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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20191023T120000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20191023T130000
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SUMMARY:Seminar in Biochemistry\, Bio Physics & Biodesign\, Allen Taylor\, Tufts University
DESCRIPTION:Speaker: Allen Taylor \nAffiliation: Dir.\, Lab for Nutrition & Vision Research Prof. of Nutrition\, Development\, Molecular & Chemical Biology\, and Opthalmology Tufts University USDA Human Res. Ctr. On Aging\, Boston\, MA \nTitle: A counterintuitive role in cell proliferation and development for a ubiquitin conjugating enzyme
URL:https://asrc.gc.cuny.edu/event/seminar-in-biochemistry-bio-physics-biodesign-allen-taylor-tufts-university/
LOCATION:ASRC Auditorium\, 85 St. Nicholas Terrace\, New York\, NY\, 10031\, United States
CATEGORIES:Structural Biology
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20191024T083000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20191024T190000
DTSTAMP:20260307T162548
CREATED:20190621T152723Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20191016T185749Z
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SUMMARY:New York Cryo-EM Meeting
DESCRIPTION:The goal of this meeting is to foster a discussion of frontier problems in the fields of single particle cryoEM and cryo electron tomography (cryoET). We encourage talks and posters to focus on challenging cases and the technical advances required to overcome them\, including sample preparation\, optimizing data collection\, innovations in image processing\, etc. “First looks” at new and not fully polished stories are very welcome. \nThe meeting will be held in the Auditorium at CUNY Advanced Science Research Center (ASRC). For directions to this venue follow this link. \nFor other inquiries send email to: nyccryoem@nysbc.org\n\nThere is no registration fee. Breakfast\, lunch and coffee breaks will be provided\, and a reception will close out the day. \nOrganizers\nBridget Carragher and Clinton S. Potter; The New York Structural Biology Center\nAmedee des Georges; City University of New York \n 
URL:https://asrc.gc.cuny.edu/event/new-york-cryo-em-meeting/
LOCATION:ASRC Auditorium\, 85 St. Nicholas Terrace\, New York\, NY\, 10031\, United States
CATEGORIES:Structural Biology
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20191024T100000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20191024T110000
DTSTAMP:20260307T162548
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LAST-MODIFIED:20190930T202704Z
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SUMMARY:Neuroscience Seminar: Andrew V. Caprariello\, University of Calgary\, Hotchkiss Brain Institute\, Cumming School of Medicine
DESCRIPTION:Speaker: Andrew V. Caprariello\, Ph.D. \nTitle: Brain-localized triggers of myelin autoimmunity: from human to mouse and back again \nAbstract: The biological basis of aberrant immune attacks on brain targets—the hallmark feature of multiple sclerosis (MS)—remains unresolved and hotly debated. Convention holds that inherent defects in immune regulation cause attacks on otherwise-healthy brain tissue. That the converse may also be true—that destabilized CNS myelin elicits secondary autoimmunity—remains unproven but carries important therapeutic implications. In this talk\, I will present proof-of-concept evidence of brain-induced autoimmunity in an original animal model I termed “CAE”\, together with future plans for translation to those living with MS. In the first part of my talk\, I will present how CAE recapitulates several MS-salient features\, including acute inflammation and chronic tissue atrophy\, the combination of which eludes animal models. In the second part of my talk\, I will discuss plans for using CAE as a platform for unraveling the complex disease biologies of MS with the ultimate goal being to identify novel biomarkers and brain-localized drug targets designed to halt the progression of the most common non-traumatic neurological disorder. \nBio: Andrew V. Caprariello is a postdoctoral fellow with Peter Stys at the University of Calgary’s Hotchkiss Brain Institute. Prior to his stint in the foothills of the Canadian Rockies\, he completed his Ph.D. in Cell Physiology in the laboratory of Bob Miller at Case Western Reserve University. With expertise ranging from myelin biology to imaging spectroscopy to immunology\, his multidisciplinary research program is uniquely positioned to tackle unresolved questions about the origins of disorders involving white matter inflammation\, particularly multiple sclerosis.
URL:https://asrc.gc.cuny.edu/event/photonics-seminar-andrew-v-caprariello-university-of-calgary-hotchkiss-brain-institute-cumming-school-of-medicine/
LOCATION:ASRC 5th Floor Data Visualization Room\, 85 St. Nicholas Terrace\, New York\, NY\, 10031\, United States
CATEGORIES:Neuroscience
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20191024T120000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20191024T130000
DTSTAMP:20260307T162548
CREATED:20190930T203449Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20190930T203449Z
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SUMMARY:Environmental Sciences Seminar: Speaker TBD
DESCRIPTION:Speaker TBD \nFor more information\, contact Doris Switzer at dswitzer@gc.cuny.edu
URL:https://asrc.gc.cuny.edu/event/environmental-sciences-seminar-speaker-tbd/
LOCATION:Advanced Science Research Center (ASRC)\, 85 St. Nicholas Terrace\, New York\, NY\, 10031\, United States
CATEGORIES:Environmental Sciences
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20191030T113000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20191030T163000
DTSTAMP:20260307T162548
CREATED:20190821T180112Z
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SUMMARY:The ASRC @ 5: Showcasing Interdisciplinary Excellence
DESCRIPTION:The CUNY ASRC is designed to inspire and enable interdisciplinary research that brings together scientists from across CUNY’s 25 campuses and beyond to create solutions to some of the world’s most pressing challenges. \nAs we mark our fifth year of work\, we invite fellow faculty\, staff\, and students from across CUNY and beyond to join us in exploring what we’ve accomplished together to advance interdisciplinary research\, and how it can be used as a vehicle to move us forward. \nJoining us for special talks are world-renown physicist and engineer Nader Engheta and cancer biologist and Nobel Laureate Harold Varmus. Also hear from the following CUNY researchers who have demonstrated excellence in interdisciplinary research: \n\nXi Chen\, Nanoscience Initiative\, CUNY ASRC & Department of Chemical Engineering\, City College of New York\nJean Gaffney\, Department of Natural Sciences\, Baruch College\nCarmen Melendez-Vasquez\, Department of Biological Sciences\, Hunter College\nWilliam Solecki\, Department of Geography and Environmental Science & Institute for Sustainable Cities\, Hunter College\n\nPlease register to attend in-person or via livestream. \nPostdocs\, graduate students\, and undergraduate students are also invited present their work during our lunchtime interdisciplinary poster session. Separate sign-up is required here. \nSchedule\n\n\n\n11:30 a.m\nWelcome Remarks\nAnnette “Nina” C. Gray\nAssociate Dean for the Sciences\,  The Graduate Center\, CUNY\nExecutive Director\, CUNY ASRC\n\n\n11:45 a.m.\nNader Engheta\nUniversity of Pennsylvania School of Engineering\nAn Interdisciplinary Journey with Waves and Matters\nIntroduction by Andrea Alu\, Director\, Photonics Initiative\, CUNY ASRC\nProfessor\, Department of Physics\, The Graduate Center\, CUNY\n\n\n12:45 p.m.-\n2:00 p.m.\nLunch and Interdisciplinary Poster Session\nUndergraduate students\, graduate students\, and postdocs are invited to\npresent their work.  Separate sign-up is required here. Also meet staff from\nthe ASRC\, The Graduate Center Admissions Office\, the CUNY Summer\nUndergraduate Research Program (CSURP)\, and our event sponsors.\nTake a tour of our core facilities and visitor’s center\, the ASRC IlluminationSpace.\nTours will depart from the main ASRC lobby at 1:15 p.m\n\n\n2:00 p.m.\nXi Chen\nNanoscience Initiative\, CUNY ASRC\nDepartment of Chemical Engineering\, City College of New York\nInterdisciplinary Research Promotes Evaporation Energy Harvesting Technique\n\n\n2:15 p.m.\nJean Gaffney\nDepartment of Natural Sciences\, Baruch College\nDiscovering Novel Fluorescent and Bioluminescent Systems in Marine Organisms\n\n\n2:30 p.m.\nHarold Varmus\nWeill Cornell Medicine\nWhat does it take to answer scientific questions?\nIntroduction by Kevin Gardner\nDirector\, Structural Biology Initiative\, CUNY ASRC\nProfessor\, Department of Chemistry & Biochemistry\, City College of New York\n\n\n3:30 p.m.\nWilliam Solecki\nDepartment of Geography and Environmental Science &\nInstitute for Sustainable Cities\, Hunter College\nInterdisciplinary Research in Urban Climate Research: Some Reflections\n\n\n\n3:45 p.m.\nCarmen Melendez-Vasquez\nDepartment of Biological Sciences\, Hunter College   \nMechanobiology of Myelin Formation and Repair\n\n\n4:00 p.m.\nClosing Remarks\nJoshua Brumberg\nDean for the Sciences\, The Graduate Center\, CUNY\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nFor more information about the ASRC’s fifth anniversary celebration\, please visit our website. \nSponsors:
URL:https://asrc.gc.cuny.edu/event/the-asrc-5-showcasing-interdisciplinary-excellence/
LOCATION:Advanced Science Research Center (ASRC)\, 85 St. Nicholas Terrace\, New York\, NY\, 10031\, United States
CATEGORIES:5x5 Anniversary,Environmental Sciences,Nanoscience,Neuroscience,Photonics,Structural Biology
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20191104T090000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20191106T173000
DTSTAMP:20260307T162548
CREATED:20190723T202732Z
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SUMMARY:U.S./Middle East Conference on Photonics
DESCRIPTION:This conference seeks to strengthen engagement between U.S.\, European\, and Middle Eastern scientists by providing a forum for discussion of cutting edge photonics research. \nThe conference will take place from Monday-Wednesday\, November 4-6 at the Advanced Science Research Center (ASRC) on the campus of City College. Scientific sessions with invited talks will be held over the course of all three days. \nOn the first night of the conference (Monday\, November 4)\, there will be a reception\, poster session\, and panel at The Graduate Center\, CUNY. \nVisit event site »
URL:https://asrc.gc.cuny.edu/event/us-middle-east-conference-on-photonics/
LOCATION:Advanced Science Research Center (ASRC)\, 85 St. Nicholas Terrace\, New York\, NY\, 10031\, United States
CATEGORIES:Photonics
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20191106T120000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20191106T130000
DTSTAMP:20260307T162548
CREATED:20190930T154001Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20191031T210847Z
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SUMMARY:Seminar in Biochemistry\, Bio Physics & Biodesign\, Douglas J. Kojetin\, Scripps Research Inst.
DESCRIPTION:Speaker: Douglas J. Kojetin \nAffiliation: Associate Professor Integrative Struct. & Compt’l Biology Scripps Research Inst. Jupiter\, FL \nTitle: Ligand-induced structural dynamics and function of PPARγ learned through NMR \nAbstract: Structural studies of nuclear receptor transcription factors have revealed a conserved mechanism for agonist-induced coactivator interaction and transcriptional activation. In contrast\, limited structural data indicate that ligand-induced corepressor dependent nuclear receptor repression occurs through structurally diverse mechanisms. Furthermore\, the conformational ensemble of the apo/ligand-free nuclear receptor ligand-binding domain\, which is hypothesized to exchange between transcriptionally active and repressive conformations\, remains poorly characterized. I will discuss our efforts to characterize how small molecule pharmacological ligands—agonists\, antagonists\, and inverse agonists—influence the conformational ensemble and function of the nuclear receptor PPARγ.
URL:https://asrc.gc.cuny.edu/event/seminar-in-biochemistry-bio-physics-biodesign-douglas-j-kojetin-scripps-research-inst/
LOCATION:ASRC Auditorium\, 85 St. Nicholas Terrace\, New York\, NY\, 10031\, United States
CATEGORIES:Structural Biology
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20191107T100000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20191107T110000
DTSTAMP:20260307T162548
CREATED:20191031T212437Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20191031T212437Z
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SUMMARY:Neuroscience Seminar: Pinar Ayata\, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai
DESCRIPTION:Speaker: Pinar Ayata\, PhD. Department Of Neuroscience \, Icahn    School of Medicine at Mount Sinai \nTitle: Specialized functions of microglia in health and disease \nAbstract: Microglia\, the resident macrophages of the brain\, perform homeostatic functions that support the health and function of neurons. We recently identified cerebellar microglia (cbMg) as a subtype of microglia that specialize in the phagocytic clearance of apoptotic neurons while forebrain neurons specialize in the surveillance of neuronal activity. We uncovered an  epigenetic mechanism underpinning their transcriptional signature\, and showed that  proper regulation of microglial functional state is crucial for normal brain function.  Included  in  the cbMg signature is the reduced expression of myeloid lineage-determining transcription factor\, Spi1. Recent human genetic studies found that lower level of  SPI1 is a protective  genetic trait  in Alzheimer’s Disease (AD). Using a mouse model\, we found that lower Spi1 levels boost the microglial  response   toward   extracellular senile plaques\, one of the major hallmarks  of AD.     This     response     is      associated    with    alleviation    of    AD-associated  pathology\, providing the first in vivo mechanistic insight into the genetic association between lower SPI1 levels and reduced AD risk. Our studies collectively reveal answers to long- debated questions on the existence\, regulatory mechanisms\,    and    biological     significance  of microglial functional specification. \nBio: Dr. Ayata was born and raised in Turkey. After summer internships in German Cancer Research Center and Harvard Medical School she joined the laboratory of Nat Heintz at Rockefeller University as a PhD candidate. Her graduate work shed light on the interaction of 5- hydroxymethylcytosine  modificiation  and MeCP2 protein\, and the pathophysiology of Rett syndrome. Her postdoctoral work in the laboratory of Anne Schaefer at Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai elucidated epigenetic mechanisms that drive microglial functional specification necessary for normal brain  function. Dr. Ayata’s ongoing work focuses on epigenetic mechanisms regulating microglial functional specification in Alzheimer’s disease. She is the recipient of Women and Science Graduate Fellowship\, Rockefeller University Graduate Fellowship\, NARSAD Young Investigator Award\, and Robin Chemers Neustein Postdoctoral Award.
URL:https://asrc.gc.cuny.edu/event/neuroscience-seminar-pinar-ayata-icahn-school-of-medicine-at-mount-sinai/
LOCATION:ASRC 5th Floor Data Visualization Room\, 85 St. Nicholas Terrace\, New York\, NY\, 10031\, United States
CATEGORIES:Neuroscience
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20191107T120000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20191107T130000
DTSTAMP:20260307T162548
CREATED:20191031T213122Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20191105T165537Z
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SUMMARY:Environmental Sciences Seminar: Jason M. Kelly\, IU School of Liberal Arts at IUPUI
DESCRIPTION:Speaker: Jason M. Kelly\, Ph.D.\, FSA. Director\, IUPUI Arts & Humanities Institute Prof. of History\, IU School of Liberal Arts at IUPUI \nTitle: Transdisciplinarity and the Museum of the Anthropocene \nAbstract: The Museum of the Anthropocene (MoA) is an experimental and interactive program that creates short-term\, interactive\, and networked exhibitions in communities around the globe. Bringing together knowledge from across the disciplines\, MoA installations explore the ways in which new knowledge emerges when scientists\, social scientists\, humanists\, and artists work together with local communities. This presentation will discuss the theoretical framework for thinking about a museum in the Anthropocene as well as introduce the audience to its current project\, The ecomposition Symphony. \nBio: Jason M. Kelly is Director of the IUPUI Arts and Humanities Institute and Professor of British History in the Indiana University School of Liberal Arts at IUPUI. He is a Fellow of the Society of Antiquaries of London and the chair of the “Memory\, Place\, and Community in Global Water Systems” Working Group of the Sustainable Water Future Programme\, a project of Future Earth. Dr. Kelly received his Ph.D. from the University of California\, Santa Barbara and is the author of The Society of Dilettanti: Archaeology and Identity in the British Enlightenment [yalebooks.yale.edu] (Yale University Press and the Paul Mellon Centre for Studies in British Art\, 2010)\, lead editor of  Rivers  of  the  Anthropocene [ucpress.edu] (University of California Press\, 2017)\, and co-editor of An Anthropocene Primer [anthropoceneprimer.org] (2017). As Director of the IUPUI Arts and Humanities Institute\, Dr. Kelly supports IUPUI’s research mission by directing the IAHI grant programs\, identifying and fostering transdisciplinary research collaborations\, and  organizing  research  workshops  and symposia. He also acts as a liaison to the Indianapolis community\, and in this capacity facilitates collaborative endeavors including performances\, lectures\, and research projects. Dr. Kelly’s current research projects focus on the histories of the environment\, sciences\, and art and architecture . He is currently writing A History of the Anthropocene\, a deep history of human- nature relations. He leads a major international  collaborative project\, Rivers of the Anthropocene [rivers.iupui.edu]\, which brings together scientists\, humanists\, and policy makers to study global freshwater systems and policy. He directs The Cultural Ecologies Project [culturalecologies.org]\, a research program and PhD track that works with community stakeholders to study and design cultural interventions across multiple scales — from the personal to the neighborhood to the city level. \nVirtual participation: Click here to join through Zoom. Note: you may be asked to install a small Zoom app before being able to join. In case the link does not work\, the Zoom Meeting ID is 347 137 665.
URL:https://asrc.gc.cuny.edu/event/environmental-sciences-seminar-jason-m-kelly-iu-school-of-liberal-arts-at-iupui/
LOCATION:ASRC 5th Floor Data Visualization Room\, 85 St. Nicholas Terrace\, New York\, NY\, 10031\, United States
CATEGORIES:Environmental Sciences
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20191107T150000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20191107T170000
DTSTAMP:20260307T162548
CREATED:20191105T202235Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20191105T202235Z
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SUMMARY:Lab Safety Training
DESCRIPTION:Lab safety training for ASRC researchers and core facility users. Contact: Aldo Orlando\, aldo.orlando@asrc.cuny.edu. \n 
URL:https://asrc.gc.cuny.edu/event/lab-safety-training-6/
LOCATION:ASRC 5th Floor Data Visualization Room\, 85 St. Nicholas Terrace\, New York\, NY\, 10031\, United States
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20191108T160000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20191108T190000
DTSTAMP:20260307T162548
CREATED:20191031T200523Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20191031T200523Z
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SUMMARY:New York Area Clocks Club
DESCRIPTION:This is the longstanding New York Area Clocks Club. Every few months researchers in Biological Rhythms in the New York Area\, including New Jersey and Philadelphia\, get together to present and discuss new research.
URL:https://asrc.gc.cuny.edu/event/new-york-area-clocks-club/
LOCATION:ASRC Auditorium\, 85 St. Nicholas Terrace\, New York\, NY\, 10031\, United States
CATEGORIES:Neuroscience
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20191111T120000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20191111T130000
DTSTAMP:20260307T162548
CREATED:20191105T191855Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20191105T191855Z
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SUMMARY:Photonics Seminar: Emanuele Galiffi\, Imperial College London
DESCRIPTION:Speaker: Emanuele Galiffi\, PhD candidate\, Imperial College London \nTitle: Metasurfaces through space and time: from hidden dimensions to nonreciprocal amplification \nAbstract: Blending together ideas from condensed matter physics and electrical engineering\, the field of metamaterials has risen into a dynamical\, highly multidisciplinary concept\, with the goal of exploring the ultimate limits of wave control. In this talk I will present two different research directions for metasurfaces exploiting both space and time as potential degrees of freedom. \nFirst\, I will discuss a curious link between “singular“ metasurfaces\, i.e. surfaces which feature sharp points\, and the concept of hidden dimensions in string theories\, demonstrating\, with the aid of the analytical tool of transformation optics\, that this concept underpins any optical structure with a broadband resonant spectrum. [1-4] I will then give an example of how transformation optics can be used to harness symmetry for dispersion engineering\, proposing a strategy for realizing flat bands in a plasmonic system\, enabling the localization of surface plasmon polaritons. [5] \nI will then move on to demonstrate how the inclusion of even slow temporal modulations in a metasurface can yield extreme nonreciprocal effects\, such as broadband one-way amplification. I will discuss the relevant physical mechanisms\, and propose a graphene implementation. [6] Finally\, I will show how doubly space-time modulated metamaterials are able to achieve nonreciprocity in the long-wavelength limit\, and how this fact highlights the presence of a Fresnel drag in a medium which is at rest. \nBio: Emanuele Galiffi is a final-year PhD candidate in theoretical plasmonics and metamaterials within the group of Prof. Sir John Pendry at Imperial College London. He completed his Bachelor and Master’s studies in Physics at Imperial College and the University of Heidelberg\, and\, since 2016\, is a graduate student within the EPSRC Centre for Doctoral Training on Theory and Simulation of Materials at Imperial College. His main research interests are transformation optics\, plasmonics and time-varying metamaterials.
URL:https://asrc.gc.cuny.edu/event/photonics-seminar-emanuele-galiffi-imperial-college-london/
LOCATION:ASRC 5th Floor Data Visualization Room\, 85 St. Nicholas Terrace\, New York\, NY\, 10031\, United States
CATEGORIES:Photonics
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20191113T120000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20191113T130000
DTSTAMP:20260307T162548
CREATED:20191105T204220Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20191108T192427Z
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SUMMARY:Seminar in Biochemistry\, Biophysics & Biodesign: William J. Belden\, Rutgers University
DESCRIPTION:Speaker: William J. Belden\, Associate Professor Dept of Animal Sciences\, Rutgers University New Brunswick\, NJ \nTitle: The Circadian Clock\, Heterochromatin\, Long non-coding RNAs and Antibody Single-chain Variable Fragments \nAbstract: Circadian rhythm is generated by transcriptional negative feedback loops and require histone modifications and chromatin remodeling to ensure appropriate timing and amplitude of clock gene expression. Circadian modifications to histones mediate transcriptional initiation and feedback inhibition serving as signaling platform for chromatinremodeling enzymes. There is a conserved mechanism of circadian-regulated facultative heterochromatin (CRFH) at clock genes in Neurospora\, Drosophila\, and mice that consists of anti-phasic rhythms in activating and repressive modifications that cycle between transcriptionally permissive and non-permissive. During feedback repression\, a rhythm in histone H3 lysine 9 methylation (H3K9me) and heterochromatin protein 1 (HP1) occurs at the central clock genes and at telomeres. In Neurospora\, the rhythm in facultative heterochromatin is mediated by the frequency (frq) natural antisense transcript (NAT) qrf while telomeric heterochromatin appears to involve the lncRNA TERRA. In Neurospora H3K9me3 requires H3K4me3 and there are H3K4me3:H3K9me3 bivalent domains. We’ve embarked on making single-chain variable fragments (scFv) to use as competitive inhibitors of bivalent chromatin to better understand their function in development.
URL:https://asrc.gc.cuny.edu/event/seminar-in-biochemistry-biophysics-biodesign-william-j-belden-rutgers-university/
LOCATION:ASRC Auditorium\, 85 St. Nicholas Terrace\, New York\, NY\, 10031\, United States
CATEGORIES:Structural Biology
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20191115T150000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20191115T180000
DTSTAMP:20260307T162548
CREATED:20191031T190559Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20200811T141251Z
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SUMMARY:Glia Club Symposium
DESCRIPTION:The November 2019 Glia Club Symposium will be held in Engelhard Hall\, Room 100
URL:https://asrc.gc.cuny.edu/event/glia-club-symposium/
LOCATION:Rutgers University\, 190 University Ave\, Newark\, NJ\, 07102\, United States
CATEGORIES:Neuroscience
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20191118T120000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20191118T130000
DTSTAMP:20260307T162548
CREATED:20191107T161544Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20191107T161544Z
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SUMMARY:Salzberg Chemistry Seminar Series: Neal Devaraj\, University of California\, San Diego
DESCRIPTION:Speaker: Neal Devaraj\, University of California\, San Diego \nTitle: Peering into the Lipid World \nFor more information contact Hyacinth Camillieri hcamillieri@gc.cuny.edu
URL:https://asrc.gc.cuny.edu/event/salzberg-chemistry-seminar-series-neal-devaraj-university-of-california-san-diego/
LOCATION:ASRC Auditorium\, 85 St. Nicholas Terrace\, New York\, NY\, 10031\, United States
CATEGORIES:Structural Biology
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20191119T163000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20191119T183000
DTSTAMP:20260307T162548
CREATED:20191105T193808Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20191105T195305Z
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SUMMARY:Book Talk - Natalie Wolchover interviews Graham Farmelo
DESCRIPTION:Dr. Farmelo will be speaking about his latest book\, “The Universe Speaks in Numbers – how modern math reveals Nature’s deepest secrets”. This is a history of the entangled development of physics and mathematics over the last 60 years or so. \nDr. Farmelo will also be available to autograph his books. \nFor more on Dr. Farmelo\, visit his website is: https://grahamfarmelo.com \nAbout the speaker: \nGraham Farmelo is a well known science writer. He is the author of several books including \n“The Strangest Man”\, the definitive biography of Paul Dirac\, Nobel Laureate\, one of the inventors of quantum mechanics and one of the greatest physicists of all time and \n“Churchill’s Bomb: The Hidden History of Science\, Politics and War”. Recently he was chosen as the official biographer of Stephen Hawking. \nHe was awarded the Kelvin Prize and Medal in 2012 for outstanding contributions to the public understanding of physics from the UK Institute of Physics. Awards for The Strangest Man include: Costa Prize for biography\, UK\, 2009; Los Angeles Times Science Book Prize\, 2010; ‘Physics World’ book of the year\, 2009. DR. Farmelo was also the Finalist for the PEN/Jacqueline Bograd Weld Award for biography\, from the PEN American Center 2010
URL:https://asrc.gc.cuny.edu/event/book-talk-natalie-wolchover-interviews-graham-farmelo/
LOCATION:ASRC Auditorium & Cafe\, 85 St. Nicholas Terrace\, New York\, NY\, 10031\, United States
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20191120T120000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20191120T130000
DTSTAMP:20260307T162548
CREATED:20191105T204923Z
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SUMMARY:Seminar in Biochemistry\, Biophysics & Biodesign: Carol B. Post\, Purdue University
DESCRIPTION:Speaker: Carol B. Post\, Distinguished Professor Medicinal Chemistry & Mol. Pharmacol.\, Purdue University\, West Lafayette\, IN \nTitle:Discovering Functional Mechanisms of Syk and Src Tyrosine Kinases \nAbstract: Most signal transduction pathways in humans are regulated by protein kinases through phosphorylation of their protein substrates. Typical eukaryotic protein kinases are of two major types: those that phosphorylate specific sequences containing tyrosine (~90 kinases) and those that phosphorylate either serine or threonine (~395 kinases). This talk will focus on two non-receptor tyrosine kinases: Syk and Src\, both of which have been targeted by drug development efforts related to autoimmune disease and cancer. Syk is largely known as a master regulator in the adaptive immune response by signaling through membrane immune receptors\, but more recent studies find Syk is required for cytosolic processes related to autophagy. Syk has two SH2 domains connected by an interdomain linker that mediate Syk binding to immune receptors through a high-affinity association requiring both SH2 domains. We have discovered a novel mechanism of post- translational modification by phosphorylation that regulates Syk-receptor association by an entropy-driven process. The NMR and computer simulation studies leading to this mechanism will be described in this talk. \nA second story to be presented relates to substrate recognition by Src kinase. Data from NMR paramagnetic relaxation and modeling with restrained molecular dynamics simulations support the premise that Src substrate recognition differs from other tyrosine kinases. That is\, we propose that Src binds the substrate polypeptide chain C-terminal to the phosphoacceptor residue in an orientation that is unlike other tyrosine kinases and more similar to serine/threonine kinases. Selectivity is an underlying concern in developing drugs against kinases. It is therefore a hope that drug development efforts will be aided by understanding specific mechanistic details of kinase protein interactions\, such as the ones described in this talk.
URL:https://asrc.gc.cuny.edu/event/seminar-in-biochemistry-biophysics-biodesign-carol-b-post-purdue-university/
LOCATION:ASRC Auditorium\, 85 St. Nicholas Terrace\, New York\, NY\, 10031\, United States
CATEGORIES:Structural Biology
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20191120T140000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20191120T150000
DTSTAMP:20260307T162548
CREATED:20191105T210155Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20191105T210155Z
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SUMMARY:Neuroscience Seminar: David A. Lyons\, University of Edinburgh
DESCRIPTION:Speaker: David A. Lyons\, Ph.D. Professor of Neurobiology\, Wellcome Trust Senior Research Fellow\, Centre for Discovery Brain Sciences\, University of Edinburgh \nTitle: Studying myelinated axons in vivo using zebrafish \nAbstract: Myelinated axons comprise about half the volume  of our central nervous system and are essential to its formation\, function\, and life-long health. Work over the past decade has established the zebrafish as a valuable model for the study of myelinated axons. The small size\, rapid development and optical transparency of zebrafish embryos and larvae\, coupled with the availability of numerous fluorescent reporters\, allow visualisation of cellular and molecular behaviours in vivo in ways that are not possible in other systems. I will give  an  overview of the tools that we have developed to study myelinated axons in vivo\, and focus on our recent work investigating how  axon- oligodendrocyte interactions regulate the dynamics of myelination in the CNS. Zebrafish are also amenable to large-scale genetic and chemical screens\, and I will provide an update on novel insights gained into myelin formation\, and maintenance gained through such screens. In addition\, I will also describe our recent establishment of a fully automated high-resolution chemical screening platform for  the  identification of compounds that may be employed to promote myelin regeneration and the treatment of disease. Finally\, I will outline our burgeoning efforts to assess how the dynamic regulation of myelination by neural activity affects fundamental principles of circuit function. \n 
URL:https://asrc.gc.cuny.edu/event/neuroscience-seminar-david-a-lyons-university-of-edinburgh/
LOCATION:ASRC Auditorium\, 85 St. Nicholas Terrace\, New York\, NY\, 10031\, United States
CATEGORIES:Neuroscience
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20191121T120000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20191121T130000
DTSTAMP:20260307T162548
CREATED:20191105T210950Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20191118T161221Z
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SUMMARY:Environmental Sciences Seminar: Sonali McDermid\, New York University
DESCRIPTION:Speaker: Sonali McDermid\, Ph.D. Assistant Professor\, Dept. of Environmental Studies at New York University \nTitle: Representing Agriculture in Earth System Models: Climate Impacts\, Uncertainties\, and Priorities for Development \nAbstract: Representing agriculture in Earth System Models: climate impacts\, uncertainties\, and priorities for development. Roughly 40% of Earth’s land surface is devoted to agriculture\, which is increasingly intensively managed owing to 20th century technological advances and market demands. Agriculture and food systems contribute nearly a quarter of global greenhouse gas emissions and require copious resources\, such as water\, fertilizer\, and land. While the climate impacts of land cover conversions have been well studied\, uncertainties remain in quantifying important agricultural management•climate effects related to surface moisture and energy balances\, interactions with large- scale circulation\, and biogeochemical cycling. Despite these uncertainties\, and externalities\, agriculture is increasingly being leveraged to function as a net sink of anthropogenic carbon\, and there is much emphasis on future “sustainable intensification”. There is thus is a need for improved approaches to represent agriculture in global climate and earth system models (ESMs). I will begin my talk by reviewing recent advances to incorporate agricultural land use and management in ESMs. I will then describe my specific efforts to improve agricultural representations in the NASA GISS ModelE ESM\, inclusive of time-varying irrigation\, crop calendars and phenology\, and most recently the impacts of agriculturally-driven soil degradation\, and their resulting impacts on regional land-atmosphere interactions and climate dynamics. To end\, I will highlight key uncertainties and limitations to these approaches\, and suggest future trajectories for community-wide modeling efforts. These include developing an improved understanding of how agriculture modifies key biogeophysical and biogeochemical climate processes\, and its potential role in climate change mitigation. \nBio: Dr. Sonali McDermid is a climate scientist and Assistant Professor of Environmental Studies at NYU. Her research focuses on understanding both the impacts of climate change on food security\, and the interactions between agricultural landuse and regional climate systems. To advance this work\, she uses a variety of methods\, including global earth system models\, crop models\, and observational datasets. She also serves as the Climate Co-Lead for the Agricultural Model lntercomparison and Improvement Project (www.agmip.org). which is undertaking assessments of climate change\, food security\, and adaptation/mitigation options across South Asia and Sub-Saharan Africa. McDermid holds a Ph.D. (2012) from the Dept. of Earth and Environmental Sciences at Columbia University in Atmospheric Science and Climatology. Prior to her appointment NYU\, she was NASA Post- Doctoral Fellow at the NASA Goddard Institute for Space Studies (GISS) in NYC.
URL:https://asrc.gc.cuny.edu/event/environmental-sciences-seminar/
LOCATION:ASRC 5th Floor Data Visualization Room\, 85 St. Nicholas Terrace\, New York\, NY\, 10031\, United States
CATEGORIES:Environmental Sciences
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20191121T160000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20191221T170000
DTSTAMP:20260307T162548
CREATED:20191031T192509Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20191203T214834Z
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SUMMARY:Objects & objectivities: Convergences in epistemic divergence
DESCRIPTION:An art exhibit of paintings\, photographs\, and scientific imaging\, featuring the work of Linda Vigdor\, Ye He\, and Andrew Reinmann. \nPlease register to attend the exhibition opening and reception on Thursday\, November 21\, 2019. The exhibit will be available for viewing until December 21\, 2019. \nIt may be reasonably argued that science\, at least in part\, is driven by humans’ desire to control nature\, as well as a belief that we can\, and should (or are entitled to do so). From this vantage point comes a not unrelated notion of objectivity – that the truths of scientific knowledge and observation are unfettered by human biases. Objectivity\, in this picture\, is truth. The works in this exhibition present different orientations to objectivity as each investigates some aspect of the mechanisms\, outcomes\, and questions regarding the intersection of the brain and our environment\, from different epistemological lenses.
URL:https://asrc.gc.cuny.edu/event/exhibition-objects-objectivity-convergences-in-epistemic-divergence/
LOCATION:ASRC 4th Floor Foyer\, 85 St. Nicholas Terrace\, New York\, NY\, 10031\, United States
CATEGORIES:Environmental Sciences,Nanoscience,Neuroscience,Photonics,Structural Biology
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20191125T130000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20191125T140000
DTSTAMP:20260307T162548
CREATED:20191105T213754Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20191122T144520Z
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SUMMARY:Nanoscience Seminar: Phillip B. Messersmith\, University of California\, Berkeley
DESCRIPTION:Speaker: Phillip B. Messersmith\, Bioengineering and Materials Science and Engineering Departments\, University of California\, Berkeley. Materials Sciences Division\, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory\, Berkeley\, CA. \nTitle: Supramolecular Polymer Prodrugs for Drug-Induced Tissue Regeneration \nAbstract: While amphibians regenerate lost appendages spontaneously\, mammals generally scar over the injury site via wound repair. Inspired by the spontaneous healing trait of amphibians\, we are developing self-assembling polymer prodrugs for delivery of a HIF1a agonist. The polymers self-assemble into supramolecular nanostructures\, driven by the hydrophobic nature of the conjugated drug. Subcutaneous injection of drug-hydrogel resulted in enhanced regenerative wound healing in non-regenerative mice\, in a manner that emulates the basic elements of amphibian regeneration. These approaches offer new opportunities for delivery of tissue regenerative therapeutic drugs. \nBio: Phillip B. Messersmith is the Class of 1941 Professor in the Departments of Bioengineering and Materials Science and Engineering at UC-Berkeley. He earned his B.S. degree in life sciences in 1985 from the University of Illinois at Urbana\, M.S degree in bioengineering from Clemson University\, and his Ph.D. degree in materials science and engineering in 1993 from the University of Illinois at Urbana. Previously\, Dr. Messersmith was a postdoctoral fellow at Cornell University (1993-1994)\, and a faculty member at the University of Illinois at Chicago (1994-1997) and Northwestern University (1997-2014). Dr. Messersmith has published over 200 papers and has 42 patents. His awards and honors include a MERIT award from the National Institutes of Health\, the Langmuir Lecture Award from the American Chemical Society\, and the 2013 Clemson Award for Basic Research from the Society for Biomaterials. Dr. Messersmith is a fellow of the American Institute for Medical and Biological Engineering\, the Royal Society of Chemistry\, and the International Union of Societies of Biomaterials Science and Engineering. The Messersmith research group is interested in understanding structure-processing-property relationships of materials in biological systems\, and in using this information to inform the design\, synthesis and application of biologically inspired synthetic materials used in a variety of practical applications.
URL:https://asrc.gc.cuny.edu/event/nanoscience-seminar-phillip-b-messersmith-university-of-california-berkeley/
LOCATION:ASRC Auditorium\, 85 St. Nicholas Terrace\, New York\, NY\, 10031\, United States
CATEGORIES:Nanoscience
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20191202T150000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20191202T170000
DTSTAMP:20260307T162548
CREATED:20191122T150557Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20191202T154436Z
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SUMMARY:POSTPONED: Science for Everyone: Making the Most of your Science Communication
DESCRIPTION:THIS EVENT HAS BEEN POSTPONED DUE TO ANTICIPATED INCLEMENT WEATHER. \nSarah McAnulty is a squid biologist and the executive director of the science communication non-profit Skype a Scientist! She believes that the first step toward improving science literacy is making science feel more approachable by building connections between scientists and non-scientists. In Sarah’s talk\, she will discuss the many ways that scientists can get involved in their communities\, both local and online. She will highlight ways that every scientist\, from the extroverts to the introverts\, can make everyone feel that science has space for them. We will discuss how to break out from the “NPR crowd” to make maximum impact from science communication efforts.
URL:https://asrc.gc.cuny.edu/event/science-for-everyone-making-the-most-of-your-science-communication/
LOCATION:ASRC 5th Floor Data Visualization Room\, 85 St. Nicholas Terrace\, New York\, NY\, 10031\, United States
CATEGORIES:Environmental Sciences,Nanoscience,Neuroscience,Photonics,Structural Biology
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20191204T120000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20191204T130000
DTSTAMP:20260307T162548
CREATED:20191121T164339Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20191121T164339Z
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SUMMARY:Seminar in Biochemistry\, Biophysics & Biodesign: Kendra Frederick\, UT Southwestern Medical Center
DESCRIPTION:Speaker: Kendra Frederick\, Assistant Professor\, Department of Biophysics Center for Alzheimer’s and Neurodegenerative Diseases\, Green Comprehensive Center for Molecular\, Computational and Systems Biology UT Southwestern Medical Center \nTitle: In-cell structural biology of proteins behaving badly \nAbstract: The misfolded proteins associated with neurodegenerative disease can adopt a variety of different conformations\, some of which are toxic. Because these proteins have identical amino acid sequences\, the cellular environment clearly influences the final state\, yet most structural studies do not include the cellular context and\, perhaps because we are not studying the correct conformation\, not a single therapeutic strategy for these diseases addresses the underlying protein misfolding pathology. Using new sensitivity-enhancement technology for solid state NMR spectroscopy\, we study protein structure in native environments—inside living cells—to reveal how both healthy and disease-relevant cellular environments influence protein structure. \n 
URL:https://asrc.gc.cuny.edu/event/seminar-in-biochemistry-biophysics-biodesign-kendra-frederick-ut-southwestern-medical-center-2/
LOCATION:ASRC Auditorium\, 85 St. Nicholas Terrace\, New York\, NY\, 10031\, United States
CATEGORIES:Structural Biology
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20191204T130000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20191204T150000
DTSTAMP:20260307T162548
CREATED:20191202T213729Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20191202T213729Z
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SUMMARY:Lab Safety Training
DESCRIPTION:Lab safety training for ASRC researchers and core facility users. Contact: Aldo Orlando\, aldo.orlando@asrc.cuny.edu
URL:https://asrc.gc.cuny.edu/event/lab-safety-training-7/
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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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20191205T083000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20191205T123000
DTSTAMP:20260307T162548
CREATED:20191125T150833Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20191125T150833Z
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SUMMARY:Cybersecurity for Small Business
DESCRIPTION:The Greater Harlem Chamber of Commerce\, NY District Attorney’s Office\, and NYC & Company have partnered to offer “Cybersecurity for Small Business”\, to provide information and tools for NYC businesses. The expert panel will discuss threats\, best practices\, and tools available to mitigate risk.
URL:https://asrc.gc.cuny.edu/event/cybersecurity-for-small-business/
LOCATION:ASRC Auditorium\, 85 St. Nicholas Terrace\, New York\, NY\, 10031\, United States
CATEGORIES:Environmental Sciences,Nanoscience,Neuroscience,Photonics,Structural Biology
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20191205T110000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20191205T120000
DTSTAMP:20260307T162548
CREATED:20191122T153636Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20191122T153636Z
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SUMMARY:Neuroscience Seminar: Ernesto Guccione\, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai
DESCRIPTION:Speaker: Ernesto Guccione\, Ph.D.\, Associate Professor\, Dept. of Oncological Sciences\, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai \nTitle: The regulation\, functions and clinical relevance of arginine methylation \nAbstract: Methylation of arginine residues by protein arginine methyltransferases (PRMTs) is involved in the regulation of fundamental cellular processes\, including transcription\, RNA processing\, propagation of signal transduction cascades\, the DNA damage response (DDR) and liquid– liquid phase separation. Recent studies have provided remarkable advances in the identification of experimental tools and  clinically-relevant  PRMT inhibitors. I will discuss the role in development and cancer of PRMT5\, the major Type II PRMT promoting Symmetric Arginine Dimethylation\, and the clinical relevance of PRMT5 inhibitors currently used in the clinic. \n 
URL:https://asrc.gc.cuny.edu/event/neuroscience-seminar-ernesto-guccione-icahn-school-of-medicine-at-mount-sinai/
LOCATION:ASRC 1st Floor Seminar Room\, 85 St. Nicholas Terrace\, New York\, NY\, 10031\, United States
CATEGORIES:Neuroscience
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20191205T120000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20191205T130000
DTSTAMP:20260307T162548
CREATED:20191126T202307Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20191126T203212Z
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SUMMARY:Environmental Sciences Seminar: Róisín Commane\, Lamont-Doherty Earth Observatory at Columbia University
DESCRIPTION:Speaker: Róisín Commane\, Ph.D.\, Assistant Professor\, Dept. of Earth & Environmental Sciences\, Lamont-Doherty Earth Observatory at Columbia University \nTitle: Interactions between Energy & Environment: Measuring Air Quality & Greenhouse Gases in NYC \nAbstract: Carbon dioxide (CO2)\, methane and nitrous oxide are potent greenhouse gases and emitted in large quantities from urban areas. CO2 emissions from combustion sources (such as power plants and vehicles) are closely tied to emissions of nitrogen dioxide (NO2)\, which produces ozone (O3) in the presence of VOCs (Volatile Organic Compounds). Although New York is the largest urban source of CO2 and NO2 in the US\, there have been limited CO2 measurements in the New York metro area until now. I will discuss our first steps to establish a comprehensive greenhouse gas measurement network around New York and preliminary results from measurements made in collaboration with NGENS. \nBio: Roisin is an Assistant Professor in the Dept. Earth and Environmental Sciences\, Lamont-Doherty Earth Observatory at Columbia University\, where her group examines multidisciplinary questions drawing together atmospheric chemistry\, composition and transport\, and terrestrial ecology. She has a PhD from University of Leeds\, UK in atmospheric chemistry and was a Research Associate at Harvard University 2009-2018.
URL:https://asrc.gc.cuny.edu/event/environmental-sciences-seminar-roisin-commane-lamont-doherty-earth-observatory-at-columbia-university/
LOCATION:ASRC 5th Floor Data Visualization Room\, 85 St. Nicholas Terrace\, New York\, NY\, 10031\, United States
CATEGORIES:Environmental Sciences
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20191205T130000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20191205T140000
DTSTAMP:20260307T162548
CREATED:20191122T155708Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20191122T155708Z
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SUMMARY:Nanoscience Seminar: Robert MacFarlane\, Massachusetts Institute of Technology
DESCRIPTION:Speaker: Robert MacFarlane\, Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) \nTitle: Systems-Level Control of Structural Hierarchy \nAbstract: Structural hierarchy is a powerful design concept where specific geometric motifs are used to influence material structure across multiple size regimes. These complex levels of organization are typically achieved in the laboratory by manipulating the thermodynamics of chemical bonding between small-scale components to control how they build up into larger length scale patterns. Conversely\, complex assemblies in natural systems are commonly achieved through a more holistic approach where not only does structural information contained in molecular building blocks filter upwards to dictate material form at the nano to macroscopic levels\, but also that the environment created by the larger length scale features affects the behavior of individual components. Here\, we will discuss a new method to synthesize materials in a systems-focused approach that mimics nature’s ability to general complex structural motifs across a wide range of size regimes. This synthesis technique uses nanoscale design handles to deliberately control the multivalent assembly of particle-grafted supramolecular binding moieties\, where control over both molecular and nanostructure of material building blocks is then used to manipulate the mesoscale structure of the resulting materials. Assembling materials in this manner therefore expands our ability to program hierarchical ordering at the molecular\, nano\, and macroscale simultaneously. \nBio: Rob Macfarlane joined MIT in 2015 as a faculty member in the Department of Materials Science and Engineering\, where he is currently the Paul M. Cook Assistant Professor. Rob obtained his PhD in chemistry in 2013 at Northwestern University\, followed by a Kavli Nanoscience Institute post-doctoral fellowship at Caltech. He is an expert in the fields of self-assembly\, nanocomposites\, materials chemistry\, and nanomaterials processing\, and his research lab sits at the interface of these fields to establish new materials fabrication techniques. His lab’s research focuses on developing systems-level approaches to materials synthesis\, where structural features at the molecular\, nano\, and macroscopic length scales act together as integrated design handles to control a material’s hierarchical ordering. These materials range from inorganic nanoparticles to synthetic polymers to biomacromolecules like DNA\, and the structures have potential utility in diverse applications ranging from energy storage to protective coatings.
URL:https://asrc.gc.cuny.edu/event/nanoscience-seminar-robert-macfarlane-massachusetts-institute-of-technology/
LOCATION:ASRC Auditorium\, 85 St. Nicholas Terrace\, New York\, NY\, 10031\, United States
CATEGORIES:Nanoscience
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20191205T140000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20191205T150000
DTSTAMP:20260307T162548
CREATED:20191121T194357Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20191121T194357Z
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SUMMARY:Photonics Seminar: Cheng-Wei Qiu\, National University of Singapore
DESCRIPTION:Speaker: Cheng-Wei Qiu\, National University of Singapore \nTitle: Synthetic interfacial optics with metasurfaces and 2D monolayers \nAbstract: Metasurfaces and 2D materials have been developing as two important candidates in the interfacial engineering\, providing a plethora of new possibilities in novel optoelectronic functions and applications. The synergies between those two domains hold great promises in manipulating light-matter interaction. In this tutorial talk\, I will review and report some of the most recent developments in this field of interfacial engineering\, via the artificially constructed hybridized structures of ultrathin thickness compared to the wavelength. In particular\, the low-dimension and high-frequency scaling may promise a lot more applications. The atomic thickness of 2D monolayers provides many interesting physical properties\, but limits the sufficient interaction with the light. Hence\, nano-patterned metasurfaces are deployed with 2D monolayers to modulate and structure novel light behavior. The following advanced functional optical devices\, developed by our group\, will be discussed: 3D meta-hologram\, high-pixelated nanoprinting\, dynamic OAM generation\, and more interestingly\, the 2D-material meta-lens of <1nm thickness\, significantly enhanced SHG\, PL\, and tunable structural colors\, by the coordinated hybridization between those two parties. Our work paves a roadmap to design sophisticated and advanced optical devices\, with low dimension\, miniaturization\, randomness\, and scaled-up capability. \nBio: Prof. Cheng-Wei Qiu received his B.Eng. and Ph. D. degree in 2003 and 2007\, respectively. He was a Postdoctoral Fellow at Physics Department in MIT till the end of 2009. Since December 2009\, he joined NUS as an Assistant Professor and was promoted to Associate Professor with tenure in Jan 2017. From 1st Jan 2018\, he was promoted to Dean’s Chair Professor in Faculty of Engineering\, NUS. He was the recipient of the SUMMA Graduate Fellowship in Advanced Electromagnetics in 2005\, IEEE AP-S Graduate Research Award in 2006\, URSI Young Scientist Award in 2008\, NUS Young Investigator Award in 2011\, MIT TR35@Singapore Award in 2012\, Young Scientist Award by Singapore National Academy of Science in 2013\, Faculty Young Research Award in NUS 2013\, SPIE Rising Researcher Award in 2017\, and Young Engineering Research Award 2018 in NUS. He is currently Associate Editor for Photonics Research\, Editor-in-Chief for eLight\, and Associate Editor of PhotoniX. His research is known for the structured light for beam manipulation and nanoparticle manipulation. He has published over 230 peer-reviewed journal papers\, including Science\, Nature Photonics\, Nature Materials\, Nature Communications\, Science Advances\, Physical Review Letters\, etc.
URL:https://asrc.gc.cuny.edu/event/photonics-seminar-cheng-wei-qiu-national-university-of-singapore/
LOCATION:ASRC 1st Floor Seminar Room\, 85 St. Nicholas Terrace\, New York\, NY\, 10031\, United States
CATEGORIES:Photonics
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20191209T153000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20191209T163000
DTSTAMP:20260307T162548
CREATED:20191205T162349Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20191205T193924Z
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SUMMARY:Photonics Seminar: Costas Valagiannopoulos\, Nazarbayev University
DESCRIPTION:Speaker: Costas Valagiannopoulos\, Nazarbayev University \nTitle: Photonic Concepts Translated Into Quantum Arena \nAbstract: A new funding landscape for quantum engineering research has been recently shaped comprising impressive state strategies like National Quantum Initiative Act that echoed extensive investments from industry giants like IBM\, Google\, Microsoft and Intel. Indeed\, US Army Research Laboratory (ARL)\, Department of Defense (DoD)\, National Science Foundation (NSF) and Air Force Office of Scientific Research (AFOSR) have already approved numerous large-scale\, multidisciplinary programs\, most of them related to quantum interactions between particles and texture whose disruptive effects are behind a broad range of applications from quantum sensing and filtering to quantum circuits and memory. \nFrom a fundamental point of view\, the quantum side of any particle beam is described mostly by matter waves while the quantum texture by macroscopic quantities like the potential energy and the effective mass of the electrons therein. Given the fact that Schrodinger and Helmholtz equations look similar and wave functions and probability currents respect ordinary Dirichlet and Neumann boundary conditions\, a direct analogy to Electromagnetics is formulated. Therefore\, many photonic concepts can be translated into the quantum arena and reveal new dynamics and utilities that are useful in related applications. \nIn this talk\, I will present certain cases that this translation is meaningful starting from super-scattering spherical inclusions made of realistic quantum media hosted in high-potential diamond environment that can work efficiently as sensors for the incoming beam energies. Furthermore\, the well-known Fabry-Perot resonator will be investigated from the quantum point of view by focusing on its ability of selecting specific directions of the incident matter waves. The extreme angular selectivity in matter-wave tunneling will be demonstrated again with use of actual quantum materials and two different mechanisms of accomplishing it\, will be identified. Finally\, I will mention examples of optimally sharp planar filters for particle energies and quantum waveguides of maximal ability to get dissipatively coupled with external cavities. \nBio: Constantinos Valagiannopoulos (IEEE M’12\, SM’16) was born in Athens\, Greece\, in 1982. He received the Dipl. Eng. (Hons.) degree in Electrical Engineering from the National Technical University of Athens\, Greece\, in 2004\, and the Ph.D. degree on Electromagnetic Theory in 2009 from the same Institute. Between 2010 and 2014\, he was a Postdoctoral Researcher in the Group of Theoretical and Applied Electromagnetics of Complex Media at Department of Electronics and Nanoengineering\, Aalto University\, Finland (advisor: Sergei Tretyakov). During the academic year 2014–2015\, he was with the Laboratory of Metamaterials and Plasmonics at Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering\, University of Texas at Austin\, USA (advisor: Andrea Alu). From 2015\, he is with Nazarbayev University (NU)\, Kazakhstan\, as an Assistant and from 2018 as an Associate Professor in the Department of Physics. Meanwhile\, he has been a visiting Assistant Professor at University of Southampton (Pavlos Lagoudakis group) and a visiting Scholar at Harvard University (Efthimios Kaxiras group). He currently leads the Metamaterials Modeling and Design Group at NU performing research on the forward and inverse design of photonic devices manipulating the light. He has authored or coauthored more than 90 works published at international refereed scientific journals and presented numerous reports in scientific conferences. He is currently participating as Principal Investigator (PI) or co-PI in the successful execution of national and international winning research grants with total annual budget more than 450K USD. Dr. Valagiannopoulos received the inaugural 2015 JOPT Research Excellence Award for his work: “Perfect absorption in graphene multilayers” and is a Senior Member of IEEE and OSA. He also received the International Chorafas Prize for the Best Doctoral Thesis in 2008\, and the Academy of Finland Postdoctoral Grant for 2012–2015.
URL:https://asrc.gc.cuny.edu/event/photonics-seminar-costas-valagiannopoulos-nazarbayev-university/
LOCATION:ASRC Auditorium\, 85 St. Nicholas Terrace\, New York\, NY\, 10031\, United States
CATEGORIES:Photonics
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