COVID-19 Update: Current Status
Posted on April 27, 2022 in Alerts
We are currently in Phase 4 of our ramp up plan. […]
New Study Identifies Molecule as Key to Myelin Production in Peripheral Nerves
Posted on April 25, 2022 in ASRC News, Neuroscience Initiative
Every day, billions of neurons send electrical signals that travel to and from our brains along the peripheral nerves, relaying messages that allow our muscles to function. Crucial to this […]
A Multi-Institutional Research Team Finds Declining Nitrogen Availability in a Nitrogen-Rich World
Posted on April 14, 2022 in ASRC News, Environmental Sciences Initiative, Featured News
Factoring this deficit into climate change models is critical to achieving accurate carbon sink capacity estimates NEW YORK, April 15, 2022 – Since the mid-20th century, research and discussion have […]
Researchers Demonstrate How Biomolecule Mixtures Communicate, Interact and Adapt to Their Environment
Posted on April 12, 2022 in ASRC News, Nanoscience Initiative
The research breakthrough bridges a complexity gap between chemistry and biology and provides a new methodology that uses designed mixtures to engineer adaptive properties that are normally only associated with […]
Is It Time to Rethink the Lifecycle of Plastic?
Posted on April 11, 2022 in Environmental Sciences Initiative
A study finds plastic materials that accumulate as waste in the environment may not degrade in the same way – calling for potential updates to how we think about plastic […]
High school student’s essay on circadian rhythms yields an opportunity — and a breakthrough — at the CUNY ASRC
Posted on April 5, 2022 in ASRC News, Neuroscience Initiative
On the strength of a prize-winning piece in The New York Times, Aliya Fisher was invited to assist with research at the Advanced Science Research Center, where she made a […]
Patrizia Casaccia Interviewed by Super Human Radio Podcast
Posted on March 21, 2022 in ASRC News, Neuroscience Initiative
Patrizia Casaccia, director of the CUNY ASRC Neuroscience Initiative, spoke with Super Human Radio last week about gut-derived metabolites that play a role in neurodegeneration, a recent discovery by her […]
Scientists Identify a Water-Responsive Material that Functions as a Powerful Actuator
Posted on March 14, 2022 in ASRC News, Nanoscience Initiative
The break-through discovery is a pivotal step toward creating nanofluidic structures that power energy-generating systems, robotics and more. NEW YORK, March 14, 2022— Mechanical actuators generate and transfer energy into […]
Ph.D. Candidate and CUNY ASRC Structural Biology Initiative Student Awarded the 2022 Horst Schulz Award in Biochemistry
Posted on March 9, 2022 in ASRC News, Structural Biology Initiative
Ph.D. candidate Xingjian (Jim) Xu, who studies how proteins respond to different environmental factors at the CUNY ASRC Structural Biology Initiative, has won the 2022 Horst Schulz award and was […]
Research Team Makes Breakthrough Discovery in Light Interactions with Nanoparticles, Paving the Way for Advances in Optical Computing
Posted on February 28, 2022 in ASRC News, Featured News, Photonics Initiative
The work is a significant step toward realizing a new generation of ultra-compact, low-energy-use computers capable of complex mathematical computation NEW YORK, February 25, 2022 — Computers are an indispensable […]