“High-end research meets tech-transfer; how small molecules can change our world” The Annual BTI Science Symposium provides the BTI community with an all-day event that includes scientific seminars, a PGS […]
Together with the BCBC, GOBii, Cassavabase, and Cornell, BTI will be hosting a fall workshop titled "Transforming Breeding through Integrated Data Management and Analysis". We invite the community to join […]
Graduate students from Tokyo University of Agriculture and Technology will be visiting as part of an annual problem solving workshop in collaboration with Cornell grad students and postdocs. The broad […]
Jennifer Nemhauser will be visiting BTI as part of the BTI PGS distinguished lecturer series in October. Talk title: Living La Vida Verde: a quest to understand the molecular logic of plant signaling Thursday, […]
Yin and Yang refer to dualities in Chinese philosophy: they describe how seemingly opposite or contrary forces may actually be complementary, interconnected, and interdependent on each other. They mean the […]
We're excited to revive the competition that challenges scientists to communicate their research in three minutes, while tailoring their presentation for a lay audience. The goal of Flash Science is […]
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BTI Monday Morning Seminar Monday, November 12, 2018 9:00 AM in the BTI auditorium Stephanie Meyer and Keith Hannon: “Advancement: An update and overview of how Development, Communications, and Alumni Relations […]
The Fall Board of Directors Meeting will be held on Friday, November 16, 2018, with the dinner scheduled on Thursday, November 15. The meeting will be held at the Country […]
Speakers: Fei Lab Chen Jiao: Plant terrestrialization: insights from the genome of a unicellular green algae Shan Wu: Pan-genomes of Citrullus species Snacks will be provided from 8:45 am. These […]
Tune In Here! Unrestricted Futures 2018 Our planet is rapidly approaching nine billion people and with that rise in population comes serious threats to our food supply and health. At […]
Ivan Liachko, Ph.D., Founder/Chief Scientist, Phase Genomics, Inc, presents From Contigs to Chromosomes: How Hi-C is transforming genome and metagenome assembly. Chromosome conformation capture methods like Hi-C measure the 3D organization of […]
"Using natural variation to understand and improve the tomato immune system." Speakers: Robyn Roberts/Samantha Mainiero Snacks will be provided from 8:45 am. These seminars are part of the BTI Monday […]
Following the Board of Directors meetings each spring and fall, the State of the Institute is a presentation delivered to all of BTI by President David Stern and his designees. […]
As small technology transfer offices demonstrate successes, their functions and responsibilities may expand and evolve requiring increased resources. Join Paul Debbie, Director of Research at the Boyce Thompson Institute (BTI), […]
Dr. Fay-Wei Li and Cinemapolis for Science On Screen: Little Shop of Horrors. Fay-Wei will discuss some of Earth’s most dangerous plants, covering toxicity and even predatory behavior. Little Shop of […]
Special Seminar Michael Werner Max Planck Institute for Developmental Biology, Tübingen "The epigenetic hills, valleys, and consequences of phenotypic plasticity." Early life experiences can affect the development of physiology, behavior, […]
Agenda 9:00am - 9:30am: Breakfast (Atrium) 9:30am - 9:45am: Introduction (Auditorium) 9:45am - 10:45am: Speaker presentation (Auditorium) 10:45am - 11:00am: Coffee break 11:00am - 12:00pm: Panel discussion (Auditorium) 12:00pm - […]
Georg Jander “Chemical defense tradeoffs in maize-insect interactions” 11-12pm in the BTI Auditorium
Margaret Frank "Connecting the pieces: new technologies to understand the ancient practice of plant grafting" 11-12pm in the BTI Auditorium
Scott McArt “Pesticides and pathogens and pollinator declines: What do we know?” 11-12pm in the BTI Auditorium
Art at BTI presents: Color Is A Beautiful Thing: Intersections of Plants and Popular Culture by Sarah Gotowka Space is limited, please register here. Join us for a night of […]
Summer Seminar Series: Adam Bogdanove "Transcriptional activation of plant susceptibility genes by the pathogen Xanthomonas - and what to do about it” 11-12pm in the BTI Auditorium
Summer Seminar Series: Anurag Agrawal “Of monarchs and milkweed” 11-12pm in the BTI Auditorium
Summer Seminar Series Fay Wei-Li 11-12pm in the BTI Auditorium
Summer Seminar Series: Jennifer Thaler “The Ecology of fear in Tritrophic Interactions” 11-12pm in the BTI Auditorium
Summer Seminar Series: Rebecca Nelson “Managing Mycotoxins in Maize” 11-12pm in the BTI Auditorium
It has been an exciting summer filled with research for BTI’s 2019 summer interns! Want to learn all about the research the students have contributed to over the past 10 […]
BTI Postgraduate Society's Annual Science Symposium "Integrating -omics data for biological discovery" Thursday, September 19th, 2019 Nevin Welcome Center at the Cornell Botanic Gardens Contact: hal44@cornell.edu or be68@cornell.edu
The BCBC is excited to host its Nanopore symposium on October 28 & 29, 2019! The Nanopore Symposium will showcase using Oxford Nanopore technology in your research. Click here for more […]
JOIN US! SPECIAL SEMINAR "Regulatory and Consumer Acceptance Issues on the Road to Bringing Gene-Edited Agricultural Products to Market" Gregory Jaffe, J.D. Visiting Professor of Practice, CALS Director, Biotechnology Project, […]
*Due to COVID-19 and ongoing restrictions for social gatherings on the Cornell University campus, Art at BTI is going virtual! Join us as we celebrate National Soil Health Day by […]
Impact Through Collaboration: Improving Crops with the Help of Community Scientists in the Physalis Improvement Project Join us in an interactive chat with Dr. Joyce Van Eck to talk about her research […]
Join us in an interactive chat with Dr. Zhangjun Fei and Dr. Jim Giovannoni to talk about their creation and study of the tomato pan-genome.July 30, 2020 12:00 PMRegister here.As […]
This event has ended. Click here for future Breaking Grounds! Karen-Beth Scholthof and Paul Debbie “From TMV to COVID-19: The History of Virus Research at BTI” September 30, 2020 12:00 PM ET Register […]
PGS is excited to open registration for the first BTI PGS Virtual Symposium, which will be held through Zoom on THURSDAY, OCTOBER 15th. This year’s theme, “SYMBIOSIS IN SCIENCE - A new […]
"Spooky Plants” with Fay-Wei Li October 29, 2020 12:00 PM ET This event has ended. For future Breaking Ground head to https://btiscience.org/breaking-ground-discussion-series/Do you believe that plants are harmless inanimate objects that […]
Dr. Dario Valenzano from the Max-Planck-Institute for the Biology of Ageing in Cologne, Germany. "African killifishes shed light on evolution and modulation of lifespan" Wednesday, November 18th, 9 […]
"Feeding the World with Plant Breeding Databases" with Lukas Mueller November 18, 2020 12:00 PM ET This event has ended, click here for more info about future […]
Featuring Maria Harrison December 15, 12pm EST Microscopic Relationships Could Reduce Fertilizer Use Join BTI for a virtual chat with Dr. Maria Harrison where she will talk […]
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Registration is now open for the BCBC's workshop on De novo genome assembly and annotation with an emphasis on phylogenetic and population genetic studies. The workshop is planned for May 4, 2021, from 9am to 5:15pm. Please […]
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This event has ended. To register for future Breaking Grounds please click here. "Inheritance & the environment: a brief history of a complicated relationship" — Breaking Ground with Eric […]
We would like to invite you to our annual George and Helen Kohut Symposium to celebrate our 2021 undergraduate and high school research program on Thursday, August 5th from 9-4:30pm. The community comes […]
In East African countries, bananas are an important staple food and cash crop. However, most of the East African bananas are susceptible to pests and diseases, threatening the livelihoods of […]
