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 paradox of simultaneous unity and duality that should be balanced to keep the thing on the right track. While studying RNA silencing for years, we […]

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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 BTI, our researchers work tirelessly to combat these threats by diving into the deep unknown of the life sciences in search of the discoveries that […]

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 DNA in vivo using a combination of crosslinking, proximity-ligation, and paired-end sequencing. Because this method captures genomic contiguity on intact chromosomes, the resultant information can be […]

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. Refreshments will be served in the Atrium following the presentation.

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), as he discusses his experiences in leading and growing BTI’s technology transfer office in our upcoming webinar, Evolving a Small Tech Transfer Office: Growing Up […]

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 Horrors to follow. Learn more and buy tickets: https://cinemapolis.org/film/sos-little-shop-of-horrors/.

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, and even morphological structures later in life. While post-translational modifications and non-coding RNAs are capable of transmitting environmental information, a holistic understanding of environmental influence […]

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 art and science. View the art of Sarah Gotowka, local fiber artist, engage with her at a reception and hear a presentation by Sarah and […]

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

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 weeks? Tune in to our livestream on Thursday, August 8th, starting at 9 am and running throughout the day, to hear directly from the students […]

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 information and a full line-up of speakers. Space is limited, so please register here if you plan to attend.

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, Center For Science In The Public Interest Wednesday, October 30th | 11:00 AM BTI Auditorium The road to the market for gene-edited agricultural products will […]

*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 participating in an engaging Zoom webinar blending art and science. Art at BTI presents “Celebrations of Soil” with soil artist Kirsten Kurtz and a presentation by BTI Faculty […]

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 Here.Plant science has played an unsung role in virus research. Indeed, without important advances in plant science research, the medical community may have taken much […]

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 era of scientific collaboration”, has been inspired by the recent cluster hiring process for new investigators at BTI. With this event, we want to highlight […]

"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 do nothing but sit around all day, looking pretty? Well, think again! To help you get in the mood for Halloween, please join us Thursday, […]

"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 events. Please join us for BTI’s next Breaking Ground Discussion Series, featuring an interactive chat with BTI’s Lukas Mueller. We’ll be talking about using big […]

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 about how the microscopic relationship between plant roots and soil fungi can help reduce fertilizer use.    

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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 register for the workshop here. Attendance will be limited to 20 participants. Participation in this instance of the workshop will be free of charge. The focus […]

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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 Richards In this era of genomics, it is easy to think of an organism’s characteristics as strictly determined by the genes it has inherited from […]

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 over 30 million people. Scientists in Kenya and Uganda are developing and testing hybrid cultivars resistant to Black Sigatoka disease,  the most serious constraint to […]

Nutritional insecurity is a pressing topic around the globe. Some nations struggle with widespread lack of access to nutritious foods and the related hunger, while other nations are facing significant challenges related to increasing levels of obesity due to diets high in fats, sugars and processed carbohydrates. The Alliance for Science is hosting a conversation […]

Humans are now able to access information through more channels than ever before, exposing us to potentially dangerous conspiracy theories and deliberate disinformation campaigns. How and why does misinformation start? And what can we do to slow or stop its viral online spread? Join our panel of experts as they discuss ways to encourage critical […]

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“Inside BTI’s Summer Research Experience for Undergrads” - Breaking Ground with Delanie Sickler, Caylyn Railey and Sadhvi Mohankumar Wednesday January 19, 12pm EST It is no secret that plant science research has enormous potential to tackle many important global issues of today and tomorrow, like mitigating climate change, reducing pollution and improving food security. To […]

Starts: 10 February 2022 12:00 pm EST Ends: 10 February 2022 1:00 pm EST   Under the National Bioengineered Food Disclosure Standard, which took effect Jan. 1, the US now requires mandatory bioengineered disclosure on foods containing genetically engineered ingredients.   Join Greg Jaffe, an internationally recognized expert on agricultural biotechnology and biosafety, as he walks us through […]

Starts: 22 February 2022 11:00 am EST Ends: 22 February 2022 12:00 pm EST Biotechnology is a powerful tool that is starting to be used for enhancing the nutritional content of fruits and vegetables. One of the first of these new generation crops is the genetically modified purple tomato, improved for higher levels of anthocyanins, a naturally […]

Discussions about the future of our food system have never been more polarized and grounded in ideology. Scholar and author Robert Paarlberg offers a bold, science-based corrective to the groundswell of misinformation about food and how it’s produced.   Join AfS managing editor Joan Conrow in a free-ranging conversation with Paarlberg as we talk about […]

Dr. Katie Murphy will be visiting Ithaca and giving a seminar at BTI on Friday, April 28th from 9:30-10:30 AM in the auditorium and on Zoom.

Dr. Dorota Kawa will be visiting Ithaca and giving a seminar at BTI Monday, May 22nd from 9:30-10:30 AM in the auditorium and on Zoom. The seminar will also be recorded.

 The community comes together each year for this cornerstone event of the summer internship experience. This event provides the students a professional setting to share their research, and the community an opportunity to celebrate their success.