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With more than half of Rockefeller's labs participating, the fourth annual SNF Symposium was a vibrant event showcasing the significant progress the institute has made since its 2023 launch.
Symposium highlights SNFiRU's transition from incubator to engine
Three years in, the Stavros Niarchos Foundation Institute for Global Infectious Disease Research has matured into a working pipeline connecting basic science and emerging therapies.

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Histology of a well-differentiated liver tumor in a mouse model.
A new mouse model of virus-driven liver cancer may open the door to better diagnosis and treatments
Researchers created the first mouse model in which chronic viral infection progresses to liver cancer, closely mirroring what happens in people with hepatitis C.
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Three Rockefeller researchers chosen for the Biohub NY Immune Cell Reprogramming Program
The Rockefeller teams will map immune cell interactions, engineer cells as drug delivery systems, and activate immune responses in hard-to-treat cancers.
Theodora Hatziioannou (Credit: Chris Taggart)
Studying two very different viruses is helping this virologist develop new strategies for more potent antiviral treatments
Theodora Hatziioannou used her expertise on HIV-1 to gain insights into SARS-Co-V-2, and vice versa. The potential applications of her insights could be much broader.
Rockefeller’s Biotech Club is holding a series of talks that explore different facets of entrepreneurship.
New club helps early career scientists explore the challenges and rewards of becoming an entrepreneur
The Rockefeller University Biotech Club is offering a series of talks, bringing in startup founders and industry experts to share their experience of turning lab discoveries into companies.

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Movie series debuts on campus
Grab some popcorn and soda in Carson Family Auditorium.
Rockefeller expands professional development training
The university’s HR department launches a new feature on its centralized platform, which brings together digital tools, leadership training, and in-person learning.
Two Rockefeller students are named Weintraub Award winners
Gabriella Chua, who did her Ph.D. research in Shixin Liu’s Laboratory of Nanoscale Biophysics, and Andrea Terceros, who did her Ph.D. research in Priya Rajasethupathy’s Skoler Horbach Family Labora...

Latest awards & honors

Jeffrey Friedman is included in the Forbes 250 America’s Greatest Innovators List
February 11, 2026
Svetlana Mojsov is named the King Faisal Prize Winner
January 7, 2026

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