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Seed grants and symposia based on themes from the Office of Academic Integration have bridged researchers from the Ithaca and New York campuses and have brought a high return on investment to Cornell.
  • Computational Biology
  • Molecular Biology and Genetics
  • Biology
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For his passion, knowledge and ingenuity in his field, Judd, a fourth-year doctoral student in the graduate field of molecular biology and genetics, has been selected for the 2021 Harry and Samuel Mann Outstanding Graduate Student Award. The...
  • Molecular Biology and Genetics
  • Biology
  • Evolution

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New research reveals how proteins, called “pioneer transcription factors,” help turn on key genes that give cell types their unique properties and functions. These pioneer factors, it turns out, help unspool tightly wound coils of DNA so that...
  • Molecular Biology and Genetics
  • Biology
  • Genetics
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Provost Michael Kotlikoff launched the initiative in fall 2016 across six cross-college discipline areas, each covered by a faculty task force: nanoscale science and microsystems engineering; genome biology; data science; sustainability...
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  • Molecular Biology and Genetics