Rockefeller's @hirofunabiki.bsky.social studies how chromosomes are copied and maintained. In this Q&A, he discusses how this #basicresearch is shedding light on #cancer, rare #immunediseases, and even how our bodies recognize #viruses. 🔗: https://bit.ly/4xF17YV

THREE Rockefeller scientists are being honored by the Blavatnik Awards this year! Trevor van Eeuwen of the #RoutLab and Barbara Bosch of the #CampbellLab have been named 2026 Laureates. Andreas Mueller of the #DarstLab has been named a finalist. Congratulations! 🎉 🔬 🎉

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We are thrilled to announce that molecular biologist and neuroscientist Catherine Dulac of @harvardmcb.bsky.social is the 2026 winner of Rockefeller's Pearl Meister Greengard Prize! Register now for the award ceremony on Oct 20. #WomenInScience 🔗: https://bit.ly/3V2pZMA

Cysteine is essential for life, but toxic in excess. A new study from Rockefeller's Kivanc Birsoy in @natmetabolism.nature.com reveals why: free cysteine can unleash stored iron, overwhelming mitochondria and triggering a form of cell death. 🔗: https://bit.ly/4iG3UNI

A large clinical trial led by Rockefeller's Nussenzweig lab in @natmed.nature.com reveals how bNAbs work together with antibodies produced by a patient's immune system to keep #HIV in check, results that may inform HIV therapy. https://www.rockefeller.edu/news/40454-hiv-antibody-drug-trial/

Rockefeller's Svetlana Mojsov has been named a Citation Laureate 2026 by @clarivateag.bsky.social! Mojsov is recognized for contributions that were pivotal to the discovery and development of GLP-1-based therapies. #CitationLaureates #CitationLaureates2026

Citation Laureates 2026: Discoveries Decades in the Making

Discover how Nobel-class research can take decades to transform medicine, technology and society, and why long-term impact matters.

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Rockefeller grad student Natalie Alexander of @thefuchslab.bsky.social investigates the connection between #obesity and #inflammation in skin—a focus she crafted by following her curiosity through different labs and scientific disciplines. 🔗: https://bit.ly/3VxJSuW

A recent study from Rockefeller's Vanessa Ruta found that when flies encounter a tasty smell, they stroll in and out of the odor plume—a process that depends on encoding a memory of the angle needed to travel back to the plume. @callimcflurry.bsky.social explains in @thetransmitter.bsky.social:

Fruit flies use memory to track odors

When flies encounter a tasty smell, they stroll in and out of the odor plume to keep track of it, encoding a memory of the angle they need to travel.

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Rockefeller's Paul Cohen is featured in @washingtonpost.com today! @gretchenxreynolds.bsky.social reports on his work suggesting that 3 minutes of intense exercise may have more beneficial impacts on our physiology and health than 90 minutes of more moderate exertion.

Column | 3 minutes vs. 90 minutes: Which workout is better for your health?

A new study found that three minutes of intense exercise floods our blood with molecules linked to better health.

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In 1964, R. Bruce Merrifield published one of the most cited papers in scientific history, unveiling a method for synthesizing large peptides that later drove transformative advancements in drug development. In 1984, he won the @nobelprize.org in Chemistry. #125YearsofRockefeller

Then and Now: Rockefeller's @junyuecao.bsky.social! Don't miss this article from @thescientist.bsky.social on how Cao's work on the genomics of aging has evolved.

Junyue Cao Redefines Aging at the Cellular Level | The Scientist

Cell biologist Junyue Cao creates high-throughput single-cell methods to explore how aging shapes cells and organisms.

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In @natrevgenet.nature.com: Rockefeller's Titia de Lange highlights new insights into how #telomere attrition guards against #cancer, contrary to the popular perception that telomere shortening is harmful.

How telomere attrition protects against cancer - Nature Reviews Genetics

In this Review, the authors discuss recent data showing that telomere attrition is a powerful tumour-suppressor mechanism that limits the development of a wide variety of human cancers.

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Rockefeller researcher H. Keffer Hartline relied on the optical system of the horseshoe crab to make @nobelprize.org-winning discoveries about the complex interplay between the eye and the brain—work that inspired another Rockefeller laureate, Torsten Wiesel. #125YearsofRockefeller

Don't miss Rockefeller's Paul Cohen on @npr.org with @wstonereports.bsky.social! He discusses his latest work showing that high-intensity training, like sprinting, provokes a remarkably robust response throughout the bloodstream in a way that moderate exercise does not.

High-intensity sprints can trigger molecular changes in the bloodstream

A new study finds that an all-out sprint may have unique benefits when it comes to the proteins and tiny molecules in your bloodstream.

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Rockefeller's Jaejin Kim of the Fuchs lab and Bailey Schultz of the Rock lab have been named @damonrunyon.org Fellows! Congratulations 🎉 🔗: https://bit.ly/4cj7Gby

Rockefeller's Birsoy and Vinogradova (@katyavinogradova.bsky.social) labs have teamed up to study how cancer cells rewire their metabolism, and how these changes could be targeted therapeutically. 🔗: https://bit.ly/4zC8oLk

By deciphering the molecular signatures of millions of mouse cells, Rockefeller's @junyuecao.bsky.social has found that aging is not haphazard wear and tear but rather a “remodeling of the cell society.” Learn more in this piece from @quantamagazine.org:

Why Aging May Be a Program, Not a Breakdown | Quanta Magazine

By deciphering the molecular signatures of millions of mouse cells, Junyue Cao has found that aging is not haphazard wear and tear but rather a “remodeling of the cell society.”

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A study from @vivrisca.bsky.social's lab in @lsajournal.org shows how the senescent state induced by #sarcoma and #breastcancer drugs drives #inflammation. The results point to a strategy for tuning therapies to avoid inflammation-promoting side effects. 🔗: https://bit.ly/4wIR5W2

Congratulations to Rockefeller's Krithi Irmady (@splicendice.bsky.social), a 2026 recipient of the Fellows-to-Faculty Award from the @simonsfoundation.org! She investigates how RNA regulation shapes synaptic plasticity and neuronal function. 🔗: https://bit.ly/4yXUjrd

"Sometimes the most esoteric science leads to new clinical or scientific implications that you didn’t see coming." In this Q&A, Robert Darnell tells us how an insight from a rare brain disease took his career in an unexpected direction. 🔗: https://bit.ly/4wtWMXH

Rockefeller's Paul Greengard discovered chemical signaling is the primary way nerve cells communicate in the brain—a paradigm shift that greatly advanced the understanding of neurological and psychiatric disorders and earned him a Nobel Prize in 2000. #125YearsofRockefeller

This 12 year old has mastered 132 bird calls! This explainer goes into the science behind his skill, including work from Rockefeller's @erichjarvis.bsky.social on how songbirds learn to sing.

Samuel Henderson Mastered 132 Bird Calls by Age 12. Here's the Science Behind His Skill

Samuel Henderson, 12, can imitate 132 bird species with startling accuracy. His talent offers a window into how the human vocal tract can approximate sounds evolved for very different anatomy.

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In @cp-cellrepmed.bsky.social: Paul Cohen's lab at Rockefeller finds that three minutes of sprinting can do something that 90 minutes of moderate exercise cannot: dramatically reshape the molecular contents of the bloodstream. #hearthealth #metabolicdisease #aging 🔗: https://bit.ly/3SuOD7y

A new study from Rockefeller's Joel Cohen finds that the older people get, the less alike their multiple chronic conditions are. The discovery raises questions about clinical recommendations based on a person’s age alone.

The Rockefeller University » New study finds chronological age may not be the best guide to prevention and care

The older people get, the more individualized their health status becomes, challenging conventional age-based clinical guidelines.

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A new @pnas.org paper from Elizabeth Campbell and Seth Darst solves a longstanding mystery about how a class of antibiotics works and simultaneously reveals a key structural mechanism behind one of biology's most important enzymes: RNA polymerase. 🔗: https://bit.ly/45jaPV8

In @cellpress.bsky.social: The @erichjarvis.bsky.social lab has produced the first complete genome assembly of a songbird. The study reveals thousands of previously hidden genes and chromosome structures, some of which may explain birds' remarkable vocal learning abilities. 🔗:https://bit.ly/4fUsRSp

#Immunotherapy has proven to be a wonder drug—for some patients, against some cancers. Rockefeller scientists are providing striking new insights into the immune system that could help immunotherapy finally live up to its full potential. 🔗: https://bit.ly/4cfQCTJ

A recent study from Vanessa Ruta's lab at Rockefeller showed that for flies to track smells in turbulent air, it takes a keen sense of direction and sharp memory. @arstechnica.com explains:

How fruit flies chase invisible ribbons of smell to get to their source

Tracking smells in turbulent air takes a keen sense of direction and sharp memory.

arstechnica.com

Rockefeller's Elizabeth Campbell aims to kill harmful bacteria by shutting down its ability to access its own genes. We spoke to Campbell about watching a pathogen read its own DNA, and what her work means for treating #infectiousdisease. 🔗: https://bit.ly/3Rpl2vW