The Scientific Advisory Board is scheduled to hold its Annual Meeting at the Boyce Thompson Institute October 12 and 13, 2017. It is requested SAB members make travel arrangements at […]
Monday, October 23rd at 9am Please join BTI for a presentation by Carmen Catala (BTI Senior Research Associate) and Philippe Nicolas (Catala Lab member, postdoctoral scientist). Research in the Catala […]
Wednesday, October 25th at 7:00pm at Cinemapolis Join scientists from Cornell University and the Boyce Thompson Institute (BTI) for a viewing and discussion of the recently-released documentary Food Evolution. Following […]
Monday, November 6th at 9am Monday, November 6th at 9am Please join BTI for a presentation by Suzy Strickler. Suzy is a bioinformatics postdoctoral researcher in BTI's Mueller Lab. She […]
November 8th | 4pm | Cornell Biotechnology Building G10 Please join the Boyce Thompson Institute (BTI) for a presentation by Professor Martin Chalfie as part of BTI’s Distinguised Lecturer Series, titled "GFP: Lighting […]
Thursday, November 9th | 4pm | BTI Atrium Title: "Guarantor Transcription Factors in Cell Differentiation" Please join BTI for a presentation by Professor Martin Chalfie as part of BTI's Distinguised […]
Board Strategic Planning Retreat: Tuesday, November 14 and Wednesday, November 15, 2017 Board of Directors Meeting: November 15, 2017 Board & BTI Mingle: November 15, 2017 The Board of Directors will kick off […]
Why should you support science? Find out by tuning in on Giving Tuesday 2017 for live virtual tours and interviews with BTI scientists.
Please join BTI for a presentation by Star Gao (GOBII Breeding Informatics Instructor) and members of the Genomic Open-source Breeding Informatics Initiative (GOBII).
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Please join BTI for a presentation by Leila Feiz (Research Associate, Stern Lab): Photosynthetic mutants of the C4 model, Setaria viridis, link chloroplast RNA metabolism to intercellular communication and C4 cell […]
Monday Seminar, February 26th | 9am | BTI Auditorium Please join BTI for a Monday morning seminar with Georg Jander and David Stern. Georg Jander: “Aphid resistance in perennial soybeans: Two […]
Pick a topic. Design a poster. Be creative! The BTI Safety Committee wants everyone to be more involved with safety at BTI. To increase everyone's awareness of safety, the Committee is […]
BTI Movie Night Thursday, March 1 | BTI Auditorium Presenting...Monsters, Inc.! Snacks and refreshments will be available beginning at 6:00pm. Movie screening will begin at 6:30pm. All BTI faculty, staff, visiting scholars, […]
Downloadable Cookoff Poster RULES AND REQUIREMENTS True chili is defined as any kind of meat or combination of meats (or vegetarian options such as beans) cooked with chili peppers, various […]
Monday, March 12th | 9am | BTI Auditorium Please join BTI for a Monday Morning Seminar by the Richards Lab. Topic: "Determinants of Nuclear Morphology in Plants"
Monday, March 26th | 9am | BTI Auditorium Please join BTI for a Monday morning seminar by members of BTI's Blissard Lab: Speaker 1 – Anita Shrestha Title: "Transcriptome analysis […]
Monday, April 9th | 9am | BTI Auditorium Please join BTI for a Monday morning seminar by the Fei Lab. Zhangjun Fei - “CucCAP: Leveraging applied genomics to increase disease resistance […]
In this talk, Dr. Buz Barstow will outline his team’s plans to use applied biology to solve pressing problems in sustainable energy. A happy hour will follow.
This presentation will look at the various causes of pathological science and examine some of the interesting examples, such as Martian canals, N-rays, 21-gram soul, extrasensory perception, polywater, cold fusion and, the latest, the Hydrino Suncell..
Monday, April 23rd | 9am | BTI Auditorium Please join BTI for a Monday morning seminar by the Martin Lab: Fabian Giska, Postdoctoral Associate Ning Zhang, Postdoctoral Associate Molecular […]
9:00am to 5:00pm Please join BTI's Postgraduate Society (PGS) for their annual Career Symposium. Events will include a panel discussion, workshops, and a happy hour. Panelists will include: Workshop topics: […]
Please join BTI for a Monday morning seminar (May 7, 2018) by the Harrison Lab.
Please join the BTI Computational Biology Center (BCBC) for their inaugural BCBC Symposium (May 8, 2018).
Please join Cornell SIPS for a seminar by BTI Board Member Paul Chomet (NRGene).
Dr. Allred is the faculty director of the Global Citizenship and Sustainability program in Borneo and the Rust to Green Scholars program in Binghamton.
Please join BTI for a Monday morning seminar (May 21, 2018) by BTI's Technology Transfer and Advancement Departments.
Monday, June 4th | 9am | BTI Auditorium Miguel Piñeros, USDA-ARS/BTI adjunct professor The ALMT family: a unique plant anion channel family with intricate roles Snacks will be provided from […]
2018 Summer Internship Program Seminar Series presents: Maria Harrison - “Reprogramming root cells for arbuscular mycorrhizal symbiosis” Wednesday, June 6 | 11am to 12pm BTI Auditorium
Hosted as part of BTI's Plant Genome Research Program, taking place every Wednesday (except July 4th) from June 6th – August 1st, 2018.
Hosted as part of BTI's Plant Genome Research Program, taking place every Wednesday (except July 4th) from June 6th – August 1st, 2018.
Hosted as part of BTI’s Plant Genome Research Program, taking place every Wednesday (except July 4th) from June 6th – August 1st, 2018.
11am to Noon, Cornell Vet School Auditorium (Lecture Hall 1) Ripening is a process by which the texture, color, flavor, and nutritional content of fruit is enhanced. These traits contribute […]
11am to Noon, Cornell Vet School Auditorium (Lecture Hall 1) Metabolic pathways in plants are quite dynamic, resulting in production of over a million metabolites across ~300,000 estimated plant species. […]
11am to Noon, BTI Auditorium "The focus of research in the Van Eck laboratory is biotechnological approaches to the study of gene function and crop improvement. For our studies, we […]
11am to Noon, BTI Auditorium Mike Scalon is a Professor in the School of Integrative Plant Science at Cornell University. His expertise includes genetics and genomics of plant development, shoot apical […]
Join us on Thursday, July 28 from 12:00-1:00 PM for a lunch-and-learn with the Plantae team from the American Society of Plant Biologists. Plantae is a community platform developed by ASPB for plant scientists.
11am to Noon, BTI Auditorium Research in the Rose lab is focused on understanding the biological importance of the structural polymers that form plant cell walls, as well as the […]
This day-long event on August 9th, 2018, provides student interns an opportunity to either present their research through a presentation in our auditorium or be part of a poster session. Awards are given to best presentation and poster each year.
“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 - […]
The May 2019 Board of Directors Meeting is scheduled for Wednesday, May 8, 2019, at the Ithaca Marriott Downtown on the Commons, Salon B. Additional details will be sent via […]
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
