Research Overview
Baron Lab Research Interests
Development of the hematopoietic and vascular systems of the mouse embryo; regulation of stem cell proliferation, survival, and differentiation; gene regulation during development; development and differentiation of the primitive and definitive endodermal lineages; modulation of postnatal and adult hematopoietic and vascular development; angiogenesis.
Education, Training, and Appointments
| Year | Education |
|---|---|
| 1976 | A.B. (summa cum laude) Biochemical Sciences Harvard University, Cambridge, MA |
| 1982 | Ph.D., Biology (Professor David Baltimore, mentor) Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, MA |
| 1983 | M.D. (Harvard-M.I.T. Program in Health Sciences and Technology, HST) Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA |
| Year | Postdoctoral Training |
| 1983 - 1984 | First Year Resident in Internal Medicine Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, MA |
| 1984 - 1989 | Postdoctoral Fellow, Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology Harvard University, Cambridge, MA (Professor Tom Maniatis, mentor) |
| 1984 - 1986 | Clinical Fellow in Medicine, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, MA |
| 1986 - 1988 | Graduate Assistant in Medicine, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, MA |
| Year | Academic Appointments |
| 1985 - 1997 | Member, Board of Tutors in Biochemical Sciences, Harvard University |
| 1989 - 1994 | Assistant Professor of Cellular and Developmental Biology Harvard University, Cambridge, MA |
| 1994 - 1997 | Associate Professor of Molecular and Cellular Biology Harvard University, Cambridge, MA |
| 1992 - 1997 | Faculty Affiliate, M.D./Ph.D. Program Harvard Medical School |
| 1997 - 2003 | Associate Professor of Medicine with Tenure, Icahn School of Medicine Secondary Appointments: Brookdale Department of Molecular, Cellular and Developmental Biology, Ruttenberg Cancer Center, Icahn Institute for Gene Therapy and Molecular Medicine |
| 2000 - 2004 | Assistant Director, Mount Sinai MSTP (MD/Ph.D.) Program |
| 2001 - present | Co-Director, Mechanisms of Disease and Therapy (MDT) Ph.D. Program |
| 2001 - present | Irene and Dr. Arthur M. Fishberg Professor of Medicine |
| 2003 - present | Professor of Medicine, Icahn School of Medicine Secondary Appointments: Brookdale Department of Molecular, Cellular and Developmental Biology, Department of Oncological Sciences, Department of Gene and Cell Medicine |
| 2005 - present | Member, Black Family Stem Cell Institute, Icahn School of Medicine |
| 2005 | Mary Weston Trust Visiting Professor, Nelson R. Mandela School of Medicine, University of Natal, Durban, South Africa |
Contact Us
Margaret H. Baron, MD PhD
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Tel: 212-241-0825, 212-241-0811 or 0838 (lab)
Fax: 212-849-2442
Icahn School of Medicine
Box 1079
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Baron Laboratory:
Tel: (212) 241-0811 or 0838
Icahn School of Medicine
Box 1079
Annenberg 24-68
1468 Madison Avenue
New York, NY 10029