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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...
Gene Associated with Alzheimer's Disease Can Protect Brain Cells
A protein made by a gene called apolipoprotein E (apoE) protects cultured nerve cells from the damaging effects of a form of oxygen molecules known to contribute to Alzheimer's disease, report scientists from The Rockefeller University. The findings, published in the September Nature Genetics, re...
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 Awards 25 Ph.D.s and Two Honorary Degrees at 36th Commencement
The Rockefeller University today awarded twenty-five Ph.D. degrees to students at the University's 36th commencement ceremonies. Two honorary degrees were also given, one to Tsung-Dao (T.D.) Lee, a Nobel Prize-winning theoretical physicist whose studies have revolutionized scientific understandin...
Rockefeller University Awards 25 Ph.D.s and Two Honorary Degrees at 36th Commencement
The Rockefeller University today awarded twenty-five Ph.D. degrees to students at the University's 36th commencement ceremonies. Two honorary degrees were also given, one to Tsung-Dao (T.D.) Lee, a Nobel Prize-winning theoretical physicist whose studies have revolutionized scientific understandin...
Aaron Diamond AIDS Research Center Affiliates with The Rockefeller University
The Aaron Diamond AIDS Research Center for the City of New York, the largest private HIV/AIDS research center in the world, has affiliated with The Rockefeller University, a New York City-based graduate institution specializing in basic biomedical research. The university's board of trustees vote...
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...
Penny E. Cook Appointed Assistant Vice President, Corporate Secretary
The Rockefeller University has named Penny E. Cook assistant vice president for faculty and community affairs and as corporate secretary. As assistant vice president, Cook assists the university's president, Nobel laureate Torsten N. Wiesel, M.D., with issues of faculty governance and community r...
Koch and Massey Join Rockefeller University Board of Trustees
Philanthropist David H. Koch and Morehouse College President Walter E. Massey have been elected to the board of trustees of The Rockefeller University, a graduate institution specializing in biomedical research. "We are pleased that David Koch and Walter Massey join the board bringing scientific ...
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