Events
2026 Pearl Meister Greengard Prize Ceremony and Lecture
TUESDAY, OCTOBER 20, 2026
5:45 PM | Reception
6:30 PM | Ceremony and Lecture
2026 PRIZE RECIPIENT
Catherine Dulac, Ph.D.
Xander University Professor
Harvard University
Investigator, Howard Hughes Medical Institute
PRIZE PRESENTER
Paula Zahn
Journalist and Newscaster
PEARL MEISTER GREENGARD PRIZE LECTURE BY DR. DULAC
The Neurobiology of Social and Sickness Behavior
Deep Brain Stimulation and Brain-Machine Interfaces
A Neuroscientist and a Neurosurgeon Chart a Path Forward
TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 17, 2026
6:30 PM – 7:30 PM | Lecture
Reception to follow
SPEAKERS
Priya Rajasethupathy, M.D., Ph.D.
Jonathan M. Nelson Family Associate Professor
Skoler Horbach Family Laboratory of Neural Dynamics and Cognition
Head, Fisher Center Targeted Therapies Initiative
for Memory Loss in Alzheimer’s Disease
The Rockefeller University
Emad Eskandar, M.D., M.B.A.
David B. Keidan Professor and Chair
Department of Neurological Surgery
Albert Einstein College of Medicine
Montefiore Medical Center
HOST
Richard P. Lifton, M.D., Ph.D.
President and Carson Family Professor
Laboratory of Human Genetics and Genomics
The Rockefeller University
Special Women & Science Winter Program
WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 17, 2027
5:00 PM – 6:00 PM | Lecture
Reception to follow
SPEAKERS
Carmen Bambach, Ph.D.
Marcia F. and Jan T. Vilcek Curator of Drawings and Prints
The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York
Cori Bargmann, Ph.D.
Vice President of Academic Affairs
Torsten N. Wiesel Professor
Laboratory of Neural Circuits and Behavior
Vanessa Ruta, Ph.D.
Gabrielle H. Reem and Herbert J. Kayden Associate Professor
Laboratory of Neurophysiology and Behavior
Investigator, Howard Hughes Medical Institute
HOST
Lulu C. Wang
Trustee Emerita, The Rockefeller University
Founder and CEO, Tupelo Capital Management
More Information to Follow.
Spring Program for Benefactors and Friends
TUESDAY, APRIL 13, 2027
5:45 PM | Reception
6:30 PM | Lecture
SPEAKER
Ali H. Brivanlou, Ph.D.
Robert and harriet Heilbrunn Professor
Laboratory of Synthetic Embryology
HOST
Richard P. Lifton, M.D., Ph.D.
President and Carson Family Professor
Laboratory of Human Genetics and Genomics
The Rockefeller University
More Information to Follow.
30th Anniversary Women & Science Lecture and Luncheon
THURSDAY, MAY 13, 2027
12:00 PM | Lecture
1:00 PM | Luncheon
HOST
Richard P. Lifton, M.D., Ph.D.
President and Carson Family Professor
Laboratory of Human Genetics and Genomics
The Rockefeller University
Ticketed Event. More Information to Follow.
