The rockefeller university

Event Details

Type

Other Seminars

Speaker(s)

Marc Tessier-Lavigne, Ph.D., president and Carson Family Professor, Laboratory of Brain Development and Repair, The Rockefeller University, Introductory Remarks

1:15 p.m.: Moderator: Torsten N. Wiesel, M.D., president emeritus, The Rockefeller University, Panel Session One: Laureates' Paths to Discovery

Richard Axel, M.D., professor, co-director, The Mind Brain Behavior Initiative, department of neuroscience; Columbia University Medical Center; member, The Kavli Institute for Brain Science

Roderick MacKinnon, M.D., John D. Rockefeller Jr. Professor and head, Laboratory of Molecular Neurobiology and Biophysics, The Rockefeller University

2:00 p.m.: Moderator: Torsten N. Wiesel, M.D., president emeritus, The Rockefeller University, Panel Session Two: Science Goes Global: Building International Bridges in the 21st Century

Pierre Magistretti, M.D., Ph.D., president and dean, division of biological and environmental sciences and engineering, King Abdullah University of Science and Technology, Thuwal; professor, Brain Mind Institute, Ecole Polytechnique Federale de Lausanne, International Brain Research Organization

Rebecca Rimel, president and chief executive officer, The Pew Charitable Trusts

Ellis Rubinstein, president and chief executive officer, The New York Academy of Sciences

3:00 p.m.: Torsten Wiesel, A Self-portrait through Art and Music, a combination of live performances, images, and an audio documentary record of Torsten Wiesel's reflections on art and artists in his life

Event URL

http://www.rockefeller.edu/wiesel

Open to

Public

Reception

Refreshments, 5:00 p.m. - 6:00 p.m., Abby Lounge and Dining Room

Contact

Lindsey Cole

Phone

(212) 327-8183

Sponsor

Lindsey Cole
(212) 327-8183
lcole@rockefeller.edu