Field of Genetics, Genomics & Development Ph.D. Thesis Defense Seminar – Isabella Burda, Roeder Lab – Monday, April 14, 2025, 10:00 AM, G01 Biotechnology Building. “Robust sepal development is associated with uncorrelated growth fluctuations and dynamic...

We are pleased to welcome Eva Karasmanis for this edition of the Weill Institute Special Seminar! Eva is a Postdoctoral Fellow in the Reck-Peterson Lab at the University of California – San Diego‘s Department of Celluar and Molecular Science. The title of this talk will be “Mechanisms of Intra- and Inter-Celluar Cargo Transport”. This talk will take place on Wednesday, April 16th, 2025, at 10:00AM in Biotech G10. We hope to see you all...

Bring a dish special to you, your family, or your culture. Prizes for the Institute’s favorite dish! Sponsored by the Weill Institute Diversity...

Quantum-Si and Cornell Lunch + Learn  Unlocking the Power of Next-Generation Protein Sequencing™  Join us in person or virtually to explore cutting-edge innovation in proteomics  Sequencing of Protein Biomarkers in Biological Samples   Avantor is proud to offer Quantum-Si and their benchtop Platinum® Pro system, a powerful single-molecule protein sequencer. Chris Mason, PhD Professor of Physiology and Biophysics Weill Cornell Medicine Chris Mason will share his experience using the Platinum Pro, discussing the sequencing of protein biomarkers in biological samples. He will explore how he uncovers deeper insights into biomarker proteoforms and detects variants. Platinum Pro is designed to detect single amino acids through binding kinetics. The technology is...

We are pleased to welcome Xiuzhen Chen, a Research Associate in the Mayr Lab of the Sloan Kettering Institute’s Cancer Biology & Genetics Program. She will be presenting the topic “Beyond the genetic code: Cytoplasmic mRNA packaging and its physiological functions.” This talk will take place on Friday, April 18th, 2025 at 10:00 AM in Biotech G10. We see you all...

We are pleased to welcome Gian-Luca Mclelland for this edition of the Weill Institute Special Seminar! Gian-Luca is a postdoctoral fellow in the Brummelkamp Lab at the Netherlands Cancer Institute! The title of this talk is pending. Please stay tuned! This seminar will occur on Wednesday, April 23rd, in Biotech G10. We hope to see you...

The Weill Institute Diversity Council will meet on Tuesday, May 6th at noon in room 421. ALL INSTITUTE MEMBERS ARE WELCOME! Lunch will be provided. Join our Slack group to stay up to date with all of the diversity council happenings! Join by attending a council meeting or emailing Michelle...

Structural Biology, Proteomics, Protein Design and Single-molecule Approaches Organized by the Structural Biology Innovation Hub at the Weill Institute for Cell and Molecular Biology, Ithaca, NY, together with the Molecular Biophysics Training Program at the Weill Cornell Graduate School, New York, NY Keynote Speakers: Dr. Christopher Lima (Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center) Dr. Jin Zhang (University of California San Diego) PLEASE APPLY TO ATTEND! (No fee to apply or...

The Weill Institute for Cell and Molecular Biology is delighted to announce our second Weill Institute Emerging Scholars Symposium, at Cornell University in Ithaca, NY. The Emerging Scholars Symposium will be held on October 13, 2025, and brings together exceptional Ph.D. students and postdocs from worldwide institutions to share their research with the Cornell life sciences community. Emerging Scholars awardees will also be invited to attend our 8th Weill Institute Symposium on October 14, 2025 and interact with our distinguished invited speakers. The inaugural Weill Institute Emerging Scholars Symposium in 2023 was a terrific success – read about it in the Cornell Chronicle!  Information about the event and application process can be found here. The application...

The Weill Institute for Cell and Molecular Biology is delighted to announce our eighth Weill Institute Symposium, at Cornell University in Ithaca, NY.  These Symposia bring together scientists from different disciplines across the Cornell life sciences community. They provide our students and postdocs with opportunities to meet leading scientists from around the world and hear presentations on cutting edge research. A broad range of topics covering some of the most exciting and timely discoveries in cell and molecular biology and related fields will be presented. Since its establishment in 2008, the Weill Institute has thrived as an interdisciplinary hub of life science research. The Institute was endowed through a generous gift by Joan and Sanford Weill, with a vision to create...