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Kelly-Anne Twist
B.Sc., B.Sc. Hon., Victoria University of Wellington Structural Studies of Three Factors That Affect the Prokaryotic Transcription Cycle: Microcin J25, Lambda Q and T4 GP33 presented by Seth A. Darst I have the pleasure of introducing you to Kelly-Anne Twist. I think Kelly-Anne would consider her...
Marc Paul Waase*
B.S., Cornell University The in Vivo Characterizations of Two Novel Genes in Mus musculus: ADAM11 and StARD5 presented by Jan L. Breslow It has been my privilege to work with Marc Waase since the summer of 2004, when he did a rotation in my laboratory followed by his Ph.D. thesis work. Marc came ...
Homare Yamahachi
Licenciado, University of Buenos Aires Circuit Dynamics of Adult Visual Cortex presented by Charles D. Gilbert Homare (Matias) Yamahachi did his undergraduate degree in biology at the faculty of natural sciences, University of Buenos Aires, Argentina. His work involves making a window on the livi...
Yun Zhong
B.E., M.Eng., Osaka University Biochemical and Genetic Studies of Beclin 1 Function in Autophagy presented by Nathaniel HeintzYun Zhong arrived at Rockefeller from Osaka University, having completed both bachelor’s and master’s degrees in biophysical engineering. While at Osaka, Yun won a series...
Cells use import machinery to export their goods as well
In the bustling economy of the cell, little bubbles called vesicles serve as container ships, ferrying cargo to and from the port — the cell membrane. Some of these vesicles, called post-Golgi vesicles, export cargo made by the cell’s protein factory. Scientists have long believed that other, si...
Michael Young receives Gruber Foundation's 2009 Neuroscience Prize
Michael W. Young, Richard and Jeanne Fisher Professor and head of the Laboratory of Genetics at Rockefeller University, has received the 2009 Neuroscience Prize of the Peter and Patricia Gruber Foundation, the foundation announced today. He shares the $500,000 prize with Jeffrey Hall, professor o...
Genome-wide map shows precisely where microRNAs do their work
MicroRNAs are the newest kid on the genetic block. By regulating the unzipping of genetic information, these tiny molecules have set the scientific world alight with such wide-ranging applications as onions that can’t make you cry and therapeutic potential for new treatments for viral infections,...
Jeffrey Friedman receives Shaw Prize for discovery of leptin
Jeffrey M. Friedman, Marilyn M. Simpson Professor and head of the Laboratory of Molecular Genetics at Rockefeller University, has received the 2009 Shaw Prize in Life Science and Medicine. The prize was announced today by the Hong Kong-based Shaw Prize Foundation. Friedman shares the $1 million a...
Research identifies 3D structure of key nuclear pore building block
The genome of complex organisms is stashed away inside each cell’s nucleus, a little like a sovereign shielded from the threatening world outside. The genome cannot govern from its protective chamber, however, without knowing what’s going on in the realm beyond and having the ability to project ...
Research identifies early childhood conditions that lead to adult health disparities
The origins of many adult diseases can be traced to early negative experiences associated with social class and other markers of disadvantage. Confronting the causes of adversity before and shortly after birth may be a promising way to improve adult health and reduce premature deaths, researchers...
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