Faculty & Staff

EBI fosters a rich interdisciplinary and entrepreneurial environment. Our research team combines an excitement in basic discovery with a disciplined, practical interest in how their discoveries can benefit human health and create new businesses. This unusual combination is key to our continued success.

Follow the links below for profiles of our principal investigators and director, including their research interests, professional activities, publications and contact information.

  1. David C. Wight, Ph.D.
    Director, Edison Biotechnology Institute
    Principal Investigator, Edison Biotechnology Institute

  2. Xiaozhuo Chen, Ph.D.
    Principal Investigator, Edison Biotechnology Institute
    Associate Professor, Department of Biomedical Sciences
    College of Osteopathic Medicine

  3. Susan C. Evans, Ph.D.
    Principal Investigator, Edison Biotechnology Institute
    Assistant Professor, Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry
    College of Arts & Sciences

  4. Leonard D. Kohn, M.D.  
    Principal Investigator and Distinguished Senior Research Scientist, Edison Biotechnology Institute
    J.O. Watson Endowed Chair for Diabetes Research
    Department of Biomedical Sciences
    College of Osteopathic Medicine

  5. John J. Kopchick, Ph.D.
    Principal Investigator, Edison Biotechnology Institute
    Goll Ohio Professor of Molecular Biology
    Professor, Department of Biomedical Sciences,
    College of Osteopathic Medicine

  6. Shiyong Wu, Ph.D.
    Principal Investigator, Edison Biotechnology Institute
    Associate Professor, Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry
    College of Arts & Sciences