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John C. Schimenti
Professor of Genetics
Biomedical Sciences, College of Veterinary Medicine/Molecular Biology and Genetics, College of Agriculture and Life Sciences/College of Arts and Sciences
Contact Information
College of Veterinary Medicine T9014A
Cornell University
Ithaca, NY 14853
p:
(607) 253-3636
John C. Schimenti
Professor of Genetics
Biomedical Sciences, College of Veterinary Medicine/Molecular Biology and Genetics, College of Agriculture and Life Sciences/College of Arts and Sciences
Expertise
Mouse genetics and genomics; reproductive biology; cancer genetics; DNA repair and replication; meiosis
Current Research Interest
Genetic quality control during germ cell development; human infertility genetics; contribution of DNA replication defects in breast cancer; inflammation and sex differences during fetal development
Distinction
American Association for the Advancement of Science Fellow
State University of New York (SUNY) Chancellor's Award for Excellence in Scholarship and Creative Activities
National Science Foundation Presidential Young Investigator
Selected Publications
McNairn, Adrian J., Chen-Hua Chuang, Jordana C. Bloom, Marsha D. Wallace, and John C. Schimenti. “Female-Biased Embryonic Death from Inflammation Induced by Genomic Instability.” Nature 567 (2019): 105-108.
Rinaldi, Vera D., Ewelina Bolcun-Filas, Hiroshi Kogo, Hiroki Kurahashi, and John C. Schimenti. “The DNA Damage Checkpoint Eliminates Mouse Oocytes with Chromosome Synapsis Failure.” Molecular Cell 67, no. 6 (2017): 1026-1036.