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Obama Meets 18-Year-Old Cancer Researcher, Among Other Science-Fair Achievers   "President Barack Obama lauded whiz kids at the White House Science Fair on Tuesday, including Elana Simon [daughter of Sanford Simon], an 18-year-old who helped research a rare liver cancer that she was diagnosed wit...
Cell 157: 1230-1242 (14-5-22)
Cell 157: 1230-1242 Molecular profiling of neurons based on connectivity Mats I. Ekstrand, Alexander R. Nectow, Zachary A. Knight, Kaamashri N. Latcha, Lisa E. Pomeranz and Jeffrey M. Friedman
Researchers profile active genes in neurons based on connections
When it comes to the brain, wiring isn’t everything. Although neurobiologists often talk in electrical metaphors, the reality is that the brain is not nearly as simple as a series of wires and circuits. Unlike their copper counterparts, neurons can behave differently depending on the situation. R...
Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences USA 111: 7325-7330 (14-05-20)
Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences USA 111: 7325-7330 Histone variant H3.3 is an essential maternal factor for oocyte reprogramming Duancheng Wen, Laura A. Banaszynski, Ying Liu, Fuqiang Geng, Kyung-Min Noh, Jenny Xiang, Olivier Elemento, Zev Rosenwaks, C. David Allis and Shahin Rafii
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Hacking the mind: How to harness the power of the body's greatest tool   "Ultimately, the neuroscience experts concluded, for all the research and progress that’s been done about the brain and its many powers, there’s still a far way to go. 'It's like the space program except it's inner-space ...
Searching for drugs in dirt, researchers call on citizen scientists
Microbes are not only a rich source of disease, but also a rich source of medicines, and experts think many life-saving compounds produced by as-yet-unnamed bacteria are awaiting discovery. But they don’t always give up their secrets easily. Researchers must know where to look to find promising b...
Rockefeller ranks first in scientific impact among list of global institutions
The Rockefeller University has the highest percentage of frequently cited scientific publications of 750 top universities worldwide, according to the CWTS Leiden Ranking, which measures citation impact and scientific collaboration. The ranking, conducted by the Center for Science and Technology S...
NY City Council approves new Rockefeller laboratory building
The Rockefeller University’s proposal to build a two-story, 160,000 square foot building over the FDR Drive adjacent to its campus passed an important milestone today with the City Council’s vote to approve the plan. The project now awaits final approval by the mayor following a five-day review ...
Journal of Experimental Medicine online: May 12, 2014
Journal of Experimental Medicine online: May 12, 2014 A novel Aβ-fibrinogen interaction inhibitor rescues altered thrombosis and cognitive decline in Alzheimer's disease mice Hyung Jin Ahn, J. Fraser Glickman, Ka Lai Poon, Daria  Zamolodchikov, Odella C. Jno-Charles, Erin H. Norris and Sidney Str...
Tri-Institutional Breakthrough Prize winners establish new award for postdocs
Three winners of the $3 million Breakthrough Prize in Life Sciences, Charles L. Sawyers of Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, Cornelia I. Bargmann of the Rockefeller University and Lewis C. Cantley of Weill Cornell Medical College, have used a portion of their awards to establish a new annua...
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