Meet our Team
Leadership
Dr. Melissa Davis, PhD
Director
Ï㽶ÊÓƵ Institute of Translational Genomic Medicine (ITGM)
Executive Director, Ï㽶ÊÓƵ Center for Genomic Diversity (NHGRI)
Professor, Microbiology, Biochemistry, and Immunology (MBI)
Dr. Robert Meller, D.Phil. BSc
Associate Director
Ï㽶ÊÓƵ Institute of Translational Genomic Medicine (ITGM)
Professor of Neurobiology
Professor of Pharmacology and Toxicology
Cassandra Mills
​Associate Director of Administration
Ï㽶ÊÓƵ Institute of Translational Genomic Medicine (ITGM)
Department of Microbiology, Biochemistry and Immunology (MBI)
Department Staff
Nourddine Djeddar
Laboratory Manager
Ï㽶ÊÓƵ Institute of Translational
Genomic Medicine (ITGM)
Department of Microbiology, Biochemistry, and Immunology (MBI)
Kenya Bynes
Research Assistant Data Analyst
Ï㽶ÊÓƵ Institute of Translational
Genomic Medicine (ITGM)
Department of Microbiology, Biochemistry and Immunology (MBI)
Brian Stonaker
Laboratory Manager
Ï㽶ÊÓƵ Institute of Translational
Genomic Medicine (ITGM)
Research Specialist, Weill Cornell Medicine
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Rachel Martini, PhD
​Program Director​
Ï㽶ÊÓƵ Institute of Translational
Genomic Medicine (ITGM)​Department of Microbiology, Biochemistry and Immunology (MBI)
Jason White, PhD
​Postdoctoral Fellow
Ï㽶ÊÓƵ ​Institute of Translational
Genomic Medicine (ITGM)​Department of Microbiology, Biochemistry and Immunology (MBI)
Danielle Doucette
BrCa Advocate
Ï㽶ÊÓƵ Institute of Translational
Genomic Medicine (ITGM)​
Aaliyah Boler
​Program Manager​
Ï㽶ÊÓƵ Institute of Translational
Genomic Medicine (ITGM)​Department of Microbiology, Biochemistry and Immunology (MBI)
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Students
Gloria A. Boaitey
PhD Candidate
Ï㽶ÊÓƵ Institute of Translational Genomic Medicine (ITGM)​
Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology, Ghana
Yanira Guerra​
PhD Candidate
Ï㽶ÊÓƵ Institute of Translational Genomic Medicine (ITGM)​
Weill Cornell Medicine​​
Alexandria Awai
PhD Candidate
Department of Biomedical Science
Visiting Scientist, New York Genome Center (NYGC)
Stevens Patino​
Research Assistant​
Ï㽶ÊÓƵ Institute of Translational Genomic Medicine (ITGM)​
Weill Cornell Medicine
Jamirah Chevrin
MPH Student