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Why understanding stem cells lies as the root of treating diseases from psoriasis to cancer
Elaine Fuchs has spent decades uncovering why our bodies are so good at regenerating skin—and how we might harness that understanding to combat illness, hair loss, and possibly the aging process itself.
New model demonstrates how a dynamic mechanism regulates traffic through the nuclear pore complex
A new study reveals that nuclear pore complexes—tiny gateways in a cell’s nuclear membrane—are governed by dynamic action.
Scientists can finally answer an old question about cellular aging
Replicative aging of human cells, the result of telomere shortening, is slower at physiological oxygen than at atmospheric oxygen, a difference now shown to be due to low oxygen impairing the ATM kinase response to withered telomeres.
DNA transcription is a tightly choreographed event. A new study reveals how it is choreographed.
A first-of-its-kind platform reveals how the molecular machine that turns DNA into RNA controls the speed of transcription.
Your memories are governed by hidden timers inside your brain
Neuroscientists have long posited that memory functions like an on/off switch—either your brain remembers something or it doesn’t. Priya Rajasethupathy’s team discovered why the truth is more complicated.
How the brain decides what to remember
New research reveals a cascade of molecular timers unfolding across the hippocampus, thalamus, and cortex determine whether short-term impressions consolidate into long-term memory, with implications for memory-related diseases.
Mechanical forces are key to embryonic self-organization
Scientists used light-inducible gene expression to demonstrate that formation of the body axes in human embryo models requires an interplay between chemical cues and mechanical forces.
This molecular switch helps cancer cells survive harsh conditions
When under cellular stress, breast cancer cells turn on genes that promote tumor growth and stress resistance.
Faculty members Kivanç Birsoy and Jun Cao receive promotions
Birsoy has been promoted to professor with tenure and Junyue Cao has been promoted to associate professor. In addition, Birsoy has been named the Joseph L. Goldstein Professor.
Rockefeller tops an international ranking of research impact
According to the 2025 CWTS Leiden Ranking Open edition of over 2,800 universities from 120 countries, Rockefeller has the highest percentage of most frequently cited scientific publications.
Rockefeller startup aims to change the course of treatment for severe autoimmune diseases
Nuvig, a biotech company cofounded by Jeffrey Ravetch, has launched phase two trials and raised $200 million.
Researchers develop a potential IVIG replacement for treating autoimmunity that’s significantly more potent
The discovery could greatly improve patient experience and address supply shortages.
This immune circuit may protect the brain from Alzheimer's
A newly identified molecular pathway shifts microglia into a protective state, and may lead to Alzheimer's therapies that can reprogram the brain’s own immune defenses.
Researchers release the world’s first head-to-toe cellular atlas of the mosquito
The global effort, led by Rockefeller University, just made the most dangerous animal in the world a lot easier to study—and perhaps defeat one day.
Major milestone achieved in capturing ribosome assembly
Using AI and other cutting-edge techniques, researchers have captured the first near-continuous "molecular movie" of ribosome formation—revealing, frame by frame, how cells build the protein factories that make life possible.
What we got wrong about mosquito mating
Researchers have discovered the first evidence of what happens when a female mosquito chooses to mate for the one and only time in her life.
When it comes to mating, female mosquitoes call the shots
Scientists discovered that a subtle behavior by the female mosquito dictates whether mating is successful.
Steve Bonilla is named an HHMI Freeman Hrabowski Scholar
Bonilla is the first Rockefeller scientist to be named a Hrabowski Scholar. The program invests in exceptional early-career scientists, providing salary and generous support for research and equipment for five years.
New study reveals how tiny but powerful gatekeepers guard the nucleus
Scientists solve the long-standing mystery of how nuclear pore complexes make split-second decisions about which molecules to allow to pass through their molecular gates.
Jeffrey M. Friedman is awarded the 2025 Albany Medical Center Prize
Friedman is recognized for his discovery of the hormone leptin, establishing a biological basis for obesity.
Rockefeller University Press returns to campus
After decades operating off campus, the university’s scientific publishing arm has a sunny new office on the top floor of Weiss. 
Breaking bread and building bonds
Rockefeller’s new Community Connections Lunch Series invites colleagues to take a break, meet new people, and share in a sense of belonging.
How cells move and change shape—and why it matters for our health
Greg Alushin is decoding how the body’s building blocks sense and respond to force, with implications for everything from cancer to developmental disorders.
Pickleball mania comes to Rockefeller
There are a variety of ways to participate in the wildly popular sport on campus.
What could an ant’s sense of smell teach us about social organization?
Scientists have revealed a previously unknown form of ofaction gene regulation that may be broadly shared across insect species—opening up a new window into studying connections between genes and social behaviors.
Nearly a thousand kids and their families attend Rockefeller’s annual science festival
RockEDU’s annual festival for kids in kindergarten through grade eight, drew another excited and energized crowd.
Preserving synaptic communication may be key to preventing neurodegeneration
By boosting a single protein, PI31, Rockefeller scientists restored a cleanup system in the brain—preventing neuronal degeneration and extending lifespan in flies and mice, and potentially pointing toward a new strategy for treating Alzheimer's and related disorders.
Peggy Rockefeller concert series kicks off new season
The popular chamber music series, featuring acclaimed artists performing in Caspary Auditorium, returns on September 30.
Six postdocs from around the world share their experience at Rockefeller
In celebration of National Postdoc Week, we spoke with several young scientists around campus about life at Rockefeller.
How an ant's nose knows
New study reveals a previously unknown mechanism that ensures that each olfactory neuron expresses only one odorant receptor, with broad implications for the study of gene regulation.
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