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Emil C. Gotschlich, born #OTD, was recognized with a #LaskerAward for his development of a polysaccharide vaccine to prevent #meningitis. 🧪
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January 17, 2026 at 6:40 PM
Emil C. Gotschlich, born #OTD, was recognized with a #LaskerAward for his development of a polysaccharide vaccine to prevent #meningitis. 🧪
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A study in @science.org from Paul Cohen's lab, led by @maschakoenen.bsky.social, demonstrates how beige fat directly influences blood pressure. The findings offer a new target for treating vascular disease and could lead to more precise therapies for hypertension: https://bit.ly/4pK0hGh
January 15, 2026 at 8:07 PM
A study in @science.org from Paul Cohen's lab, led by @maschakoenen.bsky.social, demonstrates how beige fat directly influences blood pressure. The findings offer a new target for treating vascular disease and could lead to more precise therapies for hypertension: https://bit.ly/4pK0hGh
Rockefeller's Jean-Laurent Casanova is featured in this @nature.com piece by @dianakwon.bsky.social on how genetic mutations can weaken the immune system and make people more vulnerable to certain infections: www.nature.com/articles/d41...
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January 14, 2026 at 6:36 PM
Rockefeller's Jean-Laurent Casanova is featured in this @nature.com piece by @dianakwon.bsky.social on how genetic mutations can weaken the immune system and make people more vulnerable to certain infections: www.nature.com/articles/d41...
For decades, scientists have designed drugs to slow down or block enzymes, but Tarun Kapoor wondered if tackling some diseases requires the opposite approach.
We spoke with Kapoor about why speeding up an enzyme is so difficult, and how his team is cracking this problem.
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We spoke with Kapoor about why speeding up an enzyme is so difficult, and how his team is cracking this problem.
See the full Q&A here:
Scientists have gotten good at blocking enzymes to treat disease. Now can they speed them up? - News
Enzymes are the molecular machines that power life; they build and break down molecules, copy DNA, digest food, and drive virtually every chemical reaction in our cells. For decades, scientists have d...
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January 13, 2026 at 6:55 PM
For decades, scientists have designed drugs to slow down or block enzymes, but Tarun Kapoor wondered if tackling some diseases requires the opposite approach.
We spoke with Kapoor about why speeding up an enzyme is so difficult, and how his team is cracking this problem.
See the full Q&A here:
We spoke with Kapoor about why speeding up an enzyme is so difficult, and how his team is cracking this problem.
See the full Q&A here:
Congratulations to Rockefeller's Svetlana Mojsov, who has been named the 2026 recipient of the King Faisal Prize in Medicine! She is recognized for her groundbreaking work on GLP-1, research that has transformed the treatment of diabetes and obesity.
Pioneering Scientist Behind Revolutionary Weight-Loss Drugs and Leading Mathematician Honored with 2026 King Faisal Prize <br>Professor Svetlana Mojsov and Professor Carlos Kenig, among other eminent
January 7, 2026 Professor Svetlana Mojsov was announced this year’s King Faisal Prize in Medicine laureate for her groundbreaking discoveries that are reshaping how we treat obesity, and Professor Car...
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January 12, 2026 at 7:28 PM
Congratulations to Rockefeller's Svetlana Mojsov, who has been named the 2026 recipient of the King Faisal Prize in Medicine! She is recognized for her groundbreaking work on GLP-1, research that has transformed the treatment of diabetes and obesity.
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A new study suggests that primate facial expressions may not just be reflex
Can You Tell What This Monkey Is Thinking from Its Face?
A new study suggests that primate facial expressions may not just be reflex
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January 9, 2026 at 4:15 PM
A new study suggests that primate facial expressions may not just be reflex
A new study in @science.org from Rockefeller's Winrich Freiwald demonstrates how neural circuits in the brain and muscles of the face work together to respond physically to social cues, findings that may lead to improved brain-machine interfaces that help people with brain injuries communicate.
How the brain creates facial expressions - News
New work demonstrates how neural circuits in the brain and muscles of the face work together to respond physically to social cues.
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January 8, 2026 at 8:06 PM
A new study in @science.org from Rockefeller's Winrich Freiwald demonstrates how neural circuits in the brain and muscles of the face work together to respond physically to social cues, findings that may lead to improved brain-machine interfaces that help people with brain injuries communicate.
We are saddened to share that Konstantin Goulianos, a member of the Rockefeller community since 1971, has passed away. Goulianos was a renowned particle physicist who contributed to the discovery of fundamental building blocks of matter.
Physicist Konstantin Goulianos, professor emeritus, has died - News
Konstantin Goulianos, emeritus professor and head of the Laboratory of Experimental High Energy Physics, and a renowned particle physicist who contributed to the discovery of fundamental building blocks of matter, has died. Goulianos, 90, was a member o...
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January 8, 2026 at 3:41 PM
We are saddened to share that Konstantin Goulianos, a member of the Rockefeller community since 1971, has passed away. Goulianos was a renowned particle physicist who contributed to the discovery of fundamental building blocks of matter.
The late James Hudspeth achieved a groundbreaking technological advancement before his death: the ability to keep a mammalian cochlea alive outside the body for the first time. A new piece in Popular Mechanics discusses his work:
Scientists Kept an Inner Ear Alive Outside the Body for the First Time
The ability to analyze how the inner ear works could help provide better therapies, especially for sensorineural hearing loss.
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January 6, 2026 at 8:29 PM
The late James Hudspeth achieved a groundbreaking technological advancement before his death: the ability to keep a mammalian cochlea alive outside the body for the first time. A new piece in Popular Mechanics discusses his work:
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Bittar, Nussenzweig et al. @rockefeller.edu describe expanded clones of authentic CD4+ T cell carrying intact latent HIV-1 proviruses derived from people living with #HIV. Their transcriptome mirrors their primary cells of origin. rupress.org/jem/article/...
January 5, 2026 at 9:15 PM
Bittar, Nussenzweig et al. @rockefeller.edu describe expanded clones of authentic CD4+ T cell carrying intact latent HIV-1 proviruses derived from people living with #HIV. Their transcriptome mirrors their primary cells of origin. rupress.org/jem/article/...
Thanks for recapping the most intriguing #RockefellerScience stories of 2025 with us, Happy New Year! 👩🏽🔬 🥂 🦠 🎉 🧬
See the full 2025 #YearInReview here: https://bit.ly/44LtGrW
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January 1, 2026 at 5:01 AM
Thanks for recapping the most intriguing #RockefellerScience stories of 2025 with us, Happy New Year! 👩🏽🔬 🥂 🦠 🎉 🧬
See the full 2025 #YearInReview here: https://bit.ly/44LtGrW
See the full 2025 #YearInReview here: https://bit.ly/44LtGrW
Scientists in the @alushinlab.bsky.social figured out how cells build a structure that lets them migrate. Unpacking these “finger-like” protein bundles that protrude from cells may lead to novel treatments for #metastasis. #RockefellerScience #YearInReview
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December 31, 2025 at 10:30 PM
Scientists in the @alushinlab.bsky.social figured out how cells build a structure that lets them migrate. Unpacking these “finger-like” protein bundles that protrude from cells may lead to novel treatments for #metastasis. #RockefellerScience #YearInReview
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A study from @danmucida.bsky.social and @victora.bsky.social showed how immune cells in the gut distinguish between food and harmful pathogens, shedding light on the origins of #foodallergies. #RockefellerScience #YearInReview
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December 31, 2025 at 3:24 PM
A study from @danmucida.bsky.social and @victora.bsky.social showed how immune cells in the gut distinguish between food and harmful pathogens, shedding light on the origins of #foodallergies. #RockefellerScience #YearInReview
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A study from the #RutaLab explained how the fruit fly brain coordinates courtship and aggressive competition—a framework which could help scientists understand how the human brain balances cooperation and competition. #RockefellerScience #YearInReview
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December 31, 2025 at 11:11 AM
A study from the #RutaLab explained how the fruit fly brain coordinates courtship and aggressive competition—a framework which could help scientists understand how the human brain balances cooperation and competition. #RockefellerScience #YearInReview
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A study from Erich Jarvis and @darnelr.bsky.social found that a single protein variant found only in humans may have helped shape the emergence of spoken language. When put in mice, the variant altered their vocalizations. #RockefellerScience #YearInReview
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December 31, 2025 at 12:01 AM
A study from Erich Jarvis and @darnelr.bsky.social found that a single protein variant found only in humans may have helped shape the emergence of spoken language. When put in mice, the variant altered their vocalizations. #RockefellerScience #YearInReview
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A study from the #FriedmanLab identified a neural mechanism involved in leptin resistance, a factor contributing to #obesity. Crucially, they also found a way to reverse it in mice using a well-known drug. #RockefellerScience #YearInReview
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December 30, 2025 at 4:52 PM
A study from the #FriedmanLab identified a neural mechanism involved in leptin resistance, a factor contributing to #obesity. Crucially, they also found a way to reverse it in mice using a well-known drug. #RockefellerScience #YearInReview
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Clinical trials based on work from the Nussenzweig lab showed that two broadly neutralizing antibodies can keep #HIV suppressed for months. The data suggest that the antibodies may even diminish the viral reservoir itself. #RockefellerScience #YearInReview
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December 30, 2025 at 10:46 AM
Clinical trials based on work from the Nussenzweig lab showed that two broadly neutralizing antibodies can keep #HIV suppressed for months. The data suggest that the antibodies may even diminish the viral reservoir itself. #RockefellerScience #YearInReview
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A new method from @hirofunabiki.bsky.social dramatically improved cryo-EM’s imaging capabilities, enabling visualization of molecules that are very rare, very small, or hard to produce naturally—including some viruses. #RockefellerScience #YearInReview
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December 29, 2025 at 9:40 PM
A new method from @hirofunabiki.bsky.social dramatically improved cryo-EM’s imaging capabilities, enabling visualization of molecules that are very rare, very small, or hard to produce naturally—including some viruses. #RockefellerScience #YearInReview
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The #StricklandLab discovered that amyloid-beta (Aβ) oligomers and the vascular protein fibrinogen may, when forming a complex, contribute to Alzheimer's disease. #RockefellerScience #YearInReview
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December 29, 2025 at 2:26 PM
The #StricklandLab discovered that amyloid-beta (Aβ) oligomers and the vascular protein fibrinogen may, when forming a complex, contribute to Alzheimer's disease. #RockefellerScience #YearInReview
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The #StellerLab found that boosting PI31 can prevent neuronal degeneration, restore synaptic function, and significantly extend lifespan in fly and mouse models of rare genetic disorders similar to Parkinson’s. #RockefellerScience #YearInReview
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December 28, 2025 at 6:56 PM
The #StellerLab found that boosting PI31 can prevent neuronal degeneration, restore synaptic function, and significantly extend lifespan in fly and mouse models of rare genetic disorders similar to Parkinson’s. #RockefellerScience #YearInReview
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Research from the Fuchs lab showed that low levels of the amino acid serine trigger a process that turns hair follicle stem cells into skin repair specialists—and that diet may have a role to play. #RockefellerScience #YearInReview
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December 28, 2025 at 12:45 PM
Research from the Fuchs lab showed that low levels of the amino acid serine trigger a process that turns hair follicle stem cells into skin repair specialists—and that diet may have a role to play. #RockefellerScience #YearInReview
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Rockefeller's Li Zhao spent nearly a decade cataloguing evolutionarily young genes. This year, her lab demonstrated how these new genes are regulated and expressed. #RockefellerScience #YearInReview
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December 27, 2025 at 8:41 PM
Rockefeller's Li Zhao spent nearly a decade cataloguing evolutionarily young genes. This year, her lab demonstrated how these new genes are regulated and expressed. #RockefellerScience #YearInReview
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Treatments for autoimmune diseases have big shortcomings, including high cost and supply shortages. A alternative developed this year from the #RavetchLab achieves the same effectiveness at a fraction of the dose. #RockefellerScience #YearInReview
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December 27, 2025 at 1:42 PM
Treatments for autoimmune diseases have big shortcomings, including high cost and supply shortages. A alternative developed this year from the #RavetchLab achieves the same effectiveness at a fraction of the dose. #RockefellerScience #YearInReview
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A study from the Birsoy lab showed that the antioxidant glutathione, when operating inside mitochondria, is a key factor enabling tumors to spread from the breast to the lung. #RockefellerScience #YearInReview
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December 26, 2025 at 4:36 PM
A study from the Birsoy lab showed that the antioxidant glutathione, when operating inside mitochondria, is a key factor enabling tumors to spread from the breast to the lung. #RockefellerScience #YearInReview
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Shortly before his death this year, James Hudspeth achieved a groundbreaking technological advancement: the ability to keep a tiny sliver of the cochlea alive and functional outside of the body for the first time. #RockefellerScience #YearInReview
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December 26, 2025 at 11:30 AM
Shortly before his death this year, James Hudspeth achieved a groundbreaking technological advancement: the ability to keep a tiny sliver of the cochlea alive and functional outside of the body for the first time. #RockefellerScience #YearInReview
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🔗: https://bit.ly/49oaOlo