Faculty

All of the faculty associated with the BMS graduate program are listed below. Click on a faculty name to view a detailed description of an individual research program, contact information, recent publications and links to other relevant websites. Each of our faculty is associated with one or more of our eight thematic areas; click on the thematic area name listed by each of our faculty to read more about the research going on in that area, and to view a list of all faculty associated with that thematic area.

Bruce Conklin, MD

Primary Thematic Area:

Developmental & Stem Cell Biology

Secondary Thematic Area:

Neurobiology

Research Summary:

Human Cardiovascular Genetics and Genome Engineering

Marco Conti, MD

Primary Thematic Area:

Developmental & Stem Cell Biology

Secondary Thematic Area:

None

Research Summary:

Mechanisms of Action of Peptide Hormones and Growth Factors

Abigail (Abby) Buchwalter Cool, PhD

Primary Thematic Area:

Developmental & Stem Cell Biology

Secondary Thematic Area:

Human Genetics

Research Summary:

We seek to understand how the organization of the nucleus is established, specialized across cell types, and maintained over time to influence cellular identity.

Mentorship Development:

11/21/19 Equity and Inclusion in the Lab (2 hours)
11/10/20 Optimizing the Efficiency of Your Lab
5/2021 Sharpening your Mentoring Skills (SyMS)

Ryan Corces, PhD

Primary Thematic Area:

Neurobiology

Secondary Thematic Area:

Human Genetics

Research Summary:

The Corces Lab studies the genetic and epigenetic underpinnings of neurodegenerative diseases using primary human tissue, multi-omic profiling, and large-scale functional genomics assays.

Mentorship Development:

11/10/20 Optimizing the Efficiency of Your Lab
2/18/21 Three Truths and Three Tries: Facing and Overcoming Critical Social Justice Challenges at the Micro, Mezzo, and Macro Levels
5/2021 - Sharpening your Mentoring Skills (SyMS)

Joseph Costello, PhD

Primary Thematic Area:

Cancer Biology & Cell Signaling

Secondary Thematic Area:

Human Genetics

Research Summary:

Mechanistic and Translational Cancer Research using Genomic and Epigenomic Approaches

Michael Cromer, PhD

Primary Thematic Area:

Human Genetics

Secondary Thematic Area:

Developmental & Stem Cell Biology

Research Summary:

The research interest of my lab lies at the intersection of CRISPR-based genome editing and protein/cell engineering with special focus on hematopoietic stem cells and red blood cell disorders.