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Advancing the health and well-being of animals and people


Dr. Richard Cerione

Dr. Richard Cerione

How signals are transmitted from receptors to biological effectors

Dr. Carolyn Sevier

Dr. Carolyn Sevier

How does the cell maintain a redox environment in the ER appropriate for oxidative protein folding

Dr. Linda Nowak

Dr. Linda Nowak

We study the excitatory glutamate activated receptor-channels in the vertebrate central nervous system

Dr. Ruth Collins

Dr. Ruth Collins

How Ras-related GTPases regulate basic cellular processes

Dr. Maureen Linder

Dr. Maureen Linder

To understand the biology and enzymology of protein palmitoylation

Dr. Holger Sondermann

Dr. Holger Sondermann

How bacterial signaling is controlling biofilm formation and pathogenicity

Dr. Natasza Kurpios

Dr. Natasza Kurpios

To understand the molecular and cellular events that direct the formation of vertebrate organs

Dr. Robert Oswald

Dr. Robert Oswald

We study the structure and function of nicotinic acetylcholine and glutamate receptors in signal transduction

Dr. Toshi Kawate

Dr. Toshi Kawate

To reveal the architecture and molecular mechanisms of membrane proteins that mediate extracellular signaling

GRADUATE TRAINING PROGRAM IN SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION

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OUR MISSION

The mission of the Department of Molecular Medicine in the Cornell College of Veterinary Medicine is to:

Generate discoveries in basic science that advance human and animal health and that promote the development of new therapies

Train students, postdoctoral and clinical fellows to conduct state-of-the-art research in an environment that is rigorous, inspiring, and demands integrity

Provide high quality and innovative teaching in the graduate and professional veterinary curricula

Contribute to the academic excellence of the College and Cornell University through vigorous participation in interdisciplinary research and education