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Enhancing and Diversifying Faculty in the Biomedical Sciences

Project Leads

August 25, 2022

Michael Kotlikoff, Co-PI – Dr Michael Kotlikoff is Provost of Cornell and Professor of Molecular Physiology in the Department of Biomedical Sciences in the College of Veterinary...

August 19, 2022

Avery August, Co-PI – Dr Avery August is Deputy Provost and HHMI Professor of Immunology in the Department of Microbiology & Immunology in the College of Veterinary Medicine...

August 22, 2022

Yael Levitte, Faculty Core Co-Director – Dr Yael Levitte is the Associate Vice Provost for Faculty Development and Diversity Levitte runs the OFDD and has over 12 years of...

August 22, 2022

Cynthia Leifer, Faculty Core Co-Director – Dr Cynthia Leifer is a Professor of Immunology, Department of Microbiology, and Director of the NIH-funded Program for Achieving...

August 22, 2022

Josephine Martell, Evaluation Core Co-Director – Dr Martell is the Associate Dean of Academics in the Cornell University Graduate School and the Senior Advisor to the FIRST...

August 22, 2022

Cate Samuelson, Evaluation Core Co-Director – Dr Samuelson is an equity-focused research and evaluation consultant with over 20 years of experience in education and 10-years of...