Convening meetings, workshops, seminars, and public programs is a key part of the mission at the Advanced Science Research Center at the CUNY Graduate Center promoting collaboration between campus-based faculty, ASRC faculty, theorists, and experimentalists across New York City.

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Event and Space Rentals

The ASRC offers event and meeting spaces that can accommodate up to 100 guests for your next conference, reception, meeting, workshop, film shoot, or private event.

Fall ’25 Biochem Seminar: Associate Editor Antonio Cerullo

Publishing in Structural Biology, Biochemistry, and Biophysics Scientific progress and publishing are fundamentally intertwined. Therefore, scientists must master both the pipette and the pen. Antonio Cerullo (CUNY ASRC – Ph.D.

Fall ’25 Biochem Seminar: Professor Tarun Kapoor

Chemical activators of VCP, an unfoldase required for proteostasis I will discuss our recent efforts to identify and characterize chemical activators of ATPase mechanoenzymes. The loss of function of AAA

Fall ’25 Biochem Seminar: Associate Professor Kimberly Reynolds

Mapping and modeling the impact of protein biochemical variation on growth rate phenotype Individual proteins can be expressed, purified, and exquisitely characterized in terms of their biochemical and biophysical parameters

Fall ’25 Biochem Seminar: Professor Michael Sattler

Dynamic RNA-protein interactions in A-to-I editing and biomolecular condensates in non- coding RNA pathways We employ integrative structural biology, combining solution NMR with complementary techniques and molecular dynamics to study

Family Science Night

Don't be afraid of science; join us for Family Science Night at the CUNY ASRC. We will have fun science activities for all ages, braaiiinns, crystals, lasers, and more! Plus,

Fall ’25 Biochem Seminar: Professor Lillian Chong

Catching Rare Events in Action with Weighted Ensemble MD Rare biological and chemical events often lie beyond the reach of conventional simulations. The weighted ensemble (WE) path sampling strategy overcomes

Fall ’25 Biochem Seminar: Professor Peter B. Moore

Structural Biology: Past, Present and Future Between ~1950 and ~2010, X-ray crystallography was the experimental technique of choice for determining the structures of biological macromolecules at atomic resolution. It is

The Brain and The Environment Family Night

Join us for The Brain and The Environment Family Night at the CUNY ASRC on Nov. 18 from 4:30 to 6:30 p.m. This fun and educational evening will explore how

Fall ’25 Biochem Seminar: Professor Olga Boudker

Dynamics and Evolution of Glutamate Transporters Glutamate transporters in the human brain remove the neurotransmitter glutamate from the synaptic cleft, enabling repeated cycles of neurotransmission and preventing glutamate-induced excitotoxicity. These

Fall ’25 Biochem Seminar: Associate Professor Rupal Gupta

Structure, Dynamics and Assembly of Human Antimicrobial Protein Antimicrobial proteins in humans sequester zinc to curtail infection. Although well established as key components of the immune response, the mechanisms of

Alumni and Friends Community Science Night

Join us on Tuesday, Dec. 16 to reconnect and learn all about what's happening at the CUNY ASRC! All are welcome — especially former and current students, interns, summer researchers,

Spring ’26 Biochem Seminar: Christine Mayr

Structure, Dynamics and Assembly of Human Antimicrobial Protein More than 2,700 human mRNA 3′UTRs have hundreds of highly conserved (HC) nucleotides, but their biological roles are unclear. A large fraction

LinkedIn Training for Academics

Join us for a practical, beginner-friendly workshop on how academics can use LinkedIn to showcase their expertise, expand professional networks, and increase the visibility of their research and teaching. This session will