Department name
"Biomedical" is defined as the study of mechanisms at the levels of molecules, cells, organs, and systems that underlie normal health and/or disease and "Translational" is defined as the application of scientific discoveries to the development of new treatment modalities and approaches.
Mission
Conduct state-of-the-art molecular & translational research and innovative teaching & mentoring to advance education and discovery in veterinary and human biomedicine in a collaborative scientific community.
Areas of focus
BTS faculty contribute to education in undergraduate, graduate, and veterinary curricula and lead world-class research programs in several key areas of biomedicine. The primary areas of teaching are in anatomy, cell biology & genetics, physiology, pharmacology, histology, and cancer biology. The major overarching themes to research conducted in the department are molecular mechanisms, comparative biology, and therapeutic discovery. Specific areas of scientific focus are cancer biology, cell & developmental biology, biochemistry & structural biology, reproductive sciences & health, genetics & genome function, and comparative anatomy & physiology. A number of labs in BTS are involved in translating discoveries in fundamental research into novel clinical applications through close collaboration with physicians. BTS faculty have founded and/or provided vital leadership for many college or university-wide centers and focus groups, including but not limited to the Center for Vertebrate Genomics (CVG), the Cornell High Energy Synchrotron Source (CHESS), Cornell Reproductive Sciences Center (CoRe), the Cornell Stem Cell Program, the Cancer Metabolism Focus Group (CMFG), and the Kristy Richards Initiative for Collaborative Research Excellence. Veterinarians in the Cornell Center for Animal Resources and Education (CARE), who provide high quality animal care, housing, and research services, are appointed as adjunct faculty in BTS.
