It is with heavy hearts that we announce the passing of our beloved colleague and friend, C. David Allis. Aside from his groundbreaking contributions to biomedical science, David will be remembered for his warmth, humility, and relentless optimism.
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- The @RiceLaboratory worked on the hepatitis C virus for three decades and became the first to produce a version of it that could be grown and studied in the laboratory. Here is the lab today, celebrating @NobelPrize laureate Charlie Rice!
- More on the life and legacy of C. David Allis: rockefeller.edu/news/33490-rem…
- Congratulations, @danmucida! A pioneer in the field of mucosal immunology, Daniel Mucida is unlocking the secrets of the digestive system and answering fundamental questions about the origins of human disease. rockefeller.edu/news/30324-imm…
- Sadly, our cherished colleague Paul Greengard, who revolutionized our understanding of how brain cells communicate with each other, passed away yesterday at the age of 93. He will be sorely missed. rockefeller.edu/news/25634-pio…
- Xiaowei Zhuang, inventor of super-resolution and genome-scale imaging techniques, is this year's recipient of the Pearl Meister Greengard Prize! Join us on Rockefeller's campus on Nov 19 for the award ceremony. #PMGPrize #WomenInScience #WomeninSTEM rockefeller.edu/news/26751-xia…
- Our very own Vanessa Ruta has been named a 2019 #MacFellow! Her work has elucidated the mechanisms by which the output of hard-wired neural circuits can be modified by experience, thereby altering behavior. Congratulations Vanessa!
- We are so thrilled for Charlie Rice, a 2020 recipient of the @NobelPrize! Learn about his work that contributed to a cure for hepatitis C here: rockefeller.edu/news/29292-roc…
- Rockefeller's Jeff Friedman was announced this morning as the 2019 winner of the #WolfPrize for Medicine! He is honored for identifying leptin, the hormone responsible for regulating bodyweight and obesity. Congratulations!
- Lily Jan of @UCSF and Eve Marder (@MarderLab) of @BrandeisU have been selected as this year's recipients of the Pearl Meister @GreengardPrize for their fundamental contributions to neurobiology. Congratulations! #WomeninScience rockefeller.edu/news/34584-lil…
- Tim Stearns (@StearnsLab) will become Rockefeller’s new dean of graduate and postgraduate studies on Sept 1. Welcome, Tim! In this Q&A, he shares his vision for the university’s educational programs: rockefeller.edu/news/32736-tim…
- Cori Bargmann (@betenoire1) has been named a 2024 recipient of the Gruber Neuroscience Prize! She is being recognized for her pioneering work elucidating the organization of circuits in behavior, and for developing new genetics tools. Congratulations! rockefeller.edu/news/35815-cor…
- Rockefeller has just announced the 2022 recipient of the @GreengardPrize: @kkariko! Karikó discovered how to keep synthetic RNA from activating the innate immune system, paving the way for RNA vaccines including two for SARS-CoV-2. Congratulations! rockefeller.edu/news/31285-kat…