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Campus club discusses milestone discoveries with the Rockefeller researchers who made them
The monthly lunch series offers attendees the chance to break bread with prominent scientists on campus.
A. James Hudspeth, neuroscientist who unlocked secrets of hearing, has died
Hudspeth, a Rockefeller neuroscientist who discovered how sound waves are converted into electrical signals in the ear’s cochlea, was 79.
Mitochondrial antioxidant found to drive breast cancer metastasis
Researchers have learned that the antioxidant glutathione, when operating inside mitochondria, is a key factor enabling tumors to spread from the breast to the lung.
Immunotherapy drug eliminates aggressive cancers in clinical trial
The researchers demonstrate that an engineered antibody improves a class of drugs that has struggled to make good on its early promise.
Researchers gather to investigate the building blocks of social behavior
From mosquito courtship to primate memory, a recent symposium hosted by the Rockefeller’s Price Family Center and the Zuckerman Institute at Columbia University highlighted ongoing research into how social behaviors emerge.
RockEDU helps local teachers reimagine classroom research
Developed through Rockefeller’s summer outreach program, the “RockEDU Sandbox” offers a path to hands-on inquiry that sparks curiosity and exploration, on and off campus.
New tool helps predict antibiotic resistance
Using the novel platform could help pharmaceutical companies design longer lasting drugs.
Symposium highlights growing synergy in infectious disease research
The Stavros Niarchos Foundation Institute fosters cross-disciplinary collaborations that are leading to more breakthroughs, faster.
How ant queens are made
New research offers fresh insight into how different morphological types and social roles emerge in ant societies, confirming that size is coupled to caste, with genes ultimately deciding how size and caste are related within the context of a colony.
Scientists discover new method for reprogramming organelles
A recent study reveals how the nucleolus gives rise to ribosomes—and how scientists can use that knowledge to reshape the nucleolus itself.
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