Lynn Cooley

Lynn Cooley
Academic background
EducationConnecticut College (BA)
University of Texas (PhD)
Thesis (1984)
Academic work
DisciplineBiology

Lynn Cooley is the C. N. H. Long Professor of Genetics and Professor of Cell Biology and of Molecular, Cellular, and Developmental Biology. She has served as the Dean of the Graduate School of Arts and Sciences since 2014, and Vice Provost for Postdoctoral Affairs since 2021 at Yale University. Her current research focuses on understanding the function of the intercellular bridges that connect germline cells (which develop into eggs/oocytes or sperm) and on the regulated production of long proteins in specific tissues.