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400 High School Students Attack Foreign Invaders!: RU Mirsky Lecture on the Body's Immune Response
When a foreign invader such as a harmful bacterium, virus, fungus or parasite assaults the body, the immune system comes to the rescue by launching a cellular attack. Yet, some substances, such as cancerous growths, can elude the body's intricate detection system. Why? On Monday, December 28, fro...
Rockefeller Discoveries Named Breakthroughs of the Year by Science Magazine
The Rockefeller University, the nation's first biomedical research institute, will celebrate its Centennial in just two years. Most of the greatest scientific discoveries of the century are rooted in Rockefeller, including two Science magazine breakthroughs of 1998-on circadian rhythm and the bio...
Scientists Show That Normal-looking Cells in Cervical Cancer May Be Abnormal
Findings may broaden definition of cancer, leading to improved diagnostics and treatments Researchers from The Rockefeller University and Digilab, using a technique called infrared (IR) spectroscopy, have shown that normal-looking cells taken from women with cervical cancer may actually be abnorm...
Scientists Show for the First Time How Leprosy Bug Targets Peripheral Nerves
A team of researchers, led by scientists from The Rockefeller University, have identified how the bacterium that causes leprosy targets the peripheral nerve, the crucial step leading to nerve damage in this disease. The findings, reported in the Dec. 11 issue of the journal Science, open a window...
Arnold J. Levine Becomes Eighth President of The Rockefeller University.
Arnold J. Levine, one of the world's leading cancer researchers, officially became the eighth president of The Rockefeller University at the university's board meeting on Wed., Dec. 2. Levine, who was elected president in June 1998, succeeds Torsten N. Wiesel, who is retiring after seven years of...
Rockefeller Researchers Show First Evidence for Naturally Occurring Tumor Immunity in Humans
For a small percentage of the population, it is known that the body's immune system can successfully mount an attack against their tumors, often without the person even knowing that a tumor exists. But this victory comes at a price, for the body then turns against itself and attacks brain cells, ...
Mariellen Gallagher Joins Rockefeller University as Vice President for Communications and Public Affairs
Mariellen Gallagher, who has handled external affairs for three major universities, has been appointed vice president for communications and public affairs at The Rockefeller University. The announcement was made jointly by Arnold Levine, Ph.D., the president-elect of The Rockefeller University, ...
Structure of Enzyme Involved in Gentamicin Resistance Revealed for First Time
A team of scientists, led by researchers from the Howard Hughes Medical Institute (HHMI) at The Rockefeller University, has determined the three-dimensional structure of an enzyme responsible for resistance of certain bacteria to the antibiotic gentamicin. The structure, reported in the August 21...
Subtle Changes in Brain Receptor Gene May Have Significant Consequences for Addiction
Scientists have identified five slightly different versions of the mu opioid receptor gene that alter the activity of a molecule called b-endorphin, a member of the endorphin family of proteins that can numb pain, create feelings of euphoria or increase energy, which opiates and other drugs of an...
Scientists Track Spread of Antibiotic-Resistant Bacteria in 12 New York City Hospitals
Grant from Bristol-Myers Squibb Foundation Funds Study Showing Efficacy of a Molecular Surveillance Network A team of researchers led by scientists from The Rockefeller University and the Public Health Research Institute (PHRI) used molecular fingerprinting techniques to track the spread of methi...
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