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Center for Clinical and Translational Science funds 18 new pilot studies

The Rockefeller University Center for Clinical and Translational Science (CCTS) has awarded 18 grants to university investigators in its third annual pilot-project grant program. The grants, which range from $2,000 to $25,000 each, will fund early studies in translational science that, if success...
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Rockefeller microbiologist tests safety of spiked eggnog

With one in every 20,000 eggs contaminated with Salmonella bacteria, drinking homemade eggnog can be something of a gamble. But an experiment designed to test whether the alcohol in spiked eggnog can kill the deadly bugs suggests that, in general, few bacteria survive in a mixture containing both...
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Single letter in the human genome points to risk for high cholesterol

Write out every letter in the human genome, one A, C, T or G per millimeter, and the text would be 1,800 miles long, roughly the distance from New York to Colorado. Now, in the search for genes that affect how humans synthesize, process and break down cholesterol, a consortium of researchers led ...
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Flu shots are available. Occupational Health Services is administering flu shots free of charge to all interested members of campus, including employees of the Aaron Diamond AIDS Research Center, Howard Hughes Medical Institute and the Population Council who work on the Rockefeller campus. Shots ...
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World financial crisis impacts university budget

Turmoil in the world’s financial markets and a contraction of the national and local economies have begun to affect the university’s finances. In response, Rockefeller University’s administrators and trustees have initiated a review of the economic assumptions and models that drive the budget-...
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Defensive protein killed ancient primate retroviruses, research suggests

Retroviruses are the worst sort of guest. Over eons, these molecular parasites have insinuated themselves into their hosts’ DNA and caused a ruckus. The poor hosts can’t even be rid of the intruders by killing them, because they stubbornly remain after death. As much as eight percent of the huma...
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University funds temporarily frozen during banking crisis

As distress in the markets that buy and sell credit reached its crescendo in late September, the university’s finance office received some sudden news: On September 26, a short-term investment fund in which the university held some $45 million in operating capital would be frozen. The affected ac...
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Former NYPD officer becomes security operations manager

by TALLEY HENNING BROWN The position of security operations manager, left vacant in March by the departure of 31-year university veteran Michael John, has been filled by Michael J. Murphy, former lieutenant commander detective of the New York Police Department. Mr. Murphy, who directly oversees d...
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Winners announced in walking challenge

by TALLEY HENNING BROWN There’s no charity fundraising, no 26-mile course or nationally televised fanfare, but here on the Upper East Side, Rockefeller University has begun its own rendition of a New York City marathon. From October 13 to November 2, Human Resources hosted the first semiannual Ro...
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New campus intranet centralizes electronic resources

by TALLEY HENNING BROWN Since its introduction in 1994 the university’s Web site has tried to be all things to all people. Internal users trying to access library resources, get information on benefits or download petty cash forms have been forced to wade through links designed for prospective st...
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