caddy Lab)
- Jessica Gomes Noll, DVM, PhD (Whittaker Lab)
- Ximena Olarte Castillo, PhD (Whittaker Lab)
- Aarthi Rajesh, PhD (Van de Walle Lab)
- Marty Schoenle, PhD (Flyak Lab)
- Samantha Scott, PhD (Chang Lab)
- Nelson Simwela, PhD (Russell Lab)
- Muhandiram Weeratunga, PhD (Van de Walle Lab)
- Xander Wilcox, PhD (Flyak Lab)
- Dongwen Wu, PhD (McGeachy Lab)
- Wenjuan Yang, PhD (McGeachy Lab)
- Xiang Yang, MD, PhD (Fowell Lab)
- Changkyu Yoon, PhD (Song Lab)
Graduate Students
Student | Dept/Field | Lab |
---|---|---|
Richard Adeleke | Biomedical and Biological Sciences | Aguilar-Carreno |
Oluwafemi Adu | Biomedical and Biological Sciences | Parrish |
Akshayakeerthi Arthanarisami | Biochemistry, Molecular & Cell Biology | Rudd |
Noor Bala | Biomedical and Biological Sciences | Fowell |
Russell Barkley | Biomedical and Biological Sciences | Parker |
Arianna Bartlett | Genetics, Genomics and Development | Van de Walle |
Subash Bhandari | Biomedical Engineering | Rudd |
Sekyere Boateng | Molecular and Cell Biology | Flyak |
Alexander Brady | Biomedical and Biological Sciences | McGeachy |
Haewon Byun | Biomedical and Biological Sciences | Aguilar-Carreno |
Annette Choi | Genetics, Genomics and Development | Whittaker |
James Cockey | Biomedical and Biological Sciences | Leifer |
Nikola Danev | Genetics, Genomics and Development | Van de Walle |
Liaoqi Du | Biochemistry, Molecular & Cell Biology | Song |
Madeleine Dumas | Plant Pathology | Aguilar-Carreno |
Shahrzad Ezzatpour, DVM | Biomedical and Biological Sciences | Aguilar-Carreno |
Esteban Flores Cortes | Biomedical and Biological Sciences | Schang |
Maria Jose Flor Agreda | Sociology | August |
Isabel Forlastro | Biomedical and Biological Sciences | Rudd |
Laura Frazier | Biomedical and Biological Sciences | Whittaker |
Dianne Gomez | Biomedical and Biological Sciences | Lau |
Lin Han | Chemistry & Chemical Biology | Chang |
Luana Johnston | Microbiology | Russell |
Benjamin Kaza | Microbiology | Aguilar-Carreno |
Solomiia Khomandiak | Biomedical and Biological Sciences | Aguilar-Carreno |
Chanmi Kim | Microbiology | Song |
Bom Nae Rin Lee | Biomedical and Biological Sciences | Russell |
Robert Lopez-Astacio | Biomedical and Biological Sciences | Parrish |
Bailey Lubinski | Biomedical and Biological Sciences | Whittaker |
Kien Malarney | Microbiology | Chang |
Viviana Maymi | Biomedical and Biological Sciences | Rudd |
Carolina Menchaca | Microbiology | Whittaker |
Alexander McGurk | Biomedical and Biological Sciences | Fowell |
James Miller | Biomedical and Biological Sciences | Van de Walle |
Marinel Ocasio-Rivera | Biomedical and Biological Sciences | Fowell |
Emma Roszkowski | Microbiology | VanderVen |
Sarah Saddoris | Biomedical and Biological Sciences | Schang |
Viraj Upadhye | Biomedical and Biological Sciences | Aguilar-Carreno |
Timothy Wu | Animal Science | Bowman |
Tracy (Qiuyu) Zheng | Chemistry and Chemical Biology | Chang |
Tiago Zilch | Biomedical and Biological Sciences | Fowell |
Research Staff
Research Support Staff
- Rebecca Harman, PhD, Research Support Specialist II (Van de Walle Lab)
- Janice Liotta, Research Support Specialist II (Bowman Lab)
- Donald Miller, Research Support Specialist I (Antczak Lab)
- 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
- Thomas Bloom, Laboratory/Research Technician (Whittaker Lab)
- Shannon Caldwell, Technician IV (Russell Lab)
- Jody Cameron, Technician III (Schang Lab)
- Evan Carter, Technician IV (Fowell Lab)
- Sam Cavanagh, Technician III (Kimura Lab)
- Sarita Charap, Technician III (VanderVen Lab)
- Joseph Choi, Technician III (Gludish Lab)
- Lauren Howe, Technician III (Leifer Lab)
- Meleana Hinchman, Technician V (Parker Lab)
- Pamela Moraguez Luengo, Laboratory/Research Technician (Whittaker Lab)
- Katherine McKane, Technician III (Flyak Lab)
- Benedito Melito, Technician III (Flyak Lab)
- Jordan Rhen, Technician IV (Russell Lab)
- Crystal Silliman, Technician III (Lau Lab)
- Casey Smith, Laboratory/Research Technician (Rudd Lab)
- Maximilian Spielmann, MPS Teaching Lab Technician III (Bowman Lab)
- Wendy Wingate, Laboratory/Research Technician (Whittaker Lab)
Department Administrative Staff
- Bonnie Coffin, Finance Manager
- Nina Collavo, Graduate Studies & Teaching Coordinator
- Tim Dal Cero, Department Technician/Facilities Support
- Jennifer Hilliard, PACE Program Coordinator
- Karen Hollenbeck, Research Administration Coordinator
- Gretchen Strong, Assistant to the Department Chair
- Taylor Trask, Front Office Coordinator and Course Support Assistant
- Elena Viviano, Finance Specialist II
- Alexia Zobel, Department Manager