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Rockefeller University Honors William O. Baker, Presents Honorary Degrees to Irene Diamond and Christian de Duve and Awards 21 Doctorates at Graduation Ceremonies
The Rockefeller University will honor William O. Baker, Ph.D., former chairman of the board of AT&T Bell Laboratories, Inc., and award honorary doctoral degrees to philanthropist Irene Diamond and Nobel Prize winner Christian de Duve, Ph.D., M.D., at the institution's 39th commencement exercises,...
Behavior and the Brain: A New View of the Nature-Nurture Debate
Rockefeller University hosts series of three public lectures in 1996 Nature and nurture affect behavior by influencing the structure and function of the nervous system. How genes, environment and experiences interact to tailor a person's behavior is the focus of many exciting investigations, whic...
Behavior and the Brain: A New View of the Nature-Nurture Debate
Rockefeller University hosts series of three public lectures in 1996 Nature and nurture affect behavior by influencing the structure and function of the nervous system. How genes, environment and experiences interact to tailor a person's behavior is the focus of many exciting investigations, whic...
Neuroscientist Peter Mombaerts Joins Rockefeller Faculty
An expert in the biology of detecting smell, Peter Mombaerts, M.D., Ph.D., joins the faculty at The Rockefeller University to direct the Laboratory of Vertebrate Developmental Neurogenetics. He will be an assistant professor. In his research, Mombaerts explores how the nose detects thousands of o...
Amy Wilkerson Promoted Director of Laboratory Safety and Environmental Health
The Rockefeller University has promoted Amy Wilkerson to director of laboratory safety and environmental health. Wilkerson will be responsible for developing policies and procedures regarding biological infectious agents, chemical and radiation safety programming and waste management. She also ma...
Carol B. Einiger Appointed Vice President for Investments
The Rockefeller University has appointed Carol B. Einiger as vice president for investments. In her new position, Einiger will work with the university board of trustees' finance committee and have responsibility for overseeing and implementing the investment strategy for the university's endowme...
Brian T. Chait Named Dreyfus Professor, Albert J. Libchaber Appointed Bronk Professor, Ralph Steinman Selected Kunkel Professor
The Rockefeller University has appointed three faculty members to named professorships: mass spectrometrist Brian T. Chait, D. Phil., is the new Camille and Henry Dreyfus Professor, physicist Albert J. Libchaber, M.D., Ph.D., is the new Detlev W. Bronk Professor and immunologist Ralph Steinman, M...
International Conference Focuses on Form and Function in Biology
What does a molecule's shape have to do with its function? How can this information be used to fight disease? Scientists from around the world will gather at Rockefeller University to share new information about the architecture, design and function of biological molecules. The conference, Stere...
Four NY Medical Institutions Join in Electronic Database Sharing Project
The libraries of four medical institutions in New York City will collaborate in a computer venture that provides more than 9,000 researchers and health care professionals with greater and faster access to biomedical databases. Librarians from Cornell University Medical College, Hospital for Speci...
Rockefeller University Honors Brooke Astor, Presents Honorary Degrees to Sydney Brenner and Viktor Hamburger and Awards 25 Doctorates at Graduation Ceremonies
The Rockefeller University will honor civic leader and philanthropist Brooke Astor and award honorary doctorate degrees to scientists Sydney Brenner, D.Phil., a pioneer of modern molecular genetics, and Viktor Hamburger, Ph.D., a founder of developmental neurobiology, at the institution's 38th co...
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