Dr. Marina Holz is working as the Dean of the Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences and an active Professor of Cell Biology and Anatomy at NYMC. She received her Bachelor’s degree of Microbiology and Immunology with Great Distinction from McGill University, Canada. She obtained her Ph.D. in Cell and Developmental Biology at Harvard Medical School, USA. Bringing to NYMC her passion and leadership in biomedical research and education, Dr. Holz leads an NIH-funded laboratory studying the mechanisms of signaling by hormones and growth factors in breast cancer and lymphangioleiomyomatosis (LAM)—a rare lung disease. Her work spans basic science and clinical applications and has been published in leading journals. The Holz laboratory has been previously funded by grants from the American Cancer Society (ACS), the Department of Defense, LAM Foundation, Wendy Will Case Cancer Fund, American Association for Cancer Research (AACR), Mindlin Foundation, and National Cancer Center. Dr. Holz also serves as a peer reviewer for multiple journals and participates in grant review study sections for the NIH, Department of Defense, ACS, LAM Foundation, and many international funding agencies. Dr. Holz is a member of the scientific advisory board of the LAM Foundation, member of the editorial boards of Nature’s Communications Biology and BBA-Molecular Basis of Disease and serves as the Ambassador for the American Cancer Society. In her laboratory, she is a dedicated mentor to students and the next generation of laboratory scientists and has served as a mentor in several diversity initiatives organized by the National Research Mentoring Network, the American Society for Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, and the American Society for Cell Biology.

Undergraduate School

McGill University, Canada

Undergraduate Major

Microbiology and Immunology

Medical School

Harvard Medical School

Focus Area/Interests

• Signaling by hormones and growth factors in breast cancer
• Lymphangioleiomyomatosis (LAM)
• Biomedical research and education

Current Position

• Dean of the Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences, NYMC
• Professor of Cell Biology and Anatomy, NYMC
• Principal Investigator, The Holz Laboratory