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News & Events

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News

Key adaptation helps nomadic people survive in extreme desert

Changes in the genomes of the Turkana of northern Kenya reveal how they have evolved to survive in extreme desert conditions for thousands of years.

  • Computational Biology
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New method explores dormancy in TB, other organisms

A new computational method developed by researchers at Cornell sheds light on how going dormant – sometimes for multiple generations – has affected the evolution of the tuberculosis bacterium and other organisms that can temporarily drop out of...

  • Computational Biology
  • Health + Nutrition
  • Disease
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Spotlight

Meet our faculty: Erik Enbody
Academic focus: Evolutionary and conservation genomics Research summary: I study evolution in natural populations. I am motivated by questions that help us understand biodiversity on a fundamental level. What are the origins of biodiversity...
  • Computational Biology
  • Animals
  • Genomics
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Atkinson Hall opens as a hub for research, collaboration

Atkinson Hall officially opened its doors with a ribbon-cutting ceremony April 9, realizing its benefactors’ vision of the facility as a home for impact-driven research across grand challenges in sustainability, cancer biology and immunology...

  • Cornell Atkinson
  • Computational Biology
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Framework offers systems-level analysis of cancer mutations

A study from Cornell researchers could enable a quantum leap forward in identifying and deciphering cancer-driving genetic mutations, the first step in developing effective therapeutics.

  • Computational Biology
  • Genetics
  • Disease

Graduate Highlights

Scholarship

NSERC Alexander Graham Bell Canada Graduate Scholarship

Congratulations to Michael Wang! Michael receives the NSERC Alexander Graham Bell Canada Graduate Scholarship-Doctoral.

Program

Student Led Ventures

Nathan Oakes, co-founder of Combplex and Cornell Comp Bio grad student, selected for the inaugural Blackstone Launchpad Lift Cohort. A 10-week mentorship-driven program for student-led ventures, which comes with a $10K grant. Kudos Nathan!

Award

"Best Poster Award"

Kudos to Runxi Shen, Computational Biology graduate student in the Messer Lab, for winning the "Best Poster Award" at the Great Lakes Evolutionary Genetics Symposium on May 31, 2019.

Award

Rita and Joe Calvo Teaching Assistant Award

Congratulations to Manisha Munasinghe as the recipient of the Rita and Joe Calvo Teaching Assistant Award. An award provided to her from the Department of Molecular Biology & Genetics.

Award

Outstanding CALS Graduate Teaching Assistant

Congratulations to Shayne Wierbowski as the recipient of the 2019 Outstanding CALS Graduate Teaching Assistant award! (pictured here with Department of Comp Bio chair, Prof. Andy Clark).

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Seminar Series

The Department of Computational Biology holds seminars throughout the year to discuss topics related to the field.

Seminar Series
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Members of the Clark Lab gather for a lab meeting with lab leader, Andrew Clark, professor in the Department of Computational Biology. Credit: Allison Usavage