Erich Schwarz

Assistant Research Professor, Molecular Biology and Genetics

About

Erich Schwarz is an Assistant Research Professor in the Department of Molecular Biology and Genetics. He uses comparative nematode genomics to decipher both parasitic disease and fundamental biology. His current projects include defining vaccine targets in the zoonotic hookworm Ancylostoma ceylanicum, identifying genes associated with host-specificity in the hookworm Necator americanus, and identifying immunologically- and host-regulated genes in the model hookworm Nippostrongylus brasiliensis.

Awards & Honors

Honorary Senior Fellow, Faculty of Veterinary Biosciences, University of Melbourne

Contact Information

407 Biotechnology Building

Ithaca, NY 14853

ems394 [at] cornell.edu

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Erich in the news

The nematode worm Caenorhabditis elegans

News

July 15, 2025

Roundworm genome map benefits synthetic biology, human health

Scientists have sequenced the complete genome of a roundworm used extensively in biological research, opening a new pathway for synthetic biologists to build and test genetic changes in a multicellular animal species.

Molecular Biology and Genetics