Maureen R. Hanson

Molecular Biology and Genetics
Liberty Hyde Bailey Professor, College of Agriculture and Life Sciences

Contact Information

323 Biotechnology Building
Cornell University
Ithaca, NY 14853
p: (607) 254-4833

Maureen R. Hanson

Molecular Biology and Genetics
Liberty Hyde Bailey Professor, College of Agriculture and Life Sciences

Expertise

Cell biology; molecular genetics; gene expression

Current Research Interest

Molecular and cell biology of plant organelles; photosynthesis; pathophysiology and molecular biology of myalgic encephalomyelitis/chronic fatigue syndrome

Distinction

American Society of Plant Biologists Fellow
American Association for Advancement of Science Fellow
American Society of Plant Biologists Lawrence Bogorad Award 
State University of New York Chancellor’s Award for Faculty Service
College of Agriculture and Life Sciences Award for Outstanding Accomplishments in Basic Research

Selected Publications

Giloteaux, Ludovic, Julia K. Goodrich, William A. Walters, Susan M. Levine, Ruth E. Ley, and Maureen R. Hanson. “Reduced Diversity and Altered Composition of the Gut Microbiome in Individuals with Myalgic Encephalomyelitis/Chronic Fatigue Syndrome.” Microbiome 4, no. 1 (2016): 30. 

Lin, Myat T., Alessandro Occhialini, P. John Andralojc, Martin A. J. Parry, and Maureen R. Hanson. “A Faster RuBisCO with Potential to Increase Photosynthesis in Crops.“ Nature 513 (2014): 547-50. PMID: 25231869.

Cornell Research Website Article

A Researcher’s Duality: Plants, Biomedical