The LEY LAB

 

Welcome to the Ley Lab

Department of Microbiology, Cornell University, Ithaca NY

Department of Molecular Biology and Genetics

Cornell Center for Comparative and Population Genomics (3CPG)

We study the microbiome of mammals and plants, its role in host health, and how the host can shape its diversity.

Fall 2011 News Flashes:


Ruth wins the 2011 Cornell College of Agriculture and Life Sciences Research and Extension Award for Outstanding Accomplishments in Early Achievement
The lab receives an RO1 from NIH-NIDDK to study how human genetic variation relates to variation in the gut microbiome; with PI’s Andy Clark (MBG, Cornell) and Tim Spector (King’s College London)
 

late update: 10/14/11