Department of Genetics and Development

Arthur Bank, M.D., bank@cancercenter.columbia.edu
Regulation of human globin gene expression in hematopoietic cells; gene transfer in animals.

Timothy H. Bestor, Ph.D., dhb12@columbia.edu
DNA methyltransferases; epigenetic effects in gene expression.

Marian Carlson, Ph.D., mbc1@columbia.edu
Regulation of the Snf1/AMPK family of metabolic stress response kinases and transcriptional responses to stress in yeast.

Angela M. Christiano, Ph.D., amc65@columbia.edu
Molecular basis of inherited skin and hair disorders in humans and mice.

Franklin D. Costantini, Ph.D., fdc3@columbia.edu
Molecular genetics of mammalian development.

Riccardo Dalla-Favera, M.D., rd10@columbia.edu
Molecular genetics of cancer; molecular pathogenesis of lymphoma and leukemia; genetic control in lymphoid tissue development.

Argiris Efstratiadis, M.D., Ph.D., ae4@columbia.edu
Growth factors in mammalian development; mouse models of tumorigenic pathway; stem cells in normalcy and malignancy.

L. Erlenmeyer-Kimling, Ph.D., le4@columbia.edu
Psychiatric and behavioral genetics.

Jean Gautier, Ph.D., jg130@columbia.edu
Maintenance of genetic integrity; DNA replication and response to DNA damage.

Laura Johnston, Ph.D., lj180@columbia.edu
Control of the cell cycle and growth during development.

Gerard Karsenty, M.D.,Ph.D., gk2172@columbia.edu
Biological bases controlling skeletal development and physiology.

Virginia E. Papaioannou, Ph.D., vep1@columbia.edu
Genetic control of mammalian development from peri-implantation stages through organogenesis; determination of the role of T-box genes in development, using embryonic stem-cell technology and targeted mutagenesis.

Rodney Rothstein, Ph.D., rothstein@cancercenter.columbia.edu
Yeast genetics and cell biology; cellular responses to DNA damage; recombination; control of genome stability.

Eric A. Schon, Ph.D., eas3@columbia.edu
Molecular genetics of neurological and neuromuscular disorders with focus on mitochondrial genetics and diseases.

Gary Struhl, Ph.D., gs20@columbia.edu
Developmental genetics in Drosophila.

Joseph Terwilliger Ph.D., jdt3@columbia.edu
Population genetic epidemiology and gene mapping.

Andrew Tomlinson, Ph.D., at41@columbia.edu
Cellular interactions in Drosophila development.

Dorothy Warburton, Ph.D., cuh@cancercenter.columbia.edu
Human cytogenetics and molecular cytogenetics; epidemiology of congenital malformations and miscarriages; human gene mapping.

I. Bernard Weinstein, M.D., ibw1@columbia.edu
Molecular biology of cancer; genetic toxicology; signal transduction.

Debra J. Wolgemuth, Ph.D., djw3@columbia.edu
Molecular developmental genetics of mammalian gametogenesis and embryogenesis; regulation of the cell cycle during germ cell mitosis and meiosis: role of cyclin A1 in hematopoiesis and leukemogenesis.

Adjunct Faculty

Michael H. Wigler, Ph.D., Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory, (516) 367-8376
Genetic approaches to understanding growth control.