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SUMMARY:Fall '26 Biochem Seminar: Pranam Chatterjee
DESCRIPTION:Designing Programmable Biologics with Generative Sequence Models \nIn this talk\, I will share how my lab develops discrete generative models to design functional biologics for disease and bioremediation. Our work has centered on language models that de novo design peptides to bind and modulate undruggable targets\, with experimental validation across rare neurodegenerative disorders\, pediatric cancers\, and viral infections. Because therapeutic design depends on clinically-viable properties beyond binding (solubility\, half-life\, non-toxicity)\, we have developed discrete diffusion algorithms to generate peptides\, proteins\, mRNAs\, and heavy metal sequestrants that are Pareto-optimal across these properties. We have extended these frameworks to discrete flow matching models that generate isoform-specific\, domain- and motif-resolved binders under competing therapeutic objectives\, enabling the design of potent inhibitors and CAR T cell ligands. Finally\, we have recently pioneered Schrödinger Bridge Matching\, a new class of generative models that capture both biological states and the trajectories connecting them\, from protein folding to drug-induced cell-state transitions\, establishing a unified\, programmable framework for molecular modeling and design. \nPlease use this link to access Zoom. \nFor any questions\, please contact Hyacinth Camillieri at hcamillieri@gc.cuny.edu
URL:https://asrc.gc.cuny.edu/event/fall-26-biochem-seminar-pranam-chatterjee/
LOCATION:ASRC Auditorium\, 85 St. Nicholas Terrace\, New York\, NY\, 10031\, United States
CATEGORIES:Structural Biology
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SUMMARY:Neuroscience Fall 2026 Seminar Series - Christina Kim
DESCRIPTION:Dr. Christina Kim\, Assistant Professor at the Princeton Neuroscience Institute and Omenn-Darling Bioengineering Institute at Princeton University\, and a Howard Hughes Medical Institute Freeman Hrabowski Scholar\, will give a talk titled “Isolating drug-activated ensembles using activity integrators”. \nJoin in person at the ASRC auditorium\, or Zoom (Meeting ID: 856 8679 1013 Passcode: 503671). \nView the abstract here.
URL:https://asrc.gc.cuny.edu/event/neuroscience-fall-2026-seminar-series-christina-kim/
LOCATION:Advanced Science Research Center (ASRC)\, 85 St. Nicholas Terrace\, New York\, NY\, 10031\, United States
CATEGORIES:Neuroscience
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260916T120000
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SUMMARY:Fall '26 Biochem Seminar: Crina Nimigean
DESCRIPTION:Mechanism of Lipid Modulation in Ion Channels \nMembrane proteins are continuously exposed to the complex lipid environment of cellular membranes\, yet how specific lipids regulate their function remains poorly understood. In this talk\, I will discuss two examples illustrating how membrane lipids tune ion-channel activity through defined structural mechanisms. First\, I will describe how lipids regulate temperature sensitivity in SthK\, a\nbacterial ion channel that is activated by cold temperatures. We find that a functionally important\, state-dependent intersubunit salt bridge acts as a temperature sensor\, while lipid binding tunes temperature sensitivity by modulating the strength of this interaction. These findings suggest a general mechanism by which thermosensitivity can emerge from the interplay between protein energetics and the membrane environment. Second\, I will discuss regulation of rod photoreceptor cyclic nucleotide-gated (CNG) channels by the signaling lipid PI(4\,5)P2 (PIP2). Although PIP2 was known to inhibit CNG channels\, its very low abundance in rod outer segments raised questions about the physiological relevance of this effect. We show that\nPIP2 potently inhibits CNG channels at physiologically relevant concentrations (<0.2 mol%) and identify its binding site and mechanism of action. PIP2 binds to an allosteric site that stabilizes the closed channel and impedes conformational changes required for opening. Identification of this regulatory site also reveals a potential target for pharmacological modulation of CNG channels.\nTogether\, these studies demonstrate how specific lipid–protein interactions can reshape the energetic landscape of ion channels to control physiologically important aspects of their function. \nPlease use this link to access Zoom. \nFor any questions\, please contact Hyacinth Camillieri at hcamillieri@gc.cuny.edu
URL:https://asrc.gc.cuny.edu/event/fall-26-biochem-seminar-crina-nimigean/
LOCATION:ASRC Auditorium\, 85 St. Nicholas Terrace\, New York\, NY\, 10031\, United States
CATEGORIES:Structural Biology
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SUMMARY:FloodNet Community Session: Building Community Together – Lessons from 2023 to Now
DESCRIPTION:Join us for the launch of At the Intersection of Science\, Policy\, and Community: The FloodNet NYC Community Engagement Strategy\, a public-facing guide that shares the community engagement approaches\, tools\, and lessons developed through FloodNet NYC.  \nGrounded in community-based participatory research (CBPR)\, the guide highlights practical strategies for building meaningful collaborations across science\, policy\, and communities through outreach\, education\, and action. This event will bring together community partners\, community-engaged researchers\, students at CUNY and NYU\, and other stakeholders to explore how these approaches can support equitable\, community-centered climate research and urban resilience initiatives. \nRegister to attend at https://bit.ly/3VaJcvl
URL:https://asrc.gc.cuny.edu/event/floodnet-community-session-building-community-together-lessons-from-2023-to-now/
LOCATION:Advanced Science Research Center (ASRC)\, 85 St. Nicholas Terrace\, New York\, NY\, 10031\, United States
CATEGORIES:Environmental Sciences,Nanoscience,Neuroscience,Photonics,Structural Biology
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SUMMARY:Photonics Initiative Seminar: Keji Lai
DESCRIPTION:Dr. Keji Lai\, University of Texas atAustin\nMicrowave Microscopy of Topological Acoustics\nAbstract: Topological phononics offers numerous opportunities in manipulating elastic waves that can propagate in solids without being back-scattered. Due to the lack of nanoscale imaging tools that aid the system design\, however\, spatially resolved acoustic metamaterial studies have been mostly demonstrated in systems operating at kilohertz to megahertz frequencies. In this talk\, I will discuss the visualization of gigahertz valley Hall and spin Hall effects in nanoelectromechanical membranes. Propagation of elastic wave through phononic crystals is directly observed by microwave microscopy with unprecedented sensitivity (sub-100fm) and spatial resolution (sub-100nm). The topologically protected edge states are vividly seen in both real space and momentum space. The robust transport is evident from the wave transmission across local disorder and around sharp corners\, as well as the power distribution into multiple edge channels. Our work paves the way to exploit topological physics in integrated acousto-electronic systems for classical and quantum information processing in the microwave regime. \nBio: \nProfessional Preparation:  \n\nTsinghua University Electrical Engineering B.S. 2001\nPrinceton University Electrical Engineering Ph.D. 2006\nStanford University Applied Physics Postdoc 2006 – 2011\nStanford University Applied Physics Research scientist 2011 – 2012\n\nAppointments:  \n\nProfessor: Physics\, University of Texas at Austin 2024 – Present\nAssociate Professor: Physics\, University of Texas at Austin 2018 – 2024\nAssistant Professor: Physics\, University of Texas at Austin 2012 – 2018\n\nAwards:  \n\nGordon and Betty Moore Foundation Experimental Physics Investigator 2023 – 2028\nTrull Centennial Professorship in Physics\, University of Texas at Austin 2022 – 2025\nPresidential Early Career Awards for Scientists and Engineers (PECASE) 2016\nInternational Union of Pure and Applied Physics (IUPAP) C10 Young Scientist Prize in the Structure and Dynamics of Condensed Matter 2015\nDepartment of Energy EARLY CAREER Award 2013\nKing Abdullah University of Science and Technology (KAUST) Global Research Partnership Postdoctoral Research Fellowship at Stanford University 2008 – 2011\nKarel Urbanek Postdoctoral Fellowship\, Stanford University 2006 – 2008\n\nSelected Publications (~ 100 publications\, ~ 11\,000 citations\, h-index: 49): \n\nD. Lee\, Y. Jiang\, X. Zhang\, S. Jahanbani\, C. Wen\, Q. Zhang\, AT C. Johnson\, K. Lai\, “Klein tunneling of gigahertz elastic waves in nanoelectromechanical metamaterials”\, Device 2\, 100474 (2024).\nQ. Zhang\, D. Lee\, L. Zheng\, X. Ma\, S. I. Meyer\, L. He\, H. Ye\, Z. Gong\, B. Zhen\, K. Lai\, A.T. Johnson\, “Gigahertz topological valley Hall effect in nanoelectromechanical phononic crystals”\, Nature Electron. 5\, 157 (2022).\nX. Ma\, F. Zhang\, Z. Chu\, J. Hao\, X. Chen\, J. Quan\, Z. Huang\, X. Wang\, X. Li\, Y. Yan\, K. Zhu\, and K. Lai\, “Superior photo-carrier diffusion dynamics in organic-inorganic hybrid perovskites revealed by spatiotemporal conductivity imaging”\, Nature Commun. 12\, 5009 (2021).\nZ. Chu\, L. Zheng\, and K. Lai\, “Microwave Microscopy and Its Applications”\, Annual Review of Materials Research 50\, 105 (2020).\nZ. Chu\, C.-Y. Wang\, J. Quan\, C. Zhang\, C. Lei\, A. Han\, X. Ma\, H.-L. Tang\, D. Abeysinghe\, M. Staab\, X. Zhang\, A. H MacDonald\, V.Tung\, X. Li\, C.-K. Shih\, and K. Lai\, “Unveiling defect-mediated carrier dynamics in monolayer semiconductors by spatiotemporal microwave imaging”\, Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. 117\, 13908 (2020).\n\nZoom ID 834 5040 8099 Passcode 522476 \n2026 10 15 Photonics Seminar flier Keji Lai
URL:https://asrc.gc.cuny.edu/event/photonics-initiative-seminar-keji-lai/
LOCATION:ASRC Auditorium\, 85 St. Nicholas Terrace\, New York\, NY\, 10031\, United States
CATEGORIES:Photonics
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SUMMARY:Registration Open: 2026 Music Has Power® Symposium & Awards
DESCRIPTION:2026 Music Has Power® Symposium & Awards\nMusic\, Vibration\, and Frequency:\nHow Sound and Music Affect Mental and Physical Health\nPresented by the Institute for Music and Neurologic Function (IMNF) in collaboration with the Advanced Science Research Center at The Graduate Center\, CUNY. \nNovember 9\, 2026 | 12:00 pm-5:30 pm | CUNY Graduate Center\, Concourse Level \nFree and open to the public. Continuing Education Credits available for an additional fee. \nREGISTER NOW \nWe’re excited to announce that registration is now open for the 2026 Music Has Power® Symposium & Awards! \nHosted by the Institute for Music and Neurologic Function in collaboration with the CUNY Advanced Science Research Center and held at the CUNY Graduate Center in New York City\, this year’s symposium will explore the relationship between music\, vibration\, frequency\, and their effects on mental and physical health. \nJoin leading researchers\, clinicians\, music therapists\, healthcare professionals\, technologists\, educators\, and artists for an afternoon of thought-provoking presentations\, panel discussions\, student research\, and networking. The day concludes with the Music Has Power® Awards Ceremony\, celebrating individuals whose work is advancing the field of music and brain health. \nWhether you’re a healthcare professional\, researcher\, student\, caregiver\, musician\, or simply someone who believes in the power of music\, we hope you’ll join us. \nEvent Highlights \n\nLeading experts in neuroscience\, music therapy\, medicine\, and technology\nThree interdisciplinary panel discussions\nStudent Research Showcase (submission due by November 1)\nNetworking with colleagues and innovators\nMusic Has Power® Awards Ceremony\nContinuing Education Credits available (additional fee)\n\nClick here for the event flyer. For more details\, visit the main event page.
URL:https://asrc.gc.cuny.edu/event/save-the-date-2026-music-has-power-symposium-awards/
LOCATION:CUNY Graduate Center\, 365 Fifth Ave.\, New York\, NY\, 10016\, United States
CATEGORIES:Neuroscience
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