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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.
Increasing levels of the protein PI31 demonstrates neuroprotective effects in mice
Boosting PI31 has been shown to head off Parkinson’s-like disorders and extend lifespan in fruit flies and mice, pointing to a possible new therapeutic target for treating rare neurodegenerative diseases, as well as more common disorders, such as Alzheimer's.
There are countless species of bacteria scientists have never seen. This lab develops techniques that allow scientists to see them.
Their newest technique has already uncovered hundreds of hidden bacterial genomes and two promising antibiotics. Now, the same approach could unlock an entire microbial universe—reshaping drug discovery and our understanding of how bacteria shape our environment.
Hundreds of new bacteria, and two potential antibiotics, found in soil
Newly identified compounds appear effective against drug-resistant bacteria. The technique used to reveal them could uncover many more antibiotics, as well as help illuminate a previously hidden microbial world.
Developmental biologist Maria Jasin wins the 2025 Pearl Meister Greengard Prize
Jasin's fundamental research on repair of damaged DNA in cells has transformed our understanding of cancers linked to inherited gene mutations. She will be presented with the award on September 16.
Researchers keep a mammalian cochlea alive outside the body for the first time
The technological breakthrough may improve our understanding of the cellular mechanisms behind hearing and its loss, which remain poorly understood.
David Baltimore, Rockefeller's sixth president, has passed away
An extraordinary scientist, Baltimore’s discovery of reverse transcriptase—the copying of RNA into DNA that could be inserted into the genome—had profound implications in biology.
These genetic insights into rheumatoid arthritis could help design better treatments
Dana Orange’s research may help predict flares, provide precise drug targets, and enable interventions that block symptoms before they begin.
Campus club discusses milestone discoveries with the Rockefeller researchers who made them
The monthly lunch series offers attendees the chance to break bread with prominent scientists on campus.
A. James Hudspeth, neuroscientist who unlocked secrets of hearing, has died
Hudspeth, a Rockefeller neuroscientist who discovered how sound waves are converted into electrical signals in the ear’s cochlea, was 79.
Mitochondrial antioxidant found to drive breast cancer metastasis
Researchers have learned that the antioxidant glutathione, when operating inside mitochondria, is a key factor enabling tumors to spread from the breast to the lung.
Immunotherapy drug eliminates aggressive cancers in clinical trial
The researchers demonstrate that an engineered antibody improves a class of drugs that has struggled to make good on its early promise.
Researchers gather to investigate the building blocks of social behavior
From mosquito courtship to primate memory, a recent symposium hosted by the Rockefeller’s Price Family Center and the Zuckerman Institute at Columbia University highlighted ongoing research into how social behaviors emerge.
RockEDU helps local teachers reimagine classroom research
Developed through Rockefeller’s summer outreach program, the “RockEDU Sandbox” offers a path to hands-on inquiry that sparks curiosity and exploration, on and off campus.
New tool helps predict antibiotic resistance
Using the novel platform could help pharmaceutical companies design longer lasting drugs.
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.
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