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Researcher studying the dynamics of gene activity, cell by cell, joins Rockefeller faculty
Junyue Cao examines patterns of gene expression in order to better understand how cells differentiate into distinct types and how the body’s organs maintain stable populations of cells throughout life. He will move to Rockefeller as an assistant professor this summer.
Stavros Niarchos Foundation donates $3 million to Rockefeller COVID-19 research
The grant bolsters Rockefeller’s round-the-clock research initiatives related to COVID-19 and the SARS-CoV-2 virus that causes it.
òòò½´«Ã½ releases statement concerning Knut Wittkowski
The opinions that have been expressed by Knut Wittkowski, discouraging social distancing in order to hasten the development of herd immunity to the novel coronavirus, do not represent the views of òòò½´«Ã½, its leadership, or its faculty.
Elaine Fuchs awarded 2020 Canada Gairdner International Award for Biomedical Science
Fuchs, a world leader in the study of skin biology, is being recognized for revealing the molecular mechanisms by which skin stem cells make and repair tissues.
Paul Muller wins 2020 Weintraub Graduate Student Award
Muller receives the honor for his examination of the interactions between neurons in the intestinal tract, known as enteric neurons, and intestinal macrophages, a kind of immune cell.
Rockefeller gets a new, more efficient boiler
With the aid of a mobile crane and a crew of around 20, a fully assembled Cleaver Brooks Fire Tube boiler was delivered into the university’s Power House. This winter, after months of work to plumb, wire, and test the machine, it was lit for the first time and began providing heat to Rockefeller ...
The Tri-Institutional Therapeutics Discovery Institute renews partnerships with Takeda and Bridge Medicines
The renewal allows Rockefeller faculty to continue transforming their discoveries into new medicines.
New BSL-3 lab to advance research on pathogens
Rockefeller researchers studying the tuberculosis bacterium now have access to a state-of-the-art biosafety level 3 laboratory on campus. The new facility is one of only a small handful in New York City.
Kivanç Birsoy receives 2020 Vilcek Prize for Creative Promise
Birsoy is honored for his research examining how metabolic pathways regulate biological processes and contribute to disease.
Rockefeller joins tri-institutional Ph.D. program in computational biology
Data analysis is becoming increasingly important in all fields of science. In joining the program, Rockefeller will connect with a stream of talented students focused on computational problems.
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