Daniel Berry, PhD
Principal Investigator
Dan is an Assistant Professor in the Division of Nutritional Sciences at Cornell University. He is a member of the graduate field of Nutrition and the graduate field of Genetics, Genomics and Development and is involved in the Cornell Stem Cell Program.
He graduated from State University of New York at Cortland with a bachelor’s degree in Biology with a concentration in Environmental Science. He earned a PhD in Molecular Nutrition from Case Western Reserve University and performed his postdoctoral studies in the Department of Developmental Biology and the Division of Endocrinology at the University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center.
Current Lab Members
Abby Benvie, BS
Graduate Student, Molecular Nutrition
Abby received a bachelor’s degree in biochemistry at the University of Rochester in Rochester, NY. Her research focuses on skeletal muscle fusion and delineating the adipose stem cell lineage.
Siwen Xue, PhD
Graduate Student, Molecular Nutrition
TBD
Derek Lee, BS
Master of Science in Nutrition
Derek graduated with a bachelor’s degree in human biology, health and society (HBHS) from the College of Human Ecology at Cornell University. Derek is interested in understanding the role of Cxcl12-Cxcr4 signaling in white and brown adipose tissue biology.
Alex Castroverde
Undergraduate Student
Alex is majoring in Nutritional Science in the College of Agriculture and Life Sciences.
Kaitlin Chang
Undergraduate Student
Kaitlin is majoring in Biology in College of Arts and Sciences
Lab Alumni
Chris Moon
Undergraduate Student, 2018-2020
Chris graduated with a degree in health policy from the College of Human Ecology.
Kene-Chukwu Ifeagwu
Undergraduate Student, 2019
Kene graduated with a degree in global and public health from the Division of Nutritional Sciences
Jamie Chen
Undergraduate Student, 2019
Jamie graduated with a degree in nutritional sciences from the Division of Nutritional Sciences
Olivia Stamatatos
Undergraduate Student, 2019
Olivia graduated with a degree in nutritional sciences from the Division of Nutritional Sciences
Crystal Pascual
Undergraduate Student, 2018-2019
Crystal graduated with a degree in biology (pre-health track) from the College of Agriculture and Life Sciences
Ben Steiner
Graduate Student, 2018-2022
Ben graduated with a PhD in Molecular Nutrition; currently an Assistant Professor at Wells College