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Flu Vaccines, Cell Growth, DNA and Psoriasis: A Day of Virology and Cell Biology

What: Flu Vaccines, Cell Growth, DNA and Psoriasis: A Day of Virology and Cell Biology Who: Experts from around the world When: Thursday, Nov. 30, 9:15 a.m. to 5 p.m. Where: Caspary Auditorium at The Rockefeller University 1230 York Ave., New York City What kind of flu vaccine does a better job t...
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Circadian Rhythm Set by Pairing of Two Proteins

The molecular control of the daily cycle known as circadian rhythm lies in the pairing of two proteins, scientists report in a trio of papers in the Nov. 3 Science. The findings, from fruit fly studies, promise to help scientists better understand human, animal and plant circadian rhythms, which ...
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Leptin Helps Body Regulate Fat, Links to Diet

Leptin, a protein produced by fat, appears to play an important role in how the body manages its supply of fat, report scientists in the November Nature Medicine. Leptin, a protein produced by fat, appears to play an important role in how the body manages its supply of fat, report scientists in t...
Awards and Honors

Japanese Government Honors Rockefeller University Professor for Cancer Research

The Japanese government will present Japan's Order of Culture to cancer researcher Hidesaburo Hanafusa, Ph.D., Leon Hess Professor at The Rockefeller University, in a ceremony at the Imperial Palace in Tokyo on Friday, Nov. 3. Hanafusa is the only scientist of the five native Japanese receiving t...
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Lecture: How Many People Can the Earth Support?

What: Lecture on How Many People Can the Earth Support? Who: Joel E. Cohen, M.P.H., Ph.D., Dr.P.H., professor and director of the Laboratory of Populations at The Rockefeller University When: Friday, Oct. 27, at 3:45 p.m. Where: Caspary Auditorium at The Rockefeller University 1230 York Ave., N...
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Neuroscientist A. James Hudspeth Joins Rockefeller Faculty

An expert in the neurobiology and biophysics of hearing, A. James Hudspeth, Ph.D., M.D., joins the faculty at The Rockefeller University as the F.M. Kirby Professor. The chair is made possible by a gift of $2 million from the F.M. Kirby Foundation, Inc., which supports health, educational, cultur...
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Fat, Body Weight Regulated by Newly Discovered Hormone

Body Weight Regulated by Newly Discovered Hormone A protein, identified in mice and humans, reduced body weight in mice by 30 percent after two weeks of treatment, report scientists in the July 28 Science. The findings have important implications for understanding the causes of obesity, which aff...
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Insulin Plays Role in Controlling Fat Craving

Insulin, the hormone needed by the body to process sugar, appears to influence a brain chemical that mediates cravings for fatty foods, according to ongoing studies by Sarah F. Leibowitz, Ph. D., a neurobiologist at The Rockefeller University. Leibowitz plans to present her recent investigations ...
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David Rockefeller Honored, 20 Doctorates Awarded at Rockefeller University Graduation

The Rockefeller University will dedicate its 37th commencement exercises, Thursday, June 15, 1995, to David Rockefeller for his extraordinary 55 years of service on the institution's board of trustees, from which he is retiring. At graduation 20 students from eight countries will receive doctoral...
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Rockefeller Researchers Find Evidence That Weight Change in Humans Affects Metabolism

Results Hold Implications for Clinical Management of Obesity A team of researchers at The Rockefeller University, led by Dr. Rudolph Leibel, has shown that the human body maintains a stable weight by increasing the number of calories burned when weight is gained, and slowing the rate when weight ...
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