The rockefeller university

HONORING

Robin Chemers Neustein

Vice Chair, Board of Trustees
 

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HONOREE

 
The Rockefeller University’s 2025 CELEBRATING SCIENCE Benefit honors Robin Chemers Neustein, a longtime friend and benefactor of the university. An acclaimed leader in finance and philanthropy, Robin has been a trustee of Rockefeller for 25 years and a vice chair since 2015. She will receive the 2025 Enlightened Philanthropy Award for her transformative contributions to the university and many other nonprofit institutions devoted to education, the arts, science, and medicine.

PROGRAM

Appetite, Human Variation, and the Science Behind Weight Loss Drugs

 
This year’s Benefit program will feature two Rockefeller investigators, Lasker Award recipients Jeff Friedman and Svetlana Mojsov, whose work has transformed our understanding of the causes of obesity and led to new treatments for type 2 diabetes, as well as obesity and its co-morbidities. The scientists will make brief presentations on their work and will then join Rockefeller University President Rick Lifton in a conversation about new discoveries in obesity research and the promise that weight loss drugs offer for treating cancer, heart disease, neurodegenerative disorders, and other diseases.

CELEBRATING SCIENCE is Rockefeller’s signature annual event, bringing together benefactors, scientists, and friends to celebrate biomedical research. Proceeds from the benefit will fund groundbreaking research by Rockefeller investigators.

DISCOVER 125: Science for the Benefit of Humanity since 1901

In 2026, The Rockefeller University will commemorate 125 years of advancing science for the benefit of humanity. In conjunction with this milestone, the university will also mark 70 years of the David Rockefeller Graduate Program. Discover 125 is a celebration of these two landmark anniversaries.

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