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Scientists Determine 3-D Crystal Structure of Cancer-causing Protein
Work Links to Discovery Made at Rockefeller 86 Years Ago The three-dimensional picture of a cancer-causing protein illuminates how a mutated gene transforms cells into cancer, report scientists from the Howard Hughes Medical Institute at The Rockefeller University in the Feb. 13 Nature. The dete...
Marker Helps Identify Children at Risk for Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder Following Streptococcal Infections
A biological marker may identify children at risk for developing obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD) after having an untreated streptococcal bacteria infection, according to scientists from The Rockefeller University and the National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH). The discovery will help impr...
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...
$2.5 Million Grant Supports Training at Biology's Interface with Chemistry and Physics
The Rockefeller University has received a $2.5 million, five-year grant from the Burroughs Wellcome Fund (BWF) to establish a program designed to draw gifted young chemists, physicists and mathematicians to the frontiers of biomedical research. The BWF award will help provide interdisciplinary tr...
Gene Identified for Most Common Form of Fanconi anemia
The gene involved in the most common form of an inherited, often fatal disease called Fanconi anemia (FA), which causes severe bone marrow failure, birth defects and a type of leukemia, has been isolated and cloned by scientists in an international consortium of six centers, including The Rockefe...
Shrimp OK for Heart Healthy Diets
Good news for shrimp lovers: high cholesterol seafood can be part of a low-fat diet. People no longer need avoid shrimp for its high cholesterol. Steamed shrimp, naturally low in fat, can be included in heart-healthy diets for people without lipid problems, report scientists from The Rockefeller ...
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...
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