The 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.
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George Hess
April 18, 2012
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2011 MBG Awards
Andy 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.
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January 9, 2012
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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
MBG Friday Seminar Calendar
Calendar for BMCB Monday graduate student seminars
Calendar for G&D Wednesday graduate student seminars
- Biotech Reservations:
G01(Racker Room) and G10 (Large Conference Room), please email Steve Sparling
- To reserve all other rooms and resources in Biotech Building
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