Monday Morning Seminar: Gary Blissard and Jeffrey Hodgson
Understanding virus interactions in the insect gut. *Snacks will be provided from 8:45 am* These seminars are part of the BTI Monday Morning Seminar Series which occurs bi-weekly.
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Weeds: Untamed Wonders
Grecian foxglove, a piece by Elizabeth Morales. Art@BTI presents Weeds: Untamed Wonder, a collection by the Finger Lakes Guild of Natural Science Illustrators. The natural science artists have selected their favorite weeds of the northeast to render in beautiful illustrations. Their exhibit will explain what makes a plant a “weed” and will give information on how to […]
Annual BTI Summer Picnic
Food, fun, and free t-shirts! Employees and their families are invited to the CRC Park from 4-7pm for buffet picnic, outdoor games, and fun surprises! Click here to RSVP. Take part in the legacy: Help us go from this... ...to this!
PGRP Summer Symposium
For the past 15 years, BTI has held a student symposium during the last week of the Plant Genomics Research Program (PGRP) summer internship program. This day-long event 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 […]
PGS Fest Seminar: Hening Lin
PGS Fest Seminar Prof. Hening Lin Howard Hughes Medical Institute Investigator Department of Chemistry and Chemical Biology "How to turn failed experiments into exciting scientific discoveries" Thursday, August 24th, 4:00 PM BTI Auditorium Happy Hour to follow! Sponsored and Hosted by the BTI Postgraduate Society (PGS) For more information contact Kitty Zhang (yz787@cornell.edu)
Scientific Advisory Board Annual Meeting
Boyce Thompson InstituteThe 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 their earliest convenience and provide travel itineraries to Amy Yanosh. BTI looks forward to welcoming the SAB to Ithaca on Wednesday, October 11 in anticipation […]
Monday Morning Seminar: Carmen Catala and Philippe Nicolas
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 lab focuses on the molecular regulation of fruit formation and early development using tomato as a model system. They use molecular and genetic techniques to […]
“Food Evolution” Screening and Panel Discussion
Cinemapolis 120 E Green StIthaca,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 the film, scientists, including two who were featured in the film, will engage in a moderated panel discussion and field questions from the audience. The […]
Monday Morning Seminar: Suzy Strickler
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 earned her Ph.D. in genetics from Cornell University in 2010. Her research includes population genetics, comparative genomics, and how evolutionary questions can be addressed through […]
Martin Chalfie: “GFP: Lighting up Life”
Cornell Biotechnology Building 526 Campus Road, Ithaca, NYNovember 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 up Life." Martin Chalfie is a University Professor at Columbia University. He shared the 2008 Nobel Prize in Chemistry along with Osamu Shimomura and Roger […]
Martin Chalfie: “Guarantor Transcription Factors in Cell Differentiation”
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 Lecturer Series. Martin Chalfie is a University Professor at Columbia University. He shared the 2008 Nobel Prize in Chemistry along with Osamu Shimomura and […]
Fall 2017 Board of Directors Events
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 the bi-annual meeting this fall with a 1 – ½ day Strategic Retreat to be held November 14 – 15, 2017 at La Tourelle Resort & […]
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Live at BTI: BTI Gives Back!
Why should you support science? Find out by tuning in on Giving Tuesday 2017 for live virtual tours and interviews with BTI scientists.
Monday Morning Seminar: Star Gao and the GOBii Project
BTI AuditoriumPlease join BTI for a presentation by Star Gao (GOBII Breeding Informatics Instructor) and members of the Genomic Open-source Breeding Informatics Initiative (GOBII).
BTI Holiday Party
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Monday Morning Seminar: Leila Feiz
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 differentiation. These seminars are part of the BTI Monday Morning Seminar Series which occurs bi-weekly.
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Georg Jander and David Stern: Monday Morning Seminar
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 genomes are better than one” David Stern: “The Plant Science Research Network: Preparing for a New Era of Plant Science by Re-imagining Postgraduate Training”
Safety Poster Contest
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 starting a poster contest! Submit your poster design to the Safety Committee by the end of the month (Wednesday, February 28th). Please send to gh329@cornell.edu. […]
BTI Movie Night
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, students, and their families are welcome to attend this event. Reserve your seats by completing the Google Form below by Monday, February 19th. If you […]
16th Annual Big Boyce Chili Cookoff
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 other spices, and other ingredients. You MUST provide a list of all ingredients at the event. This list must be printed and posted at your […]
Monday Morning Seminar. Richards Lab: “Determinants of Nuclear Morphology in Plants”
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"
Blissard Lab: Monday Morning Seminar
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 of baculovirus AcMNPV infection in Trichoplusia in midgut and cell line" Speaker 2 - Lorena Chaves Title: "Improving the baculovirus expression vector system for applications […]
Fei Lab: Monday Morning Seminar
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 cucurbit crops” Lei Gao - “Pan genome analysis reveals extensive gene component variations and a rare allele regulating fruit flavor in tomato”
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PGS Fest Seminar: “Applying Biology to the Challenges of Sustainable Energy”
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.
Richard Durst: “Pathological Science and the Perils of Thinking Outside of the Box”
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..
Martin Lab: Monday Morning Seminar
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 mechanisms underlying the role of the Pti1 kinase in plant immunity Applying CRISPR-Cas9 to efficiently knock out immunity-associated genes in tomato
PGS Career Symposium 2018
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: Jesse Munkvold: The value of a plan Erica Fishel: From Ph.D. to Patent Law: Bringing Together Science, Technology Transfer, and Entrepreneurship Tom Ruttledge: Taking the road less […]
Harrison Lab: Monday Morning Seminar
Please join BTI for a Monday morning seminar (May 7, 2018) by the Harrison Lab.
BCBC 2018 Symposium
Please join the BTI Computational Biology Center (BCBC) for their inaugural BCBC Symposium (May 8, 2018).
“Non-academic Careers” – Seminar with BTI Board Member Paul Chomet
Please join Cornell SIPS for a seminar by BTI Board Member Paul Chomet (NRGene).
From Binghamton to Borneo: Engaged Learning Across Space and Time
Dr. Allred is the faculty director of the Global Citizenship and Sustainability program in Borneo and the Rust to Green Scholars program in Binghamton.
Technology Transfer: Monday Morning Seminar
Please join BTI for a Monday morning seminar (May 21, 2018) by BTI's Technology Transfer and Advancement Departments.
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Art@BTI Reception: Photography by Nancy V. Ridenour
BTI AuditoriumPlease join BTI for a reception to celebrate the latest Art@BTI exhibit, Juxtaposition of Light and Texture! This collection of photography by Nancy V. Ridenour will be on-display through Summer 2018.
Piñeros Lab: Monday Morning Seminar
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 8:45 am.
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“Reprogramming root cells for arbuscular mycorrhizal symbiosis”
2018 Summer Internship Program Seminar Series presents: Maria Harrison - “Reprogramming root cells for arbuscular mycorrhizal symbiosis” Wednesday, June 6 | 11am to 12pm BTI Auditorium
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PGRP Seminar: Adrienne Roeder
Cornell Vet School Auditorium (Lecture Hall 1) 930 Campus Rd., Ithaca, NYHosted as part of BTI's Plant Genome Research Program, taking place every Wednesday (except July 4th) from June 6th – August 1st, 2018.
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PGRP Seminar: Georg Jander
Hosted as part of BTI's Plant Genome Research Program, taking place every Wednesday (except July 4th) from June 6th – August 1st, 2018.
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PGRP Seminar – Research in the McArt lab: Pesticides, pathogens and pollinator health
Hosted as part of BTI’s Plant Genome Research Program, taking place every Wednesday (except July 4th) from June 6th – August 1st, 2018.
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PGRP Seminar – Jim Giovannoni: Genes that make tomatoes (bad)
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 to the healthfulness and desirability of the fruit as a food source. Clearly, understanding the processes behind fruit ripening are important in terms of nutrition, […]
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PGRP Seminar – Gaurav Moghe: Breaking the Tower of Babel: The evolution of complexity and diversity in plant metabolism
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. These metabolic pathways are in a constant state of innovation due to gene duplication, transcriptional divergence, enzyme promiscuity etc. How have specific metabolic pathways originated […]
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PGRP Seminar – Joyce Van Eck: Gene editing as a tool to advance improvement of underutilized crops
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 apply several genetic engineering strategies to two major food crops: potato and tomato. The development of biotechnological techniques has made it possible to design and […]
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PGRP Seminar: Mike Scalon
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 meristem structure and function. This seminar is hosted as part of BTI’s Plant Genome Research Program, taking place every Wednesday (except July 4th) from June […]
Plantae Webinar
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.
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PGRP Seminar: Jocelyn Rose
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 water resistant barrier, called the cuticle (the plant ‘skin’), which covers the above ground surfaces of land plants. We look at how those polymers are […]
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2018 Summer Intern Symposium
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.
PGS Science Symposium
Cornell Lab of Ornithology 159 Sapsucker Woods Rd, Ithaca, NY“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 poster session, and opportunities to socialize among attendees. This event is open to all BTI members: students, postdoctoral researchers, scientific staff and faculty, and all […]
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Transforming Breeding through Integrated Data Management and Analysis
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 the daily keynote presentations. If you unable to join us in person, the talks will be streamed live on this page. Susan McCouch: It takes […]