Congratulations to Rockefeller’s #classof2026, here’s to your next adventure! 🍾 🔬 🎉 #PHDone
This #SkinCancerAwarenessMonth, we’re highlighting Rockefeller's Elaine Fuchs, who has spent decades studying skin stem cells and what happens when they turn dysfunctional. Her work has shed light on how they can become the seeds of cancer or chronic inflammation.
A new study from Hermann Steller and colleagues identifies genetic mutations that interfere with the body’s ability to degrade the protein clumps characteristic of neurodegenerative diseases like Parkinson’s and Alzheimer’s.
🔗: https://bit.ly/4oC4AEI
Congratulations to Lucas Tian, recipient of the 2026 Tri-I Breakout Award!
Lucas is being recognized for pioneering research that explores one of the most fundamental questions in neuroscience: how the brain uses existing knowledge to solve entirely new problems.
The @victora.bsky.social lab at Rockefeller has turned germinal centers into a living laboratory for one of biology's oldest questions: how much of #evolution is shaped by chance?
Learn more in this Q&A with Victora and graduate fellow Ashni Vora: https://bit.ly/4fB23bm
Last month, Rockefeller's Women & Science initiative held its annual spring event featuring our very own Vanessa Ruta, where she spoke about her pioneering research deciphering how smell works.
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A new study from Rockefeller's @victora.bsky.social in @cellpress.bsky.social reveals how germinal centers produce powerful antibodies through noisy rounds of mutation and selection, offering new insight into vaccine design—and larger themes in evolution.
🔗: https://bit.ly/3Sor6Ve
In @ScienceAdvances: Findings from Rockefeller's #MacKinnonLab suggest that Piezo1 ion channels are activated by a specific membrane-derived cofactor that complements mechanical force. These channels help cells respond rapidly to mechanical cues.
A new study from the @rocklabtb.bsky.social in @natmicrobiol.nature.com finds that one of the most common drug resistance mutations in #tuberculosis creates subtle metabolic weaknesses that could be exploited with future combination therapies.
🔗: https://bit.ly/3RG6wj2
How can a brain no bigger than a poppy seed offer insights into the mechanisms by which humans navigate the world and make choices?
Rockefeller's Gaby Maimon addresses this question, and more, in a #SeekMagazine interview: https://bit.ly/4ogZv4n
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Piezo1 under mechanical force adopts a unique conformation that depends on lipid membrane composition.
