Avi Flamholz joins Rockefeller to investigate how microbes process nutrients and how that understanding can help develop tools to better anticipate and mitigate the effects of climate change.
Ribosomes manufacture the proteins that underlie nearly every biological function. Understanding exactly how they are assembled would reveal fundamental principles about how life itself is maintained.
The new programming, which spans the full month of September, is designed to teach essential skills and ground students in different research opportunities before lab rotations begin.
His work has been crucial for the development of new antibiotics, which are urgently needed in a world where multi-resistant superbugs are a major threat to public health.
Mojsov’s discovery of GLP-1 and its critical role in the regulation of insulin secretion and blood glucose led to the development of a revolutionary new class of medicines.
A Rockefeller employee since 2001, Chin will be missed by many in the community who came to rely on his deep technical expertise and graceful approach to problem solving.
