Systems biology combines experiments and models to understand complex cell processes in order to analyze the networks of genes, proteins, and metabolites that control cell functions.
Our faculty explore how these networks are regulated in healthy tissues. They also study what happens when these networks fail, leading to diseases like cancer or issues in aging. They develop new therapies and biomolecules to tackle these problems. Recently, there’s a push to combine experiments and models at the single-cell level. This research aims to understand how differences between cells contribute to disease and affect treatment responses.
This research benefits from collaborations with various groups and institutions. Notable partners include Cornell’s Single Cell Working Group, NIH-funded Physical Sciences Oncology Center, and Stem Cell Program, as well as in collaborations with clinical and research scientists at Weill Cornell Medicine, including the Englander Institute for Precision Medicine.
The faculty researchers in this area exemplify the collaborative nature of the work done at Cornell Engineering.
Faculty
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![Ilana Lauren Brito]()
Ilana Lauren Brito
Associate Professor Mong Family Sesquicentennial Faculty Fellow in Biomedical Engineering
Graduate Field Faculty
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![Matthew DeLisa]()
Matthew DeLisa
Director of the Institute of Biotechnology William L. Lewis Professor
R.F. Smith School of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering
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![Jesse H. Goldberg]()
Jesse H. Goldberg
Professor and Robert R. Capranica Fellow Assistant Professor
Department of Neurobiology and Behavior
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![Ailong Ke]()
Ailong Ke
Robert J. Appel Professor in Molecular Biology and Genetics
Department of Molecular Biology and Genetics
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![Alyosha Christopher Molnar]()
Alyosha Christopher Molnar
Ilda and Charles Lee Professor of Engineering
School of Electrical and Computer Engineering
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![Mert Sabuncu]()
Mert Sabuncu
Vice Chair of AI & Engineering Research Professor
School of Electrical and Computer Engineering Department of Radiology, Weill Cornell Medicine Cornell Tech
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![Madineh Sedigh-Sarvestani]()
Madineh Sedigh-Sarvestani
Assistant Professor Howard Hughes Medical Institute Freeman Hrabowski Scholar
Department of Neurobiology and Behavior
