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Scientists have uncovered crucial steps in the dynamic dance that dilates and constricts the nuclear pore complex. Their ongoing work has shown this elaborate portal to and from the cell’s nucleus is much more than the inert structure it was once thought to be. More » (Source: The Rockefeller University Newswire)
Source: The Rockefeller University Newswire - June 5, 2015 Category: Biomedical Science Authors: pubaff Tags: Science News cellular transport Günter Blobel Junseock Koh Laboratory of Cell Biology nuclear pore complex Source Type: news
Luciano Marraffini selected as a Blavatnik National Award finalist
Marraffini, who studies the CRISPR-Cas systems that enable some bacteria to acquire immunity against viruses, is among 32 highly qualified young faculty researchers selected to compete for this national award. More » (Source: The Rockefeller University Newswire)
Source: The Rockefeller University Newswire - May 22, 2015 Category: Biomedical Science Authors: pubaff Tags: Awards and Honors Blavatnik Awards Blavatnik National Award Laboratory of Bacteriology Luciano Marraffini Source Type: news
A. James Hudspeth elected to the American Philosophical Society
Membership in this honorary society recognizes outstanding accomplishments within a member’s field. Hudspeth has worked toward a deepened understanding of the receptor cells of the inner ear, and how they contribute to hearing and hearing loss. More » (Source: The Rockefeller University Newswire)
Source: The Rockefeller University Newswire - May 22, 2015 Category: Biomedical Science Authors: pubaff Tags: Awards and Honors A. James Hudspeth American Philosophical Society Laboratory of Sensory Neuroscience Source Type: news
In the News – WSJ – River Campus
Major Donations Bolster Hospital, Medical Research “Rockefeller University plans to announce a $100 million gift from the Kravis foundation to build a laboratory research building that will be the centerpiece of a 2-acre campus extension over FDR Drive from … More » (Source: The Rockefeller University Newswire)
Source: The Rockefeller University Newswire - May 20, 2015 Category: Biomedical Science Authors: pubaff Tags: In the News Source Type: news
The Marie-Josée and Henry R. Kravis Foundation provides landmark gift of $100 Million to The Rockefeller University
Marc Tessier-Lavigne, president of The Rockefeller University, today announced a leadership gift of $100 million from The Marie-Josée and Henry R. Kravis Foundation to help create a new laboratory building that will be the centerpiece of the University’s major planned campus extension. More » (Source: The Rockefeller University Newswire)
Source: The Rockefeller University Newswire - May 20, 2015 Category: Biomedical Science Authors: pubaff Tags: Campus News Source Type: news
Gaby Maimon honored with a McKnight Scholar Award
Maimon, the head of the Laboratory of Integrative Brain Function, will receive $75,000 per year for three years to support his research. Given by The McKnight Endowment Fund, the award seeks to support young scientists whose work could have implications for the diagnosis, prevention, and treatment of brain diseases. More » (Source: The Rockefeller University Newswire)
Source: The Rockefeller University Newswire - May 15, 2015 Category: Biomedical Science Authors: pubaff Tags: Awards and Honors Gaby Maimon Laboratory of Integrative Brain Function McKnight Award neuroscience Source Type: news
In the News – Forbes – Tessier-Lavigne
Genentech Brain Trust Leaves With $217 Million For New Startup To Fight Alzheimer’s And Parkinson’s “Three former top researchers at Genentech, the legendary biotech that is now part of Roche Holding, have raised $217 million in venture capital to … More » (Source: The Rockefeller University Newswire)
Source: The Rockefeller University Newswire - May 14, 2015 Category: Biomedical Science Authors: pubaff Tags: In the News Source Type: news
Research shows how antibodies produce vaccine-like effect against tumors
Antibody therapy not only kills cancerous cells, it can confer lasting protection by priming the immune system to remember a tumor. Scientists have found this process centers on antibody-binding receptors found on two types of immune cells. Their results suggest ways to improve anti-cancer treatments. More » (Source: The Rockefeller University Newswire)
Source: The Rockefeller University Newswire - May 13, 2015 Category: Biomedical Science Authors: pubaff Tags: Science News antibodies antigen cancer immunotherapy David DiLillo dendritic cells Fc receptors Jeffrey Ravetch Laboratory of Molecular Genetics and Immunology macrophages memory T cells Source Type: news
Fragments of tRNA suggest a novel mechanism for cancer progression
Researchers discover that particular genetic fragments, of a type of RNA known as transfer RNA, or tRNA, appear to be capable of reducing the growth and spread of breast cancer cells. More » (Source: The Rockefeller University Newswire)
Source: The Rockefeller University Newswire - May 7, 2015 Category: Biomedical Science Authors: pubaff Tags: Science News breast cancer Elizabeth and Vincent Meyer Laboratory of Systems Cancer Biology metastasis Sohail Tavazoie tRNA Source Type: news
Rockefeller scientists resolve long-standing debate over how many bacteria fight off invaders
For years, researchers have puzzled over conflicting results about the workings of type III CRISPR-Cas systems, a type of immune system found in many species of bacteria. Some data showed that this mechanism would target the virus’s DNA, while other experiments suggested it could only disable a virus once it had started replicating itself. New results suggest both mechanisms play a role.
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Source: The Rockefeller University Newswire - May 7, 2015 Category: Biomedical Science Authors: pubaff Tags: Science News bacteria bacterial immune system CRISPR Laboratory of Bacteriology Luciano Marraffini type III CRISPR-Cas Source Type: news
Paul Nurse to receive Friesen International Prize
Paul Nurse, president emeritus at Rockefeller, has been awarded the Henry G. Friesen International Prize in Health Research. The prize honors him as a pioneering scientist, science advocate, and policy maker who has had an important impact on science through excellence in research, leadership, and communication. More » (Source: The Rockefeller University Newswire)
Source: The Rockefeller University Newswire - May 5, 2015 Category: Biomedical Science Authors: pubaff Tags: Awards and Honors Henry G. Friesen International Prize Laboratory of Yeast Genetics and Cell Biology Paul Nurse Source Type: news
Odd histone helps suppress jumping genes in stem cells, study says
The histone variant H3.3 appears to help keep certain genetic elements called retrotransponsons in place in the genome, preventing potentially harmful mutations in mouse embryonic stem cells, researchers have found. This discovery reveals a basic mechanism for epigenetics, or the control of inherited traits through means other than DNA. More » (Source: The Rockefeller University Newswire)
Source: The Rockefeller University Newswire - May 4, 2015 Category: Biomedical Science Authors: pubaff Tags: Science News C. David Allis genome H3.3 histones jumping genes Laboratory of Chromatin Biology and Epigenetics Laura Banaszynski retrotransposons Simon Elsässer stem cells Source Type: news
Leslie Vosshall and Jean-Laurent Casanova elected to the National Academy of Sciences
Vosshall, who investigates how sensory stimuli are perceived and processed, and Casanova, who studies the genetics of infectious disease susceptibility in children, are among the new members and foreign associates to be inducted into the Academy in 2015. With Vosshall and Casanova’s election, Rockefeller now boasts 36 members or foreign associates of the National Academy of Sciences among its current faculty. More » (Source: The Rockefeller University Newswire)
Source: The Rockefeller University Newswire - April 29, 2015 Category: Biomedical Science Authors: pubaff Tags: Awards and Honors Jean-Laurent Casanova Laboratory of Neurogenetics and Behavior Leslie B. Vosshall St. Giles Laboratory of Human Genetics of Infectious Diseases U.S. National Academy of Sciences Source Type: news
Elaine Fuchs wins cell biologists’ highest honor
In recognition of her pioneering research on mammalian skin and adult stem cells, Fuchs has received the E.B. Wilson Medal, the highest scientific honor bestowed by the American Society for Cell Biology. The medal will be presented at the society’s annual meeting in California on December 15. More » (Source: The Rockefeller University Newswire)
Source: The Rockefeller University Newswire - April 24, 2015 Category: Biomedical Science Authors: pubaff Tags: Awards and Honors Elaine Fuchs Source Type: news
Charles Rice to receive 2015 Robert Koch Award
Granted by the Robert Koch Foundation, the annual award is one of Germany’s most distinguished scientific prizes and honors extraordinary accomplishments in infectious disease research. It recognizes Rice’s work on understanding the lifecycle of the hepatitis C virus and laying the groundwork for effective therapeutic developments. More » (Source: The Rockefeller University Newswire)
Source: The Rockefeller University Newswire - April 21, 2015 Category: Biomedical Science Authors: pubaff Tags: Awards and Honors Charles Rice hepatitis C virus infectious disease Laboratory of Virology and Infectious Disease Robert Koch Award Source Type: news
