Cell Biology Program
The Philipp Niethammer Lab
Research
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Interdisciplinary approaches to wound healing, inflammation and regeneration.
Research Projects
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Featured News
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Publications Highlights
People
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Philipp Niethammer, PhD
- Cell biologist Philipp Niethammer investigates tissue damage responses with advanced imaging approaches in zebrafish.
- PhD, European Molecular Biology Laboratories & Hamburg University, Germany
- [email protected]
- Email Address
- 212-639-5332
- Office Phone
Members
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- Ph.D., Molecular, Cell and Developmental Biology
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Principal Investigator
![Zaza Gelashvili](https://www.mskcc.org/sites/default/files/styles/width_200_1x1/public/node/231730/main_image/gelashvili-zaza_210830_006-1200x800.jpg?h=10d202d3)
Graduate Student
![Yanan Ma](https://www.mskcc.org/sites/default/files/styles/width_200_1x1/public/node/189385/main_image/ma-yanan_210830_012-1200x800.jpg?h=10d202d3)
Research Scholar
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Graduate Student
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Research Technician
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Research Scholar
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Research Fellow
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Administrative Assistant
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- BA, New York University
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Lab Alumni
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Research Technician
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Postdoctoral Fellow
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Research Technician
![Cong Huang](https://www.mskcc.org/sites/default/files/styles/width_200_1x1/public/node/25038/image/huang.jpg)
BCMB Graduate Student
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Postdoctoral Fellow
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Scientist at Fate Therapeutics Inc, San Diego, CA
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PhD Candidate at Duke University
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Postdoctoral Fellow
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Postdoctoral Fellow
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Administrative Research Assistant
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Research Technician
![Michelina Stoddard](https://www.mskcc.org/sites/default/files/styles/width_200_1x1/public/node/37930/image/stoddard.jpg)
MD-PhD graduate student
Lab Affiliations
Achievements
- Dorsett L. Spurgeon Distinguished Research Award (2009)
- Louis Gerstner Young Investigator (2012)
- American Asthma Foundation Scholar (2014)
- Louise and Allston Boyer Young Investigator Award (2018)
Open Positions
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Career Opportunities
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Disclosures
Doctors and faculty members often work with pharmaceutical, device, biotechnology, and life sciences companies, and other organizations outside of MSK, to find safe and effective cancer treatments, to improve patient care, and to educate the health care community.
MSK requires doctors and faculty members to report (“disclose”) the relationships and financial interests they have with external entities. As a commitment to transparency with our community, we make that information available to the public.
Philipp Niethammer discloses the following relationships and financial interests:
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American Association for Anatomy
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American Society for Biochemistry and Molecular Biology
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American Society for Cell Biology (ASCB)
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European Molecular Biology Laboratory
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European Molecular Biology Organization
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Gordon Research Conferences
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Mount Sinai Health System
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National University of Singapore
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University of Virginia
Professional Services and Activities
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