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Iva Greenwald received her Ph.D. from MIT in 1982 and conducted postdoctoral research at the MRC Laboratory of Molecular Biology from 1983 to 1986. She was on the faculty of Princeton University from 1986 to 1992, gaining the rank of Associate Professor with tenure in 1991. In 1993, she moved to the Department of Biochemistry Molecular Biophysics at Columbia University where she was appointed Professor in 1995. Dr. Greenwald held a joint appointment in the Department of Genetics Development from 2009 to 2015 and currently has her primary appointment in the Department of Biological Sciences at the Morningside Campus, while retaining a secondary appointment in Biochemistry Molecular Biophysics. Her research has focused on the LIN-12/Notch signaling system, uncovering its role in binary regulation of diverse cell fates. Dr. Greenwald has been recognized with numerous honors, including her election to the National Academy of Sciences and the American Academy of Arts Sciences in 2005. As Editor-in-Chief of WormBook, her contributions have significantly advanced the understanding of genetic molecular studies of C. elegans development, particularly in relation to cancer and Alzheimer's disease.
Columbia University • New York, NY
Professorship in Biochemistry Molecular Biophysics and primary appointment in Biological Sciences.
Department of Anthropology (GSAS)