Meet our Team

Leadership

Dr. Melissa Davis


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


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​

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


Nourddine
Djeddar
Laboratory Manager
Ï㽶ÊÓƵ Institute of Translational 
Genomic Medicine
(ITGM)
Department of Microbiology, Biochemistry, and Immunology (MBI)

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Kenya Bynes


Kenya
Bynes
Research Assistant Data Analyst
Ï㽶ÊÓƵ Institute of Translational 
Genomic Medicine
(ITGM)
Department of Microbiology, Biochemistry and Immunology (MBI)

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Brian Stonaker​


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


Rachel Martini, PhD
​Program Director​
Ï㽶ÊÓƵ Institute of Translational
Genomic Medicine
(ITGM)​Department of Microbiology, Biochemistry and Immunology (MBI)

Jason White, PhD


Jason White, PhD
​Postdoctoral Fellow
Ï㽶ÊÓƵ ​Institute of Translational 
Genomic Medicine
(ITGM)​Department of Microbiology, Biochemistry and Immunology (MBI)

Brian Stonaker​


Danielle Doucette
BrCa Advocate
Ï㽶ÊÓƵ Institute of Translational 
Genomic Me
dicine (ITGM)​

Aaliyah Boler


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


Gloria A. Boaitey

PhD Candidate
Ï㽶ÊÓƵ Institute of Translational Genomic Medicine (ITGM)​
Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology, Ghana

Yanira Guerra​


Yanira Guerra​
PhD Candidate
Ï㽶ÊÓƵ Institute of Translational Genomic Medicine (ITGM)​
Weill Cornell Medicine​​

Alexandria Awai


Alexandria Awai
PhD Candidate
Department of Biomedical Science
Visiting Scientist, New York Genome Center (NYGC)

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Stevens Patino​


Stevens Patino​

Research Assistant​
Ï㽶ÊÓƵ Institute of Translational Genomic Medicine (ITGM)​
Weill Cornell Medicine

Jamirah Chevrin


Jamirah
Chevrin
MPH Student