Lab Team

Primary Investigator

Laura C. Alonso , MD

Chief, Division of Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism Director, Weill Center for Metabolic Health

Research Focus:

The main focus of our lab is to understand which pathways guide beta cell proliferation, to find approaches to make more beta cells, to prevent or treat diabetes

M.D., University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine Residency, Internal Medicine, University of Chicago Hospitals Fellowship, Endocrinology, University of Chicago Hospitals Research Fellowship, Stem Cell Biology, Rockefeller University

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Lab Members

Joshua Burton , Ph.D.

Postdoctoral Associate in Medicine

Research Focus:

ER stress response in neonatal islet cells

Ph.D. in Biology, Syracuse University
B.S. in Biology, Hampton University

Email: job4019@med.cornell.edu

Thalia Castro

Research Technician I

B.A. in Biological Sciences, Rutgers University

Email: thc4003@med.cornell.edu

Christine Darko

Research Technician I

M.S. Biotechnology, B.S. Biology/Psychology, Brandeis University

Email: chd4004@med.cornell.edu

Huguet Landa , PhD

Postdoctoral Associate in Medicine

Research Focus:

Molecular mechanisms involved in glucose-induced beta cell proliferation

Ph.D. in Biochemistry, M.S. in Biochemistry, Center for Research and Advanced Studies of the National Polytechnic Institute (CINVESTAV), Mexico City, Mexico
B.S. in Nutrition, Autonomous University of Yucatan (UADY), Merida, Yucatan, Mexico

Email: hvl4001@med.cornell.edu

Andrew Rappa

Graduate Student

Research Focus:

During my graduate studies, I aim to study the ER stress response in islets to learn more about the changes that beta cells undergo during the pathogenesis of nutrition-related disorders, as metabolic syndrome. I hope my experiments will be useful for discovering potential therapeutic targets to protect beta cell function.

SUNY Binghamton -- B.S. in Biochemistry

Email: anr2779@med.cornell.edu

Rohit Sharma , PhD

Assistant Professor of Molecular Biology in Medicine, Medicine

Research Focus:

Gene expression and proliferation in human islets.

Ph.D. Molecular Biology & Biochem, Institute of Medical Education and Research, Chandigarh, CH, India, M.S. Biochemistry, B.S. Biochemistry, Panjab University, Chandigarh, CH, India

Email: ros4015@med.cornell.edu

Rachel Stamateris

Visiting Graduate Assistant in Medicine, Medicine

Research Focus:

Studying the atypical roles of a cell cycle kinase in beta cell function and maturation/differentiation.

B.S. in Biochemistry, Allegheny College

Email: ras4018@med.cornell.edu

Ying Wang

Research Technician I

B.S. in Integrative Neuroscience, Binghamton University

Email: yiw4008@med.cornell.edu

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