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Researchers find molecule that causes sunburn pain

The painful, red skin that comes from too much time in the sun is caused by a molecule abundant in the skin’s epidermis, a new study published in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences shows. Blocking the molecule, called TRPV4, greatly protects against the painful effects of sunburn...

Nature Immunology online: August 4, 2013

Nature Immunology online: August 4, 2013 Notch2-dependent classical dendritic cells orchestrate intestinal immunity to attaching-and-effacing bacterial pathogens Ansuman T. Satpathy, Carlos G. Briseño, Jacob S. Lee, Dennis Ng, Nicholas A. Manieri, Wumesh K.C., Xiaodi Wu, Stephanie R. Thomas, Wan-...

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Engineering in Service of a Dark Art   "Biology graduate student Tom McDonagh, of Rockefeller University, likes working with light. For his Ph.D. he built a spinning microscope that uses centrifugal force to test the gripping power of different molecules. McDonagh also innovates with light outsid...

Nature online: July 31, 2013

Nature online: July 31, 2013 Completion of the entire hepatitis C virus life cycle in genetically humanized mice Marcus Dorner, Joshua A. Horwitz, Bridget M. Donovan, Rachael N. Labitt, William C. Budell, Tamar Friling, Alexander Vogt, Maria Teresa Catanese, Takashi Satoh, Taro Kawai, Shizuo Akir...

Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences USA online: July 29, 2013

Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences USA online: July 29, 2013 Behavioral diversity in microbes and low-dimensional phenotypic spaces David Jordan, Seppe Kuehn, Eleni Katifori and Stanislas Leibler  

Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences USA online: July 29, 2013

Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences USA online: July 29, 2013 Behavioral diversity in microbes and low-dimensional phenotypic spaces David Jordan, Seppe Kuehn, Eleni Katifori and Stanislas Leibler  

Journal of Experimental Medicine online: July 29, 2013

Journal of Experimental Medicine online: July 29, 2013 Inherited human OX40 deficiency underlying classic Kaposi sarcoma of childhood Minji Byun, Cindy S. Ma, Arzu Akçay, Vincent Pedergnana, Umaimainthan  Palendira, Jinjong Myoung, Danielle T. Avery, Yifang Liu, Avinash Abhyankar, Lazaro Lorenzo,...

Journal of Experimental Medicine online: July 29, 2013

Journal of Experimental Medicine online: July 29, 2013 Inherited human OX40 deficiency underlying classic Kaposi sarcoma of childhood Minji Byun, Cindy S. Ma, Arzu Akçay, Vincent Pedergnana, Umaimainthan  Palendira, Jinjong Myoung, Danielle T. Avery, Yifang Liu, Avinash Abhyankar, Lazaro Lorenzo,...
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Convocation 2013

The 2013 Convocation awarded 17 Ph.Ds to Rockefeller graduate fellows, bringing the total number of Rockefeller alumni to 1,127. Although rain in the early afternoon forced the cancellation of the traditional academic procession from Weiss to Caspary Auditorium, it did not dampen spirits. Followi...
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David Rockefeller Fellowship awarded to neuroscientist Jason Pitts

by LESLIE CHURCH Jason Pitts wasn’t entirely sure what to do with his life after graduating from college, back in 2008. So like any good scientist facing a big question, he came up with a series of experiments. Mr. Pitts tested out several careers — from medicine to teaching to pharmaceuticals ...
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