Our Team
Sallie Permar, MD, PhD
Nancy C. Paduano Professor and Chair
Weill Cornell Medicine
Pediatrician-in-Chief
New York-Presbyterian/Weill Cornell Medical Center
"As a pediatric scientist and the mother of two children, I am passionate about giving children the best possible start to a full and healthy life.”
Carolyn Weinbaum, Program Manager
Joshua Eudailey, Laboratory Operations Manager
Ria Goswami, PhD Assistant Professor of Virology, Pediatrics
Husam Taher, PhD Assistant Professor of Virology Research, Pediatrics
Krithika Karthigeyan, PhD, Postdoctoral Research Associate
Caitlin Williams, PhD, Postdoctoral Research Associate
Chelsea Crooks, PhD, Postdoctoral Research Associate
Claire Otero - PhD, Postdoctoral Research Associate
Yasmine Issah - PhD Student - Department of Immunology & Microbial Pathogenesis
Aiquan Chang - PhD Student - Department of Immunology & Microbial Pathogenesis
Megan Connors, Research Technician
Christian Binuya, Research Technician
John Ramos, Research Technician
Adelaide Fuller, Research Technician
Libby Mitchell, Research Technician
Nicole Soo, Research Technician; Goswami Lab
Olusola (Sola) Omonije, Research Technician
Brittany Plummer, Research Technician
Lara van der Maas, Research Technician
Sergey Ananyev, Database Design and Programmer
Rotation Students & Residents
Julia Steigerwald Schnall, MD Student at Weill Cornell Medicine - Volunteer - 2023
Tatiana Pavletich, MD/PhD student at Weill Cornell Medicine - Summer 2023
Lina Ahmed, MD student at Weill Cornell Medicine-Qatar - Summer 2023
Nicole Soo, Hunter College Volunteer - Summer 2023
Olusola Omonije, Davidson Summer Research Fellowship - Summer 2023
Devon Coleman, Volunteer - Summer 2023
Yasmine Issah, Department of Immunology & Microbial Pathogenesis (IMP) - Fall 2022
Nahi Nadra, undergraduate - Davidson Summer Research Fellowship - Summer 2022
Sofia Zomora, undergraduate - Travelers Summer Research Fellowship - Summer 2022
Amelia Thein, undergraduate - New York University - Fall 2022
Baila Schochet - Department of Immunology & Microbial Pathogenesis (IMP) - Spring 2022
Jairo Fonseca, resident - Summer 2022
Debra Chan, Medical School Volunteer - 2022