Vanessa Ruta, Ph.D., Gabrielle H. Reem and Herbert J. Kayden Professor, Laboratory of Neurophysiology and Behavior, The Rockefeller University; investigator, Howard Hughes Medical Institute
Jaipreet Virdi, Ph.D., Associate Professor, Department of History, University of Delaware
Academic Lectures and Symposia
A rich program of lectures and seminars featuring internal and external speakers help Rockefeller scientists keep abreast of their colleagues’ work and forge fruitful interdisciplinary collaborations.
Check out this The Scientist piece on new work from the Friedman lab: Specific neurons in the brainstem control sickness behaviors not directly caused by a pathogen, such as tiredness and lack of appetite. ... See MoreSee Less
Postdoctoral fellows from diverse backgrounds attended the inaugural Exceptional Scholars Workshop at Rockefeller this summer, designed to ease their transition to independent investigators. ... See MoreSee Less
Don't miss this piece in New Scientist on the Jarvis lab's latest work: The brain circuitry that lets birds learn songs is active when woodpeckers drum on trees, suggesting the abilities may have emerged from similar evolutionary processes. ... See MoreSee Less
A study from the Tavazoie lab finds that mice with gene variants previously linked to Alzheimer’s disease were at greater risk of dying when infected with COVID. 3% of the world population possesses these gene variants. #RockefellerScience ... See MoreSee Less
Check out this @TheScientistLLC piece on new work from the #FriedmanLab: Specific neurons in the brainstem control sickness behaviors not directly caused by a pathogen, such as tiredness and lack of appetite.
https://t.co/oBA6R0jT1a
Postdoctoral fellows from diverse backgrounds attended the inaugural Exceptional Scholars Workshop at Rockefeller this summer, designed to ease their transition to independent investigators.
https://t.co/xV7o96mvjy
Don't miss this piece in @newscientist on @erichjarvis's latest work: The brain circuitry that lets birds learn songs is active when woodpeckers drum on trees, suggesting the abilities may have emerged from similar evolutionary processes.
https://t.co/S8CNJKrep4
Researchers @InLiuOfBulkExps @BaiLab_PSU at @RockefellerUniv @HHMINEWS show budding yeast use both consensus DNA sequences as well as sequence-independent nucleosome-free regions to recruit the origin replication complex and initiate DNA replication.
A study from @SohailTavazoie finds that mice with gene variants previously linked to Alzheimer’s disease were at greater risk of dying when infected with COVID. 3% of the world population possesses these gene variants. #RockefellerScience
https://t.co/ARXqpjjV7d
