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Science online: January 17, 2014

Science online: January 17, 2014 Direct in vivo RNAi screen unveils myosin IIa as a tumor suppressor of squamous cell carcinomas Daniel Schramek, Ataman Sendoel, Jeremy P. Segal, Slobodan Beronja, Evan Heller, Daniel Oristian, Boris Reva and Elaine Fuchs

Nature Medicine online: January 12, 2014

Nature Medicine online: January 12, 2014 Broadly neutralizing hemagglutinin stalk-specific antibodies require FcγR interactions for protection against influenza virus in vivo David J. DiLillo, Gene S. Tan, Peter Palese and Jeffrey V. Ravetch

Statement by Rockefeller University President Marc Tessier-Lavigne opposing academic boycotts

Three U.S. scholarly associations have announced their intention to support a proposed boycott of academic institutions in Israel. Such academic boycotts contradict a core principle of academic freedom by restricting free and open communication within the academic community. The key principles ha...

Nature Medicine online: December 22, 2013

Nature Medicine online: December 22, 2013 Host-cell sensors for Plasmodium activate innate immunity against liver-stage infection Peter Liehl, Vanessa Zuzarte-Luís, Jennie Chan, Thomas Zillinger, Fernanda Baptista, Daniel Carapau, Madlen Konert, Kirsten K. Hanson, Céline Carret, Caroline Lassnig,...

Molecular Psychiatry online: December 17, 2013

Molecular Psychiatry online: December 17, 2013 Hippocampal gene expression changes underlying stress sensitization and recovery J.D. Gray, T.G. Rubin, R.G. Hunter and B.S. McEwen

Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences USA 110: 20455-20460 (12-17-13)

Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences USA 110: 20455-20460 Flavin reduction activates Drosophila cryptochrome Anand T. Vaidya, Deniz Top, Craig C. Manahan, Joshua M. Tokuda, Sheng Zhang, Lois Pollack, Michael W. Young and Brian R. Crane

Molecular Cell 52: 734-45 (12-12-13)

Molecular Cell 52: 734-45 Autoinhibition and polo-dependent multisite phosphorylation restrict activity of the histone H3 kinase haspin to mitosis Cristina Ghenoiu, Michael S. Wheelock and Hironori Funabiki

Science 342: 1254-1258 (12-6-13)

Science 342: 1254-1258 MicroRNA-128 governs neuronal excitability and motor behavior in mice Chan Lek Tan, Joshua L. Plotkin, Morten T. Venø, Melanie von Schimmelmann, Philip Feinberg, Silas Mann, Annie Handler, Jørgen Kjems, D. James Surmeier, Dónal O’Carroll, Paul Greengard and Anne Schaefer

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Pearl Meister Greengard prize winner followed a gut feeling for 16 years   "Pediatric neurologist and neuroscientist Huda Y. Zoghbi won Rockefeller University's 10th annual Pearl Meister Greengard Prize, which on Thursday night she attributed in part to following 'a gut feeling.' For 16 years, sh...

Large-scale survey of clinical research participants shows mostly positive experiences

A multi-center survey of close to 5,000 volunteers who enrolled in clinical research studies, the first of its kind, shows that by and large participants feel valued and respected by investigators. But although many gave high marks to the research teams’ trustworthiness and ability to explain the...