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New RNA interference technique finds seven genes for head and neck cancer
In the hunt for genetic mutations that cause cancer, there is a lot of white noise. So although genetic sequencing has identified hundreds of genetic alterations linked to tumors, it’s still an enormous challenge to figure out which ones are actually responsible for the growth and metastasis of c...
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Rockefeller University's Quest to Cure Everything   "While everyone’s eager for cures and discoveries, RU’s scientists openly share that generous donor-funding encourages them to be productive and take risks, but thankfully relieves them of the fear of losing funding—which research scientist...
Rockefeller University establishes $25 million fund for drug discovery
A new $25 million fund to help develop basic research discoveries into new medical therapies will provide support for dozens of promising Rockefeller projects over a five-year period, the university announced today. The fund, which will enable the university to award grants ranging from $10,000 t...
Neuroscientist Gaby Maimon given top honor from White House for early career scientists
Gaby Maimon, assistant professor and head of the Laboratory of Integrative Brain Function at Rockefeller, has been chosen by President Obama as one of 20 NIH scientists to receive the Presidential Early Career Award for Scientists and Engineers, the highest honor bestowed by the U.S. government t...
Science online: January 17, 2014
Science online: January 17, 2014 Direct in vivo RNAi screen unveils myosin IIa as a tumor suppressor of squamous cell carcinomas Daniel Schramek, Ataman Sendoel, Jeremy P. Segal, Slobodan Beronja, Evan Heller, Daniel Oristian, Boris Reva and Elaine Fuchs
Nature Medicine online: January 12, 2014
Nature Medicine online: January 12, 2014 Broadly neutralizing hemagglutinin stalk-specific antibodies require FcγR interactions for protection against influenza virus in vivo David J. DiLillo, Gene S. Tan, Peter Palese and Jeffrey V. Ravetch
Statement by Rockefeller University President Marc Tessier-Lavigne opposing academic boycotts
Three U.S. scholarly associations have announced their intention to support a proposed boycott of academic institutions in Israel. Such academic boycotts contradict a core principle of academic freedom by restricting free and open communication within the academic community. The key principles ha...
Nature Medicine online: December 22, 2013
Nature Medicine online: December 22, 2013 Host-cell sensors for Plasmodium activate innate immunity against liver-stage infection Peter Liehl, Vanessa Zuzarte-Luís, Jennie Chan, Thomas Zillinger, Fernanda Baptista, Daniel Carapau, Madlen Konert, Kirsten K. Hanson, Céline Carret, Caroline Lassnig,...
Molecular Psychiatry online: December 17, 2013
Molecular Psychiatry online: December 17, 2013 Hippocampal gene expression changes underlying stress sensitization and recovery J.D. Gray, T.G. Rubin, R.G. Hunter and B.S. McEwen
Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences USA 110: 20455-20460 (12-17-13)
Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences USA 110: 20455-20460 Flavin reduction activates Drosophila cryptochrome Anand T. Vaidya, Deniz Top, Craig C. Manahan, Joshua M. Tokuda, Sheng Zhang, Lois Pollack, Michael W. Young and Brian R. Crane
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