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Georg Jander

Adjunct Professor, School of Integrative Plant Science, Plant Biology Section

Georg Jander

Contact Information

127 Boyce Thompson Institute
Ithaca, NY 14853

(607) 254-1365

gj32 [at] cornell.edu

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    Graduate Fields

    • Plant Biology

    Education

    • Doctorate
      Harvard Medical School
      1995
    • Bachelor of Science
      Washington University 1987

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The soft robotic leaf gripper injects leaves with sensors that help it detect and communicate with its environment.

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Soft robotic gripper injects leaves with precision

Cornell researchers have developed a soft robotic device that gently grips and injects living plant leaves with sensors that help it detect and communicate with its environment. The robot can also inject genetic material into the leaves.

  • Boyce Thompson Institute
  • School of Integrative Plant Science
  • Plants
A man and a woman stand in the sunlight holding a flower between the two of them

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Wallflowers could lead to new cancer, heart drugs
For decades, researchers have tried to understand how plants biosynthesize cardenolides, knowledge that could help them discover and develop safer versions of the drugs. Unfortunately, the cardenolides’ best-known plant sources – foxglove and...
  • Boyce Thompson Institute
  • School of Integrative Plant Science
  • Plant Biology Section
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