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Weill Institute for Cell & Molecular Biology @weillinstitute.bsky.social · 6d

Come spend the some time with us! @weillinstitute.bsky.social hosts its 8th Biennial Symposium Oct. 13–14. Emerging scholars kick off the event, followed by keynotes on climate, cancer, cell biology & the origins of genetic material. 🌱🧬
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Weill Institute to host 8th biennial symposium, Oct. 13–14 | Cornell Chronicle

The Weill Institute for Cell and Molecular Biology will bring together leading scientists from across the globe and across disciplines for its 8th Biennial Weill Institute Symposium, Oct. 13–14. The t...

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Weill Institute for Cell & Molecular Biology @weillinstitute.bsky.social · 8d

The Weill Institute is thrilled to host Nobel laureate Jack Szostak (Ph.D. ’77) as he returns to Cornell this fall. He will speak on “Replication of the Primordial Genetic Material” during the Weill Institute Symposium, an all-day life sciences event on October 14. news.cornell.edu/stories/2025...

Nobel-winning biochemist to speak on the origins of life | Cornell Chronicle

Jack Szostak, Ph.D. ’77, will return to campus to give the 2025 Ef Racker Lecture on Oct. 9.

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Roeder Lab @roederlab.bsky.social · 16d

We have an open Assistant Professor position in Evolutionary Cell and Molecular Biology in the @weillinstitute.bsky.social at Cornell University. academicjobsonline.org/ajo/jobs/30607

Cornell University, Molecular Biology & Genetics

Job #AJO30607, WDR-00055221 Assistant Professor, Molecular Biology & Genetics, Cornell University, Ithaca, New York, US

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Cedric Feschotte @cedricfeschotte.bsky.social · 15d

📣 Our department is hiring an Assistant Professor in Evolutionary Cell and Molecular Biology to join the @weillinstitute.bsky.social PLS spread the word!
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Cornell University, Molecular Biology & Genetics

Job #AJO30607, WDR-00055221 Assistant Professor, Molecular Biology & Genetics, Cornell University, Ithaca, New York, US

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Weill Institute for Cell & Molecular Biology @weillinstitute.bsky.social · 16d

WE'RE HIRING: Cornell University’s Weill Institute for Cell & Molecular Biology and the Department of Molecular Biology & Genetics are seeking a tenure-track Assistant Professor whose research integrates cell and molecular biology with an evolutionary perspective.
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Academic Career Opportunities

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Weill Institute for Cell & Molecular Biology @weillinstitute.bsky.social · 20d

🌟 Congratulations to @weillinstitute.bsky.social founding director Scott Emr, on winning the prestigious World Laureate Association Prize! His landmark work on the ESCRT pathway reshapes our understanding of infection, cancer & neurodegeneration. 🌟

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Emr wins the World Laureate Association Prize | Cornell Chronicle

Scott Emr, the Samuel C. and Nancy M. Fleming Professor Emeritus in the College of Arts and Sciences, has won the World Laureate Association Prize, one of the world’s highest-funded scientific awards.

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Weill Institute for Cell & Molecular Biology @weillinstitute.bsky.social · 20d

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first Trainee Works in Progress Seminar of the fall semester with Mingqin Chang of @fromme-lab.bsky.social

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Weill Institute for Cell & Molecular Biology @weillinstitute.bsky.social · 29d

@jeremybaskin.bsky.social lab researchers have uncovered the surprising role played by a “three-tailed” fat molecule in cellular survival during heart attack and stroke: protecting the cells against damage when oxygen runs out. news.cornell.edu/stories/2025...

‘Three-tailed’ lipid helps cells survive during heart attack, stroke | Cornell Chronicle

Cornell researchers have uncovered the surprising role played by a “three-tailed” fat molecule in cellular survival during heart attack and stroke: protecting the cells against damage when oxygen runs...

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Weill Institute for Cell & Molecular Biology @weillinstitute.bsky.social · Sep 5

Research led by @weillinstitute.bsky.social Doerr Lab
postdoctoral fellow Megan Keller reveals how sugar-phosphate buildup disrupts cell wall synthesis, offering clues to fight drug resistance. news.cornell.edu/stories/2025...

Cornell biologists expose bacteria’s hidden Achilles’ heel | Cornell Chronicle

Helping to combat the rising threat of antibiotic resistance, Cornell biologists have identified a surprising mechanism that weakens bacteria from within—an insight that could guide the next generatio...

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Weill Institute for Cell & Molecular Biology @weillinstitute.bsky.social · Aug 27

New research from @roederlab.bsky.social: Plant cell wall mechanics inform how to grow usable forms news.cornell.edu/stories/2025...

Plant cell wall mechanics inform how to grow usable forms | Cornell Chronicle

Cornell scientists work toward engineering plants and other organisms to grow into usable, biodegradable forms.

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Weill Institute for Cell & Molecular Biology @weillinstitute.bsky.social · Jul 29

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ONO PHARMA FOUNDATION @onoinitiative.bsky.social · Jul 10

The 2025 Ono Initiative Award is presented to @jeremybaskin.bsky.social, Stacy Malaker, ‪@angadmehta.bsky.social‬ as noted. Congratulations!
Jeremy Baskin, Cornel University
Stacy Malaker, Yale University
Angad Mehta, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign
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ONO INITIATIVE 2025 AWARDEES ANNOUNCED

The Ono Pharma Foundation was established to support academic research in relevant scientific fields, which have the potential of making significant impact on therapeutic approaches to disease and pai...

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Weill Institute for Cell & Molecular Biology @weillinstitute.bsky.social · Jul 29

We’re thrilled to announce our Weill Institute 2025 Emerging Scholars –– eight outstanding grad students & postdocs selected for their innovative research, from institutions across the US and Canada. We'll welcome them to Cornell’s Ithaca campus Oct 13–14, 2025.
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Weill Institute for Cell & Molecular Biology @weillinstitute.bsky.social · Jun 17

Exciting new research exploring dispersed thermal sensing and response, featured in the June "Plants & Heat" special issue of Science. Led by our own Roeder Lab postdoctoral associate Avilash Singh Yadav! @roederlab.bsky.social www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...

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Weill Institute for Cell & Molecular Biology @weillinstitute.bsky.social · May 27

Check out this awesome grassroots science communication campaign, the *McClintock Letters* led by Cornell students! www.forbes.com/sites/shalin...

NSF, NIH Funding Cuts Spur Student-Led Science Communication Campaign

In the wake of funding cuts from the Trump administration, Cornell University students and early career researchers are turning to local media to make their voices heard.

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Weill Institute for Cell & Molecular Biology @weillinstitute.bsky.social · May 22

We are counting down the days to our Protein Science Symposium on June 10-12! Thrilled to be hosting our colleagues from WCM @weillcornell.bsky.social as well as keynote speakers Dr. Christopher Lima @christopherdlima.bsky.social and Dr. ‪Jin Zhang @jinzhanglab.bsky.social

3D rendering of a Ankyrin R adaptor protein

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Weill Institute for Cell & Molecular Biology @weillinstitute.bsky.social · May 21

Don't miss The Plant Cell May 2025 issue, edited by our Arabidopsis thaliana expert @roederlab.bsky.social

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ACS BIOL: Division of Biochemistry and Chemical Biology @acsbiol.bsky.social · Mar 27

The 2025 ACS Chemical Biology Young Investigator Award goes to Professor Jeremy Baskin! Congrats to Jeremy & our other esteemed presenters for yesterday's great symposium!
Jennifer Prescher, @jeremybaskin.bsky.social, Carsten Schultz, @chembiobryan.bsky.social, @sonjakrane.bsky.social, @pubs.acs.org

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Roeder Lab @roederlab.bsky.social · May 20

DR5 is a favorite auxin reporter. In @natcomms.nature.com we show DR5 expression is stochastic, exhibiting both intrinsic and extrinsic noise. We put two different color DR5 reporters in the same plant and see stochasticity. Congrats Shuyao Kong, Byron Rusnak, and Mingyuan Zhu rdcu.be/emNVQ

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Smolka Lab @smolka-lab.bsky.social · May 16

New preprint from the lab:

ATM controls fork processing and restart, and the PPM1D phosphatase is needed to properly balance this action of ATM.

Congratulations to @yitingcao.bsky.social @yingzhengwang.bsky.social and Jumana Badar.

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An ATM-PPM1D Circuit Controls the Processing and Restart of DNA Replication Forks

In response to DNA replication stress, DNA damage signaling kinases inhibit origin firing and promote the remodeling and stabilization of replication forks, leading to a systemic reduction in DNA synt...

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The Plant Cell @theplantcell.bsky.social · May 12

📣 Join us on May 30 at 9 EDT, for a The Plant Cell panel discussion focusing on “Translational Research from Arabidopsis to Crop Plants and Beyond".🌱

👉Learn more and register at blog.aspb.org/may-30-plant....

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Image Text: Panel Discussion: Translating from Arabidopsis. Speakers: Federico Ariel, Michael Bevan, Anna Stepanova, and Xiaolan Zhang. Host: Adrienne Roeder and Cris Argueso. Featuring Speaker photos and ASPB and The Plant Cell logos on themed-background.

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Weill Institute for Cell & Molecular Biology @weillinstitute.bsky.social · May 21

Cindy Liu, grad student in the Hu lab and winner of the 2025 Harry & Samuel Mann Award, explains her research on neurodegeneration. Cindy investigates the role of the protein TDP-43 in microglia, a type of brain cell. “I fell in love with TDP-43 the first time I heard about it.” shorturl.at/uG2BO

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Weill Institute for Cell & Molecular Biology @weillinstitute.bsky.social · Mar 18

@roederlab.bsky.social is highlighted in this exciting interdisciplinary project!

Cornell Tech @cornelltech.bsky.social · Mar 14

What if solar panels could be both more effective and beautiful? Cornell researchers—led by Professor Jenny Sabin, Chair of the Department of Design Tech—are revolutionizing solar energy with HelioSkin: bit.ly/41vkTI9

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Cornell Tech @cornelltech.bsky.social · Mar 14

What if solar panels could be both more effective and beautiful? Cornell researchers—led by Professor Jenny Sabin, Chair of the Department of Design Tech—are revolutionizing solar energy with HelioSkin: bit.ly/41vkTI9

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Weill Institute for Cell & Molecular Biology @weillinstitute.bsky.social · Mar 13

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Support groundbreaking research at the Weill Institute for Cell and Molecular Biology! Your gift today fuels life-changing science and innovation.

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Give to Weill Institute for Cell and Molecular Biology | Cornell Giving Day

I’m ready to support Weill Institute for Cell and Molecular Biology on March 13, 2025 during Cornell Giving Day. Learn more about Weill Institute for Cell and Molecular Biology

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