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Cori Bargmann receives Gruber Neuroscience Prize
Bargmann is recognized for her role in linking genetics with behavior.

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3D illustration of Hepatitis B virions
Researchers may have found an Achilles heel for Hepatitis B
New understanding of how the virus replicates could lead to new therapeutic targets for HBV.
Paul Bieniasz elected to the National Academy of Sciences
Bieniasz is being honored for his work on the life cycle of retroviruses and their interactions with host proteins. With his election, nearly half of Rockefeller faculty are NAS members.
Rockefeller's Amy Wilkerson (left) and Alex Kogan (right) with NYC Mayor Eric Adams (center)
Rockefeller joins city partnership to reduce carbon footprint
As part of the Plant-Powered Carbon Challenge, the university will offer more plant-based dining options on campus.
nucleus accumbens mice
Newly discovered brain pathway sheds light on addiction
The findings in mice may explain how addictive drugs hijack natural reward processing systems, creating the urge to use while throwing natural urges to eat and drink off-kilter.

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How one scientist's fascination with RNA changed medicine forever
Thomas Tuschl has devoted his career to making discoveries that bridge the gap between bench and business—and have resulted in entirely new classes of drugs.
Theoretical physicist Carlo Rovelli receives 2024 Lewis Thomas Prize
The author of There Are Places in the World Where Rules Are Less Important Than Kindness was presented with Rockefeller’s prestigious science writing award on April 9.
Luciano Marraffini wins Vilcek Prize in Biomedical Science
Marraffini is honored for his pioneering research on the study of CRISPR-Cas systems.

Latest awards & honors

Svetlana Mosjov to be honored with the Warren Triennial Prize from the Massachusetts General Hospital
April 30, 2024
Jean-Laurent Casanova named a member of the Academia Europaea
April 26, 2024

Rockefeller in the news

The Scientist
Keeping Telomeres in Their Places
April 22, 2024
Time
2024's Time100: Joel Habener, Svetlana Mojsov, and Dan Drucker
April 17, 2024
Nature
Is IVF at Risk in the US? Scientists Fear for the Fertility Treatment’s Future
April 2, 2024
STAT
Covid’s Scientific Silver Lining: A Chance to Watch the Human Immune System Respond in Real Time
March 28, 2024

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