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 [...]
Researchers Identify Starting Point for Designing Drugs That Cure Clostridium Difficile
Posted on January 3, 2020
Scientists combined multiple advanced molecular imaging techniques to characterize and understand how C. diff toxins work [...]
Seeding Science
Posted on December 12, 2019
ASRC Seed Grants Helped These CUNY Scientists Move from Ideas to Funded and Published Research [...]
This Discovery Could Diminish Drug Side Effects
Posted on November 18, 2019
Research by Professor Amédée des Georges at the Advanced Science Research Center could lead to longer lasting drugs that are less addictive and risky. Preventing drug side effects, including addiction, heart failure, and impotence, has been an elusive goal for scientists. But a study published today in the journal Nature Structural and Molecular Biology couldRead More [...]
