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About the lab

The Reck-Peterson Lab at Weill Cornell Medicine studies the mechanisms of intracellular transport at molecular, cellular, and organismal scales. Our research addresses fundamental cell biology questions, with direct relevance to human health and disease. Current projects include:

• Understanding how defects in intracellular transport contribute to neurodegenerative disease, with a focus on LRRK2 in Parkinson’s Disease.

• Mechanisms of organelle “hitchhiking” in filamentous fungi and their implications for secondary metabolite production.

We use a wide range of approaches: protein biochemistry and reconstitution, single-molecule biophysics, proteomics, metabolomics, fungal genetics, evolutionary analysis, mammalian cell culture, and state-of-the-art live-cell imaging. Through collaborations, we use cryo-electron microscopy and tomography for structural studies.

Graduate Students

If you are a graduate student in one of the Weill Cornell Medicine or Tri-Institutional graduate programs, please reach out to Dr. Reck-Peterson directly: slr4003 at med.cornell.edu.

Postdoctoral Fellows

We seek creative and collaborative individuals who have a broad and mechanistic interest in intracellular transport. Dr. Reck-Peterson works with each Fellow in the lab to design a research project that is bold and impactful. She also encourage and promotes each Fellow's independence.

Applicants must have a PhD in cell biology, biochemistry, biophysics, neuroscience, or a related field. Interested applicants should send a cover letter highlighting why they are interested in the lab and a CV to Dr. Reck-Peterson. Separately, three referees should email recommendation letters directly to Dr. Reck-Peterson: slr4003 at med.cornell.edu.