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Supporting Rockefeller University is one of the soundest investments you can make in the future of medical science. Whether you attend an event, join one of our programs, or make a gift, your support is essential. Together, we can create a healthier world for today and for generations to follow. Learn about Rockefeller’s new strategic plan: The Convergence of Science and Medicine.

Philanthropy News

The Stavros Niarchos Foundation establishes an institute for global infectious disease research with $75 million. Learn more.
Nat Heintz is appointed Director of the Fisher Center for Alzheimer’s Research at Rockefeller. Learn more.
The Anna-Maria and Stephen Kellen Foundation endows the Women’s Entrepreneurship Fund. Learn more.
Living Legacies recounts the stories of donors who took the special step of making planned gifts to the university. Read some of these unique stories.
Science and medicine are entering an explosive era of discovery. Learn about Rockefeller’s new strategic plan: The Convergence of Science and Medicine.
Technology powers scientific revolution. Learn more about high impact philanthropy and Rockefeller's Scientific Resource Centers.
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26

Nobel Laureates

72

Research Labs

26

Lasker Awards

133

National Academy of Sciences Members

20

National Medals of Science

123

Years

Learn About Our Affinity Groups

Women & Science

The Women & Science initiative highlights the crucial role of basic and clinical research in addressing the scientific challenges related to women's health.  W&S showcases the contributions of women scientists and raises funds to support their work.

The Rockefeller University Council

The Rockefeller University Council is an international advisory group of distinguished individuals helping to advance science for the benefit of humankind. Membership, which is by invitation, recognizes benefactors who have made an ongoing major philanthropic commitment to the University.

Planned Giving

A planned gift to The Rockefeller University gives you an opportunity to make an enduring investment in the promising future of biomedical research.

Our Fundraising Initiatives

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FUNDAMENTAL SCIENCE

TRANSLATIONAL RESEARCH

Vanessa Ruta and Raphael Cohn in Ruta Lab

SPECIFIC RESEARCH AREAS

Itzel Gonzalez Ishida in Greenberg Building atrium

YOUNG SCIENTISTS

Mayte Suarez-Farinas and Joel Correa da Rosa in Greenberg Building

DRUG DISCOVERY AND ENTREPRENEURSHIP

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LEADING EDGE TECHNOLOGIES

Research Areas and Disease Studies You Can Support

Gifts may be made in support of promising studies on virtually every disease or medical condition that poses a serious health problem today.
  • Addiction Disorders
  • Age Disorders
  • Cancer
  • Childhood Diseases
  • Digestive System Disorders
  • Immune-Related Disorders
  • Infectious Diseases
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Ways You Can Support The Rockefeller University

Make a Gift 

Private support helps us provide our scientists with the resources they need to make the kinds of discoveries that advance medicine and health care.

Opportunities to Support Science

The Rockefeller University offers a broad range of giving opportunities that will advance biomedical research and education while providing lasting recognition for donors.

Planned Giving

A planned gift to The Rockefeller University gives you an opportunity to make an enduring investment in the promising future of biomedical research.

Contact

Maren E. Imhoff
Senior Vice President for Development
The Rockefeller University
1230 York Avenue, Box 164
New York, NY  10065

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    Upcoming Events

    Obesity: Causes and the New Treatments

    6:30 – 7:30 PM | Reception to follow

    Speaker:
    Jeffrey M. Friedman, M.D., Ph.D.
    Marilyn M. Simpson Professor
    Laboratory of Molecular Genetics
    The Rockefeller University
    Investigator, Howard Hughes Medical Institute

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    News

    Newly discovered neurons change our understanding of how the brain handles hunger

    A new cell type provides a missing piece of the neural network regulating appetite.

    A new chemistry for CRISPR

    It acts as a sort of molecular fumigator to battle phages and plasmids.

    Rockefeller community science festival draws hundreds for day of hands-on learning

    Ten years after it first debuted, RockEDU’s annual festival for kids in kindergarten through grade eight, drew another excited and energized crowd.