MacIntyre, Ross Joseph
Professor
My primary roles at Cornell are research on gene structure and function in the model organism Drosophila melanogaster and related species, and teaching the undergraduate course on general genetics required for biology majors.
research
research and scholarship focus
I am interested in the molecular basis of mutations in a large Drosophila gene encoding a large, multi-domain protein located in the extracellular matrix of epithelial cells.
research areas
- genetics | collaborative research area (CALS)
submitted impact statement
- A mutational analysis of a complex gene in Drosophila melanogaster | 2007 Impact statement
- Is recombination mutagenic in Drosophila? | 2006 Impact statement
- The contribution of crossing over to the spontaneous mutation rate | 2004 Impact statement
affiliations
faculty appointment in
- Molecular Biology and Genetics (MBG) | Cornell department
member of graduate field
- Ecology and Evolutionary Biology | graduate field
- Genetics and Development | graduate field
teaching
teaching focus
Each summer and fall semester, I teach the basic genetic course- 30 students in the summer and ca. 200 students in the Fall. As the field of genetics rapidly evolves, so does my responsibility to teach both basics concepts and current findings.
teaches
- BIOG 2990 - Introduction to Research Methods in Biology (TBA -) | fall 2009 class
- BIOG 4990 - Independent Undergraduate Research in Biology (TBA -) | fall 2009 class
- BIOG 2990 - Introduction to Research Methods in Biology (TBA -) | spring 2009 class
- BIOGD 2800 - Lectures in Genetics (TR 10:10:AM-12:05:PM) | spring 2009 class
- BIOGD 2810 - Genetics (TR 10:10:AM-12:05:PM) | spring 2009 class
- BIOGD 2800 - Lectures in Genetics (TR 10:10:AM-12:05:PM) | fall 2008 class
- BIOGD 2810 - Genetics (TR 10:10:AM-12:05:PM) | fall 2008 class
service
outreach focus
not applicable
background
educational background
- Ph.D., Genetics, Johns Hopkins University, 1964
Keywords: drosophila genetics, drosophila genetics and evolution, evolution, extracellular matrix, genetics, metabolism, research