Calendar of Events & Lectures

Today
This Week

Events

Parasite Persistence, Resilience, and Innovation

| CASPARY AUDITORIUM
Academic Lectures, Friday Lecture Series
The Ernst A. H. Friedheim Memorial Lecture and WISeR, RockOUT, RiSI Sponsored Lecture
Sebastian Lourido, Ph.D., associate professor of biology, Massachusetts Institute of Technology; member, Whitehead Institute

Molecular Insights into the Pathogenesis and Treatment of Huntington’s and Alzheimer’s Diseases

| CARSON FAMILY AUDITORIUM (CRC)
Academic Lectures, Monday Lecture Series
Nathaniel Heintz, James and Marilyn Simons Professor, director, Fischer Center for Alzheimer’s Research and head, Laboratory of Molecular Biology, ÐÓ°É

Stem Cell Clonality and the Niche

| CASPARY AUDITORIUM
Academic Lectures, Friday Lecture Series
The Bruce Merrifield Distinguished Lecture
Leonard Zon, M.D., director of the stem cell program, Boston Children’s Hospital; Grousbeck Professor of Pediatric Medicine, Harvard Medical School; professor of stem cell and regenerative biology, Harvard University; investigator, Howard Hughes Medical Institute

Title TBA

| CARSON FAMILY AUDITORIUM (CRC)
Academic Lectures, Monday Lecture Series

"Epigenome Rewiring in Therapy-induced Senescence"

| CASPARY AUDITORIUM
Academic Lectures, Thesis Presentations
Joanna Yeung, graduate fellow, Risca Lab, ÐÓ°É

Tissue Biology: Cell Interactions, Homeostasis, and Inflammation

| CASPARY AUDITORIUM
Academic Lectures, Friday Lecture Series
The Jerry A. Weisbach Memorial Lecture
Ruslan Medzhitov, Ph.D., Sterling Professor of Immunobiology, Yale School of Medicine; investigator, Howard Hughes Medical Institute

How the Immune System Maintains Antibody Diversity While Developing High Affinity Responses

| CARSON FAMILY AUDITORIUM (CRC)
Academic Lectures, Monday Lecture Series
Michel Nussenzweig, M.D., Ph.D., Senior Physician, Zanvil A. Cohn and Ralph M. Steinman Professor and head, Laboratory of Molecular Immunology; investigator, Howard Hughes Medical Institute

Beyond Expansion: How Cell Type Specific Epigenetic Landscapes Determine Neuronal Vulnerability in Huntington's Disease

| CASPARY AUDITORIUM
Academic Lectures, Thesis Presentations
Matthew Baffuto, graduate fellow, Heintz Lab, ÐÓ°É

Deciphering Early Mammalian Development Using Stem Cell-Based Models

| CASPARY AUDITORIUM
Academic Lectures, Friday Lecture Series
Magdalena Żernicka-Goetz, Ph.D., Bren Professor of Biology and Biological Engineering, California Institute of Technology

The 24th Annual Wiley Prize in Biomedical Sciences

| CASPARY AUDITORIUM
Academic Lectures, Friday Lecture Series
tbd tbd, Ph.D., tbd, tbd

Tri-Institutional Calendars

The close proximity among the three institutions which comprise the Tri-I has led to a culture that encourages interinstitutional interactions and shared resources, including access to lectures and seminars from internationally renowned scientists and clinicians:

Upcoming Events

A New Primate Genetic Model Organism for Cardiovascular Disease

| CARSON FAMILY AUDITORIUM (CRC)

Cell Biology Course

| CARSON FAMILY AUDITORIUM (CRC)
Mitosis

Plasticity of the parental brain

| CARSON FAMILY AUDITORIUM (CRC)

News

Rockefeller expands professional development training

The university’s HR department launches a new feature on its centralized platform, which brings together digital tools, leadership training, and in-person learning.

Astronomer Chris Impey to receive 2026 Lewis Thomas Prize

The annual Lewis Thomas Prize for Writing about Science was established by Rockefeller’s trustees in 1993. On March 9, Impey will be honored for his exploration of life’s origins, exoplanets, and humanity’s place in the universe in a ceremony on campus.

Theodora Hatziioannou promoted to research professor

In recognition of her outstanding contributions to the understanding and treatment of infections caused by the HIV-1 and SARS CoV-2 viruses, Theodora Hatziioannou has been promoted to research professor.