Carnegie Institution for Science

Programs: Carnegie investigators are leaders in the fields of plant biology, developmental biology, earth and planetary sciences, astronomy and global ecology. Using molecular genetics and related methods, carnegie biologists study the genes responsible for plant responses to light and the genetic controls over vaious growth and developmental processes including those that enable plants to survive disease and environmental stress. In addition, the department is a world leader in bioinformatics. It developed and now manages an online-integrated database, one of the most widely used biological databases in the world, that supplies all aspects of biological information on the most widely used modal plant, arabidopsis. Researchers in developmental biology address fundamental questions in animal development and genetics at the cellular and molecular levels. Some researchers investigate the genetic programming behind cellular processes as cells develop, while others explore the genes that control growth and obesity, stimulate stem cells to become specialized body parts, and perform many other functions. Other researchers examine the physics and chemistry of earth's deep interior and (continued on schedule o, statement 1)

education. Carnegie, a non-degree granting entity, is an advanced study organization at which highly qualified graduate scientists are offered postgraduate and post doctoral training for careers in education and research. Carnegie's postdoctoral scientific education is mostly conducted in the laboratory or in the field. The postdoctoral curriculum is heavily weighted toward training candidates to be capable researchers and teachers of research. The faculty consists of the professional staff of carnegie, all of whom pursue their own research. Carnegie also offers certain training opportunities for predoctoral students who may pursue formal degrees at degree-granting institututions. Carnegie programs also train public elementary school teachers how to incorporate interactive science instruction into all aspects of the curriculum; helps improve the instruction of mathematics education of public school children by training individuals with mathematics or related degrees to become classroom instructors; introduces and trains high school students to career education pathways in the field of biotechnology; and makes information available concerning carnegie's scientific research findings to students and the general public.

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