The Graduate Field of Genetics and Development (G&D) at Cornell University
provides top-ranked multidisciplinary training in the biological and biomedical
sciences. The G&D Field builds on the strong tradition of interdisciplinary training at Cornell and is composed of 51 faculty members from 14 departments and units. The field has particular strengths in the following research
areas: Genetics; Developmental Biology; Population Structure and Molecular
Evolution; Molecular Genetics; Genomics; Computational Biology; and Plant
Genetics. Graduate students in the Field of G&D obtain outstanding
training in genetics and development and acquire analytical tools that
enable them to understand the mechanisms of inheritance, development, mutation,
gene regulation, and population structure and evolution. The Cornell
campus offers state-of-the-art facilities and provides many opportunities
for collaboration. This fertile environment, led by an enthusiastic and
dedicated faculty, provides a rigorous training environment. Our graduates
enjoy successful careers in research universities and institutes, undergraduate
colleges, and industry.
Cornell University is unique among the top dozen "research
universities" (as identified by US News) in being situated in a small
city, which affects the quality of life, creating a friendly
and supportive atmosphere for graduate students.
G&D is one of several Graduate Fields in the life sciences at Cornell. For an overview of graduate education in the life sciences see: http://gradeducation.lifesciences.cornell.edu/. |
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Nov. 10, 2009
A new publication from BMCB graduate student Stephanie Yazinski and labmates describes how DNA repair defects can be exploited to kill cells with cancer associated mutations. More...
Oct. 27, 2009
Researchers discover mechanism that prevents two species from reproducing. More...
 October 5, 2009
Former BMCB graduate
student Jack Szostak
(Wu Lab, PhD 1977)
shares The Nobel Prize in
Physiology or Medicine 2009.
More from Nobel Prize...
Aug. 14, 2009
Some mice stem cells divide in unexpected ways, study says
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July 29, 2009
Researchers use yeast to identify cancer-causing genes that may also occur in humans More...
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