James Lo, MD, PhD

James initially trained as a card-carrying immunologist during his PhD at the University of Chicago with Yang-Xin Fu. Afterwards he completed his medical residency in Internal Medicine at Massachusetts General Hospital and cardiology fellowship at Brigham and Women’s Hospital. He did his postdoctoral fellowship with Bruce Spiegelman at Dana-Farber Cancer Institute where he developed his interest in metabolism and adipose tissue. After a short stint as an Instructor of Medicine at Brigham and Harvard Medical School, he established the Lo lab at Weill Cornell Medicine. James enjoys playing basketball and has taken up the challenge of figuring out how to ride a snowboard.

Lisa Stoll, PhD

Lisa completed a Bachelor of Science at the University of Saarland, Germany, a Master of Science at the University of Cádiz, Spain, and a PhD at the University of Lausanne, Switzerland, where she studied the role of circular RNAs in the control of β-cell functions. Lisa joined the Lo lab in 2018 as a postdoctoral researcher. She is currently investigating organ crosstalk and the link between obesity and atrial fibrillation with a focus on both coding and non-coding RNAs. In her spare time, Lisa enjoys pole dancing, travelling, and playing with her cats Chubby and Goaty.

Ankit Gilani, PhD

Ankit is a classically trained pharmacologist with a PhD in Pharmacology from New York Medical College, New York and a Master’s degree in Pharmacology and Toxicology from National Institute of Pharmaceutical Education and Research, India. During his doctoral research, he worked on novel mechanistic mediators of diet-induced obesity and insulin resistance. Ankit joined the Lo Lab as a postdoctoral associate in 2019 and is passionate about continuing his research endeavor on discovering novel treatments for obesity, Type-II diabetes and cardiovascular diseases. When not in the lab, he enjoys playing tennis, running and mentoring young STEM aspirants.

Eric Cortada, PhD

Eric completed a BSc, a MSc and a PhD in the University of Girona, Spain. As a graduate student, his research focused on how mislocalized cardiac ion channels can result in arrhythmia. He joined the Lo lab in 2020 as a postdoctoral researcher. His research centers on myocardial infarction and will aim to find therapeutic targets to improve myocardium recovery after heart attack. Outside the lab, Eric enjoys freediving and biking.

Edwin Homan, MD, PhD

Edwin is a cardiologist with biochemistry training who is returning to the research lab for the final years of his cardiology fellowship. After college at the University of Florida, he earned a PhD in Chemistry and Chemical Biology with Alan Saghatelian at Harvard University, where he discovered a new class of endogenous lipid molecules called FAHFAs with insulin-sensitizing and anti-inflammatory properties. Edwin then pursued medical training at Mount Sinai for his MD, NYP-Columbia for his internal medicine residency, and is now at NYP-Cornell for his cardiovascular disease fellowship. He is currently investigating the cardioprotective effect of caloric restriction in a mouse model of ischemic heart failure. When he is not in the lab or in the hospital, Edwin enjoys cooking, piano, golfing, and jogging all over New York City.

Renan Pereira de Lima, PhD

Renan obtained his MSci and PhD in Pharmacology from the Federal University of Ceara (Brazil), where he focused his studies on investigating the mechanisms of action of secondary metabolites present in the Brazilian flora in the treatment of T2DM and obesity. Renan joined the Lo lab in 2023 as a postdoctoral associate. His current work focuses on studying mechanisms of cardioprotection for brown fat and islet biology. When not in the lab, he enjoys cycling, watching anime, and reading manga.