Weill Institute for Cell & Molecular Biology
We are an interdisciplinary hub of life science research at Cornell University in Ithaca, NY, where cutting-edge cell biological research happens, from basic molecular mechanisms to human diseases
- Reposted by Weill Institute for Cell & Molecular BiologyThanks Vincent E. Cerbantez-Bueno for a great conversation. @naascarabidopsis.bsky.social www.arabidopsiscommunity.org/news-events/...
- Reposted by Weill Institute for Cell & Molecular BiologyNegin Majedi delivering a fantastic kick-off presentation on the #mechanobiology of cancer immune engineering as part of the new #MechanobiologyHub seminar series hosted by the @weillinstitute.bsky.social at Cornell University.
- Weill Institute is recruiting postdocs, please share! Fischer Lab: lnkd.in/eMnveqyv Hu Lab: lnkd.in/epsGK7wd
- We are absolutely THRILLED to welcome our newest faculty member @tarafisch.bsky.social to the @weillinstitute.bsky.social community. We look forward to the exciting and impactful work ahead! news.cornell.edu/stories/2026...
- 👏 Congrats to postdoc Lanxi Hu, member of @roederlab.bsky.social, for being selected as the 2025 Weill Institute Fleming Fellowship recipient, for her research on how plant tissues keep their shape under stress and how those insights inspire adaptive design. 🌱 🧑🔬 news.cornell.edu/stories/2025...
- Random cellular “noise” can, when combined with growth, generate surprisingly orderly patterns. Researchers from @roederlab.bsky.social in @weillinstitute.bsky.social have revealed that randomness itself can be a powerful driver of biological design. news.cornell.edu/stories/2025...
- @smolka-lab.bsky.social researchers in @weillinstitute.bsky.social developed a new biosensor technique using barcoded peptides and mass spec to map when and where hundreds of kinase enzymes are active in cells, revealing insights into cell signaling and drug action. news.cornell.edu/stories/2025...
- Reposted by Weill Institute for Cell & Molecular BiologyHappy Halloween! Our lab door decorations show our research experimenting on us.
- Looking spooky 👻 🕸️ 🎃 around @weillinstitute.bsky.social!
- Members of @jeremybaskin.bsky.social lab at @weillinstitute.bsky.social learn to defeat cancer cells by blocking how they read lipid signals, using a compound called NF14 that targets the PLEKHA4 protein, offering a new alternative to current lipid-pathway drugs. news.cornell.edu/stories/2025...
- Reposted by Weill Institute for Cell & Molecular BiologyA little upstate NY fog and drizzle aren’t going to get in the way of a walking tour of Cornell’s gorges and quads on @krishnanyamuna.bsky.social’s visit for the biannual Weill Institute Symposium! @weillinstitute.bsky.social
- 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. 🌱🧬 🔗 news.cornell.edu/stories/2025...
- 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...
- Reposted by Weill Institute for Cell & Molecular BiologyWe 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
- Reposted by Weill Institute for Cell & Molecular Biology📣 Our department is hiring an Assistant Professor in Evolutionary Cell and Molecular Biology to join the @weillinstitute.bsky.social PLS spread the word! academicjobsonline.org/ajo/jobs/30607
- 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. apps.hr.cornell.edu/recruiting/f...
- 🌟 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. 🌟 news.cornell.edu/stories/2025...
- @weillinstitute.bsky.social first Trainee Works in Progress Seminar of the fall semester with Mingqin Chang of @fromme-lab.bsky.social
- @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...
- 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...
- New research from @roederlab.bsky.social: Plant cell wall mechanics inform how to grow usable forms news.cornell.edu/stories/2025...
- 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. news.cornell.edu/stories/2025...
- Reposted by Weill Institute for Cell & Molecular BiologyThe 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 www.onofound.org/news/ono-ini...
- 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/...
- As the world warms, plants in natural ecosystems and agricultural settings find ways to respond to the heat. In a new special issue of Science, researchers examine how heat affects plants at multiple scales, from the molecular level to the biosphere. (THREAD 🧵) scim.ag/44cSw3Z
- Check out this awesome grassroots science communication campaign, the *McClintock Letters* led by Cornell students! www.forbes.com/sites/shalin...
- 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
- Don't miss The Plant Cell May 2025 issue, edited by our Arabidopsis thaliana expert @roederlab.bsky.social academic.oup.com/plcell/artic...
- I’m happy that our commentary is out! (It would be wonderful if this made a difference!) In defense of funding foundational plant science academic.oup.com/plcell/artic...
- Reposted by Weill Institute for Cell & Molecular BiologyThe 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
- Reposted by Weill Institute for Cell & Molecular BiologyDR5 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
- Reposted by Weill Institute for Cell & Molecular BiologyNew 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. www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1...
- Reposted by Weill Institute for Cell & Molecular Biology📣 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.... #plantscience
- 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
- @roederlab.bsky.social is highlighted in this exciting interdisciplinary project!
- 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 @cornellaap.bsky.social @cornellcals.bsky.social @weillinstitute.bsky.social
- Reposted by Weill Institute for Cell & Molecular BiologyWhat 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 @cornellaap.bsky.social @cornellcals.bsky.social @weillinstitute.bsky.social
