Convening meetings, workshops, seminars, and public programs is a key part of the mission at the Advanced Science Research Center at the CUNY Graduate Center promoting collaboration between campus-based faculty, ASRC faculty, theorists, and experimentalists across New York City.
The ASRC offers event and meeting spaces that can accommodate up to 100 guests for your next conference, reception, meeting, workshop, film shoot, or private event.
Species Recognition in Brood Parasitic Birds and Their Hosts Only 1% of avian species are obligate brood parasitic, laying their eggs in nests of other species. Yet they impact nearly
Dr. Maria Antonietta Loi, University of Groningen COLLOIDAL QUANTUM DOT SUPERLATTICES: TOWARDS OPTOELETRONIC METAMATERIALS Abstract – 3D superlattices made of colloidal quantum dots are a promising candidate for the next
Don't be afraid of science; join us for Family Science Night at the CUNY ASRC. We will have fun science activities for all ages, braaiiinns, crystals, lasers, and more! Plus,
Catching Rare Events in Action with Weighted Ensemble MD Rare biological and chemical events often lie beyond the reach of conventional simulations. The weighted ensemble (WE) path sampling strategy overcomes
Correlation length of radiation-induced errors in superconducting devices Abstract - Superconducting quantum electronics are a promising avenue towards fully fledged quantum computation. They are currently limited by their short coherence
Structural Biology: Past, Present and Future Between ~1950 and ~2010, X-ray crystallography was the experimental technique of choice for determining the structures of biological macromolecules at atomic resolution. It is
We’re thrilled to announce the upcoming Research Showcase Day at the City University of New York’s Advanced Science Research Center Nanofabrication Facility. We invite all members of our state-of-the-art, shared-user cleanroom
Join us for The Brain and The Environment Family Night at the CUNY ASRC on Nov. 18 from 4:30 to 6:30 p.m. This fun and educational evening will explore how
Dynamics and Evolution of Glutamate Transporters Glutamate transporters in the human brain remove the neurotransmitter glutamate from the synaptic cleft, enabling repeated cycles of neurotransmission and preventing glutamate-induced excitotoxicity. These
Abstract: Materials Synthesis Using Low Temperature Plasmas – from energy storage to superconductivity Plasmas comprise of a quasi-neutral assembly of gaseous ions and electrons which exist at high temperatures (fusion)
Dr. Siddhartha Ghosh, Northeastern University Acoustic wave microsystems for chip-scale RF and optical signal processing Abstract: Acoustic waves are well-suited for a variety of signal processing applications including RF filtering
Dr. Matthew White, University of Vermont Host: Matthew Sfeir Metal-dielectric photonic crystal organic light emitting diodes: band structure, defect engineering, and topological states. Abstract: We investigate the band structure of
Structure, Dynamics and Assembly of Human Antimicrobial Protein Antimicrobial proteins in humans sequester zinc to curtail infection. Although well established as key components of the immune response, the mechanisms of
Dr. Igor Aharonovich, University of Technology Sydney Quantum Technologies with Hexagonal Boron Nitride Abstract - Engineering robust, solid‐state quantum systems is amongst the most pressing challenges to realise scalable quantum
Michelle Monje, MD, PhD is a physician-scientist, neuroscientist, and neurooncologist at Stanford University, where she has developed new treatments for brain cancer since 2011. Her interests are neurodevelopment, pediatric gliogenesis, chemobrain,
Join us on Tuesday, Dec. 16 to reconnect and learn all about what's happening at the CUNY ASRC! All are welcome — especially former and current students, interns, summer researchers,
Get ready for a hands-on exploration of the single cell gene expression analysis journey! This interactive boot camp takes you from experimental design to data interpretation using real single-cell datasets
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"Harnessing dynamic covalent chemistry for reprocessable elastomers" Dr. Luke A. Baldwin, Research Chemist, Air Force Research Labs (AFRL) Abstract: Covalent adaptable networks (CANs) are a promising route to develop next-generation
Anna Orr, Ph.D., Associate Professor of Neuroscience at Weill Cornell Medical College, will give a talk titled "Astrocytes in Neurocognitive Function and Dementia Pathogenesis". Join in person at the ASRC
Structure, Dynamics and Assembly of Human Antimicrobial Protein More than 2,700 human mRNA 3′UTRs have hundreds of highly conserved (HC) nucleotides, but their biological roles are unclear. A large fraction
Join us for a practical, beginner-friendly workshop on how academics can use LinkedIn to showcase their expertise, expand professional networks, and increase the visibility of their research and teaching. This session will
Dr. Rainer Hillenbrand, CIC nanoGUNE Polaritonic Insights from Near-field Nanoscopy: Flat-Band Ultrastrong Coupling and Plasmons in Gold Monolayers Abstract - Scattering-type scanning near-field optical microscopy (s-SNOM) and nanoscale Fourier-transform infrared
Patrizia Casaccia, M.D., Ph.D., Einstein Professor of Biochemistry, Biology and Neuroscience of the CUNY Graduate Center, Founding Director of ASRC Neuroscience Initiative, will give a talk titled "A multiscale approach
Dr. Itai Cohen, Cornell University Electronically Integrated Autonomous Microscopic Robots Abstract - What would we be able to do if we could build electronically integrated machines the at a scale
Talk Topic: Distributed AI Agents for Scientific Discovery and Real-World Decision-Making Speaker Bio: Saptarashmi Bandyopadhyay is a Tenure-Track Assistant Professor of Computer Science at the City University of New York
How a novel class of protein misfolding is associated with changes in enzyme activity, proteostasis, aging, and disease Utilizing simulations, experimental data, and data science, my lab predicted the existence
Dr. Javier Garcia De Abajo (ICREA) Title: When free electrons meet light: Quantum interactions at the nanoscale Abstract: At the intersection of electron microscopy and attosecond science, ultrafast electron microscopy
Digitizing Proteoform Biology with Single Molecule & Single Cell Mass Spectrometry Since the completion of the Human Genome Project, much has been made of the need to bridge the gap
Edward Vessel, Ph.D., Eugene Surowitz Assistant Professor of Psychology of The City College of New York, will give a talk titled "An interactionist approach to the neuroscience of aesthetics". Join
Heterogeneously integrated photonic systems for quantum science Photonic integration of solid-state quantum emitters offers a promising route to scalable on-chip quantum technologies. Achieving this goal requires combining material platforms that
Statistical Structural Biology In a post-"structure prediction is solved" world, our lab is obsessed with the concept of statistical structural biology. We collect large datasets (X-ray fragment screens from 1000s
Wave Engineering with Active Metamaterials: Nonreciprocity, Bandwidth Enhancement, and Analog Computing Modern technological systems are subject to escalating demands for miniaturization, speed, adaptability, and energy efficiency. Conventional design approaches are
Talk Title: Peptide Based Liquid-Liquid Coacervates for Biosensing, Degradation Resistance, and as Biofoundries Dr. Sebastián Díaz, Center for Bio/Molecular Science and Engineering at the U.S. Naval Research Laboratory Abstract:
Metasurfaces, subwavelength optical interfaces that control the amplitude, phase, and polarization of light, have transformed flat optics, yet extending this control from static wavefront shaping to dynamic, real-time manipulation remains
Wave-domain programmability emerges as technological enabler of next-generation microwave systems for wireless communications, sensing, and wave-domain computing. In this talk, Professor Philipp Del Hougne will describe his lab's recent progress
Universal wave-control framework for extremely tunable microwave systems Wave-domain programmability emerges as technological enabler of next-generation microwave systems for wireless communications, sensing, and wave-domain computing. In this talk, I will
Join us on Tuesday, March 24th, for Jacquelyn Tomaio's Dissertation Defense Seminar titled "Aging Drives Selective Vulnerability of Dopamine–Glutamate Projections to the Lateral Entorhinal Cortex, Weakening Dopamine Release and Novelty
Speaker: Ventsislav K. Valev Title: Polarization-Resolved Nonlinear Optical Activity in Scattering Abstract: Nonlinear optical activity in scattered light, first predicted in 1979, has recently become experimentally accessible. The original theory encompassed
Tuning a Master Kinase: How CaMKII variants are deployed and degraded Ca²⁺/calmodulin-dependent protein kinase II (CaMKII) is a central signaling enzyme that regulates neuronal plasticity, fertilization, and cardiac function. Although
Join us on Tuesday, March 31st, for Anna Flury's Dissertation Defense Seminar titled "Elucidating the Mechanisms of Microglia-Mediated Neurodegeneration in Alzheimer’s Disease"! Attend in person at the CUNY ASRC Auditorium
AI augmented molecular simulations for predicting protein and RNA structural ensembles AI is now everywhere in chemistry, from structure prediction to molecule generation to automated synthesis. The excitement is real,
Inverting Biophysics: From Function to Ensembles Most of computational biology is predicated upon the sequence → structure → function → phenotype paradigm. Thanks to artificial intelligence and the availability of
Mike Beckstead, Ph.D., Professor and Hille Family Foundation Chair in Neurodegenerative Disease Research, Aging & Metabolism Research Program, Oklahoma Medical Research Foundation, will give a talk titled "Hyperexcitability of ventral
Dr. Hari Padma, Case Western Reserve University Decoding light-driven quantum materials Abstract: Driving quantum materials with intense optical pulses offers a powerful means to control their behavior, leading to remarkable
Please join us on May 28, 2026, for a seminar on the latest single-cell application updates at the ASRC Epigenetics Core. Featuring: Visium HD spatial transcriptomics on the Visium CytAssist
Dr. Dominic Fareri, associate professor of psychology and director of the neuroscience program in the Gordon F. Derner School of Psychology at Adelphi University, will give a talk titled "Social
The Systems Chemistry Symposium brings together leading researchers working at the interface of systems chemistry, supramolecular materials, biomolecular condensates, non-equilibrium self-assembly, and life-like chemical systems. The symposium highlights how chemical
Designing Programmable Biologics with Generative Sequence Models In this talk, I will share how my lab develops discrete generative models to design functional biologics for disease and bioremediation. Our work
Dr. Christina Kim, Assistant Professor at the Princeton Neuroscience Institute and Omenn-Darling Bioengineering Institute at Princeton University, and a Howard Hughes Medical Institute Freeman Hrabowski Scholar, will give a talk
Mechanism of Lipid Modulation in Ion Channels Membrane proteins are continuously exposed to the complex lipid environment of cellular membranes, yet how specific lipids regulate their function remains poorly understood.
Join us for the launch of At the Intersection of Science, Policy, and Community: The FloodNet NYC Community Engagement Strategy, a public-facing guide that shares the community engagement approaches, tools, and lessons developed through FloodNet NYC.
Dr. Junjie Guo, Associate Professor of Neuroscience at Yale University School of Medicine, will give a talk titled "Mechanisms and modifiers of C9orf72-associated ALS/FTD". Join in person at the ASRC
Dr. Keji Lai, University of Texas atAustin Microwave Microscopy of Topological Acoustics Abstract: Topological phononics offers numerous opportunities in manipulating elastic waves that can propagate in solids without being back-scattered. Due to
2026 Music Has Power® Symposium & Awards Music, Vibration, and Frequency: How Sound and Music Affect Mental and Physical Health Presented by the Institute for Music and Neurologic Function (IMNF)