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Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences USA 111: E537-545 (14-2-4)
Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences USA 111: E537-545 Hydrodynamics and collective behavior of the tethered bacterium Thiovulum majus Alexander Petroff and Albert Libchaber
Journal of Clinical Investigation 124: 725-729 (2-3-14)
Journal of Clinical Investigation 124: 725-729 Human IgG Fc domain engineering enhances antitoxin neutralizing antibody activity Stylianos Bournazos, Siu-Kei Chow, Nareen Abboud, Arturo Casadevall and Jeffrey V. Ravetch
Announcements
Registration to be required for bicycles. In an effort to encourage safe bicycle use and eliminate abandoned bikes, the university is implementing a bicycle registration program. Required permits will be issued at the security desk in Founder’s Hall for no charge. Beginning February 3, any bike t...
"River Building" is approved by community board
by ZACH VEILLEUX The university’s formal application for city zoning approval to build a 160,000 square foot laboratory building over the FDR Drive has been approved by Community Board 8, a key step in the city’s multi-agency review of the project. The “River Building” proposal grew out ...
Tim O’Connor named VP and chief of staff
by ZACH VEILLEUX When Timothy P. O’Connor left his faculty position in the department of genetic medicine at Weill Cornell Medical College in 2009, it was for an opportunity he couldn’t pass up — to be associate provost for science and technology at Yale University. He would be a key part of ...
New faculty member studies ribosome structure
by ZACH VEILLEUX Sebastian Klinge, named to Rockefeller’s faculty in June as its newest tenure-track member, is a biochemist and structural biologist interested in understanding the ribosome, the cell’s protein factory. Dr. Klinge’s laboratory, the Laboratory of Protein and Nucleic Acid Chemi...
John Tooze, VP of scientific and facility operations, retires
by LESLIE CHURCH John Tooze, known as much for his wry British wit as for the immense role he’s had in shaping the university’s scientific infrastructure over the last eight years, retired from his position as vice president of scientific and facility operations in May 2013. Dr. Tooze leaves a...
Events celebrate longtime employee service at Rockefeller
Several ceremonies were held last year to commemorate years of service to the university by Rockefeller employees. In November, 33 members of the university were celebrated for 10 years of service. And in May, an Employee Recognition Reception was held to honor 31 employees who have worked at Roc...
New university Board members have backgrounds in medicine and finance
by LESLIE CHURCH The university’s Board of Trustees elected three new members in 2013: Anna Chapman, a psychiatrist in private practice in New York; Elizabeth Rivers Curry, founder and managing director of Eagle Capital Management, an investment firm; and Jonathan M. Nelson, chief executive offi...
James Simons honored with Life Trusteeship; Pat Rosenwald voted Emeritus Trustee
by LESLIE CHURCH The Rockefeller Board of Trustees has conferred its highest honor — one that has been given only twice previously — on James Simons, the philanthropist, mathematician and investment manager who has served on the univeristy’s Board since 2000. For his exceptional service to Roc...
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