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From left to right: Jeanne Garbarino, Anne van Vlimmeren, Jen Bohn, Adela Dujsikova, Raffia Ahmed, Parviz Daniel Hejazi Pastor, Kelly Eckartt, Sara Omer, and Sasha Mills. (Credit: Jessi Hersh)

Campus book club examines the intersection of science and imagination

Book lovers made an unexpected connection at an Office for University Life and Community Engagement event. Now they have a club that gathers every month to read and discuss a work of sci-fi.

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"Jumpstart" provides a path into science

RockEDU’s long-running program gives New York City high school students access to authentic research experiences and a chance to envision themselves as scientists.

Powering an automated pipeline for drug discovery

Sean Brady uses computational biology and synthetic chemistry to speed up the search for new drug candidates hidden in the natural world.

Paula Volent Transitions to Senior Advisor Role after Five Years of Exemplary Service; Jun Yang Named Successor

Paula Volent has elected to step back from her full-time role as vice president and CIO. Jun Yang will assume stewardship of the biomedical university's endowment starting July 1, 2026.

The liquid chromatography component of a mass spectrometer in the Vinogradova lab. (Credit: Lori Chertoff)

Mapping a hidden communication network between organs

A new protein-tracing platform reveals how fat and liver cells communicate during fasting, inflammation, and obesity, and links many of those signals to human disease.

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The neural basis of thought symbols identified for the first time

The brain activity that occurs during the act of drawing reveals fundamental neural properties and has implications for the improvement of brain-computer interfaces and the study of brain disorders.

An electronic 96-channel pipette used in 7,000 parallel experiments that uncovered more than 100 bNAb escape mutations across 15 viral strains.

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Researchers track the mutations that allow HIV-1 to escape broadly neutralizing antibodies

Study shows the most comprehensive view to date of how some viral strains develop drug resistance.

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A hidden inheritance could explain disease risks beyond DNA

Lamia Wahba is studying how information outside the genetic code can pass between generations and what that means for evolution and disease.

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The neural basis of thought symbols identified for the first time

The brain activity that occurs during the act of drawing reveals fundamental neural properties and has implications for the improvement of brain-computer interfaces and the study of brain disorders.

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Researchers track the mutations that allow HIV-1 to escape broadly neutralizing antibodies

Study shows the most comprehensive view to date of how some viral strains develop drug resistance.

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A hidden inheritance could explain disease risks beyond DNA

Lamia Wahba is studying how information outside the genetic code can pass between generations and what that means for evolution and disease.

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125 years of ‘science for the benefit of humanity’

President Lifton reflects on the university’s long history of innovation, why modern medicine would be unthinkable without basic science, and how the next wave of discoveries will shape the future.

Lecture series explores the future of science funding and policy

The In Situ: Biology & Society series features expert panelists discussing how biomedical research intersects with policy, investment, and innovation.

How research assistant positions at Rockefeller help launch careers in science

The university’s Research Assistant Association, which holds its third annual poster session on May 20, is designed to build community and skills among its early-career scientists.

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