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Jeffrey Pleiss is an Associate Professor in the Department of Molecular Biology and Genetics at Cornell University, part of the College of Agriculture and Life Sciences. His research focuses on RNA biology, particularly mechanisms of pre-mRNA splicing and gene expression regulation in eukaryotes. He employs biochemical, biophysical, and high-throughput genomic techniques, leveraging yeast models such as Schizosaccharomyces pombe.
Dr. Pleiss holds a B.A. in Chemistry from Northwestern University, a Ph.D. from the University of Colorado Boulder, and completed postdoctoral training at UCSF under Christine Guthrie. His work is funded by the NIH and American Cancer Society. He teaches BIOG 2990: Introduction to Research Methods in Biology and maintains an active lab focused on RNA processing pathways. His recent publications explore splicing dynamics, novel factors, and methodological advancements in RNA sequencing.
Research interests include: RNA splicing regulation, alternative splicing mechanisms, genomic tools for transcript analysis, and the interplay between transcription and splicing. Key themes in his work involve using yeast systems to uncover conserved principles applicable to human biology.
