Meet our Team
Leadership

Dr. Melissa Davis, PhD
Director
ÐÔÊӽ紫ý Institute of Translational Genomic Medicine (ITGM)
Executive Director, ÐÔÊӽ紫ý Center for Genomic Diversity (NHGRI)
Professor, Microbiology, Biochemistry, and Immunology (MBI)

Dr. Robert Meller, D.Phil. BSc
Associate Director
ÐÔÊӽ紫ý Institute of Translational Genomic Medicine (ITGM)
Professor of Neurobiology
Professor of Pharmacology and Toxicology

Cassandra Mills
Associate Director of Administration
ÐÔÊӽ紫ý Institute of Translational Genomic Medicine (ITGM)
Department of Microbiology, Biochemistry and Immunology (MBI)
Department Staff

Nourddine Djeddar
Laboratory Manager
ÐÔÊӽ紫ý Institute of Translational
Genomic Medicine (ITGM)
Department of Microbiology, Biochemistry, and Immunology (MBI)

Kenya Bynes
Research Assistant Data Analyst
ÐÔÊӽ紫ý Institute of Translational
Genomic Medicine (ITGM)
Department of Microbiology, Biochemistry and Immunology (MBI)

Brian Stonaker
Laboratory Manager
ÐÔÊӽ紫ý Institute of Translational
Genomic Medicine (ITGM)
Research Specialist, Weill Cornell Medicine
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Rachel Martini, PhD
​Program Director​
ÐÔÊӽ紫ý Institute of Translational
Genomic Medicine (ITGM)​Department of Microbiology, Biochemistry and Immunology (MBI)

Jason White, PhD
​Postdoctoral Fellow
ÐÔÊӽ紫ý ​Institute of Translational
Genomic Medicine (ITGM)​Department of Microbiology, Biochemistry and Immunology (MBI)

Danielle S. Doucette, MPH, MA
Breast Cancer Advocate
ÐÔÊӽ紫ý Institute of Translational
Genomic Medicine (ITGM)​

Aaliyah Boler
​Program Manager​
ÐÔÊӽ紫ý Institute of Translational
Genomic Medicine (ITGM)​Department of Microbiology, Biochemistry and Immunology (MBI)

Angela B. Corbin, PhD, MPH
Senior International ​Program Manager​
ÐÔÊӽ紫ý Institute of Translational
Genomic Medicine (ITGM)​Department of Microbiology, Biochemistry and Immunology (MBI)
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Students

Gloria A. Boaitey
PhD Candidate
ÐÔÊӽ紫ý Institute of Translational Genomic Medicine (ITGM)​
Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology, Ghana

Yanira Guerra​
PhD Candidate
ÐÔÊӽ紫ý Institute of Translational Genomic Medicine (ITGM)​
Weill Cornell Medicine​​

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

Stevens Patino​
Research Assistant​
ÐÔÊӽ紫ý Institute of Translational Genomic Medicine (ITGM)​
Weill Cornell Medicine

Jamirah Chevrin
PhD Student
ÐÔÊӽ紫ý Graduate Education in Biomedical Sciences