Mariana Wolfner

Mariana Wolfner
Born
Mariana Federica Wolfner
Alma materCornell University (BS)
Stanford University (PhD)
AwardsMember of the National Academy of Sciences (2019)
Genetics Society of America Medal (2018)
Scientific career
FieldsReproductive biology
Drosophila genetics
Early embryogenesis
Seminal proteins[1]
InstitutionsCornell University
University of California, San Diego
ThesisEcdysone-responsive genes of the salivary gland of Drosophila melanogaster (1980)
Doctoral advisorDavid Hogness
Websitembg.cornell.edu/people/mariana-wolfner

Mariana Federica Wolfner is the Goldwin Smith Professor of molecular biology and genetics at Cornell University. Her research investigates sexual conflict in the fruit fly Drosophila melanogaster.[1] She was elected a member of the National Academy of Sciences (NAS) in 2019 in recognition of her distinguished and continuing achievements in original research.[2][3]

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