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 […]
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 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 […]
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 […]
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 & […]
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 differentiation. These seminars are part of the BTI Monday Morning Seminar Series which occurs bi-weekly.
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”
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 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 […]
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, 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 of baculovirus AcMNPV infection in Trichoplusia in midgut and cell line" Speaker 2 - Lorena Chaves Title: "Improving the baculovirus expression vector system for applications […]
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”
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 mechanisms underlying the role of the Pti1 kinase in plant immunity Applying CRISPR-Cas9 to efficiently knock out immunity-associated genes in tomato
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 […]
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.
Please 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.
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.
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 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, […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 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 […]
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 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 […]
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 […]
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 theme of this year's workshop is science communication. Four teams will compete to create the most exciting and engaging presentation about agricultural and technological innovations. […]
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, October 11th, at 4 PM in the BTI auditorium Reception to follow seminar in BTI atrium There are two open meeting slots with Jennifer at […]
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 […]
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 to help BTI scientists develop an effective "elevator pitch" for their research that can be comprehended by the average person. Why participate? The ability to […]
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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 serve BTI” Snacks will be provided starting at 8:45 AM These seminars are part of the BTI Monday Morning Seminar Series which occurs bi-weekly.
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 Club of Ithaca and lodging will be provided at the Ithaca Marriott Downtown on the Commons. Please contact Amy Yanosh to confirm your attendance at […]
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 seminars are part of the BTI Monday Morning Seminar Series which occurs bi-weekly.
