Coming soon, to The David Rockefeller Graduate Program
As the graduating class of 2013 moves on to the next stages of life and career, the Rockefeller community welcomes the incoming group of graduate fellows. There were 719 applications received this year, and after careful consideration by the admissions committee, 69 applicants were offered admission...
Four leaders in science and philanthropy given honorary degrees
by LESLIE CHURCH At this year’s Convocation ceremony, honorary degrees were awarded to four proponents of basic science who have made invaluable contributions to science, through research and philanthropy. Günter Blobel, John D. Rockefeller Jr. Professor at Rockefeller; Paul Greengard, Vincent A...
Marraffini and Tavazoie recognized for excellence in teaching
Two Rockefeller faculty members were honored at the Convocation luncheon with this year’s Distinguished Teaching Awards: Assistant Professor Luciano Marraffini and Leon Hess Assistant Professor Sohail Tavazoie. It is the 10th year that the awards, which recognize excellence in and dedication to th...
Pinar Ayata
Pinar Ayata Presented by Nathaniel Heintz B.S., Sabanci University Decoding 5hmC as an Active Chromatin Mark in the Brain and its Link to Rett Syndrome As I stand here before you, I feel a real sense of pride in Pinar Ayata’s achievements. This young woman has so many facets ...
Nicole Bowles
Nicole Bowles Presented by Bruce S. McEwen B.A., New York University Cannabinoid CB1R Receptor Mediates Metabolic Syndrome in Models of Circadian and Glucocorticoid Dysregulation Nicole Bowles graduated from New York University in May 2008 with a B.S. in chemistry and minor in m...
Fabio Casadio
Fabio Casadio Presented by C. David Allis B.S., M.S., University of Bologna Discovery and Characterization of Methylation of Arginine 42 on Histone H3: A Novel Histone Modification with Positive Transcriptional Effects Fabio Casadio came to my lab from Italy, which is relevant...
Emily Conn Gantman
Emily Conn Gantman Presented by Robert B. Darnell B.A., University of Pennsylvania RNA Dynamics in T Cell Activation Emily Conn Gantman came to The Rockefeller University as an extraordinarily promising young talent and emerged an outstanding multi-disciplined scientist, huma...
Teresa Davoli
Teresa Davoli Presented by Sidney Strickland on behalf of Titia de Lange B.S., University of Pisa M.S., San Raffaele University Telomere-driven Tetraploidy and its Relevance to Cancer I will read remarks prepared by Titia de Lange who unfortunately couldn’t be here today: It ...
Paul Daniel Dossa
Paul Daniel Dossa Presented by Howard C. Hang B.S., Harvey Mudd College Analysis of Small Molecule Inhibitors Aimed at Bacterial Virulence Humans are constantly exposed to bacteria. The colonization of our tissues with beneficial microbes after birth can help our metabolism...
Amy Grunbeck
Amy Grunbeck Presented by Thomas P. Sakmar B.S., Dickinson College Application of Genetically-encoded Photoactivatable Crosslinkers to Map Ligand-binding Sites on G Protein Coupled Receptors It is a privilege to present to you Amy Grunbeck. Before coming to New York, Amy receiv...