Rate Professor Mariana Wolfner

Academic Profile

Academic Background: Ph.D. in Biochemistry, Stanford University, 1983; B.A. in Biology and Chemistry, Cornell University, 1976.

Research Interests: Molecular genetics, reproductive biology, and developmental biology, focusing on seminal fluid proteins in Drosophila and mosquitoes.

Appointments: Goldwin Smith Professor of Molecular Biology and Genetics, Cornell University; Associate Chair, Department of Molecular Biology and Genetics.

Awards: National Academy of Sciences member (2019); Genetics Society of America Medal (2018).

Publications:

• Over 150 peer-reviewed articles in Genetics, PNAS, and Developmental Biology.
• Co-editor, Reproductive Biology of Invertebrates (Wiley, 2010).

Additional Contributions: Mentors underrepresented students in STEM; frequent speaker at international genetics conferences.