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SUMMARY:Mini Symposium on Metabolism: Function & Imaging
DESCRIPTION:Join the Neuroscience Initiative for their final spring Mini Symposium on Metabolism: Function & Imaging. Please register to attend for both in-person and virtual access\, before Wednesday the 25th at noon\, here. This event will take place in the ASRC auditorium and a zoom link will be emailed to those who register in advance. \nItinerary: \n1:00 pm – 1:15 pm Check-in & Coffee\n1:15 pm – 1:30 pm Welcome: Dr. Patrizia Casaccia & Dr. Ye He\n1:30 pm – 2:30 pm Metabolism Function: Dr. Yuanquan Song\n2:30 pm – 3:30 pm Metabolism Imaging: Dr. Wei Min\n3:30 pm – 5:00 pm Reception \nYuanquan Song\, PhD\nAssistant Professor of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine\nPerelman School of Medicine\, University of Pennsylvania\nThe Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia \nGlial Metabolic Rewiring And Neuronal Intrinsic Reprogramming To Promote Neural Repair\nAxons in the mature central nervous system (CNS) fail to regenerate after axotomy\, due to the loss of neuronal intrinsic growth potential and the extrinsic inhibitory environment constituted by reactive glial cells. We aim to identify\, characterize and manipulate programs in and out of the neurons to achieve axon regrowth and behavioral recovery. Our latest work has revealed glial metabolism and neuronal mechanosensation as critical mediators of axon regeneration\, and potential therapeutic targets for treating neural injury. \nWei Min\, PhD\nProfessor of Chemistry\nDept of Chemistry & Dept of Biomedical Engineering\nKavli Institute for Brain Science\, Columbia University \nTowards Mapping Metabolic Tissue Atlas\nUnderstanding metabolism is of great significance to decipher various physiological and pathogenic processes. While great progress has been made to profile gene expression\, how to capture organ-\, tissue-\, and cell-type-specific metabolic profiles (i.e.\, metabolic tissue atlas) in mammalian systems is lagging behind. Here we will present a metabolic imaging technology by integrating advances in optical spectroscopy\, chemical biology and data science. This allows us to identify spatially-resolved metabolic signatures of brain and tumor\, tissue and cell-type specific metabolic profile in situ. Overall\, the integrated platform has great potential to map metabolic atlas ranging from cellular scale\, tissue-scale\, to organ-scale. \nFor info and questions\, please contact Dr. Ye He: yhe1@gc.cuny.edu
URL:https://asrc.gc.cuny.edu/event/mini-symposium-on-metabolism-function-imaging/
LOCATION:Advanced Science Research Center (ASRC)\, 85 St. Nicholas Terrace\, New York\, NY\, 10031\, United States
CATEGORIES:Neuroscience
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20220506
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SUMMARY:Defense and Intelligence Research Forum
DESCRIPTION:Please join us May 6th for the Defense and Intelligence Research Forum hosted by The Research Foundation of The City University of New York (RFCUNY). \nThe goal of the D&I Forum is to expose faculty to the D&I research landscape of the Federal Government with the aim of increasing awareness of the projects funded by these agencies. This forum will also include a poster session in the morning highlighting the defense and intelligence-related research currently being conducted by faculty and researchers across CUNY. Program officers from several Federal D&I agencies are being invited to present in the afternoon on the grant opportunities available\, the near-term research funding objectives\, and the strategies and vision for the future of research at their respective agencies. \nResearchers are invited to submit proposals for Poster Presentations\nThe most competitive posters will be selected.\nPlease submit your poster research concepts to apps@rfcuny.org by 5pm on March 31\, 2022 \nPlease see attached\, the Agenda and Zoom link. \nAgenda>>> \nAn RSVP is REQUIRED to attend in person and instructions for obtaining a Cleared4 Pass will be emailed to registrants. \nThis event is also being broadcast from 1-4pm\, for the individual speaker’s presentations. \nTo access the Zoom>>> \nPlease contact Shelby Truitt at struit@gc.cuny.edu for more information
URL:https://asrc.gc.cuny.edu/event/defense-and-intelligence-research-forum/
LOCATION:ASRC Auditorium & Cafe\, 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:20220503T110000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20220503T120000
DTSTAMP:20260310T212000
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SUMMARY:Converge to Transform: Interdisciplinary STEM Seminar Series- Teri W. Odom
DESCRIPTION:Join us May 3rd\, at 11am for the next speaker in our Converge to Transform: Interdisciplinary STEM Seminar Series as we hear from Dr. Odom in talk titled: \nShape Effects and Designer Nanoconstructs for Nanomedicine \nAbstract- Nanotechnology offers unique strategies for minimally invasive and localized approaches to diagnose and treat diseases. For example\, nanoparticles have been explored in a range of applications\, including as drug delivery vehicles\, imaging probes\, and therapeutic agents. Although increased therapeutic efficacy has been realized\, direct visualization of how engineered nanoparticles interact with specific organelles or cellular components has been limited. Such interactions will have implications for fundamentals in cancer biology as well as in the design of translational therapeutic agents. This talk will describe how drug-loaded gold nanostars can behave as optical probes to interrogate how therapeutic nanoconstructs interact with cells at the nanoscale. We will focus on model cancer cell systems that can be used to visualize how gold nanoconstructs target cells\, rotate\, and translate on the plasma membrane\, are endocytosed\, and are trafficked intracellularly. Critically\, differences in translational and rotational motion between spherical and star-shaped nanoconstructs indicate that the nanoparticle scaffold geometry affects how targeting ligands present and bind to cell-membrane receptors. That nanoparticle shape can preserve ligand activity of nanoconstructs in vitro will have important implications for engineering designer nanoconstructs for nanomedicine. \nBiography- Teri W. Odom is Joan Husting Madden and William H. Madden\, Jr. Professor of Chemistry and Chair of the Chemistry Department at Northwestern University. She is an expert in designing structured nanoscale materials that exhibit extraordinary size and shape-dependent optical and physical properties. Odom has pioneered a suite of multi-scale nanofabrication tools that have resulted in plasmon-based nanoscale lasers that exhibit tunable color\, flat optics that can manipulate light at the nanoscale\, and hierarchical substrates that show controlled wetting and super-hydrophobicity. She has also invented a class of biological nanoconstructs that are facilitating unique insight into nanoparticle-cell interactions and that show superior imaging and therapeutic properties because of their gold nanostar shape. \nOdom is a Member of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences (AAAS) and a Fellow of the Materials Research Society (MRS)\, the American Chemical Society (ACS)\, the Royal Society of Chemistry (RSC)\, the American Institute for Medical and Biological Engineering (AIBME)\, the American Physical Society (APS)\, and Optica [formerly the Optical Society of America (OSA)]. Select honors and awards include: the RSC Centenary Prize; the ACS National Award in Surface Science; a Research Corporation TREE Award; a U.S. Department of Defense Vannevar Bush Faculty Fellowship; a Radcliffe Institute for Advanced Study Fellowship at Harvard University; an NIH Director’s Pioneer Award; the MRS Outstanding Young Investigator Award; the National Fresenius Award from Phi Lambda Upsilon and the ACS; an Alfred P. Sloan Research Fellowship; and a David and Lucile Packard Fellowship in Science and Engineering. \nOdom was founding Chair of the Noble Metal Nanoparticles Gordon Research Conference (GRC) and founding Vice-Chair of the GRC on Lasers in Micro\, Nano\, Bio Systems. She was an inaugural Associate Editor for Chemical Science and founding Executive Editor of ACS Photonics. Currently\, Odom is Editor-in-Chief of Nano Letters. \n  \nThis one-hour seminar will take place in the ASRC auditorium\, and broadcast via Zoom. All registrants will receive instructions to obtain a Cleared4 Pass to enter the building.  \nTo register for this event>>> \nFor further questions about this hybrid event\, please contact: \nShelby Truitt \nstruitt@gc.cuny.edu
URL:https://asrc.gc.cuny.edu/event/converge-to-transform-interdisciplinary-stem-seminar-series-teri-odom/
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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SUMMARY:Photonics Seminar: Paulo Ferreira\, International Iberian Nanotechnology Laboratory
DESCRIPTION:Please join us May 2nd for a one-hour talk from Paulo Ferreira\, International Iberian Nanotechnology Laboratory\, titled: \nSeeing Small: Revealing the Atomic Structure of Li-ion Battery LiMn2O4 Cathodes and 2D MoS2 Materials by Advanced Electron Microscopy \nAbstract – Aberration-Corrected TEM/STEM has emerged as powerful tool for the characterization of\nnanomaterials as it enables structural imaging at resolutions below 0.1 nanometers while performing\nchemical analysis at the atomic level. In this talk\, a brief overview of Aberration-Corrected\nTEM/STEM will be presented and related to the quest for investigating nanomaterials. Subsequently\,\ntwo examples that demonstrate the power of these techniques in providing scientific insight will be\ndiscussed. \nFirst\, the atomic structure of one of the cathode chemistries for Li-ion batteries – Li[Mn2]O4 – will be\npresented. This material is particularly appealing due to the moderate capacity and high rate\ncapabilities associated with its cubic spinel framework\, but it suffers from capacity loss\, attributed to\nthe dissolution of Mn to the electrolyte. In this work we use HAADF-STEM to show that a restructured\nsurface is formed in this material\, where a stable surface layer of Mn3O4\, followed by Li1+xMn2O4\nsubsurface with retention of bulk LiMn2O4 is formed. In addition\, by using differential phase contrast\n(DPC) STEM we were able to determine the Li\, Mn and O atomic positions\, thus providing a novel\ninsight into the migration of these species within the structure of LiMn2O4. \nIn the second part of the talk\, the atomic electrostatic configuration of the 2D material MoS2 and some\nof its point defects will be presented. The use of DPC-STEM allow us to observe not only the\nstructure of the materials at atomic level with greater sensitivity\, but also to obtain images\nproportional to the projected potential\, the projected electric field and the projected charge\ndistribution. In particular\, this talk will focus on the investigation of S mono- and divacancy defects in\nmonolayer MoS2\, the two most common point defects associated with the material. The results\nindicate a reduction of the experimental projected electric field at the single S vacancy and divacancy\nsites\, which have strong implications with respect to the properties of MoS2\, particularly in relation to\nthe forces experienced by adatoms on its surface. \nBio – Paulo Ferreira is currently a Full Professor in the Department of Mechanical Engineering at IST\,\nUniversity of Lisbon\, Portugal\, as well as the Head of the Advanced Electron Microscopy\, Imaging and\nSpectroscopy Center and the Leader of the Atomic Structure-Composition of Materials Group at the\nInternational Iberian Nanotechnology Laboratory (INL)\, Portugal. He is also an Adjunct Professor\, Robert &\nJane Mitchell Endowed Faculty Fellowship in Engineering in the Materials Science and Engineering\nProgram at the University of Texas at Austin\, USA. Before joining INL and IST in Portugal\, he was Robert &\nJane Mitchell Endowed Faculty in Engineering and Full Professor at the University of Texas at Austin\, USA\nand the Director of Electron Microscopy at the Texas Materials Institute at the University of Texas at Austin.\nHe has a Ph.D in Materials Science and Engineering from the University of Illinois\, USA and has done his\nPost-doctoral work at MIT in Materials Science and Engineering. He concentrates his scientific research in\nthe areas of Materials Science\, Nanomaterials and Electron Microscopy applied to alternative energy\nmaterials and 2D materials. At the educational level\, he teaches graduate courses in Nanomaterials and\nNanotechnology\, Structure of Materials and Electron Microscopy. In parallel\, he has been involved in\ninitiatives with various American and Portuguese institutions in the areas of Education and Higher\nEducation\, Systems of Innovation\, and Science and Technology. He is co-author of three books\, namely\n“Materials 2000”\, IST Press\, 2003\, “Investing in the Future: University-Industry Collaborations in USA and\nPortugal”; and “Nanotechnology for Architects\, Designers and Engineers” with co-authors D. Schodek\n(Harvard University) and Michael Ashby (University of Cambridge\, UK). He is also the author of 214\nscientific articles published in international journals\, conference proceedings and book chapters. Prof.\nFerreira has also acted as a special advisor to the Minister of Economics and Innovation\, Portugal\, on\nGovernment Strategy for Science & Technology\, and he is part of the Selection Nomination Committee of\nthe Japan Prize. He is also the Area Director of the UT Austin-Portugal Program and the Vice-President of\nthe Portuguese Society for Microscopy. \nThis one-hour seminar will be presented in the ASRC Auditorium and broadcasted via Zoom. \nZoom Access>>>  \nMeeting ID: 896 4737 3120\nPasscode: 897043\nFor more information about this hybrid event\, please contact: \nLeah Abraha \nlabraha@gc.cuny.edu
URL:https://asrc.gc.cuny.edu/event/photonics-seminar-paulo-ferreira-international-iberian-nanotechnology-laboratory/
LOCATION:ASRC Auditorium\, 85 St. Nicholas Terrace\, New York\, NY\, 10031\, United States
CATEGORIES:Photonics
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20220429T140000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20220429T150000
DTSTAMP:20260310T212000
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SUMMARY:Meet the Reporter: Shaping STEM Research for the General Media
DESCRIPTION:Join us on Friday\, April 29\, 2022 at 2 p.m. for a media-skills building session that includes an opportunity to talk about your research with working science reporters from Scientific American\, Science Friday\, PBS and more. \nNow more than ever it’s critical for science to be accessible and understandable to the public. In this Communicating Your Science Workshop\, hosted in partnership with CUNY’s Craig Newmark Graduate School of Journalism\, we will cover how to distill your complex science into compelling talking points for the public and communicate your work to science reporters. \nAll are welcome\, but you must reserve an interview slot and complete a short talking points worksheet as part of your registration if you want to meet with a reporter. One-on-one interviews are available to 21 registrants on a first come\, first serve basis. Activities include:\n•    A briefing from science journalist (New York Times\, Newsweek and Scientific American) and Craig Newmark School of Journalism Director of Health and Science Reporting Emily Laber-Warren\n•    Help perfecting your elevator pitch for different audiences\n•    A one-on-one interview with a working journalist\n•    A feedback and wrap-up session \nRegistration for this event is now open. Once registered\, you will receive a link that will allow you to sign up for a one-on-one reporter interview.  \nREGISTER: https://bit.ly/3r9AJqG
URL:https://asrc.gc.cuny.edu/event/meet-the-reporter-shaping-stem-research-for-the-general-public-in-partnership-with-the-cuny-craig-t-newmark-graduate-school-of-journalism/
LOCATION:Online
CATEGORIES:Environmental Sciences,Nanoscience,Neuroscience,Photonics,Structural Biology
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20220428
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20220430
DTSTAMP:20260310T212000
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SUMMARY:Symposium on Impact of Climate Crisis on Ecosystem and Human Health (Hybrid)
DESCRIPTION:Join the Neuroscience Initiative for CUNY Think Tank: A two-day symposium on the impact of climate crisis on the ecosystem and human health.  \n  \n\nA two-day hybrid symposium on the impact of climate crisis on the ecosystem and human health on April 28-29\, 2022. The symposium will be hosted online via Zoom\, and in person at the CUNY Advanced Science Research Center. \nThe meeting highlights the latest work on environmental science at CUNY and invites a dialogue with representatives from federal\, state and city agencies. \nThere will be opportunities for networking and small group discussions among scientists\, nurses and executive officers\, all sharing an interest and different perspectives on how to tackle the climate change challenge. \nThe research goal is to identify current gaps of knowledge and areas of need\, and to discuss potential collaborations to be translated into interdisciplinary research proposals and grant opportunities. \nThe educational goal is to work towards the development of novel integrated curricula. \n\n\nThe symposium is supported by CUNY’s Interdisciplinary Climate Crisis Research Grant awarded to: \n\nPatrizia Casaccia\, Advanced Science Research Center\nJoshua Cheng\, Brooklyn College\nShiraz Mujtaba\, Medgar Evers College\nHamid Norouzi\, New York City College of Technology\n\n  \nTo see the full schedule and to register\, please click here.  \nFor further questions\, please contact Kevin Wang\, at kwang@gc.cuny.edu \n 
URL:https://asrc.gc.cuny.edu/event/symposium-on-impact-of-climate-crisis-on-ecosystem-and-human-health-hybrid/
LOCATION:Advanced Science Research Center (ASRC)\, 85 St. Nicholas Terrace\, New York\, NY\, 10031\, United States
CATEGORIES:Environmental Sciences,Neuroscience
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20220427T153000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20220427T170000
DTSTAMP:20260310T212000
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SUMMARY:CCNY Inaugural Harry Lustig Lecture: Arthur I. Miller
DESCRIPTION:Please join the CCNY Physics Department for a one- hour lecture from alumni\, Arthur I Miller. The topic of his lecture will be art-science-technology\, based on his recent book The Artist in the Machine: The World of AI-Powered Creativity. \nAIs are already creating works that we recognize as art. But does this make them truly artists? Can AIs possess the attributes of living beings even though they are alien life forms? If and when this is the case\, their intelligence will no longer be ‘artificial’ but as real as ours. In my talk I will focus on the exciting art\, literature and music already being created by artificial neural networks and consider the key issue of whether machines can be creative like us. \n  \nArthur I. Miller is a CCNY Physics graduate\, went on to MIT PhD.  After faculty positions at U of Massachusetts and Harvard\, he became in 1991 Professor of History and Philosophy of Science at UCL.  He is the author of a groundbreaking theory of creativity which applies to both humans and machines. He has written many critically acclaimed books\, including the Pulitzer Prize-nominated Einstein\, Picasso: Space\, Time\, and the Beauty that Causes Havoc; 137: Jung\, Pauli\, and the Pursuit of a Scientific Obsession; and The Artist in the Machine: The World of AI-Powered Creativity. \n____________________________________________________________ \nThe Harry Lustig Lecture is supported by the Harry Lustig Fund\, established 2020 in honor of Harry Lustig\, a 1948 CCNY Physics graduate who from 1964 as Dept Chair\, Dean of Science\, and Vice-President for Academic Affairs & Provost of CCNY helped transform CCNY from world-class teaching institution into a world-class research institution.  After retirement 1993\, he went on to be treasurer of American Physical Society and Acting Executive Secretary. \n  \nThis hybrid event will take place in the ASRC Auditorium at 4pm\, with drinks and food served beforehand\, at 3:30pm. \nPlease register here  for the event. For those unable to attend in person\, zoom link will be emailed. \nHosted by: \nVinod M. Menon \nProfessor & Chair of Physics \nCity College of New York \nPlease contact Shelby Truitt at asrc.event@gc.cuny.edu with further questions. \n 
URL:https://asrc.gc.cuny.edu/event/ccny-inaugural-lustig-lecture-arthur-i-miller/
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:20220427T120000
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SUMMARY:ASRC-CCNY Seminar Series in Biochemistry\, Biophysics and Biodesign: Harel Weinstein
DESCRIPTION:Professor Harel Weinstein of the Physiology & Biophysics Department at Weill Cornell Medicine\, New York\, NY\, will be giving a one-hour talk titled: \nComputational biophysics illuminates the functional dynamics of molecular machines at the membrane. \nABSTRACT- Major advances in understanding mechanisms of cell physiology in health and disease rely on the ability to detect and interpret dynamic changes in macromolecular structure that are triggered in response to functional stimuli between the cell and its environment. The resulting information is central to practical applications including molecular engineering and the design of new therapies. With the development of ever more powerful experimental methods – crystallography\, NMR\, ultra-resolution microscopy and Cryo-EM – a veritable treasure of information at the required atomic resolution is available for this purpose. But the grand challenge addressed by computational simulation is to investigate the detailed dynamics of these systems under various conditions that determine their functional mechanisms. Our work takes advantage of the combination of structural and functional data to illuminate such mechanisms. Recent projects focus on mechanisms of molecular machines that (i)-Pierce and Fuse membranes (e.g.\, the SARS-CoV-2 Spike protein)\, or (ii) Exchange lipids between membrane leaflets (e.g.\, the TMEM16 lipid scramblases\, or (iii) Transfer Signals and Substances across the cell membrane (e.g.\, GPCRs and Neurotransmitter Transporters). To perform their biological functions\, these molecular systems process and/or transmit a triggering signal to a distal function-determining site within the protein. This type of intramolecular “action at a distance” – termed allostery –is ubiquitous in biomolecular function\, but is rarely defined in structural detail and quantified. To extract this information from the necessarily very long Molecular Dynamics (MD) trajectories\, we use a variety of quantitative approaches such as the Information Theory-based NbIT framework we developed to discover the allosteric pathways underlying the dynamic functional mechanisms of complex proteins. This will be illustrated for neurotransmitter transporters. Signaling along such allosteric pathways revealed with NbIT\, involves conformational state-to-state transitions in response to triggers such as ligand binding. These are rare events in the dynamics of complex molecular machines described by the long MD simulations. To reveal such function-related transitions we developed a novel Rare Event Detection (RED) protocol which utilizes an unsupervised Machine Learning technique – named Non-Negative Matrix Factorization (NMF) that will be illustrated with application to yet another family of molecular machines – the GPCRs – to reveal the time-ordered specific ligand-determined functional mechanisms encoded in the MD trajectories \n  \nThis seminar will be presented in the ASRC Auditorium and broadcasted via Zoom. \nTo join these ongoing events via Zoom\, please use the link below: \nJoin Zoom Meeting\nMeeting ID: 495 404 8198 \nFor more information about this hybrid event please contact: \nLauren Gohara\nlgohara@ccny.cuny.edu\n(212) 650-8803
URL:https://asrc.gc.cuny.edu/event/asrc-ccny-seminar-series-in-biochemistry-biophysics-and-biodesign-harel-weinstein/
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:20220421T100000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20220422T170000
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SUMMARY:Bio-Inspired and Green (BIG) Science and Technology Symposium
DESCRIPTION:Click Here for the BIG Science and Technology Event Page »
URL:https://asrc.gc.cuny.edu/event/bio-inspired-and-green-big-technology-symposium/
LOCATION:Advanced Science Research Center (ASRC)\, 85 St. Nicholas Terrace\, New York\, NY\, 10031\, United States
CATEGORIES:Nanoscience
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20220413T120000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20220413T130000
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SUMMARY:ASRC-CCNY Seminar Series in Biochemistry\, Biophysics and Biodesign: Daniel Rosenbaum
DESCRIPTION:Associate Professor Daniel Rosenbaum from the Department of Biophysics\, UT Southwestern Medical Center\, Dallas\, TX\, will be giving a one-hour talk titled: \nMolecular Mechanism of Cholesterol Homeostasis in Mammalian Cells. \nABSTRACT- The cholesterol-sensing protein Scap induces cholesterol synthesis by transporting membrane-bound sterol regulatory element-binding proteins (SREBPs) from the endoplasmic reticulum (ER) to the Golgi apparatus for proteolytic activation. We have used cryo-EM to elucidate structures of Scap alone and in complex with the ER retention protein Insig. These structures revealed different conformations of Scap\, with different arrangements of its transmembrane helices and luminal domain. We postulate that this conformational change halts Scap transport of SREBPs and inhibits cholesterol synthesis\, and we are currently working to understand the molecular mechanism of cholesterol binding and allosteric control of the Scap-Insig-SREBP complex. \nThis seminar will be presented in the ASRC Auditorium and broadcasted via Zoom. \nTo join these ongoing events via Zoom\, please use the link below: \nJoin Zoom Meeting\nMeeting ID: 495 404 8198 \nFor more information about this hybrid event please contact: \nHyacinth Camillieri \nhcamillieri@gc.cuny.edu
URL:https://asrc.gc.cuny.edu/event/asrc-ccny-seminar-series-in-biochemistry-biophysics-and-biodesign-daniel-rosenbaum/
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:20220412T120000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20220412T130000
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SUMMARY:Photonics Seminar: Mischa Bonn\, Max Planck Institute for Polymer Research
DESCRIPTION:Please join the Photonics Initiative for a one-hour talk from Mischa Bonn\, Max Planck Institute for Polymer Research\, Mainz\, Germany\, titled: \nUltrafast Terahertz Photoconductivity of New Materials \nAbstract – For novel functional electronic materials\, we need to characterize the electrical properties of novel materials\, in particular electrical transport\, defined by electron and hole mobility. Classical approaches such as field-effect transistors and four-point probe measurements of mobility often pose challenges: crystalline regions in the material are typically smaller than the distance between electrodes. Then one needs to distinguish between transport within crystalline regions\, and transport between these regions. In my presentation\, I will show how noninvasive optical Terahertz spectroscopy methods can provide fundamental insights into new materials and their conductive properties. \nBio – Bonn serves as Max Planck Director and professor by special appointment in Amsterdam (Physics) and Mainz (Chemistry). The overall aim of Bonn’s research is to reveal the structure and dynamics of molecules and intermolecular interactions at interfaces\, as well as transport of molecules and charge across those interfaces. This is of fundamental interest\, but also highly relevant for environmental processes (e.g. chemical conversion on ice surfaces)\, biophysics (e.g. water\, lipids and proteins at membrane interfaces) and energy conversion (e.g. photovoltaics\, photocatalytic water splitting at interfaces and charge carrier dynamics across semiconductor nanostructures). To achieve these goals\, Bonn develops and implements state-of-the-art\, laser-based spectroscopic tools. \nThis one-hour seminar will be presented in the ASRC Auditorium and broadcasted via Zoom. \nTo access the zoom>>> \nMeeting ID: 834 5578 0079 \nPasscode: 070776 \nFor more information about this hybrid event\, please contact: \nLeah Abraha \nlabraha@gc.cuny.edu
URL:https://asrc.gc.cuny.edu/event/photonics-seminar-mischa-bonn-max-planck-institute-for-polymer-research/
LOCATION:ASRC Auditorium\, 85 St. Nicholas Terrace\, New York\, NY\, 10031\, United States
CATEGORIES:Photonics
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SUMMARY:ASRC-CCNY Seminar Series in Biochemistry\, Biophysics and Biodesign: Marta Filizola
DESCRIPTION:Marta Filizola\, Professor of Pharmacological Sciences and Neuroscience\, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai\, New York\, NY\, will be giving a one-hour talk titled: \nModern Drug Discovery Using Enhanced Molecular Dynamics Simulations and Artificial Intelligence. \nABSTRACT By contributing distinctive atomic-level understanding of how drugs bind and activate their target receptors\, enhanced molecular dynamics simulations leveraged by artificial intelligence (AI)-based methods are playing a pivotal role in shedding light on the complexities of receptor pharmacology\, thus efficiently guiding the design of improved therapeutics. The opportunities offered by emergent technologies such as AI-based statistical machine learning and deep learning methods are unprecedented and finally made possible by access to ultra-large collections of compounds\, large amounts of data generated by increasingly more accurate biochemical and biophysical studies of complex biomedical systems\, as well as more powerful supercomputers and cloud computing. \nIn this presentation\, I will summarize recent efforts from my lab using various combinations of these technologies towards the discovery of safer therapeutics targeting the opioid receptors. Opioids continue to be gold standard medications for the treatment of moderate or severe pain\, but they usability is hindered by their wide spectrum of side effects\, including life-threatening respiratory depression and abuse liability. My lab has undertaken specific strategic directions to discover safer and yet efficacious opioid ligands\, and my presentation will provide an overview of our most recent accomplishments in this area. \n  \nThis seminar will be presented in the ASRC Auditorium and broadcasted via Zoom. \nTo join these ongoing events via Zoom\, please use the link below: \nJoin Zoom Meeting\nMeeting ID: 495 404 8198 \nFor more information about this hybrid event please contact: \nHyacinth Camillieri \nhcamillieri@gc.cuny.edu
URL:https://asrc.gc.cuny.edu/event/asrc-ccny-seminar-series-in-biochemistry-biophysics-and-biodesign-marta-filizola/
LOCATION:ASRC Auditorium\, 85 St. Nicholas Terrace\, New York\, NY\, 10031\, United States
CATEGORIES:Structural Biology
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SUMMARY:City of Science: Demystifying Drug Discoveries Michael Brown in Conversation with Kevin Gardner
DESCRIPTION:Renowned physician-scientist Michael Brown (1985 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine\, shared with Joseph Goldstein) reveals firsthand insight into the process of discovering new drugs. Describing his own research on how our bodies sense cholesterol\, which led to the development of statin drugs\, Brown discusses how the seed of an idea in the laboratory develops into a widely available life-saving drug. What forces are at play during this process\, how do they impact the relationship between science and medicine\, and how might we enable future discoveries that benefit society? \nBrown\, who is the Paul J. Thomas Professor of Molecular Genetics and director of the Jonsson Center for Molecular Genetics at UT Southwestern Medical School\, speaks with Kevin Gardner\, director of the Structural Biology Initiative at the Advanced Science Research Center at the CUNY Graduate Center and Einstein Professor of Biology and Biochemistry at the City College of New York and the CUNY Graduate Center. \nRegister to attend: https://bit.ly/3CwDhn1
URL:https://asrc.gc.cuny.edu/event/city-of-science-demystifying-drug-discoveries-michael-brown-in-conversation-with-kevin-gardner/
LOCATION:Online
CATEGORIES:Structural Biology
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20220325T140000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20220325T150000
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SUMMARY:Meet the Editor: CUNY Faculty STEM Journal Editors
DESCRIPTION:STEM research careers can be super dynamic endeavors that involve everything from lab and field research to advocacy\, public outreach and publishing. Join us on Friday\, March 25th at 2 p.m. for a Communicating Your Science session with three CUNY STEM faculty members who also serve as editors for top research journals. Our panelists will share their insight on: \n\nPreparing for and seeking out opportunities to serve as research journal editors\nUnderstanding the research their respective journals are seeking and what to expect during the acceptance/editing process.\n\nOur guests will be: \n\nEarth & Environmental Science Prof. Jeff Bird (GC/QC)\, associate editor\, Soil Science Society of America Journal; editorial board member\, Biogeochemistry\nPsychology Prof. Tracey Revenson (GC/Hunter)\, editor-in-chief\, Annals of Behavioral Medicine\nPhysics/Photonics Prof. Andrea Alù (GC/ASRC) – editor-in-chief\, Optical Materials Express\n\nThere will be opportunity for Q&A. \nRegister for this event. \nCheck out the new Graduate Center Science Communications Academy webpage\, where you can learn about our events and access science communications training tools.
URL:https://asrc.gc.cuny.edu/event/science-outreach-to-diverse-audiences/
LOCATION:Online
CATEGORIES:Environmental Sciences,Nanoscience,Neuroscience,Photonics,Structural Biology
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20220325T110000
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SUMMARY:Undergrad Research Open House at the ASRC
DESCRIPTION:Join the Macaulay STEM Society\, an organization that promotes research opportunities and allows students to explore their interests in STEM\, at 11 a.m. on March 25 to explore research opportunities for undergrads at the ASRC. The day will consist of lab tours\, lunch and a faculty/mentor meet-and-greet. Research areas at the ASRC include Nanoscience\, Photonics\, Structural Biology\, Neuroscience and Environmental Science. \nFree lunch will be served and this event is open to all students. \nRegister: https://bit.ly/asrctour
URL:https://asrc.gc.cuny.edu/event/undergrad-research-open-house-at-the-asrc/
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:20220323T120000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20220323T130000
DTSTAMP:20260310T212000
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SUMMARY:ASRC-CCNY Seminar Series in Biochemistry\, Biophysics and Biodesign: Rama Ranganathan
DESCRIPTION:Join us for a one-hour talk presented by Professor Rama Ranganathan\, Department of Biochemistry & Molecular Biology\, Pritzker School of Molecular Engineering at The University of Chicago\, Chicago\, IL titled: \n Evolutionary Principles of Protein Structure and Function  \nABSTRACT Proteins can fold spontaneously into well-defined three-dimensional structures and can carry out complex biochemical reactions such as binding\, catalysis\, and long-range information transfer. The precision required for these properties is achieved while also preserving evolvability – the capacity to adapt in response to fluctuating selection pressures in the environment. What is the basic design of proteins that supports all of these properties? Recent work suggests that rather than direct physical analysis\, statistical analysis of genome sequences provides a powerful and general approach to this problem. Using different methodologies\, this approach has revealed both direct structural contacts as well as collective functional modes within protein structures. In this talk\, I will present new approaches for probing the physical mechanisms implied by the evolution-based models and present ideas for how such mechanisms are constrained by the dynamics of the evolutionary process. This work represents a step towards a theory for the physics of proteins that is consistent with evolution. \n  \nThis seminar will be presented via Zoom\, the broadcast can also be viewed in the ASRC 5th Floor Data Visualization Room\, #5.210. \nTo join these ongoing events via Zoom\, please use the link below: \nJoin Zoom Meeting\nMeeting ID: 495 404 8198 \nFor more information about this hybrid event please contact: \nHyacinth Camillieri \nhcamillieri@gc.cuny.edu
URL:https://asrc.gc.cuny.edu/event/asrc-ccny-seminar-series-in-biochemistry-biophysics-and-biodesign-rama-ranganathan/
LOCATION:ASRC 5th Floor Data Visualization Room\, 85 St. Nicholas Terrace\, New York\, NY\, 10031\, United States
CATEGORIES:Structural Biology
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SUMMARY:Photonics Seminar: Yuzhe Xiao\, University of Wisconsin-Madison
DESCRIPTION:Join us March 23rd at 10:30am for a one-hour talk from Yuzhe Xiao\, University of Wisconsin- Madison. \nTitle – Thermal-radiation engineering: innovations and opportunities \nAbstract – Every hot object emits electromagnetic radiation\, which is called thermal radiation or thermal emission. Thermal radiation is a ubiquitous phenomenon\, with examples including the light emitting from the sun or from an incandescent lightbulb. Even though thermal radiation has been well-known from the century-old Planck’s law\, recent applications of thermal radiation in energy harvesting\, radiative cooling\, and sensing have led to a renewed research interest of this topic. This talk aims to focus on four aspects of thermal radiation. \nFirst\, I will talk about the surprisingly nontrivial measurement of thermal radiation and describe our effort to achieve precision measurement of thermal radiation. Based on this measurement capability\, then I will introduce depth thermography\, a new metrology method that can measure the temperature distribution of an object as a function of depth. Further\, I will talk about Planck spectroscopy\, a spectroscopic technique that does not require wavelength-selective components such as prisms\, gratings\, or interferometers—instead using the temperature dependence of Planck’s law of thermal radiation.  \nThe last part of my talk will cover the manipulation of thermal radiation\, where I will show nano-second modulation of thermal radiation via modulated emissivity\, with a speed much faster than the thermal time constant of the emitter. This talk will conclude with a discussion of future research opportunities of thermal-radiation engineering with quantum effects and strong nonlinear light-matter interaction. \nBio – Dr. Yuzhe Xiao is an assistant scientist at the University of Wisconsin-Madison. He received his Ph.D. degree from the Institute of Optics at the University of Rochester and was then a postdoc fellow at the University of California-San Diego. He has authored about 40 publications in the fields of thermal radiation\, nonlinear optics\, and quantum plasmonics. Dr. Xiao is the recipient of the WARE Innovation Award Finalist (2021\, UW-Madison)\, the Agnes M. and George Messersmith Fellowship (2013\, University of Rochester)\, and the Best Student Presentation Award at the Integrated Photonics Research Conference (2012\, OSA). \nFor more information about this hybrid event\, please contact: \nDiana Strickland \nPhotonics Initiative \ndstrickland@gc.cuny.edu \nZoom Access>>> \nMeeting ID: 820 0905 8676 \nPasscode: 375990
URL:https://asrc.gc.cuny.edu/event/photonics-seminar-yuzhe-xiao-university-of-wisconsin-madison/
LOCATION:ASRC Auditorium\, 85 St. Nicholas Terrace\, New York\, NY\, 10031\, United States
CATEGORIES:Photonics
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SUMMARY:Photonics Seminar: Michele Cotrufo\, The City University of New York
DESCRIPTION:Title – Nanophotonic Engineering: Extreme Control of Light using Metamaterials and Nonlinearities \nAbstract – Nanophotonic devices can enable unprecedented control over the flow of light\, and they hold a great potential for both fundamental studies and next-generation quantum and classical computers\, low-power optoelectronics\, and free-space applications. In this talk\, I will provide an overview of our recent efforts on engineering integrated photonic devices and free-space metasurfaces to enable linear and nonlinear manipulation of classical and quantum light. In particular\, I will describe several approaches to achieve advanced functionalities such as light isolation and trapping\, highly dispersive reflectors for augmented reality displays\, and analog computation. \nI will first focus on our recent works on nonlinearity-based nonreciprocity\, a recipe to obtain nonreciprocal wave propagation that is appealing due to its bias-free operation and ease of fabrication. I will describe the fundamental physics underlying these phenomena\, its drawbacks and opportunities for wave engineering\, and then discuss our experimental results in silicon photonics and radiofrequency circuits. I will then discuss how radiation trapping and release and nonlinear control of the quality factor can be obtained by combining exotic states of light\, such as bound states in the continuum (BICs)\, with quantum or classical nonlinearities. I will show how we implemented these effects in vastly different wave-like frameworks\, such as single-photon BICs in coupled cavity-atom systems and RF circuits loaded with nonlinear elements. \nIn the second part\, the focus will shift from integrated systems to free-space metasurfaces – planarized\, patterned devices with thickness smaller than or comparable to the operational wavelength. I will discuss how local and nonlocal alldielectric metasurfaces can be used to achieve different functionalities in the visible and near-infrared\, such as focusing\, tailored angle- and frequency-dependent mirrors for AR/VR applications\, and analog computation. \nI will conclude my talk by providing an outlook on promising future research directions\, such as using free-space metasurfaces\, possibly combined with nonlinearities and time-modulation\, to create and manipulate quantum states. \nBio – Dr. Michele Cotrufo is a Postdoctoral Research Fellow at the Photonics Initiative at the CUNY Advanced Science Research Center\, in New York City. He received a BS degree and MS degree in Physics from University of Bari\, Italy (2010) and University of Padova\, Italy (2012)\, respectively. He then joined the Department of Applied Physics at the Eindhoven University of Technology\, Netherlands\, as a doctoral student\, where he investigated novel interaction mechanisms in nanophotonics and hybrid optomechanical systems. After graduating in 2017\, he performed postdoctoral research at the University of Texas at Austin. He is the co-author of over 25 peer-reviewed journal papers. His current research interests span over a broad range of areas\, including nonlinear phenomena in classical and quantum electromagnetic systems\, nonreciprocal wave propagation\, spontaneous emission control with plasmonic and dielectric metamaterials\, and optical metasurfaces. In 2018\, he was awarded a two-year Rubicon fellowship from the Dutch Research Council (NWO). \nFor more information about this hybrid event\, please contact: \nDiana Strickland \nPhotonics Initiative \ndstrickland@gc.cuny.edu \nZoom Access>>> \nMeeting ID: 815 4701 8626 \nPasscode: 028706
URL:https://asrc.gc.cuny.edu/event/photonics-seminar-michele-cotrufo-the-city-university-of-new-york/
LOCATION:ASRC Auditorium\, 85 St. Nicholas Terrace\, New York\, NY\, 10031\, United States
CATEGORIES:Photonics
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20220319T160000
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SUMMARY:Brain Awareness Week: Ask Me Anything Session with professor Orie Shafer and his lab
DESCRIPTION:Join the Neuroscience Initiative as they partner with the Dana Foundation to celebrate Brain Awareness Week\, March 14-20. This week will include multiple public events/activities\, sharing the unique perspective of ASRC member’s experience with brain studies\, including an event where professor Orie Shafer and his lab members will answer questions on how circadian clocks work\, how the environment acts on your brain to affect your clock and sleep\, and the effects of shifting to daylight saving time on March 19th at 4pm.  \nThis event will be held via Zoom\, therefore please register here. \nRegistration is free but required. Please submit your questions at the time of registration. Selected questions will be answered during the live Zoom session. Additional questions will be taken at the live session. \nThe Neuroscience Initiative at the CUNY Advanced Science Research Center is engaged in interdisciplinary programs with other initiatives and other institutions to implement interdisciplinary approaches for the study of environmental influences on brain function and behavior and to develop transformative technologies and advanced platforms aimed at promoting mental health. \n  \nWondering how the environment affects your brain health? Find out interesting facts and get tips on how to improve your brain health during Brain Awareness Week! \nJoin our daily social media challenges by following @asrc_gc below: \nFollow on Twitter\nFollow on Instagram \nFor further questions about how to participate in the ASRC’s involvement in Brain Awareness Week\, please contact Kevin Wang\, at kwang@gc.cuny.edu
URL:https://asrc.gc.cuny.edu/event/ask-me-anything-session-with-professor-orie-shafer-and-his-lab/
LOCATION:Online
CATEGORIES:Neuroscience
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SUMMARY:Epigenetics Core Workshop SERIES: Live Demo- Partek Flow
DESCRIPTION:Join the Neuroscience Initiative on March 17th\, at 12pm\, for a live demonstration of Partek Flow. \nA speaker from Partek Inc. will be giving a talk titled: Start to Finish Multi-omics Data Analysis. \nPartek Flow bioinformatics software provides a singular environment that reduces the complexity of analyzing and visualizing high dimensional multi-omics sequencing data making bioinformatics accessible to all researchers. It features a graphical interface tailored to biologists\, gold-standard algorithms\, and constant implementation of new features to accommodate the ever-changing landscape of genomic sequencing technologies. \nJoin us for this Webinar session where the Partek scientist will use RNA-Seq data as an example to show you how to perform start to finish analysis to go from raw data to experimental results with the point-and-click user interface in Partek Flow. \nAgenda:\nPresentation: Partek Flow Overview\nLive Demo: RNA-Seq Data Analysis and Visualization in Partek Flow\n• Data Import\n• QA/QC\n• Alignment\n• Gene abundance estimate and normalization\n• Detect differentially expressed genes\n• Biological interpretation\n• Visualization (PCA\, dotplot\, volcano plot\, hierarchical clustering\netc.)\n• Q&A \nZoom Access>>> \nMeeting ID: 853 5848 8487\nPasscode: 312830 \nFor further details\, contact:\nJia Liu at Epigenetics Core Facility\n212.413.3183\nEmail: jliu1@gc.cuny.edu
URL:https://asrc.gc.cuny.edu/event/epigenetics-core-workshop-series-live-demo-partek-flow/
LOCATION:Advanced Science Research Center (ASRC)\, 85 St. Nicholas Terrace\, New York\, NY\, 10031\, United States
CATEGORIES:Neuroscience
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SUMMARY:Photonics Seminar: Joshua Caldwell\, Vanderbilt University
DESCRIPTION:Join us on March 15th\, for a one-hour talk presented by Joshua Caldwell\, PhD\, Director of the\nInterdisciplinary Materials Science Ph.D. Program at Vanderbilt University titled: \nStrong Coupling and Extreme Anisotropy in Infrared Polaritonic Media \nAbstract – The field of nanophotonics is based on the ability to confine light to subdiffractional dimensions. In the infrared\, this requires compression of the wavelength to length scales well below that of the free-space values. While traditional dielectric materials do not exhibit indices of refraction high enough in non-dispersive media to realize such compression\, the implementation of polaritons\, quasi-particles comprised of oscillating charges and photons\, enable such opportunities. Two predominant forms of polaritons\, the plasmon and phonon polariton\, which are derived from light coupled with free carriers or polar optic phonons\, respectively\, are broadly applied in the mid- to longwave infrared. However\, the short scattering lifetimes of free-carriers results in high losses and broad linewidths for the former\, while the fast dispersion and narrow band of operation for the latter result in significant limitations for both forms. \nHere we will discuss the opportunity to implement polaritonic strong coupling between different media in an effort to dictate the polaritonic dispersion relation\, and thus\, the propagation and resonant properties of these materials. Further\, by employing the extreme anisotropy of crystals ranging from two-dimensional materials such as hexagonal boron nitride and transition metal dichalcogenides to low-symmetry monoclinic to triclinic materials\, novel optical phenomena such as hyperbolicity and shear polaritons are observed. The talk will highlight ultra-strong coupling between both forms of polaritons in the context of infrared emitters\, as a means to control planar propagation using hyperbolic polaritons\, a modifying thermal dissipation at ultrafast time scales. \nBio – Prof. Joshua Caldwell is the Flowers Family Chancellor Faculty Fellow and Associate Professor of Mechanical Engineering and the current Director of the Interdisciplinary Materials Science Ph.D. Program at Vanderbilt University. He was awarded his Bachelor of Chemistry from Virginia Tech in 2000 before heading to the University of Florida where he received his PhD in Physical Chemistry in 2004. There he used magnetic resonance methods to investigate electron-nuclear spin coupling within low-dimensional quantum wells and heterostructures. He accepted a postdoctoral fellowship at the Naval Research Laboratory in 2005\, using optical spectroscopy as a means of understanding defects within wide-band gap semiconductors. He was transitioned to permanent staff in 2007\, where he began work in the field of nanophotonics\, investigating coupling phenomena within plasmonic materials. Prof. Caldwell merged his prior work in wide band gap semiconductor materials with his efforts in nanophotonics\, leading to his work exploiting undoped\, polar dielectric crystals for lowloss\, sub-diffractional infrared optics. He is a three-time recipient of the highly competitive NRL Nanoscience Institute grants and was promoted to senior (supervisory) staff at NRL in 2012. He was awarded a sabbatical at the University of Manchester with Prof. Kostya Novoselov in 2013-2014\, investigating the use of van der Waals crystals such as hexagonal boron nitride for mid-IR to THz nanophotonics\, where he demonstrated the natural hyperbolic response of this material. During his time at NRL he was a 4-time recipient of the Alan Berman Best Pure Science Paper Award and received the Thomas Edison Best Patent Award for his dry transfer technique for 2D materials. In 2017 he accepted a tenured Associate Professorship at Vanderbilt University within the Mechanical Engineering Department. He was elected as a Fellow of the Materials Research Society in 2020 and has published over 160 papers\, >8300 citations and 11 patents\, with two more pending. \n  \nFor more information about this hybrid event\, please contact: \nLeah Abraha \nPhotonics Initiative \nlabraha@gc.cuny.edu. \nZoom Access>>> \nMeeting ID: 889 5868 8719   \nPasscode: 281231 \nDial by your location: https://gc-cuny-edu.zoom.us/u/kdlagOlT9z \n 
URL:https://asrc.gc.cuny.edu/event/photonics-seminar-joshua-caldwell-vanderbilt-university-2/
LOCATION:ASRC Auditorium\, 85 St. Nicholas Terrace\, New York\, NY\, 10031\, United States
CATEGORIES:Photonics
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SUMMARY:ASRC-CCNY Seminar Series in Biochemistry\, Biophysics and Biodesign: Nicholas K. Tonks
DESCRIPTION:Join us March 9th at 12pm\, for a one-hour talk presented by Nicholas K. Tonks\, Professor of Cancer Research; Dep. Director\, NCI-Cancer Center Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory\, Cold Spring Harbor\, NY\, titled: \nProtein Tyrosine Phosphatases and the Regulation of Cell Signaling: From Basic Research to New Therapeutics \nABSTRACT- The protein phosphatases are critical\, specific regulators of signaling that serve an essential function\, in a coordinated manner with the protein kinases\, to determine the response to a physiological stimulus. My laboratory takes a multidisciplinary approach to study the structure\, regulation and function of the protein tyrosine phosphatase (PTP) family of enzymes\, to illustrate their fundamental importance to the control of signal transduction under normal and pathophysiological conditions. As functional studies have established links to disease\, the PTPs have been garnering attention as potential therapeutic targets; however\, they remain a largely untapped resource for drug development. \nA focus of the lab is PTP1B\, the prototypic member of the PTP family that I discovered ~30 years ago. It is a validated target for diabetes and obesity\, as well as HER2-positive cancer\, and as such has been the subject of extensive drug discovery efforts. PTP1B is a challenging target for drug development\, which led industry to conclude that the members of the PTP family are “undruggable”. Consequently\, new approaches are required to exploit this important target effectively and reinvigorate drug discovery efforts. \nNow\, the detailed understanding of the structure and function of PTP1B\, which we have generated in an academic setting\, is revealing new approaches to the development of small molecule drug candidates. This includes small molecules that harness the physiological regulation of PTP function by reversible oxidation\, as well as allosteric inhibitors that stabilize an inactive conformation of PTP1B that is encountered in the absence of substrate and chelate copper specifically. These studies have opened up unanticipated ways to modulate the activity of critical signaling pathways in vivo. The application of these inhibitors is now revealing new functions of PTP1B and suggesting new indications in which these molecules may be applied for therapeutic benefit. \n  \nThis seminar will be presented via Zoom\, the broadcast can also be viewed in the ASRC Auditorium. \nTo join these ongoing events\, the zoom link can also be found below: \nJoin Zoom Meeting\nMeeting ID: 495 404 8198 \nFor more information about this hybrid event please contact: \nHyacinth Camillieri \nhcamillieri@gc.cuny.edu
URL:https://asrc.gc.cuny.edu/event/asrc-ccny-seminar-series-in-biochemistry-biophysics-and-biodesign-nicholas-k-tonks/
LOCATION:ASRC Auditorium\, 85 St. Nicholas Terrace\, New York\, NY\, 10031\, United States
CATEGORIES:Structural Biology
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SUMMARY:Photonics Seminar: Kai Wang\, Stanford University
DESCRIPTION:Title: New paradigms of photonic state manipulation on synthetic platforms  \nAbstract – Photons\, the particles of light\, are ideal carriers of quantum and classical information. My research focuses on employing fundamental physics concepts and advanced photonics technology for the unconventional manipulation of photons in their intrinsic degrees of freedom\, from polarization to spatial modes to frequency. \nThe first part of the talk will be on nanostructured metasurfaces for quantum photonics. I will show our experimental results that use metasurfaces for the interference\, tomographic measurement\, and nontrivial transformation of multiphoton quantum states encoded in the polarization degree of freedom. \nThe second part will focus on non-Hermitian topological photonics in synthetic dimensions. I will show how we implement lattice Hamiltonians with unprecedented flexibility using discrete frequency modes of photons in a dynamically modulated system. I will show how we judiciously use losses to achieve non-Hermitian topological invariants\, from nontrivial winding numbers to braids/knots formed by the complex-energy non-Hermitian bands. \nThe last part of my talk will show where my works and expertises point to in the future. I will briefly share my visions and plans on developing scalable quantum interconnect and simulation platforms based on new paradigms of manipulation of multidimensional photonic states encoded in intrinsic degrees of freedom. \nBio – Kai Wang is currently a Postdoctoral Scholar in the Department of Electrical Engineering at Stanford University. Before Stanford\, he received his PhD from The Australian National University in 2019. Prior to that\, he obtained MSc from Friedrich-Schiller-Universität Jena and BE from Tianjin University. His research interests include quantum photonics\, non-Hermitian topological photonics\, and metasurfaces. \n  \nFor more information about this hybrid event\, please contact: \nDiana Strickland \nPhotonics Initiative \ndstrickland@gc.cuny.edu \nZoom Access>>> \nMeeting ID: 810 5653 1420 \nPasscode: 116074 \n 
URL:https://asrc.gc.cuny.edu/event/photonics-seminar-kai-wang-stanford-university/
LOCATION:ASRC Auditorium\, 85 St. Nicholas Terrace\, New York\, NY\, 10031\, United States
CATEGORIES:Photonics
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20220303T140000
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SUMMARY:Epigenetics Core Workshop Series: Introducing 10X Chromium
DESCRIPTION:  \nPlease join us March 3rd\, 2022\, for an introductory seminar on the workflow of our newest instrument addition at the Epigenetics Core of ASRC – 10 Chromium iX Controller. \nKrunal Shah from 10x Genomics Inc. will present a talk titled: \nIntroducing 10X Chromium \n   – Single Cell Gene Expression Solution with Feature Barcode Technology \nSingle cell analysis has been a revolutionary breakthrough in biology. Understanding cellular diversity has enabled significant insights into intracellular mechanisms and their applications to health and disease (Learn More…) \n  \n  \nPlease register for the event here. \nTo access the Zoom. \nFor further details\, contact:\nJia Liu at Epigenetics Core Facility\n212.413.3183\nEmail: jliu1@gc.cuny.edu
URL:https://asrc.gc.cuny.edu/event/epigenetics-core-workshop-series/
LOCATION:Online
CATEGORIES:Neuroscience
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20220302T120000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20220302T130000
DTSTAMP:20260310T212000
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SUMMARY:ASRC-CCNY Seminar Series in Biochemistry\, Biophysics and Biodesign: Shelley D. Minteer\, University of Utah
DESCRIPTION:Join us March 2nd at 12pm\, for a one-hour talk presented by Shelley D. Minteer\, Professor in the Dept. of Chemistry and Dept. of Materials Science & Engineering\, University of Utah\, Salt Lake City\, UT titled: \nBioelectrocatalysis for Electrosynthesis \nAbstract- In the last 5 years\, there have been extensive studies and new materials designed for interfacing biocatalysts with electrode surfaces. This talk will discuss electroanalytical techniques for studying biocatalysis\, including both mediated bioelectrocatalysis and direct bioelectrocatalysis. The talk will discuss electrode materials innovation for interfacing complex proteins with electrode surfaces as well as using them for electrosynthesis of ammonia as well as other value-added products (i.e.\, chiral amines\, chiral amino acids\, polymers\, etc.). This talk will discuss strategies for cofactor regeneration. Finally\, this talk will discuss the use of synthetic biology for microbial bioelectrosynthesis of ammonia and other value-added products. \n  \nThis seminar will be presented via Zoom\, the broadcast can also be viewed in the ASRC Auditorium. \nTo join these ongoing events\, the zoom link can also be found below: \nJoin Zoom Meeting\nMeeting ID: 495 404 8198 \nFor more information about this hybrid event please contact: \nHyacinth Camillieri \nhcamillieri@gc.cuny.edu
URL:https://asrc.gc.cuny.edu/event/asrc-ccny-seminar-series-in-biochemistry-biophysics-and-biodesign-shelley-d-minteer-university-of-utah/
LOCATION:Advanced Science Research Center (ASRC)\, 85 St. Nicholas Terrace\, New York\, NY\, 10031\, United States
CATEGORIES:Structural Biology
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20220302T103000
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SUMMARY:Photonics Seminar: Qiushi Guo\, California Institute of Technology\, Yale University
DESCRIPTION:Join us March 2nd at 10:30am\, for a one-hour talk from Dr. Qiushi Guo\, California Institute of Technology\, Yale University. \nTitle- Emergent active photonic platforms for next-generation mid-infrared and ultrafast photonics \nAbstract – As two basic properties of light\, wavelength and timescale are central to numerous photonic applications. Compared to visible and near-infrared\, the longer wavelength mid-infrared spectral regime contains unique thermal visual information and chemical fingerprints of the environment. On a different front\, femtosecond light sources and systems can enable ultrafast information processing\, sensing\, and computing. Yet\, current chip-scale photonic devices and systems are facing tremendous challenges in detecting\, generating\, and processing light of long wavelength and ultrashort timescale. Overcoming these challenges requires new materials and clever device architectures\, and these technologies stand poised to evolutionize fields such as biomedical sensing\, free-space communication\, and photonic computing in both classical and quantum domains. \nIn this talk\, I will show that by engineering the carrier and nonlinear dynamics in emergent active photonic materials\, we can detect photons beyond the regimes accessible to conventional laser sources and detectors\, and process information in an ultrafast manner. In the first half of my talk\, I will first briefly introduce the discovery of black phosphorus (BP) mid-infrared photonics\, highlighting the world’s first BP mid-infrared detectors with high internal gain\, as well as BP’s electrically tunable spectral response due to its unique bandgap tunability. Then\, I will discuss a new strategy for detecting longer wavelength mid-infrared radiations at 12 µm. This is achieved by harnessing the intrinsic mid-infrared plasmons in large-scale graphene. \nThe second half of my talk will cover my recent work on integrated lithium niobate (LN) ultrafast photonics in both classical and quantum domains. I will discuss the realization of ultra-strong nonlinear optical interactions and dynamics in dispersion-engineered and quasi-phase-matched integrated LN devices\, which have enabled 100 dB/cm optical parametric amplification\, ultra-wide bandwidth quantum squeezing\, as well as femtosecond and femtojoule all-optical switching. Finally\, I will outline promising pathways toward realizing chip-scale ultrafast light sources and microsystems for on-chip spectroscopic sensing\, mid-infrared free-space communication\, coherent all-optical computing\, and next-generation thermal vision technologies. \nBio – Dr. Qiushi Guo is currently a postdoctoral scholar at the California Institute of Technology with Prof. Alireza Marandi. He received his Ph.D. in Electrical Engineering from Yale University in Dec. 2019\, advised by Prof. Fengnian Xia. He received his M.S. degree in Electrical Engineering from the University of Pennsylvania in 2014\, and his B.S. degree in Electrical Engineering from Xi’an Jiaotong University in 2012. Qiushi is the winner of the 2021 Henry Prentiss Becton Graduate Prize for his exceptional research achievements at Yale University. His research interests include integrated nonlinear and quantum photonics\, mid-infrared photonics\, and 2-D materials optoelectronics. He has published 36 peer-reviewed research papers in leading scientific journals with citations more than 2700 times. He is serving on the editorial board of the journal Micromachines. \n  \nFor more information about this hybrid event\, please contact: \nDiana Strickland \nPhotonics Initiative \ndstrickland@gc.cuny.edu \nZoom Access>>> \nMeeting ID: 826 5500 2741 \nPasscode: 793645
URL:https://asrc.gc.cuny.edu/event/photonics-seminar-qiushi-guo-california-institute-of-technology-yale-university/
LOCATION:ASRC Auditorium\, 85 St. Nicholas Terrace\, New York\, NY\, 10031\, United States
CATEGORIES:Photonics
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SUMMARY:Photonics Seminar: Kiyoul Yang\, Stanford University
DESCRIPTION:Title: Building photonic systems for extreme-scale computing\, particle accelerations\, and\nbeyond \nAbstract – A photonic-electronic system can potentially process enormous amounts of data that no stand-alone electronics have been capable of. Furthermore\, a chip-scale optical atomic clock can be so precise that it only loses the equivalent of one second every million years. In the foreseeable future\, highly integrated photonics can usher disruptive advances in communications\, deep learning\, and atomic-photonic integration. \n  \nTo realize this vision\, my research has built multi-levels of the photonic system stacks from discrete nanophotonic devices\, all the way to creating advanced system-level demonstrations. In this talk\, I will introduce recent experiments where we demonstrate natively error-free terabit/s data transmission using integrated frequency combs and multi-dimensional silicon photonics circuits [1]. The frequency comb device transduces a narrow linewidth laser into a series of replicas over hundreds of frequency modes [2]. We employed photonic inverse design for wavelength and spatial multiplexing to enable bandwidth density on silicon photonic circuits to be three orders of magnitude higher than that of optical fibers. \n  \nI will conclude my talk with applications and prospects for large-scale photonic systems that can manipulate atoms\, ions\, and free electrons\, along with preliminary studies on UV-visible nonlinear optics and laser particle accelerations on a chip [3]. \n  \n[1] K.Yang\, et al.\, arXiv: 2103.14139 (2021). \n[2] K.Yang\, et al.\, Nature Photonics 12\, 297 – 302 (2018); M.Guidry*\, D.Lukin*\, K.Yang*\, et al.\, Nature Photonics 16\, 52 – 58 (2022). \n[3] D.Oh*\, K.Yang*\, et al.\, Nature Communications 8\, 13922 (2017); N.Sapra\, K.Yang\, et al.\, Science 367\, 79 – 83 (2020). \n  \nBio – Kiyoul Yang is a research scientist at Stanford University working with Prof. Jelena Vuckovic\, and holds a PhD in Electrical Engineering from the California Institute of Technology (2018). He is a recipient of the Paul F. Forman Team Engineering Excellence Award (2020) for the 2-photon optical clock collaboration. He serves as a vice-chair of the technical program committee of IEEE Photonics Conference\, and a co-editor for the special issue of ACS Photonics. \n  \nFor more information about this hybrid event\, please contact: \nDiana Strickland \nPhotonics Initiative \ndstrickland@gc.cuny.edu \nZoom Access>>> \nMeeting ID: 821 0040 3904 \nPasscode: 892411
URL:https://asrc.gc.cuny.edu/event/photonics-seminar-kiyoul-yang-stanford-university/
LOCATION:ASRC Auditorium\, 85 St. Nicholas Terrace\, New York\, NY\, 10031\, United States
CATEGORIES:Photonics
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20220225T140000
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SUMMARY:CUNY STEM Opportunities for Mastering Science Outreach
DESCRIPTION:CUNY STEM Opportunities for Mastering Science Outreach \nIn popular culture\, nearly all the focus is placed on the research part of scientists’ work. But the efforts scientists make to engage the public\, creating an interest in and support for the field\, is critical to the STEM pipeline and ensuring that research addresses social priorities.  \nJoin us at 2 p.m. on Friday\, Feb. 25 for our next Communicating Your Science event where we will explore opportunities for engaging in and mastering science outreach. The panel will be led by Kendra Krueger (4loveandscience.com)\, the CUNY ASRC’s STEM Outreach and Education Manager and founder of the Community Sensor Lab\, and will feature other special guests. Krueger has a BS and MS in electrical engineering and has worked as an educator\, artist and community organizer.  \nThere will be time for Q&A.  \nSign-up today for this month’s Communicating Your Science event and check out the new Graduate Center Science Communications Academy webpage\, where you can learn about our events and access science communications training tools.
URL:https://asrc.gc.cuny.edu/event/meet-the-editor-cuny-faculty-stem-journal-editors/
LOCATION:Online
CATEGORIES:Environmental Sciences,Nanoscience,Neuroscience,Photonics,Structural Biology
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SUMMARY:ASRC-CCNY Seminar Series in Biochemistry\, Biophysics and Biodesign: W. Seth Childers\, University of Pittsburgh
DESCRIPTION:Join us February 23rd at 12pm for a one-hour talk presented by W. Seth Childers\, Assistant Professor\, Department of Chemistry\, University of Pittsburgh\, Pittsburgh\, PA\, titled: \nBiomolecular condensates as organizers of biochemistry in bacteria \nAbstract- One defining difference between bacteria and eukaryotes is the absence of membrane-bound organelles in bacteria. Recently\, a second fundamental compartmentalization strategy in eukaryotes has been recognized that relies upon phase separation of scaffolding proteins. These assemblies lack a membrane barrier but can organize and sequester biochemistry as a “membraneless organelle.” Here\, we will describe our discoveries of how biomolecular condensates organize and regulate mRNA decay and signal transduction processes in bacteria. Overall\, our discoveries combined with those from other labs suggest a new image of bacteria as a “bag of biomolecular condensates.” One significant challenge in cell biology is understanding if these membraneless organelles have any functional significance? Towards this goal\, the Childers lab has characterized how phase separation impacts ribonuclease and kinase enzyme kinetics in vitro. They found that activation of a signaling protein’s function was coupled to phase separation of the signaling complex\, which may present a generalizable way to regulate low copy signaling in cells in an all-or-none fashion. To consider the function of biomolecular condensates in vivo\, the Childers lab has developed a fluorescence biosensor imaging strategy that visualized how membraneless organelles impact the structure of a bacterial signaling protein critical for asymmetric cell division in Caulobacter crescentus. Finally\, the Childers lab applied a chemical genetics approach to interrogate the importance of phase separation towards bacterial physiology. They identified a small molecule that inhibits phase separation of an essential bacterial biomolecular condensate that regulates chromosome segregation. In summary\, our studies suggest that phase separation provides bacteria with a generalizable compartmentalization strategy\, and disruption of phase separation may present an actionable antibiotic target. \n  \nThis seminar will be presented via Zoom\, the broadcast can also be viewed in the ASRC Auditorium. \nTo join these ongoing events\, the zoom link can also be found below: \nJoin Zoom Meeting\nMeeting ID: 495 404 8198 \nFor more information about this hybrid event please contact: \nHyacinth Camillieri \nhcamillieri@gc.cuny.edu
URL:https://asrc.gc.cuny.edu/event/asrc-ccny-seminar-series-in-biochemistry-biophysics-and-biodesign-2/
LOCATION:Advanced Science Research Center (ASRC)\, 85 St. Nicholas Terrace\, New York\, NY\, 10031\, United States
CATEGORIES:Structural Biology
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SUMMARY:ASRC-CCNY Seminar Series in Biochemistry\, Biophysics and Biodesign: Filip Van Petegem\, University of British Columbia
DESCRIPTION:  \nJoin us Feb. 16th at 12pm\, for a one-hour talk presented by Filip Van Petegem\, Professor in the Dept. of Biochemistry & Molecular Biology\, University of British Columbia\, Vancouver\, Canada titled: \nChannelopathies at high resolution: Cryo-EM and crystallographic investigation of cardiac and skeletal muscle ion channels \n  \nThis seminar will be presented via Zoom\, the broadcast can also be viewed in the ASRC Auditorium. \nFor more information about this hybrid event\, including an abstract from the speaker and to access the zoom link\, please see the event flyer. \n  \nFor further questions please contact: \nHyacinth Camillieri at hcamillieri@gc.cuny.edu \nTo quicker join these ongoing events\, the zoom link can also be found below at: \nJoin Zoom Meeting\nMeeting ID: 495 404 8198
URL:https://asrc.gc.cuny.edu/event/asrc-ccny-seminar-series-in-biochemistry-biophysics-and-biodesign/
LOCATION:Advanced Science Research Center (ASRC)\, 85 St. Nicholas Terrace\, New York\, NY\, 10031\, United States
CATEGORIES:Structural Biology
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