Dr. Linnie Golightly
Dr. Linnie Golightly, an Associate Professor of Medicine in Microbiology and Immunology and an Associate Professor of Clinical Medicine, Division of Infectious Diseases, has been appointed to Associate Dean of Diversity at Weill Cornell Medicine.
In her new role, Dr. Golightly will work closely with fellow Associate Dean of Diversity, Dr. Rache M. Simmons, within the Office of Diversity and Inclusion. She will be focused on enhancing initiatives to increase underrepresented minority diversity throughout our community and on strengthening linkages between programs at Weill Cornell Medicine, the Tri-Institutional campuses, Cornell University in Ithaca, and other institutions. Having a wealth of longstanding experience as a researcher and mentor in her field, Dr. Golightly will help to diversify the biomedical research workforce at Weill Cornell Medicine.