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Till Strowig
M.Sc., Technical University of Berlin Of Mice and Men: Studying Innate and Adaptive Immunity against the Epstein-Barr Virus presented by Christian Münz Mens sana in corpore sano. A healthy mind in a healthy body. This Latin proverb describes Till’s lifestyle, balancing intellectual challenge with...
Grace Teng
B.S., Yale University Regulation of Immunoglobulin Gene Diversification by Noncoding RNAs presented by F. Nina Papavasiliou Our dean is fond of saying that overall, the best predictor for success during the sometimes grueling Ph.D. years is one’s love for cooking. Grace is a phenomenal cook, so i...
Jaclyn E. Tetenbaum-Novatt
B.A., M.S., Brandeis University Biochemical Analysis of the Protein-Protein Interactions Involved in Karyopherin-mediated Transport across the Nuclear Pore Complex presented by Michael P. Rout Jackie is a local-grown New Yorker who is a shining example of the kind of superb graduate student that ...
Christopher Tinkle*
B.A., The University of Texas, Austin Dissecting the Functions of Classical Cadherins in Skin presented by Elaine Fuchs Chris Tinkle received his B.A. in microbiology from The University of Texas, Austin. He gravitated toward cancer biology at the University of California, San Francisco, where he...
Kelly-Anne Twist
B.Sc., B.Sc. Hon., Victoria University of Wellington Structural Studies of Three Factors That Affect the Prokaryotic Transcription Cycle: Microcin J25, Lambda Q and T4 GP33 presented by Seth A. Darst I have the pleasure of introducing you to Kelly-Anne Twist. I think Kelly-Anne would consider her...
Marc Paul Waase*
B.S., Cornell University The in Vivo Characterizations of Two Novel Genes in Mus musculus: ADAM11 and StARD5 presented by Jan L. Breslow It has been my privilege to work with Marc Waase since the summer of 2004, when he did a rotation in my laboratory followed by his Ph.D. thesis work. Marc came ...
Homare Yamahachi
Licenciado, University of Buenos Aires Circuit Dynamics of Adult Visual Cortex presented by Charles D. Gilbert Homare (Matias) Yamahachi did his undergraduate degree in biology at the faculty of natural sciences, University of Buenos Aires, Argentina. His work involves making a window on the livi...
Yun Zhong
B.E., M.Eng., Osaka University Biochemical and Genetic Studies of Beclin 1 Function in Autophagy presented by Nathaniel HeintzYun Zhong arrived at Rockefeller from Osaka University, having completed both bachelor’s and master’s degrees in biophysical engineering. While at Osaka, Yun won a series...
Cells use import machinery to export their goods as well
In the bustling economy of the cell, little bubbles called vesicles serve as container ships, ferrying cargo to and from the port — the cell membrane. Some of these vesicles, called post-Golgi vesicles, export cargo made by the cell’s protein factory. Scientists have long believed that other, si...
Michael Young receives Gruber Foundation's 2009 Neuroscience Prize
Michael W. Young, Richard and Jeanne Fisher Professor and head of the Laboratory of Genetics at Rockefeller University, has received the 2009 Neuroscience Prize of the Peter and Patricia Gruber Foundation, the foundation announced today. He shares the $500,000 prize with Jeffrey Hall, professor o...
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