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Awarded: Science Outreach students Theodore Drivas (2006, Gadsby Lab, mentor Attila Gulyas Kovacs) and Christopher Loo (2005–06, Chua Lab, mentors Rafael Catala-Rodriguez and Nam-Hai Chua), semifinalists in the 2007 Intel Science Talent Search. Jeffrey M. Friedman, the Jessie Stevenson Kovalenko...
Rockefller donated $10,000 to public school
The Rockefeller University has donated $10,000 to New York City’s Public School 183, Robert Lewis Stevenson Elementary School. The money is designated for the school’s science program and will be used to purchase equipment and supplies and pay for other costs associated with teaching science to ...
Rockefelller, with 42 other institutions, to create regional academic job bank
A new partnership among 43 leading higher education institutions in the region, including Rockefeller University, announced its first product today: a comprehensive job bank of academic opportunities in the greater New York City and southern Connecticut region. The partnership, known as the Metro...
Chromosome linked to cholesterol absorption
Normal mice don’t have to worry about their cholesterol, but mice from Jan Breslow’s lab at Rockefeller University do. By genetically altering mice to isolate genes that are important for the regulation of cholesterol levels, scientists are helping unravel the genetics of heart disease. His late...
Chemical immunologist recruited to head new Rockefeller lab
A faculty search process begun last year has yielded its second successful recruit, the chemical immunologist Howard Hang, who will join The Rockefeller University as assistant professor and head of the Laboratory of Chemical Biology and Microbial Pathogenesis in early 2007. Hang, who comes to Ro...
Twenty-eight degrees awarded at Rockefeller's 48th convocation
Rockefeller University’s 48th Convocation, held yesterday, marked the completion of graduate studies for 28 students. Twenty-six of this year’s 28 graduates participated in a formal presentation of Ph.D.s held in Caspary Auditorium on the university’s Manhattan campus. President Paul Nurse a...
Natural products chemist to become Rockefeller's newest lab head
Following a yearlong search process involving an applicant pool of close to 700 candidates, Rockefeller University President Paul Nurse has announced that Sean Brady, a chemical biologist with a background in organic chemistry, microbiology and plant biology, will become assistant professor and h...
'U.S. biomedical research under seige,' says Rockefeller University president Paul Nurse
In an editorial published this week in one of the nation’s leading biomedical journals, Cell, Rockefeller University President Paul Nurse suggests that the scientific research enterprise in the United States is in danger of suffering major damage as a result of stagnated funding and the failure o...
Scientists warn nuclear catastrophe is 'an imminent danger'
Scientists gathered for a symposium held at Rockefeller University this week suggest that not enough is being done to address the threat of a terrorist attack with nuclear weapons. In a talk titled “Our Last Best Chance” and timed to coincide with a new film of the same name airing on HBO...
Symposium to honor Joshua Lederberg
Some of the world’s foremost scientists, statesmen and policymakers will gather at The Rockefeller University for “A Scientific Medley: Celebratory Symposium in Honor of Dr. Joshua Lederberg,” Monday, October 17, from 10 a.m. to 8 p.m. in Rockefeller University’s Caspary Auditorium. Lederber...
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