Events
The next meeting of the Weill Institute Community Collective will be Tuesday November 18th at 10am in Weill Hall 221. Coffee and light refreshments will be provided. The Weill Institute Community Collective is committed to developing and sustaining a culture of belonging for Weill Institute members of all identities at all professional levels. Our mission is to empower members of the Weill Institute community and foster a culture of acceptance and fairness that not only welcomes, but also celebrates all identities of its members. This goal shall be achieved through community building events and the development of resources to advance the educational and professional experiences of Weill Institute members and the broader Cornell community. Building community creates belonging, strengthens...
SAVE THE DATE! We’re excited to announce that the CNF Annual Meeting will be held on Tuesday, November 18, 2025! Please plan to join us for this exciting day of learning, networking. 🔍 Keep checking the CNF website — event details will be updated regularly as they are...
Weill Community Collective hosts the Friendsgiving Multicultural Potluck. Grab your friends and bring a dish! 4pm Wednesday November 19th, 2025 in Weill Hall 4th Floor Atrium (immediately following the monthly TWIPS seminar). Bring a dish special to you, your family, or your culture and get to know your Weill Institute peers through food! Sign up to bring a dish to...
Weill Institute November Trainee Works in Progress Seminar will feature Chemistry & Chemical Biology graduate student Yajie Xu from Brian Crane’s lab, speaking on her Aerotaxis research. Our monthly social hour will follow the seminar! TWIPS attendees get early access to select social hour goodies. This month’s event will feature the Weill Community Collective Multicultural Friendsgiving...
After fat body secretion Drosophila ApoLpp (human ApoB) crosses the blood-brain barrier and accumulates in the adult brain. MBG Friday Seminar (4pm, G10 Biotech): Dr. Stuart Newfeld, Professor & Faculty Leader of Cellular and Molecular Biosciences, Arizona State University (hosted by Chun...
Inhibition of SQSTM1/p62 Oligomerization and Keap1 Sequestration by the Cullin-3 Adaptor SHKBP1. Friday November 21, 12:45pm, 224 Weill...
Now through November 30th. Benefitting the Ithaca Kitchen Cupboard food pantry. Drop donations in the Weill Hall...
Deanna Maybee, BBS Graduate Student in Smolka Lab will lead the Cell Bio Journal Club discussion on TBD. The goal of CBJC is to bring together faculty and trainees in molecular and cellular biology to discuss exciting advances, exchange ideas, and foster collaborations. We invite volunteers to present cutting-edge papers in any area of cell biology. If you are interested in presenting, please email Xuran...
TBD will lead a discussion on TBD. The CIP@Cornell Journal Club will hold discussions of scientific articles that present current proteomics technologies, tools and resources, and their applications in life science. Articles can be selected from a broad range of fields including but not limited to biology, bioinformatics, genetics, chemistry, biomedicine, nutrition, and plant biology. More info:...
Join the Weill Institute and the Office of Global Learning for International Coffee Hour on December 5, from 10–11 a.m. in Weill Hall 421. International Coffee Hour is a monthly, casual meet-and-greet hosted by the Office of Global Learning, offering international scholars, employees (staff and faculty), and interns across the Ithaca campus a chance to connect. This month, the event is open to all members of the Weill Institute. Join us to learn more about the current climate affecting international scholars and to help our international colleagues unwind and enjoy some community time before the winter holidays. Add to our “wish tree” by writing a message, a wish, or a favorite winter memory—whether it’s a scent, food, song, story, or anything meaningful to you. Light snacks and...
Join MBG Faculty, Staff and Students for pizza, sodas, crafts and games to celebrate the end of the semester and the holiday season! You are invited to bring a sweet from your childhood or culture to share with everyone. Hosted by the MBG Building Community...
Ziwei Fan, GGD Graduate Student in Han Lab will lead the Cell Bio Journal Club discussion on TBD. The goal of CBJC is to bring together faculty and trainees in molecular and cellular biology to discuss exciting advances, exchange ideas, and foster collaborations. We invite volunteers to present cutting-edge papers in any area of cell biology. If you are interested in presenting, please email Xuran...
Weill Institute December Trainee Works in Progress Seminar will feature Microbiology graduate student Ana Fernandez Galliano from Tobi Doerr’s lab, speaking on Role of periplasmic protease in growth and morphogenesis of V. cholerae. Our monthly social hour will follow the seminar! TWIPS attendees get early access to select social hour goodies. This month’s event will feature the Weill Community Holiday...
Weill Institute January Trainee Works in Progress Seminar will feature TBD, speaking on TBD. Our monthly social hour will follow the seminar! TWIPS attendees get early access to select social hour...
Join Microbiology graduate student Kevin England of the Feaga Lab as he discusses Revealing the translatome with ribo-seq using skills obtained from his attendance at EMBO Practical Course: Measuring Translational Dynamics by Ribosome Profiling in Heidelberg, Germany, on March 23 – 28, 2025. Participation in this program was funded by the Weill Institute Research Expertise Advancement Program...
TBD will lead a discussion on TBD. The CIP@Cornell Journal Club will hold discussions of scientific articles that present current proteomics technologies, tools and resources, and their applications in life science. Articles can be selected from a broad range of fields including but not limited to biology, bioinformatics, genetics, chemistry, biomedicine, nutrition, and plant biology. More info:...
Weill Institute February Trainee Works in Progress Seminar will feature TBD, speaking on TBD. Our monthly social hour will follow the seminar! TWIPS attendees get early access to select social hour...
TBD will lead a discussion on TBD. The CIP@Cornell Journal Club will hold discussions of scientific articles that present current proteomics technologies, tools and resources, and their applications in life science. Articles can be selected from a broad range of fields including but not limited to biology, bioinformatics, genetics, chemistry, biomedicine, nutrition, and plant biology. More info:...
Join Weill Institute for Cell and Molecular Biology and the Structural Biology Hub on Thursday March 12, 2026 for our spring seminar featuring Dr. Bob Keenan, Ph.D., Professor of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology at the University of Chicago. Dr. Keenan’s lab studies the molecular mechanisms underlying membrane protein biogenesis and quality control using biochemical, structural and cell biology approaches. THURSDAY MARCH 12, 2026 4:00 PM G10 BIOTECH Structural Biology is undergoing a transformation. Breakthrough technologies, from AI-driven structure prediction like AlphaFold to cutting-edge cryo-EM and next-generation mass spectrometry, are rapidly changing how we study protein structure, interactions, and function. The Structural Biology Hub will bring...
Weill Institute March Trainee Works in Progress Seminar will feature TBD, speaking on TBD. Our monthly social hour will follow the seminar! TWIPS attendees get early access to select social hour...
TBD will lead a discussion on TBD. The CIP@Cornell Journal Club will hold discussions of scientific articles that present current proteomics technologies, tools and resources, and their applications in life science. Articles can be selected from a broad range of fields including but not limited to biology, bioinformatics, genetics, chemistry, biomedicine, nutrition, and plant biology. More info:...
Weill Institute April Trainee Works in Progress Seminar will feature TBD, speaking on TBD. Our monthly social hour will follow the seminar! TWIPS attendees get early access to select social hour...
TBD will lead a discussion on TBD. The CIP@Cornell Journal Club will hold discussions of scientific articles that present current proteomics technologies, tools and resources, and their applications in life science. Articles can be selected from a broad range of fields including but not limited to biology, bioinformatics, genetics, chemistry, biomedicine, nutrition, and plant biology. More info:...