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Featured Events

Throughout the academic year, the University and its volunteer groups host numerous events to raise awareness of and support for the important scientific work taking place at Rockefeller. We welcome you to read about past events and learn about upcoming programs you might like to participate in.

Past Events

Thursday, March 9, 2017

Parents & Science Spring Evening Program
Stress and the City: The Overachiever Epidemic and When to Slow Down
Speakers: Richard A. Friedman , M.D., and Bruce S. McEwen, Ph.D.

Tuesday, March 7, 2017

2017 Beatrice Renfield Lecture
Clinical Research Nursing and Nursing Science: A Perfect Partnership
featuring: Gwenyth R. Wallen, Ph.D., R.N.

Monday, March 6, 2017

The Rockefeller University Lewis Thomas Prize
recipient: Sylvia Earle, Ph.D.

Wednesday, March 1, 2017

Women & Science Spring Breakfast
GMOs, CRISPR, and Modern Agriculture
Speaker: Nina Federoff, Ph.D.

Thursday, November 17, 2016

Women & Science Fall Breakfast
Tiny Conspiracies: Cell-to-Cell Communication in Bacteria
Speaker: Bonnie L. Bassler, Ph.D.

Wednesday, November 16, 2016

Pearl Meister Greengard Prize
Recipient: Bonnie L. Bassler, Ph.D.
Presenter: Reshma Saujani

Wednesday, November 2, 2016

CELEBRATING SCIENCE
Benefit Lecture and Dinner
Re-Inventing Medicine for You and Your Children
featuring: Robert B. Darnell, M.D., Ph.D.

Thursday, May 12, 2016

Women & Science Spring Lecture & Luncheon
How Long Could We Live? Harnessing our Longevity Genes
featuring: Cynthia Kenyon, Ph.D.

Saturday, May 7, 2016

Parents & Science and the Science Outreach Program present Science Saturday
The Journey from Marine Snails to Medicine (Grades K-4)
Mandë Holford, Ph.D.
Why Dying Cells Are Good For You (Grades 5-8)
Shai Shaham, Ph.D.

Monday, March 14, 2016

The Rockefeller University Lewis Thomas Prize
recipient: Sean B. Carroll, Ph.D.

Wednesday, March 2, 2016

Parents & Science Spring Evening Program
Grit: Passion, Perseverance, and the Science of Success
featuring: Angela Duckworth, Ph.D.
moderator: Paul Tough
panelist: Bruce McEwen, Ph.D.

Tuesday, February 9, 2016

Beatrice Renfield Nursing Lecture
Advancing Science, Improving Lives
featuring: Patricia Grady, Ph.D., R.N., FAAN

Wednesday, November 18, 2015

Women & Science Fall Breakfast Program
Genetic Disorders of Dietary Excess: Getting to the Heart of the Matter
featuring: Helen Hobbs, M.D.

Tuesday, November 17, 2015

Pearl Meister Greengard Prize
recipient: Helen Hobbs, M.D.
presenter: Rachel Maddow

Thursday, November 5, 2015

Fall Evening Program
Sleep: Why Our Brains and Our Bodies Need It
featuring: Michael E. Young, Ph.D.
and Anna C. Krieger, M.D., M.P.H.

Tuesday, October 6, 2015

Parents & Science Fall Lecture and Benefit Dinner
Epigenetics Changes Everything: Revisiting the Nature vs. Nurture Debate
featuring: C. David Allis, Ph.D.

Thursday, May 14, 2015

Women & Science Spring Lecture and Luncheon
Understanding Addictions: Genes, Molecular Neurobiology, Behavor, and New Treatment Insights
featuring: Mary Jeanne Kreek, M.D.

Saturday, May 2, 2015

Parents & Science and the Science Outreach Program present Science Saturday
Once Upon a Time There Was a Tadpole (Grades K-4)
Ali H. Brivanlou, Ph.D.
Our Shocking Nervous System (Grades 5-8)
A. James Hudspeth, M.D., Ph.D.

Wednesday, April 15, 2015

Parents & Science Spring Evening Program
The Origins of Morality: How Biology and Culture Shape Us
featuring: Paul Bloom, Ph.D.
moderator: Michael Young, Ph.D.
panelists: Bruce McEwen, M.D. and Mildred Z. Solomon, Ed.D.

Monday, March 30, 2015

The Rockefeller University Lewis Thomas Prize
presented to: Ian Stewart, Ph.D., F.R.S. and Steven Strogatz, Ph.D.

Tuesday, March 3, 2015

Beatrice Renfield Nursing Lecture
NextGen Health Care: The Stars are Aligned
featuring: Afaf I. Meleis, Ph.D., R.N.

Wednesday, November 19, 2014

Fall Evening Program presented jointly by: Women & Science and Parents & Science
The Pink and Blue in Gray Matter: Hormones, Gender, and the Developing Mind
featuring: Margaret McCarthy, Ph.D.

Tuesday, November 11, 2014

Pearl Meister Greengard Prize
recipient: Lucy Shapiro, Ph.D.
presenter: Dame Stephanie Shirley

Tuesday, October 7, 2014

Parents & Science Fall Lecture and Benefit Dinner
Speech and the Social Brain: Insights into How Children Learn
featuring: Patricia Kuhl, Ph.D.

Thursday, May 15, 2014

Women & Science Spring Lecture and Luncheon
Stem Cells and the Promise of Regenerative Medicine
featuring: Elaine Fuchs, Ph.D.

Thursday, April 10, 2014

Parents & Science Spring Evening Program
The Challenges of Adolescence: Balancing Novelty, Risk and Self-Control
featuring: BJ Casey, Ph.D.
panelists: Mary Jeanne Kreek, M.D. and Bruce S. McEwen, Ph.D.

Monday, March 31, 2014

The Rockefeller University Lewis Thomas Prize
recipient: Atul Gawande, M.D., M.P.H.

Wednesday, February 19, 2014

Winter Evening Program presented jointly by: Women & Science and Parents & Science
Sun Exposure, Genetics and Melanoma: A Worldwide Health Challenge 
featuring: Sohail Tavazoie, M.D., Ph.D.
panelists: Debra Black and Jennifer A. Stein, M.D., Ph.D.

Thursday, December 12, 2013

Parents & Science Fall Evening Program
Science 101 For Parents - An Ounce of Prevention: Vaccines and Your Child’s Immune System
featuring: Sarah Schlesinger, M.D.

Thursday, December 5, 2013

Pearl Meister Greengard Prize
recipient: Huda Y. Zoghbi, M.D.
presenter: Ursula von Rydingsvard

Thursday, November 7, 2013

Fall Evening Program
Confronting the Complexities of Dementia: Research on the Vascular System and Alzheimer's Disease
featuring: Sidney Strickland, Ph.D.

Monday, October 28, 2013

The Rockefeller University Lewis Thomas Prize
presented to: Frances M. Ashcroft, FRS

Tuesday, October 22, 2013

Women & Science Fall Breakfast Forum
Affairs of the Heart: Gender Differences in Heart Disease and Stroke
featuring: Holly Andersen, M.D.

Wednesday, October 2, 2013

Parents & Science Fall Lecture and Benefit Dinner
Your Child’s Medical Future in the 10X Genetic Revolution
featuring: Jeffrey Friedman, M.D., Ph.D.

Wednesday, June 5, 2013

The Rockefeller University Lewis Thomas Prize
presented to: Kay Redfield Jamison, Ph.D.

Thursday, May 9, 2013

Women & Science Spring Lecture & Luncheon
Ancient Molecules and the Modern Brain: Understanding Our Social Nature
featuring: Cori Bargmann, Ph.D.

Thursday, May 2, 2013

T&E Spring Evening Program
An Age-Old Question: Is There a Limit to Human Lifespan?
featuring: Joel Cohen, Ph.D.

Tuesday, April 9, 2013

Parents & Science Spring Evening Program
Welcome to Your Child's Brain: How the Mind Grows from Conception to College
featuring: Sam Wang, Ph.D.

Wednesday, March 6, 2013

The Rockefeller University Council Winter Evening Event
The Biology of Risk Taking: How Age, Gender, and Experience Affect Decisions
featuring: John Coates, Ph.D. and Linda Wilbrecht, Ph.D.

Tuesday, February 26, 2013

Beatrice Renfield Nursing Lecture
Research and Innovations in Nursing and Health Care
featuring: Diana J. Mason, Ph.D., RN, FAAN

Wednesday, February 13, 2013

Parents & Science Celebrating Science Benefit Redux
Darwin, Diet, Disease and Dollars: How the Sugar in Processed Foods Has Changed Society
featuring: Robert Lustig, M.D.

For more information about our featured events, please contact Erika Layfield at giveandjoin@rockefeller.edu or (212) 327-7434.

Please note: events are by invitation only.  Learn more about public events the University sponsors.

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