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Craig completed his PhD at Weill Cornell Graduate School of Medical Sciences in Physiology, Biophysics, and Systems Biology (PBSB), where he studied and published on a range of topics spanning metagenomics to astronaut health under the guidance of Dr. Christopher Mason, a pioneer known for his groundbreaking work on the NASA Twin Study, among other things.
Craig's thesis work focused on mitigating the harsh effects of radiation in space flight via genetic engineering of human cells to express the extremophile tardigrade Damage Suppressor Protein (Dsup). Here, Craig led various assay development and synthetic engineering projects to validate human Dsup expressing cells' radioprotective phenotype, as well as performing systems-level molecular perturbations through large-scale transcriptomic and epigenomic analyses to shed light on the underlying mechanisms governing epigenetic regulation and DNA damage response in this context.
This work led to Craig's appearance in a documentary available on Discovery+ and another coming soon to Paramount+ and the Smithsonian Channel. Craig's thesis work, along with his involvement in the NASA Twin Study and work in the Space Omics and Medical Atlas (SOMA) initiative through various SpaceX missions, has helped set groundwork enabling humanity to become a spacefaring civilization.
Prior to his work at Weill Cornell, Craig completed a PostBac at the NIH, where he studied the development of novel CNS adenovirus gene therapy delivery systems and helped develop high-throughput cell-based assays for screening neuropeptide libraries for neuroendocrine-related GPCR activation.
Craig currently serves as the Lab Operations Manager at General Proximity, where he leads efforts to optimize and operationalize GP’s most important systems, as well as supporting the Biology and Platform teams as a molecular and cell biologist. In his spare time, Craig (a Bay Area native) enjoys activities like hiking, fitness, attending music and art events, venturing into unknown cities, and immersing himself in cultural experiences.
