Welcome to the Department of Microbiology
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Word from the Chair

I am pleased to welcome you to the web site of the Department of Microbiology. We are proud of our long heritage and central role in the College of Agriculture and Life Sciences at Cornell. This site will give you information about our Department, its faculty, staff, and students, as well as its research, teaching and outreach programs. You will find that we focus on two main areas of microbial biology, Prokaryotic Biology and Environmental Microbiology. We have diverse research and teaching interests from molecular microbiology, genetics, and physiology to microbial ecology, bioremediation, biogeochemistry, and environmental toxicology. We work on aerobes and anaerobes, on methanogens and metallogens, on genes and genomes, on quorum sensing, global signaling pathways, symbionts, pathogens and biofilm communities. Welcome to the Wonderful World of Microbes!

                                                                                                           William C. Ghiorse

Upcoming Microbiology Seminars

Microbiology Seminar Series

09/04/08 - Dr. Fredrik Backhed - Univ. of Gothenburg in Sweden
Host: Ruth Ley
Title:  "Microbial regulation of host metabolism"

09/22/08(Mon @4:30) - Dr. Seppo Salminen - University of Turku in Finland
Host: Ruth Ley
Title:  "Probiotics and human health: what is the evidence?"

11/13/08 - Dr. Donald Ronning - University of Toledo
Host: Joe Peters
Title:  TBA

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Research

Graduate Program in Microbiology

Faculty Research Labs

NSF Observatories

R3 Research Group  A group of Cornell scientists interested in mechanisms of DNA Replication, Repair and Recombination in various organisms.

Virlogy Program Information

Geomicrobiology/Molecular Biogeochemistry Assistant Professor Position Announcement

 

 



Contact Microbiology
102 Wing Hall (Department)

107 Wing Hall (Graduate Field)

Department Chair - William Ghiorse (607) 255-3086

Administrative Manager - Cathy Shappell (607) 255-4513

Assistant to the Chair - Patti Butler (607) 255-3086

Department Fax (607) 255-3904

Director of Graduate Studies - James Shapleigh (607) 255-8535

Graduate Field Assistant - Shirley Cramer (607) 255-3088

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