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 […]Interdisciplinary Insights: February 2022 Edition
Posted on February 22, 2022 in ASRC News
Featured stories in this edition include using space tech to save a forest, a Blavatnik awardee, alumni accomplishments, the CUNY ASRC Community Sensor Lab, and more! […]Daniel Keedy, a Cottrell Scholar, Seeks an Atomic-Level Understanding of Enzymes
Posted on February 16, 2022 in ASRC News, Structural Biology Initiative
By Bonnie Eissner Professor Daniel Keedy studies what he calls the secret lives of proteins, and he is especially enthusiastic about enzymes. He has described them as “masterpieces of evolution, […]Andrew Reinmann’s $1 Million NSF CAREER Grant Project Aims to Understand Fragmented Forests and to Reduce Barriers to Inclusion in Environmental Studies
Posted on February 7, 2022 in ASRC News, Environmental Sciences Initiative
Reinmann will study how temperate forests respond to climate change and being fragmented by farming and development and will offer a paid research training fellowship for CUNY students. […]Biology Student Wins NIH Funding for Brain Development Research
Posted on January 27, 2022 in ASRC News, Neuroscience Initiative
The award provides over $31,000 for two years for Sami Sauma to conduct dissertation research on how metabolism affects brain development. […]CUNY ASRC Advances Diversity in STEM With $180K PIT-UN Grant to Create a Digital Research Community
Posted on January 5, 2022 in ASRC News
The grant will help expand and enrich several outreach and communications programs design to address systemic barriers to diverse voices in STEM fields and create an online community under a new umbrella, the IlluminationSpace Hub. […]Scientists Identify Gut-Derived Metabolites that Play a Role in Neurodegeneration
Posted on December 20, 2021 in ASRC News, Featured News, Neuroscience Initiative
A new paper published in the journal Brain by researchers with the the ASRC's Neuroscience Initiative is shedding new light on how gut bacteria can impact the course of multiple sclerosis. […]A New Clue to Why Multiple Sclerosis Worsens With Age
Posted on December 9, 2021 in ASRC News, Neuroscience Initiative
A new paper by researchers from the lab of Professor Patrizia Casaccia, founding director of the ASRC Neuroscience Initiative, may give new insight into how and why multiple sclerosis progresses. […]