Ph.D. Candidate and CUNY ASRC Structural Biology Initiative Student Awarded the 2022 Horst Schulz Award in Biochemistry
Posted on March 9, 2022
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 honored at the recent virtual awards ceremony. The Horst Schulz award is the highest award from the Graduate Center’s Ph.D. Program in Biochemistry and isRead More [...]
Daniel Keedy, a Cottrell Scholar, Seeks an Atomic-Level Understanding of Enzymes
Posted on February 16, 2022
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, catalyzing biochemical reactions with extraordinary efficiency.” Earlier this month, Keedy was selected as a 2022 Cottrell Scholar by the Research Corporation for Science Advancement forRead More [...]
The ‘Awesome Power of Interdisciplinary Science’: How a CUNY ASRC Biochemist Contributed to an FDA-Approved Drug
Posted on December 1, 2021
The FDA approved belzutifan to treat cancers of the kidneys, central nervous system, and pancreas that do not call for immediate surgery, in patients with von Hippel-Lindau disease. [...]
Structural Biology Newsletter – Spring 2021
Posted on June 3, 2021
Get the latest news from the Structural Biology Initiative [...]
Roksana Azad Receives an NIH Predoctoral Fellowship of Over $97,000 to Study a Protein That is Linked to Diabetes and Cancer
Posted on April 27, 2021
The award will go towards Azad’s tuition and health insurance, and will provide a stipend as well as travel to scientific meetings. [...]
New Study Finds Two Amino Acids Are the Marie Kondo of Molecular Liquid Phase Separation
Posted on September 15, 2020
The discovery advances a novel area of cell biology and provides important clues about causes of cellular disfunction and disease [...]
New Science Communication Fellowship for Graduate Center STEM Students
Posted on July 14, 2020
The Graduate Center Sciences, in partnership with the Office of Career Planning and Professional Development, is offering a paid science communication fellowship program that will engage two STEM graduate students in learning skills for effectively communicating science to the public. The Graduate Center Sciences, in partnership with the Office of Career Planning and Professional Development,Read More [...]
Announcing Our 2020–2024 Strategic Plan
Posted on May 20, 2020
Dear Colleagues and Friends, This spring concludes our celebration of the ASRC’s fifth year of work. We have recognized this milestone through a series of events that have engaged the CUNY community and other stakeholders in reflecting on how we will best pursue our vision: a world where human, societal and environmental well-being are vastly improved because ofRead More [...]
The ASRC Sensor CAT to Fund Fast-Track COVID-19 Research
Posted on April 8, 2020
More than 100 scientists from 22 research institutions and 15 companies joined the CUNY ASRC Sensor CAT on April 7th for a call-to-action webinar. [...]
CUNY Names Robin Garrell as The Graduate Center’s Next President
Posted on March 30, 2020
The Board of Trustees of The City University of New York today voted to appoint the next president of The Graduate Center. To lead The Graduate Center — CUNY’s prestigious hub of research and graduate education for the public good — the Trustees appointed Robin L. Garrell, vice provost for graduate education and graduate divisionRead More [...]
