Olen
Retired Professor, Biological Sciences, Cornell University
I was a professor at Cornell University, Section of Life Sciences and Agriculture, for 28 years from 1971 to 1999. I taught graduate-level courses regularly and guest lectured in undergraduate courses upon request by the professor in charge. My research focused on the molecular genetics of the plant/microbe interaction, asking the specific question: "Why do certain microbes cause disease, whereas most of them do not?" My lab group of about 15 consisted of a heterogeneous mixture of graduat...