http://newswire.rockefeller.edu Tue, 15 May 2012 19:45:33 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 http://newswire.rockefeller.edu/2012/05/15/vanessa-ruta-honored-with-mcknight-scholar-award/ http://newswire.rockefeller.edu/2012/05/15/vanessa-ruta-honored-with-mcknight-scholar-award/#comments Tue, 15 May 2012 19:27:24 +0000 pubaff http://newswire.rockefeller.edu/?p=5056 Vanessa Ruta, assistant professor at The Rockefeller University and head of the Laboratory of Neurophysiology and Behavior, has been honored with a McKnight Scholar Award for her research on the functional organization of the neural circuits underlying olfactory learning. The 2012 awards, presented by the McKnight Endowment Fund for Neuroscience, were given to six early-career scientists who have established their own independent laboratories and who have demonstrated a commitment to neuroscience. More »]]> http://newswire.rockefeller.edu/2012/05/15/vanessa-ruta-honored-with-mcknight-scholar-award/feed/ 0 http://newswire.rockefeller.edu/2012/05/14/in-the-news-23/ http://newswire.rockefeller.edu/2012/05/14/in-the-news-23/#comments Mon, 14 May 2012 14:50:55 +0000 pubaff http://newswire.rockefeller.edu/?p=5040 More »]]> http://newswire.rockefeller.edu/2012/05/14/in-the-news-23/feed/ 0 http://newswire.rockefeller.edu/2012/05/04/american-philosophical-society-elects-cori-bargmann-to-membership/ http://newswire.rockefeller.edu/2012/05/04/american-philosophical-society-elects-cori-bargmann-to-membership/#comments Fri, 04 May 2012 14:11:13 +0000 pubaff http://newswire.rockefeller.edu/?p=5011 Cori Bargmann, Torsten N. Wiesel Professor at The Rockefeller University and an investigator at the Howard Hughes Medical Institute, has been elected to the American Philosophical Society in the biological sciences. The Society elects new members each year who have shown extraordinary accomplishments in their fields. Founded by Benjamin Franklin in 1743, it is the United States’ first learned society, and unique among its peers for the wide variety of academic disciplines represented by its membership. More »]]> http://newswire.rockefeller.edu/2012/05/04/american-philosophical-society-elects-cori-bargmann-to-membership/feed/ 0 http://newswire.rockefeller.edu/2012/05/03/in-the-news-22/ http://newswire.rockefeller.edu/2012/05/03/in-the-news-22/#comments Thu, 03 May 2012 16:33:56 +0000 pubaff http://newswire.rockefeller.edu/?p=5024 More »]]> http://newswire.rockefeller.edu/2012/05/03/in-the-news-22/feed/ 0 http://newswire.rockefeller.edu/2012/04/23/influenza-%e2%80%9chistone-mimic%e2%80%9d-suppresses-antiviral-response/ http://newswire.rockefeller.edu/2012/04/23/influenza-%e2%80%9chistone-mimic%e2%80%9d-suppresses-antiviral-response/#comments Mon, 23 Apr 2012 20:30:33 +0000 pubaff http://newswire.rockefeller.edu/?p=4598 Researchers have discovered a novel mechanism by which influenza viruses hijack key regulators of the human body’s normal antiviral response in order to slip by it undetected. The results have major implications for our understanding of the biology of the seasonal influenza virus and suggest a possible target for a new class of antiviral and anti-inflammatory drugs. More »]]> http://newswire.rockefeller.edu/2012/04/23/influenza-%e2%80%9chistone-mimic%e2%80%9d-suppresses-antiviral-response/feed/ 0 http://newswire.rockefeller.edu/2012/04/20/rockefeller-creates-cohn-steinman-professorship-to-honor-discoverers-of-dendritic-cells/ http://newswire.rockefeller.edu/2012/04/20/rockefeller-creates-cohn-steinman-professorship-to-honor-discoverers-of-dendritic-cells/#comments Fri, 20 Apr 2012 14:29:11 +0000 pubaff http://newswire.rockefeller.edu/?p=4890 The family of the late Ralph Steinman, who died in September three days before winning the Nobel Prize, will donate much of the proceeds from the award to establish the Cohn-Steinman Professorship at Rockefeller. Combined with other donations, the professorship will create an enduring memorial to Steinman and his mentor and collaborator, Zanvil Cohn. More »]]> http://newswire.rockefeller.edu/2012/04/20/rockefeller-creates-cohn-steinman-professorship-to-honor-discoverers-of-dendritic-cells/feed/ 0 http://newswire.rockefeller.edu/2012/04/19/in-the-news-21/ http://newswire.rockefeller.edu/2012/04/19/in-the-news-21/#comments Thu, 19 Apr 2012 15:41:21 +0000 pubaff http://newswire.rockefeller.edu/?p=4903 More »]]> http://newswire.rockefeller.edu/2012/04/19/in-the-news-21/feed/ 0 http://newswire.rockefeller.edu/2012/04/17/nature-online-april-4-2012/ http://newswire.rockefeller.edu/2012/04/17/nature-online-april-4-2012/#comments Tue, 17 Apr 2012 18:53:31 +0000 pubaff http://newswire.rockefeller.edu/?p=5006 http://newswire.rockefeller.edu/2012/04/17/nature-online-april-4-2012/feed/ 0 http://newswire.rockefeller.edu/2012/04/17/proceedings-of-the-national-academy-of-sciences-usa-109-6205-6210-april-17-2012/ http://newswire.rockefeller.edu/2012/04/17/proceedings-of-the-national-academy-of-sciences-usa-109-6205-6210-april-17-2012/#comments Tue, 17 Apr 2012 18:46:13 +0000 pubaff http://newswire.rockefeller.edu/?p=5001 More »]]> http://newswire.rockefeller.edu/2012/04/17/proceedings-of-the-national-academy-of-sciences-usa-109-6205-6210-april-17-2012/feed/ 0 http://newswire.rockefeller.edu/2012/04/17/proceedings-of-the-national-academy-of-sciences-usa-109-6181-6186-april-17-2012/ http://newswire.rockefeller.edu/2012/04/17/proceedings-of-the-national-academy-of-sciences-usa-109-6181-6186-april-17-2012/#comments Tue, 17 Apr 2012 18:20:05 +0000 pubaff http://newswire.rockefeller.edu/?p=4996 http://newswire.rockefeller.edu/2012/04/17/proceedings-of-the-national-academy-of-sciences-usa-109-6181-6186-april-17-2012/feed/ 0 http://newswire.rockefeller.edu/2012/04/17/proceedings-of-the-national-academy-of-sciences-usa-109-6072-6077-april-17-2012/ http://newswire.rockefeller.edu/2012/04/17/proceedings-of-the-national-academy-of-sciences-usa-109-6072-6077-april-17-2012/#comments Tue, 17 Apr 2012 18:08:01 +0000 pubaff http://newswire.rockefeller.edu/?p=4985 http://newswire.rockefeller.edu/2012/04/17/proceedings-of-the-national-academy-of-sciences-usa-109-6072-6077-april-17-2012/feed/ 0 http://newswire.rockefeller.edu/2012/04/17/proceedings-of-the-national-academy-of-sciences-usa-109-6175-6180-april-17-2012/ http://newswire.rockefeller.edu/2012/04/17/proceedings-of-the-national-academy-of-sciences-usa-109-6175-6180-april-17-2012/#comments Tue, 17 Apr 2012 18:02:09 +0000 pubaff http://newswire.rockefeller.edu/?p=4982 More »]]> http://newswire.rockefeller.edu/2012/04/17/proceedings-of-the-national-academy-of-sciences-usa-109-6175-6180-april-17-2012/feed/ 0 http://newswire.rockefeller.edu/2012/04/10/proceedings-of-the-national-academy-of-sciences-usa-109-5779-5784-april-10-2012/ http://newswire.rockefeller.edu/2012/04/10/proceedings-of-the-national-academy-of-sciences-usa-109-5779-5784-april-10-2012/#comments Tue, 10 Apr 2012 17:41:33 +0000 pubaff http://newswire.rockefeller.edu/?p=4971 http://newswire.rockefeller.edu/2012/04/10/proceedings-of-the-national-academy-of-sciences-usa-109-5779-5784-april-10-2012/feed/ 0 http://newswire.rockefeller.edu/2012/04/09/cori-bargmann-honored-with-dartnyu-biotechnology-achievement-award/ http://newswire.rockefeller.edu/2012/04/09/cori-bargmann-honored-with-dartnyu-biotechnology-achievement-award/#comments Mon, 09 Apr 2012 16:56:23 +0000 pubaff http://newswire.rockefeller.edu/?p=4831 Cori Bargmann, head of the Lulu and Anthony Wang Laboratory of Neural Circuits and Behavior, is being recognized for her work in deciphering the neural networks that define individual and group behaviors. The Dart/NYU Biotechnology Achievement Award recognizes the role of pure science in the development of pharmaceuticals and honors those scientists whose work has led to major advances to improving care provided at the patient’s bedside. More »]]> http://newswire.rockefeller.edu/2012/04/09/cori-bargmann-honored-with-dartnyu-biotechnology-achievement-award/feed/ 0 http://newswire.rockefeller.edu/2012/04/01/genes-development-26-693-704-april-1-2012/ http://newswire.rockefeller.edu/2012/04/01/genes-development-26-693-704-april-1-2012/#comments Sun, 01 Apr 2012 17:54:18 +0000 pubaff http://newswire.rockefeller.edu/?p=4979 http://newswire.rockefeller.edu/2012/04/01/genes-development-26-693-704-april-1-2012/feed/ 0 http://newswire.rockefeller.edu/2012/03/30/science-335-1617-1621-march-30-2012/ http://newswire.rockefeller.edu/2012/03/30/science-335-1617-1621-march-30-2012/#comments Fri, 30 Mar 2012 19:30:52 +0000 pubaff http://newswire.rockefeller.edu/?p=4805 More »]]> http://newswire.rockefeller.edu/2012/03/30/science-335-1617-1621-march-30-2012/feed/ 0 http://newswire.rockefeller.edu/2012/03/29/new-england-journal-of-medicine-366-1181-9-march-29-2012/ http://newswire.rockefeller.edu/2012/03/29/new-england-journal-of-medicine-366-1181-9-march-29-2012/#comments Thu, 29 Mar 2012 21:30:10 +0000 pubaff http://newswire.rockefeller.edu/?p=4780 More »]]> http://newswire.rockefeller.edu/2012/03/29/new-england-journal-of-medicine-366-1181-9-march-29-2012/feed/ 0 http://newswire.rockefeller.edu/2012/03/28/in-the-news-15/ http://newswire.rockefeller.edu/2012/03/28/in-the-news-15/#comments Wed, 28 Mar 2012 18:28:26 +0000 pubaff http://newswire.rockefeller.edu/?p=4821 More »]]> http://newswire.rockefeller.edu/2012/03/28/in-the-news-15/feed/ 0 http://newswire.rockefeller.edu/2012/03/28/albany-medical-center-prize-awarded-to-james-e-darnell-jr-and-robert-g-roeder/ http://newswire.rockefeller.edu/2012/03/28/albany-medical-center-prize-awarded-to-james-e-darnell-jr-and-robert-g-roeder/#comments Wed, 28 Mar 2012 16:37:25 +0000 pubaff http://newswire.rockefeller.edu/?p=4705 Praised as “towering figures” in cell research, the scientists are being recognized for helping to define how cells grow, replicate, and become specialized, and in turn giving medical professionals and researchers the tools to improve health and combat diseases. James E. Darnell Jr., head of the Laboratory of Molecular Cell Biology, and Robert G. Roeder, head of the Laboratory of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, will share the $500,000 prize from the 12th annual award, given at a May 11 ceremony in Albany, NY. More »]]> http://newswire.rockefeller.edu/2012/03/28/albany-medical-center-prize-awarded-to-james-e-darnell-jr-and-robert-g-roeder/feed/ 0 http://newswire.rockefeller.edu/2012/03/23/in-the-news-17/ http://newswire.rockefeller.edu/2012/03/23/in-the-news-17/#comments Fri, 23 Mar 2012 18:44:29 +0000 pubaff http://newswire.rockefeller.edu/?p=4823 More »]]> http://newswire.rockefeller.edu/2012/03/23/in-the-news-17/feed/ 0