Molecular Biology and Genetics

Biotechnology BuildingThe Department of Molecular Biology and Genetics shares a leading role in research and teaching in modern biology at Cornell University. The department has 33 primary faculty and 4 joint or adjunct faculty, most are housed in the Biotechnology Building, a state-of-the-art facility with individual laboratories and core research facilities. Some MBG faculty are also members of the Weill Institute for Cell and Molecular Biology and have their offices in the adjoining new Weill Hall.  Our faculty also play key roles in the Cornell Center for Comparative and Population Genomics

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 have served key leadership roles in the New Life Sciences Initiative, which included the Cornell Genomics Initiative.

Department News

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Seminar to honor
George Hess
April 18, 2012
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Awards & Promotions

2011 MBG Awards

AndrewClarkAndy Clark is elected
to The National Academy
of Sciences on May 1, 2012.
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Susan Henry receives state's
highest agricultural honor.
Click here for story
January 9, 2012

MBG Archive News

 

Upcoming Seminars
MBG Friday Seminars


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.

May 18, 2012
Maria Garcia
Department of Molecular & Cell Biology
Cornell University
Title:  "Studying morphogenesis in the mouse through ENU mutagenesis: 
lessons and surprises

Host: 
Ken Kempheus
http://mbg.cornell.edu/faculty-staff/faculty/garcia-garcia.cfm


(Listing of 2011-2012)
MBG Friday Seminar Calendar

Calendar for BMCB Monday graduate student seminars
Calendar for G&D Wednesday graduate student seminars

 

 

Biotech Room Reservations
  • Biotech Reservations:
    G01(Racker Room) and G10 (Large Conference Room), please email
      Steve Sparling
  • To reserve all other rooms and resources in Biotech Building
    Click here



MBG Information

Information (607) 255-2203
Administrative Offices
Molecular Biology & Genetics
526 Campus Road
107 Biotechnology Building
Cornell University
Ithaca, NY 14853-2703
Fax - (607) 255-6249

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