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Neurodevelopment Disorders and Unexpected lncRNA/Protein Interactions

| 116 ROCKEFELLER RESEARCH LABORATORIES, MSKCC, 430 E. 67TH ST.
Tri-Institutional Events (at MSK & WCM), Developmental Biology Program
Lee Niswander, Ph.D., professor and chair, molecular, cellular and developmental biology, University of Colorado Boulder

Goldmund String Quartet with Gloria Chien

| CASPARY AUDITORIUM
Arts Events, The Peggy Rockefeller Concerts

Tri-Institutional Outreach Fair

| LOWER LEVEL GREENBERG BUILDING (CRC)
Classes and Training, Science Outreach
Robert Frawley, Ph.D., lead community scientist, BioBus
Adrienne Umali, associate director, The New York Academy of Sciences
Charlie Warren, program co-president, High School Catalyst
Sarai Mena, program associate, Genspace
Jen Bohn, Ph.D., assistant director, RockEDU Science Outreach, The Rockefeller University
Yazmin Carrasco, Ph.D., program director, ACCESS Summer Research Program
Martina Thurman, program director, Summer Neuroscience Program, The Rockefeller University
Ana Codo, program director, Tri-Institutional Minority Society

Somatic Mutation and Selection in Ageing Tissues

| CASPARY AUDITORIUM
Academic Lectures, Friday Lecture Series
Inigo Martincorena, Ph.D., group leader, Wellcome Sanger Institute

ADP-heptose and Nucleotide Enhancers Drive Fusobacteria-induced Inflammation

| GREAT HALL, WELCH HALL
Academic Lectures, Thesis Presentations
Linzhi Ye, graduate fellow, The Rockefeller University

Chemical Activators of VCP, an Unfoldase Required for Proteostasis

| CARSON FAMILY AUDITORIUM (CRC)
Academic Lectures, Monday Lecture Series
Tarun Kapoor, Ph.D., Pels Family Professor and head, Selma and Lawrence Ruben Laboratory of Chemistry and Cell Biology, The Rockefeller University

Reproducibility

| 110 RRB
Classes and Training, Other Classes and Training
Matt Paul, Ph.D., bioinformatics analyst, Bioinformatics Resource Center, The Rockefeller University
Thomas Carroll, Ph.D., director of bioinformatics, Bioinformatics Resource Center, The Rockefeller University
Doug Barrows, Ph.D., bioinformatics analyst, Bioinformatics Resource Center, The Rockefeller University
Wei Wang, Ph.D., bioinformatics analyst, Bioinformatics Resource Center, The Rockefeller University

A Common Germline Variant in PCSK9 Drives Human Breast Cancer Metastasis

| CARSON FAMILY AUDITORIUM (CRC)
Academic Lectures, Thesis Presentations
Wenbin Mei, graduate fellow, The Rockefeller University

Book Talk with Dr. Kate Clancy: Period: The Real Story of Menstruation

| MARKUS LIBRARY, WELCH HALL
Classes and Training, Other Classes and Training
Kate Clancy, Ph.D., associate professor of anthropology, University of Illinois

Pre-Seminar Coffee and Cookies

| LOWER LEVEL GREENBERG BUILDING (CRC)
Seminars, Center for Studies in Physics and Biology Seminars

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

Neurodevelopment Disorders and Unexpected lncRNA/Protein Interactions

| 116 ROCKEFELLER RESEARCH LABORATORIES, MSKCC, 430 E. 67TH ST.

Goldmund String Quartet with Gloria Chien

| CASPARY AUDITORIUM
Goldmund Quartet is known for its interpretations of the great classical and modern works of the quartet literature and are now counted amongst the leading string quartets of the younger generation worldwide. Highlights from their recent performances include the quartet’s debut at prestigious festivals such as Festival Dolomites, Settimane Musicali di…...

Tri-Institutional Outreach Fair

| LOWER LEVEL GREENBERG BUILDING (CRC)

News

Wenbin Mei wins 2025 Weintraub Graduate Student Award

Mei, a graduate student in Sohail Tavazoie’s lab, is being honored for work showing that a commonly inherited mutation governs breast cancer metastasis and influences survival.

A scientist’s 30-year quest reveals why a fat-sensing hormone can lose its effectiveness, leading to obesity

Jeffrey M. Friedman’s lab has discovered a mechanism to explain how leptin resistance works.

Researchers discover a cause of leptin resistance—and how to reverse it

Most obese patients grow resistant to satiety signals from the hormone leptin. A new study shows that leptin sensitivity can be restored in mice, leading to weight loss.

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