Our History and Mission
The Office of Postdoctoral Affairs is part of the Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences at Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai (ISMMS). Established in 2000, to support postdoctoral investigators, fellows, faculty, and administrators, the office handles both postdoc recruitment and termination and provides a mechanism for conflict resolution if such a need arises.
As part of our mission we maintain a productive and welcoming environment so that postdoctoral fellows can make the most of their training. Although the responsibility for career advancement is ultimately that of each fellow, our goal is to facilitate this by developing seminars, workshops, and other resources that provide information for career development, grant writing, communication skills, conflict resolution, and responsible conduct in research. We also serve as an advocate for all postdoctoral fellows, working to create a sense of family while they are here at ISMMS.
Quality of life is an important foundation for success in study and work. The Office assists in finding convenient, affordable housing within easy walking distance of Mount Sinai Hospital, and we organize social and networking activities, lunches, social evenings, and roundtables on important professional issues. We also encourage and support postdoc-initiated activities and endeavors.
Leadership
Under the leadership of the Dean of The Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences, a senior member of the ISMMS faculty serves as our Faculty Director. Our team is dedicated to providing you with the information, support, and services that you need to make the most of your Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai (ISMMS) postdoctoral training. Please contact us with any questions or concerns.
Guy H Montgomery, PhD
Associate Professor, Oncological Sciences
Associate Professor, Psychiatry
Faculty Director
Email: guy.montgomery@mssm.edu
Theresa Scarabino
Program Manager
Phone: 212-241-0380
Email: theresa.scarabino@mssm.edu
Frank Emerson
Program Assistant
Phone: 212-241-0729
Email: frank.emerson@mssm.edu
Postdoctoral Executive Committee
Our Postdoctoral Executive Committee is led by two Co-Chairs and is comprised solely of postdoctoral fellows. The Committee meets monthly with current postdoctoral fellows to hear concerns and gather information. Postdocs interested in serving should contact the Co-Chairs for more information.
Agata Kurowski (Co Chair)
Letizia Amadori (Co Chair)
Delaine Ceholski
Giovanna Collu
Chrysoula Deligianni
Nabila Founounou
Sabrina Tamburini
Attila Gulyas-Kovacs
Yifei Sun
Keerat Kaur
Enrica Piras
Divya Jha
Julia TCW
Charles DeRossi
Nicholas Daviaud
Leonardo Munari
Kuastav Mukherjee
Ashley Humphries
Mark Luna-Vargas
Andrew Trotta
Farhana Sakloth
John Sekar
Cigdem Sevim Bayrak
Justyna Mleczko
Rewatee Gokhale
Chandrani Mondal
Postdoctoral Advisory Committee
The Postdoctoral Advisory Committee reviews all findings reported by the Executive Committee. This sets in motion new plans and ideas that will facilitate and enhance postdoctoral life.
Robert Blitzer, PhD, Department of Pharmacology and Systems Therapeutics
Giovanna Collu, PhD, Department of Developmental and Regenerative Biology
Saghi Ghaffari, MD, PhD, Department of Developmental and Regenerative Biology
Alice H. Huang, PhD, Department of Orthopaedics
Sandra K. Masur, PhD, Department of Ophthalmology
Marek Mlodzik, PhD, Department of Developmental and Regenerative Biology
Guy H. Montgomery,PhD, Department of Oncological Sciences, Psychiatry, and Office of Postdoctoral Affairs
Scott Russo, PhD, Department of Neuroscience
Theresa Scarabino, Office of Postdoctoral Affairs
Megan Shaw, PhD, Department of Microbiology
Caryn Tiger-Paillex, Dean’s Office and Human Resources
Merina Varghese, PhD, Department of Neuroscience
Hamel Vyas, Esq, International Personnel
Bin Zhang, PhD, Department of Genetics and Genomic Sciences
Diversity
It is widely recognized that a diverse environment enhances the learning experience of all trainees and the biomedical research enterprise in general. ISMMS is committed to promoting diversity and inclusion in research, clinics, and education as well as to increasing the representation of individuals who are members of groups that are underrepresented in science and medicine at all ranks and levels.