The Department of Molecular Biology and Genetics shares a leading role in research and teaching in modern biology at Cornell University. The department has over 35 faculty and is housed in the Biotechnology Building, a state-of-the-art facility with individual laboratories and core research facilities.
The research and teaching interests of the faculty include fundamental, as well as medically relevant, problems in molecular biology, genetics, genomics, population genetics, cell biology, biochemistry, development, and macromolecular structure.Our faculty also play key roles in the New Life Sciences Initiative, which includes the Cornell Genomics Initiative.
Weill Institute announces
four new hires
Discovery of link in mosquito mating mechanism could lead to new attack on dengue and yellow fever Press Release (April 2008)
Ray Wu Memorial Symposium
October 3rd-4th at Cornell University
W. Lee Kraus has been named the 2008 recipient of the Excellence in Mentoring Undergraduate Students in Independent Research. Nominations for this award are from undergraduate students. (April 2008)
Jim Blankenship has been awarded the Universal Design in Instruction Award.(April 2008)
Maureen Hanson has been named the CALS 2008 recipient of the SUNY Chancellor's award for Excellence in Faculty Service. (April 2008)
MB&G Summer Seminar Series, Tuesdays 12:30 PM G-01 Biotech Racker Room(unless otherwise noted)
Aug 19th, 2008-G-10 Biotech(large room)
Josh Waterfall
David Pruyne
MBG Seminars for the Current Academic Year
Regular seminars in Molecular Biology and Genetics are generally given at 4:00 PM on Fridays in G10 Biotechnology Building (large conference room). However, we have quite a few special seminars given on alternate days of the week, please check the date carefully. Seminars that are not held in G10 Biotechnology Building or are at a time other than 4:00 PM will be otherwise noted.
August 29, 2008
Dr. Amar Klar
Gene Regulation and Chromosome Biology laboratory
National Cancer Institute at Frederick
Title: "Asymmetric cell division as a mechanism for human brain laterality, hand preference, psychoses diseases and for mouse visceral laterality development"
Host: Bik Tye
http://ccr.cancer.gov/staff/staff.
asp?profileid=5697
September 5, 2008
Dr. Nate Sutter
Medical Genetics-College of Veterinary Medicine
Cornell University
Title: "Size in Dogs: Using Structured Populations to Map Complex Traits"
Host: Bik Tye
http://www.vet.cornell.edu/faculty/
sutter/research.htm
September 12, 2008
Dr. Su-Ju Lin
Department of Microbiology
University of California-Davis
Title: "Understanding the mechanisms of calorie restriction and life span regulation in Saccharomyces cerevisiae"
Host: Sylvia Lee
http://biosci2.ucdavis.edu/BioSci/FacultyAndResearch/DisplayFacultyProfile.cfm?ResearcherID=1843
September 19, 2008
Dr. Eric Siggia
Center for Studies in Physics and Biology
The Rockefeller University
Title:
Host: Bik Tye
http://uqbar.rockefeller.edu/siggia/
September 26, 2008
Dr. David Ron
Skirball Institute
NYU School of Medicine
Title:
Host: Linq Qi-Nutritional Sciences
http://saturn.med.nyu.edu/research/mp/ronlab
Weekly Seminars
- MBG Seminar Calendar
(Complete listing of 2008-09) - G&D Wednesday Seminar Calendar
- BMCB Monday Seminar Calendar