Mission statement:
Our lab is committed to building an inclusive, safe, and open-minded atmosphere that brings together people of diverse backgrounds. We believe in science as a unifying force of good. We value a commitment to scientific rigor and open and honest feedback built on a foundation of respect. We aim to approach scientific problems with curiosity, creativity, and intellectual seriousness while contributing to an environment of collaboration and kindness.
We are driven by our shared mission to do research in fundamental aspects of cancer biology that will improve human health. We believe that our strength lies in our collective power as a group of individuals with unique skills, backgrounds, and diverse lived experiences.
Values:
Curiosity and thoughtfulness: Try to maintain more questions than answers, learn continually, read widely.
Creativity: Think about problems from multiple angles.
Fearlessness: Question established wisdom, pursue at least one high-risk high-reward project.
Rigor: Question your results, design experiments to falsify your hypotheses, identify and communicate limitations.
Responsibility: Take ownership of your achievements and mistakes, ensure reproducibility of analyses.
Diverse perspectives, backgrounds, and ways of thinking make for better science.
-Greenwald Lab, written jointly, 2026