The organization, function and maintenance of the genome are the focus of a very interactive group of GGD laboratories, Students in this area may choose from a diverse range of laboratories studying topics ranging from DNA repair and DNA replication, to chromatin, nuclear architecture and transcription. This is an especially exciting era because of the potential to translate our basic understanding of repair mechanisms into novel effective therapeutics.
Research Area Faculty
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Eric Alani, Professor Molecular Biology & Genetics Research Interests: Understanding how DNA mismatch repair proteins act in repair and genetic recombination |
607-254-4811 eea3@cornell.edu Lab Website Publications |
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Paula Cohen, Professor Biomedical Sciences Research Interests: GERM CELL DEVELOPMENT IN MAMMALS: We focus predominantly on regulation of meiotic crossing over and on genome stability of germ cells. We also study how spermatogenic stem cells enter spermatogenesis to produce viable, euploid sperm. |
607-253-4301 paula.cohen@cornell.edu Lab Website |
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Brooks Crickard, Assistant Professor Molecular Biology & Genetics Research Interests: In the Crickard lab we use single molecule imaging in combination with genetic approaches to dissect molecular mechanisms of chromosome maintenance and genomic stability. |
607-254-4679 jbc287@cornell.edu Lab Website Publications |
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Arunika Das, Assistant Professor Biomedical Sciences Research Interests: Exploring epigenetic mechanisms that preserve genome integrity in the female germline and embryo. We study how specialized histones are inherited through embryo reprogramming, and how they evade age related decay in eggs using cell biology, and imaging. |
607-253-4240 ad2329@cornell.edu Lab Website Publications |
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Martin Graef, Assistant Professor Molecular Biology & Genetics Research Interests: Our research focuses on understanding the molecular mechanisms and physiological functions of autophagy, a conserved intracellular degradative process. We are using a multidisciplinary approach including genetics, cell biology, and biochemistry in budding yeast and mammalian cell culture. |
607-255-2203 mg2255@cornell.edu Publications |
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Wojtek Pawlowski, Professor School of Integrative Plant Science: Plant Breeding & Genetics School of Integrative Plant Science: Plant Biology Research Interests: Mechanisms and evolution of meiotic recombination; meiosis; evolutionary genomics |
607-254-8745 wp45@cornell.edu Lab Website Publications |
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Joseph Peters, Professor Microbiology Research Interests: Molecular mechanisms of genome stability and evolution; novel transposon targeting mechanisms recognizing DNA replication and RNA-based systems utilizing CRISPR/Cas |
607-255-2271 jep48@cornell.edu Lab Website Publications |
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Eric Richards, Professor Boyce Thompson Institute Molecular Biology & Genetics Research Interests: Our group studies the interface between nuclear cell biology and epigenetics using genetic and genomic approaches in flowering plants. |
607-254-4676 ejr77@cornell.edu Publications |
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John Schimenti, Professor Biomedical Sciences Molecular Biology & Genetics Research Interests: Dr. Schimenti’s lab studies the genetics of fertility, development, and genome maintenance in mice. Specific projects concern germline development and genetic quality control; the relationship between genomic instability, inflammation and cancer; and modeling human disease alleles in mice. |
607-253-3636 jcs92@cornell.edu Lab Website Publications |
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Marcus Smolka, Associate Professor Molecular Biology & Genetics Research Interests: Signaling networks in genome integrity control and cancer biology. Development of proteomic technologies for exploring cell signaling |
607-255-0274 mbs266@cornell.edu Lab Website Publications |
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Meng Wang, Assistant Professor Division of Nutritional Sciences Research Interests: We aim to dissect how metabolism can cause DNA damage that impacts cancer development and aging, and to design novel treatments that target DNA damage pathways. We use genetic and mass spectrometry approaches in cell lines and animal models. |
607-254-2321 mw997@cornell.edu Lab Website Publications |
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Robert Weiss, Professor Biomedical Sciences Research Interests: Molecular mechanisms for the maintenance of genomic stability; cellular responses to DNA damage; mouse models of human cancer. |
607-253-4443 rsw26@cornell.edu Lab Website Publications |
