BRONX, N.Y. , Oct.
9, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Stem cell researcher Teresa Bowman , Ph.D. , has been appointed chair of the department of developmental & molecular biology (DMB) at Albert Einstein College of Medicine after a comprehensive national search.
Dr. Bowman will begin her new role on December 1 , following the longtime leadership of Richard Stanley , Ph.D.
"Dr. Bowman has demonstrated her leadership abilities, commitment to mentorship, and dedication to the College of Medicine since she joined us in 2013," said Yaron Tomer , M.D.
, the Marilyn and Stanley M. Katz Dean at Albert Einstein College of Medicine and chief academic officer at Montefiore Einstein . "I am very pleased to appoint her to this important position and am confident of her success in her new role.
" Dr. Bowman, who is currently an associate professor of DMB, of oncology, and of medicine at Einstein, has been highly active in many facets of Einstein campus life: She is the director of the zebrafish core facility, a member of the Ruth L. and David S.
Gottesman Institute for Stem Cell Research and Regenerative Medicine organization committee, a member of Montefiore Einstein Comprehensive Cancer Center shared resources committee, and a member of the Institutional Animal Care and Use Committee. She is also a member of the Senate Council, was the senate representative on the Einstein-Montefiore Philanthropy Council, and a member of the diversity, equity and inclusion faculty retention and recruitment task forc.