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Symposium highlights growing synergy in infectious disease research
The Stavros Niarchos Foundation Institute fosters cross-disciplinary collaborations that are leading to more breakthroughs, faster.
How ant queens are made
New research offers fresh insight into how different morphological types and social roles emerge in ant societies, confirming that size is coupled to caste, with genes ultimately deciding how size and caste are related within the context of a colony.
Scientists discover new method for reprogramming organelles
A recent study reveals how the nucleolus gives rise to ribosomes—and how scientists can use that knowledge to reshape the nucleolus itself.
How new genes get switched on
After nearly a decade of cataloguing evolutionarily young genes, complementary studies are the first to demonstrate how they are regulated and expressed.
This brain circuit drives the urge to mate. Except when it doesn’t.
Scientists discovered an identical neural circuit that operates differently in male and female mice.
Restricting an amino acid found in common foods could potentially speed up wound healing
Research shows low levels of the amino acid serine trigger a process that turns hair follicle stem cells into skin repair specialists—and that diet may have a role to play.
Rockefeller team finds flawed data in recent study relevant to coronavirus antiviral development
New research demonstrates that a previously published structure and mechanism for RNA capping at work in coronaviruses is incorrect, with potentially sweeping implications for the quest to develop drugs targeting these pathogens.
Why scientists and policy experts are trying to map the genomes of every animal, plant and fungal species in the US
The Vertebrate Genomes Project has set its sights on creating high-quality reference genomes to help answer some of science’s biggest questions.
Rockefeller to expand residential composting program
With support from students and city policy, the university’s popular residential composting program is helping turn food waste into community benefit
How an Alzheimer's peptide and a blood protein may combine to drive early disease pathology
New research suggests that amyloid-beta (Aβ) oligomers and the vascular protein fibrinogen may, when forming a complex, contribute to Alzheimer's disease.
Mapping how nutrients move through the body to treat cancer
Kivanç Birsoy is uncovering the hidden metabolic pathways that cancer cells exploit. His work could also optimize strategies for using nutrition to improve human health.
A community health hub that tends to body and mind
University Health and Wellness does everything from flu shots to biosafety level 3 testing.
43 students receive Ph.D.s at Rockefeller’s 67th convocation
Scientists Quarraisha Abdool Karim and Salim S. Abdool Karim, philanthropist Marlene Hess, and Nobel-prize winner Michael W. Young were also given honorary degrees.
New understanding of protein processing could have implications for Alzheimer’s and some cancers
Study provides a model for how different enzymes unfold proteins and remove tags, solving a longstanding mystery about how the two interact.
Rockefeller’s Rising Scholars Workshop opens doors to science
An immersive program helps undergraduates from minority-serving institutions envision futures in research
Novel method dramatically improves cryo-EM’s imaging capabilities
Researchers have devised a way to visualize molecules that are very rare, very small, or hard to produce naturally—including some viruses.
Researchers find CRISPR is capable of even more than we thought
Newly discovered weapons of bacterial self-defense take different approaches to achieving the same goal: preventing a virus from spreading through the bacterial population.
Building a more sustainable Rockefeller
How a modest task force grew into a campuswide commitment to greener science and smarter operations
New gene linked to severe cases of Fanconi anemia
Mutations in FANCX appear to cause a lethal form of Fanconi anemia, a finding that sheds light on unexplained pregnancy loss and offers new avenues for genetic screening.
Rockefeller honors decades of dedication
On Wednesday, April 30, The Rockefeller University honored members of its community who reached service milestones ranging from 10 to 45 years.
Svetlana Mojsov is elected to the National Academy of Sciences
Mojsov is a research associate professor whose research led to the development of drugs for obesity and diabetes.
Our ability to recognize objects depends on prior experience
New findings suggest neurons have much more functional dexterity than scientists previously realized.
Using a pea-sized node in the brain to potentially treat drug addiction
Ines Ibañez-Tallon is revealing how an understudied region of the brain plays an outsized role in opioid and nicotine dependence. 
Rockefeller University Press launches new journal in partnership with scientists
Open access, peer reviewed, and co-owned, the Journal of Human Immunity represents a new business model in scientific publishing.
Svetlana Mojsov honored with 2025 Breakthrough Prize
Mojsov is recognized for her discovery of the peptide hormone GLP-1, research that led to a new class of safe and highly effective drugs for type 2 diabetes as well as the treatment of obesity.
Two Rockefeller researchers chosen for the Chan Zuckerberg Biohub New York Investigator Program 
Kivanç Birsoy and Ekaterina Vinogradova will head projects that aim to harness and bioengineer immune cells for the early detection, prevention, and treatment of disease.
Clinical trials show new antibody therapy offers long-lasting HIV control without daily medication
Results presented at Conference on Retroviruses and Opportunistic Infections show that two broadly neutralizing antibodies can keep HIV suppressed for months.
Weill Cancer Hub East launched to unlock immunotherapy's full potential
This bold, multi-institutional collaboration will investigate how metabolism, diet, and gut microbes shape immune responses to cancer.
Study implicates 60 genes in congenital heart disease, including some that also contribute to related disorders such as autism
A surprising mix of inherited and de novo mutations in 60 genes contribute to 10 percent of CHD cases. Many of these same mutations also contribute to neurodevelopmental disorders including autism. 
New mechanism behind adaptive immunity revealed. It could impact how we design vaccines.
New imaging reveals a built-in safeguard that allows B cell populations to rapidly expand in germinal centers without introducing deleterious mutations.
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