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 [...]
NSF and NIH Grants Totaling $6.4 Million Go to Three CUNY ASRC Scientists
Posted on September 27, 2019
Three researchers at the CUNY ASRC have been awarded multi-year, federal agency grants to address topics in protein regulation and the response of the U.S.’s food-energy-water systems to climate change. [...]
ASRC Researcher Igor Dikiy Named A Finalist for the 2019 Blavatnik Regional Awards
Posted on September 4, 2019
Dikiy is being recognized for using nuclear magnetic resonance spectroscopy to complete the first study of G-protein–coupled receptor (GPCR) fast sidechain dynamics. [...]
Illuminating Science with Liquid Light
Posted on May 21, 2019
On a recent Friday evening inside the reclaimed planetarium of The City College of New York’s Marshak Science Building, a group of students, faculty, local artists and other guests sat transfixed by a constantly morphing liquid light show projected onto the domed ceiling. In the corner of the room, artist Steve Pavlovsky mixed a bitRead More [...]
Light-Driven Signaling of Bacteria May Provide Clues for How to Defeat Dangerous Infections
Posted on February 26, 2019
ASRC Advances Understanding of Protein Control With NSF Grant
Posted on September 4, 2018
With a three-year, $633,000 grant from the National Science Foundation, researchers at the ASRC are exploring ways to identify which proteins are particularly amenable to use in biotech and therapeutic applications. [...]
Researchers Discover a Way to Peer Inside Proteins to See How They Are Wired
Posted on July 10, 2018
The technique could help scientists develop methods for switching on or off specific proteins associated with diabetes and other diseases. [...]
Could This Be the End of Alzheimer’s?
Posted on March 20, 2018
See the original post here Living well into advanced age is a true blessing — but one that is ever threatened by the looming risks of developing Alzheimer’s disease or other age-related dementia. Despite billions of dollars spent on finding a cure, Alzheimer’s continues unabated, claiming more and more lives in our aging population. ButRead More [...]
Dr. Shana Elbaum-Garfinkle Appears in Nature Article on Liquid Phase Separation
Posted on March 14, 2018
A recent Nature article explores biologists’ growing understanding of how liquid phase separation might impact the development of diseases in cells. “[…] scientists around the world have jumped on the idea that phase separation can explain how cells partition the molecules swarming inside them,” said Dr. Shana Elbaum-Garfinkle [...]
Elbaum-Garfinkle joins ASRC Structural Biology Initiative as Assistant Professor
Posted on July 13, 2017
Shana Elbaum-Garfinkle has joined the faculty of the Advanced Science Research Center (ASRC) of the Graduate Center, CUNY as the fourth and final tenure-track faculty member with the ASRC’s Structural Biology Initiative. Elbaum-Garfinkle—who will hold the title of assistant professor—joins initiative director Kevin H. Gardner and fellow assistant professors Amedee des Georges and Daniel KeedyRead More [...]
