Faculty

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Esther Angert

Senior Associate Dean, Professor

Microbiology

Esther Angert
Daniel Buckley
Dan Buckley

Soil and Crop Sciences Section Head and Professor

School of Integrative Plant Science

Soil and Crop Sciences Section

Professor

Microbiology

Dan Buckley
Microbial diversity
Bacterial population structure in soils
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Aisha Burton

Assistant Research Professor

Microbiology

Aisha Burton
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Tobias Doerr

Associate Professor and Director of Graduate Studies

Microbiology

Tobias Doerr
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Katie Edwards

Adjunct Assistant Professor

Microbiology

Katie Edwards
  • kae24 [at] cornell.edu
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Heather Feaga

Assistant Professor and Leader for Diversity and Inclusion

Microbiology

Heather Feaga
  • haf54 [at] cornell.edu
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Rachael Fieweger

Adjunct Assistant Professor

Microbiology

Rachael Fieweger
  • raf277 [at] cornell.edu
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Kelley Gallagher

Assistant Professor

Microbiology

Kelley Gallagher
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Anthony Hay

Associate Professor

Microbiology

Anthony Hay
John Helman
John Helmann

Professor

Microbiology

John Helmann
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Tory Hendry

Assistant Professor

Microbiology

Tory Hendry
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Ian Hewson

Professor and Director of Undergraduate Studies

Microbiology

Ian Hewson
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Lisa-Marie Nisbett

Assistant Research Professor

Microbiology

Lisa-Marie Nisbett
  • lisa-marie.nisbett [at] cornell.edu
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Joseph Peters

Professor and Chair

Microbiology

Joseph Peters
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Marian Schmidt

Assistant Professor

Microbiology

Marian Schmidt
  • marschmi [at] cornell.edu
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Stephen Winans

Professor

Microbiology

Stephen Winans

Research Staff

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Christopher DeRito

Research Support Specialist II

Microbiology

Christopher DeRito
  • cmd49 [at] cornell.edu
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Ahmed Gaballa

Senior Research Associate

Microbiology

Ahmed Gaballa
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Yesha Patel

Research Associate

Microbiology

Yesha Patel
  • ysp6 [at] cornell.edu
Ankita Sachla
Ankita Sachla

Research Associate

Microbiology

Ankita Sachla
  • ajs588 [at] cornell.edu
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Mark Watson

Research Technician

Microbiology

Mark Watson
  • mlw335 [at] cornell.edu
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Xiaoxuan Shi

Research Technician

Microbiology

Xiaoxuan Shi
  • xs275 [at] cornell.edu

Teaching Staff

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Gunnar Babcock

Lecturer

Microbiology

Gunnar Babcock
  • gb545 [at] cornell.edu
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Joshua Filter

Course Coordinator

Microbiology

Joshua Filter
  • jjf33 [at] cornell.edu
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Kathleen Hefferon

Lecturer

Microbiology

Kathleen Hefferon
  • klh22 [at] cornell.edu
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Megan Keller

Visiting Lecturer

Microbiology

Megan Keller
  • mrk269 [at] cornell.edu
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Brian Wendel

Lecturer

Microbiology

Brian Wendel
  • bmw233 [at] cornell.edu

Administrative Staff

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Meaghan Austin

Assistant to the Department Chair

Microbiology

Meaghan Austin
  • ma857 [at] cornell.edu
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Marissa Consalvi-Little

Administrative Manager

Microbiology

Marissa Consalvi-Little
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Daniel Francis

Graduate Field Administrator and Undergraduate Program Coordinator

Microbiology

Daniel Francis
  • df467 [at] cornell.edu

Emertius Faculty

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William Ghiorse

Emeritus

Microbiology

William Ghiorse
  • wcg1 [at] cornell.edu
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James Shapleigh

Professor Emeritus

Microbiology

James Shapleigh
  • jps2 [at] cornell.edu
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Stephen Zinder

Professor Emeritus

Microbiology

Stephen Zinder
  • shz1 [at] cornell.edu
Sue Merkel

Associate Director

Office of Academic Programs

Sue Merkel
  • smm3 [at] cornell.edu

Graduate Students

See our FOMS- Field of Microbiology Students webpage for more details:

Current Graduate Students and their Advisors by Cohort

2024 Cohort

  • dsg252 [at] cornell.edu (Daphne Garcia) Dr. Tobias Doerr
  • kah357 [at] cornell.edu (Kailyn Hanke) Dr. Tobias Doerr
  • zx54 [at] cornell.edu (Ziyu Xue) Dr. Tobias Doerr
  • jt698 [at] cornell.edu (Jordan Thesier) Dr. Joseph Peters
  • xw722 [at] cornell.edu (Shawn Wang) Dr. Yuxin Mao
  • fr272 [at] cornell.edu (Hana Rahimi) Dr. Kelley Gallagher

2023 Cohort

  • sna49 [at] cornell.edu (Sophia Aredas) Dr. Marian Schmidt
  • geb225 [at] cornell.edu (Grayson Barnes) Dr. John Helmann
  • phc57 [at] cornell.edu (Patrice Crosby) Dr. Rong Yang
  • lmc363 [at] cornell.edu (Lille Cunic) Dr. Ilana Brito
  • mld253 [at] cornell.edu (Mariah Desroches) Dr. Lisa-Marie Nisbett
  • amf289 [at] cornell.edu (Ana Fernando Galliano) Dr. Tobias Doerr
  • tag92 [at] cornell.edu (Talyia Griffin) Dr. Kelley Gallagher
  • rh688 [at] cornell.edu (Ruoqi Huang) Dr. John Helmann
  • emj68 [at] cornell.edu (Elijah Jones) Dr. Tobias Doerr
  • ck776 [at] cornell.edu (Chanmi Kim) Dr. Jeongmin Song
  • zlr6 [at] cornell.edu (Zahavah Rojer) Dr. Tory Hendry
  • es986 [at] cornell.edu (Erica Sawyer) Dr. Joseph Peters
  • st974 [at] cornell.edu (Sola Takahashi) Dr. Ilana Brito
  • saw335 [at] cornell.edu (Sarah Woodyear) Dr. Sarah Caddy

2022 Cohort

  • ta333 [at] cornell.edu (Tricia Alston) Dr. Craig Altier
  • byv3 [at] cornell.edu (Brayan Vilanova Cuevas) Dr. Ian Hewson
  • kae83 [at] cornell.edu (Kevin England) Dr. Heather Feaga
  • se289 [at] cornell.edu (Shahrzad Ezzatpour) Dr. Hector Aguilar- Carreno
  • arp277 [at] cornell.edu (Augustus Pendleton) Dr. Marian Schmidt
  • br387 [at] cornell.edu (Brandon Reyes-Chavez) Dr. Lori Huberman
  • Ddt43 [at] cornell.edu (Daniel Tetreault) Dr. Heather Feaga
  • fvt6 [at] cornell.edu (Facundo Torres) Dr. Tobias Doerr
  • Jy642 [at] cornell.edu (Azalea Yang) Dr. Ilana Brito

2021 Cohort

  • ma855 [at] cornell.edu (Mohamed Aldhuhoori) Dr. Anthony Hay
  • bjk238 [at] cornell.edu (Benjamin Kaza) Dr. Amandine Gamble
  • mcd98 [at] cornell.edu (Madeleine Dumas) Dr. Hector Aguilar- Carreno
  • Jdd232 [at] cornell.edu (Joee Denis) Dr. Kelley Gallagher
  • Kpm67 [at] cornell.edu (Kien Malarney) Dr. Pamela Chang
  • Cm764 [at] cornell.edu (Carolina Menchaca) Dr. Gary Whittaker
  • Ns646 [at] cornell.edu (Nadia Nikulin) Dr. Tobias Doerr
  • Crp86 [at] cornell.edu (Cassidy Prince) Dr. Heather Feaga
  • Rds278 [at] cornell.edu (Richard Schargel) Dr. Joseph Peters
  • Xt64 [at] cornell.edu (Ellie Tan) Dr. Elizabeth Johnson
  • Djt82 [at] cornell.edu (Delia Tota) Dr. Teresa Pawlowska
  • Ew443 [at] cornell.edu (Angie Wang) Dr. Daniel Buckley
  • Rjw275 [at] cornell.edu (Robert Wingo) Dr. Joseph Peters

2020 Cohort

  • lc978 [at] cornell.edu (Laura Chacon Machado) Dr. Joseph Peters
  • Db766 [at] cornell.edu (Diana Balint) Dr. Ilana Brito
  • Mb2689 [at] cornell.edu (Meg Branine) Dr. Teresa Pawlowska
  • Cab565 [at] cornell.edu (Calla Bush St. George) Dr. Esther Angert
  • Kc2223 [at] cornell.edu (Katrina Callan) Dr. Heather Feaga

2019 Cohort

  • Ma2229 [at] cornell.edu (Manuela Obando) Dr. Tobias Doerr
  • Lj279 [at] cornell.edu (Luana Johnston) Dr. David Russell
  • Cmm569 [at] cornell.edu (Chloe Murrell) Dr. Laura Goodman

2018 Cohort

  • Ekr44 [at] cornell.edu (Emma Roszkowski) Dr. Brian VanderVen

2017 Cohort

  • Sjm389 [at] cornell.edu (Sean Murphy) Dr. Daniel Buckley

     

Recent PhD Graduates

Academic Term / Student Name / Advisor Name
  • 2024SU / Hye Rim Hong / Dr. Heather Feaga
  • 2024SU / Jordan Rede / Dr. Ian Hewson
  • 2024SU / Kathryn Herr / Dr. Tory Hendry
  • 2024SP / Bixi He / Dr. John Helmann
  • 2024SP / Anthony Bui / Dr. Joshua Chappie
  • 2023FA / Emily Wollmuth / Dr. Esther Angert
  • 2023SU / Alberto Correa III / Dr. Joe Peters
  • 2023SU / Myfanwy Adams / Dr. Chappie
  • 2023SU / Rachael Fieweger / Dr. Brian VanderVen
  • 2023SU / Vivianna Sanchez / Dr. Tory Hendry
  • 2023SP / Andrew Murtha / Dr. Tobias Doerr
  • 2023SP / Caroline Steingard  / Dr. John Helmann
  • 2022FA / Gabriel Schuler  / Dr. Ailong Ke
  • 2022FA / Hao Zhou / Dr. Ilana Brito
  • 2022FA / Shan-Chi Hsieh / Dr. Joe Peters
  • 2022FA / Trever Cross / Dr. Tobias Doerr
  • 2022SP / Alexa Cohn / Dr. Martin Weidman
  • 2022SP / Peter Diebold / Dr. Ilana Brito
  • 2021FA / Elliot Jackson / Dr. Ian Hewson
  • 2021FA / Eun Jin Choi / Dr. Hector Aguilar-Carreno
  • 2021FA / Monique Theriault / David Russell
  • 2021FA / Samantha Scott / Dr. Pam Chang
  • 2021SU / Anna Weaver / Dr. Tobias Doerr
  • 2021SP / Andrew St. James / Dr. Ruth Richardson
  • 2021SP / Samuel Barnett / Dr. Dan Buckley
  • 2021SP / Shannon Murphy / Dr. Tobias Doerr
  • 2020 SU / Jingqiu Liao / Dr. Martin Weidman
  • 2020SU / Michael Petassi / Dr. Joe Peters
  • 2020SP / Stacey Heaver / Dr. Ilana Brito
  • 2020SP / Valentina Pinochet Barros / Dr. John Helmann
  • 2019FA / Vienvilay Phandanouvong Lozano / Dr. Anthony Hay
  • 2019SU / Aravind Natarajan / Dr. Matt Delisa
  • 2019SU / Francine Arroyo / Dr. Esther Angert
  • 2019 SU / Kalia Bistolas  / Dr. Ian Hewson
  • 2019SU / Lory Réveil / Dr. Martin Weidman
  • 2019SU / May Nyan Taw / Dr. Matt Delisa
  • 2019SP / Javier Jaimes / Dr. Gary Whittaker
  • 2019FA / Daniel Rojas Tapias / Dr. John Helmann
  • 2018FA / Vaidehi Bhupendrakumar Patel / Dr. John Helmann
  • 2018SU / Heng Zhao / Dr. John Helmann
  • 2018 SP / Hualiang Pi / Dr. John Helmann