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Elizabeth Campbell
Elizabeth Campbell launches Laboratory of Molecular Pathogenesis
The infectious disease specialist will continue her groundbreaking work on the transcriptomes of the pathogens behind tuberculosis and Covid.

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Rockefeller University Torsten Wiesel Birthday party
Campus-wide celebration marks President Emeritus Torsten N. Wiesel’s 100th Birthday
President Lifton hosted a community celebration of Wiesel, a Nobel laureate as well as former university president.
Researchers capture never-before-seen view of gene transcription
New tech reveals findings that address long-standing theories about how bacteria begin the process of making RNA from DNA.
Leslie B. Vosshall portrait
Leslie B. Vosshall honored with the Dickson Prize in Medicine
Vosshall is recognized for her pioneering studies of the mosquito Aedes aegypti, which transmits pathogens causing human diseases including dengue, Zika, chikungunya, and yellow fever.
vaziri mouse microscope
Light-weight microscope captures large-scale brain activity of mice on the move
With a new microscope that's as light as a penny, researchers can now observe broad swaths of the brain in action as mice move about and interact with their environments.

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Cori Bargmann receives Gruber Neuroscience Prize
Bargmann is recognized for her role in linking genetics with behavior.
Paul Bieniasz elected to the National Academy of Sciences
Bieniasz is being honored for his work on the life cycle of retroviruses and their interactions with host proteins. With his election, nearly half of Rockefeller faculty are NAS members.
How one scientist's fascination with RNA changed medicine forever
Thomas Tuschl has devoted his career to making discoveries that bridge the gap between bench and business—and have resulted in entirely new classes of drugs.

Latest awards & honors

Svetlana Mojsov wins the Tang Prize in Biopharmaceutical Science
June 19, 2024
Naama Aviram honored with Tri-Institutional Breakout Prize
June 14, 2024

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The Scientist
Chromosome Ends in Double Jeopardy
May 16, 2024
New Scientist
Cocaine Seems to Hijack Brain Pathways That Prioritise Food and Water
April 18, 2024
Time
2024's Time100: Joel Habener, Svetlana Mojsov, and Dan Drucker
April 17, 2024
Nature
Is IVF at Risk in the US? Scientists Fear for the Fertility Treatment’s Future
April 2, 2024

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