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Overview
The
Rockefeller University, then named the Rockefeller Institute for
Medical Research, was the first institution in the United States
devoted solely to biomedical research - to understanding the
underlying causes of disease. The Rockefeller University is one of
the foremost research centers in the world, associated with 23 Nobel
Prize laureates as well as numerous other major scientific award
winners.
Workforce
Research
Funding
Research Space
Number of
peer-reviewed publications
Medical
Affiliations
Awards
Memberships
Examples of
large scale inter-institutional collaborations
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Workforce (for 2002)
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Research
Funding (for 2002)
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Research Space
Research
space 515,000 sq ft
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Number of peer-reviewed publications in 2002
Number of
Publications 759
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Medical Affiliations
Hospitals
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Awards
Nobel Prize
Roderick
MacKinnon
Chemistry,
2003
…for
structural and mechanistic studies of ion channels (Peter Agre was
awarded the other half of the prize)
Paul Greengard
Physiology or
Medicine, 2000
…for their
discoveries concerning signal transduction in the nervous system,
with Arvid Carlsson and Eric R. Kandel
Gunter Blobel
Physiology or
Medicine, 1999
…for the
discovery that proteins have intrinsic signals that govern their
transport and localization in the cell
Paul Nurse
Physiology or
Medicine, 1998
…for their
discoveries of key regulators of the cell cycle, with Leland H.
Hartwell and R. Timothy Hunt
R. Bruce
Merrifield
Chemistry,
1984
…for his
development of methodology for chemical synthesis on a solid matrix
Torsten Wiesel
Physiology or
Medicine, 1981
…for their
discoveries concerning information processing in the visual system,
with David H. Hubel (Roger W. Sperry was awarded the other half of
the prize)
David
Baltimore
Physiology or
Medicine, 1975
…for their
discoveries concerning the interaction between tumour viruses and
the genetic material of the cell
Albert Claude;
Christian de Duve; George E. Palade
Physiology or
Medicine, 1974
…for their
discoveries concerning the structural and functional organization of
the cell
Stanford Moore
and William H. Stein
Chemistry,
1972
…for their
contribution to the understanding of the connection between chemical
structure and catalytic activity of the active centre of the
ribonuclease molecule (Christian B. Anfinsen was awarded the other
half of the prize)
Gerald M.
Edelman
Physiology or
Medicine, 1972
…for their
discoveries concerning the chemical structure of antibodies, with
Rodney R. Porter
H. Keffer
Hartline
Physiology or
Medicine, 1967
…for their
discoveries concerning the primary physiological and chemical visual
processes in the eye, with Ragnar Granit and George Wald
Peyton Rous
Physiology or
Medicine, 1966
…for his
discovery of tumour-inducing viruses (Charles Brenton Huggins was
awarded the other half of the prize)
Joshua
Lederberg
Physiology or
Medicine, 1958
…for his
discoveries concerning genetic recombination and the organization of
the genetic material of bacteria (George Wells Beadle and Edward
Lawrie Tatum were awarded the other half of the prize)
Edward L.
Tatum
Physiology or
Medicine, 1958
…for their
discovery that genes act by regulating definite chemical events,
with George Wells Beadle (Joshua Lederberg was awarded the other
half of the prize)
Fritz Lipmann
Physiology or
Medicine, 1953
…for his
discovery of co-enzyme A and its importance for intermediary
metabolism (Hans Adolf Krebs was awarded the other half of the
prize)
John H.
Northrop; Wendell F. Stanley
Chemistry,
1946
…for their
preparation of enzymes and virus proteins in a pure form (James
Batcheller Summer was awarded the other half of the prize)
Herbert Gasser
Physiology or
Medicine, 1944
…for their
discoveries relating to the highly differentiated functions of
single nerve fibres, with Joseph Erlanger
Karl
Landsteiner
Physiology or
Medicine, 1930
…for his
discovery of human blood groups
Alexis Carrel
Physiology or
Medicine, 1912
…in
recognition of his work on vascular suture and the transplantation
of blood vessels and organs
National Medal
of Science
James E.
Darnell, Jr.
Biological
Sciences, 2003
Joshua
Lederberg
Biological
Sciences, 1989
Paul Weiss
Biological
Sciences, 1979
George F.
Uhlenbeck
Physical
Sciences, 1976
James A.
Shannon
Biological
Sciences, 1974
Frederick
Seitz
Physical
Sciences, 1973
Detlev W.
Bronk
Biological
Sciences, 1968
Fritz A.
Lipmann
Biological
Sciences, 1966
Francis Peyton
Rous
Biological
Sciences, 1965
Theodosius
Dobzhansky
Behavioral and
Social Sciences, 1964
Albert Lasker
Awards (both Basic Medical Research and Clinical Medical Research)
Robert G.
Roeder,
2003
James E.
Darnell,
2002
Roderick
MacKinnon,
1999
Paul Nurse,
1998
Maclyn McCarty,
1994
Gunter Blobel,
1993
Vince Dole,
1988
Hidesaburo
Hanafusa,
1982
Emil
Gotschlich,
1978
Henry G. Kunkel
1975
Bruce
Merrifield,
1969
George Palade,
1966
Lyman Craig,
1963
Peyton Rous
1958
Richard Shope,
1957
Rene J. Dubos,
1948
Oswald Avery,
1947
Karl
Landsteiner,
1946
Phillip Levine,
1946
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Memberships
National
Academy of Sciences membership
Gunter Blobel
Cellular and
Developmental Biology, 1983
Jan Breslow
Medical
Physiology and Metabolism, 1995
Kenneth M.
Case
Applied
Physical Sciences, 1975
Merrill W.
Chase
Immunology,
1975
Joel E. Cohen
Applied
Mathematical Sciences, 1997
Barry S.
Coller
Medical
Genetics, Hematology, and Oncology, 2003
James E.
Darnell, Jr.
Cellular and
Developmental Biology, 1973
Vincent P.
Dole
Medical
Physiology and Metabolism, 1972
Mitchell J.
Feigenbaum
Applied
Physical Sciences, 1988
Jeffrey M.
Friedman
Medical
Genetics, Hematology, and Oncology, 2001
Elaine Fuchs
Cellular and
Developmental Biology, 1996
Emil C.
Gotschlich
Microbial
Biology,1987
Paul Greengard
Cellular and
Molecular Neuroscience, 1978
A. James
Hudspeth
Physiology and
Pharmacology, 1991
Joshua
Lederberg
Genetics, 1957
Roderick
MacKinnon
Biophysics,
2000
Maclyn McCarty
Microbial
Biology, 1963
Bruce S.
McEwen
Systems
Neuroscience, 1997
Bruce
Merrifield
Biochemistry,
1972
Fernando
Nottebohm
Systems
Neuroscience, 1988
Donald W.
Pfaff
Physiology and
Pharmacology, 1994
Robert G.
Roeder
Cellular and
Developmental Biology, 1988
Frederick
Seitz
Physics, 1951
Philip
Siekevitz
Cellular and
Developmental Biology, 1975
Ralph M.
Steinman
Immunology,
2001
William Trager
Microbial
Biology, 1973
Torsten N.
Wiesel
Systems
Neuroscience, 1980
Norton D.
Zinder
Genetics, 1969
Howard Hughes
Medical Institute investigator
Günter Blobel
Intracellular
Protein Traffic
Robert B.
Darnell
Molecular
Neuro-Oncology
Jeffrey M.
Friedman
Genetics of
Obesity and Type II Diabetes
Elaine Fuchs
Skin Biology
Nathaniel
Heintz
Molecular
Mechanisms Controlling Development and Dysfunction of the Mammalian
Brain
A. James
Hudspeth
Sensory
Transduction by Hair Cells of the Inner Ear
Roderick
MacKinnon
Structure and
Mechanism of Ion Channels
Michel C. Nussenzweig
Immunity and
Tolerance
Michael E.
O'Donnell
Mechanisms of
DNA Replication
Thomas P.
Sakmar
Transmembrane
Signal Transduction by G Protein–Coupled Receptors
Hermann
Steller
Mechanism and
Control of Programmed Cell Death
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Examples of large scale inter-institutional collaborations
Tri-Institutional MD-PhD program
Tri-Institutional MD-PhD program is training physician-scientists
who will become the next generation of leaders in biomedical
research. Weill Medical College of Cornell University, The
Rockefeller University, and the Sloan-Kettering Institute combine to
form one of the few inter-institutional collaborations dedicated to
joint MD and PhD training.
In the past 25
years, nearly 150 graduates have been prepared to tackle the urgent
medical research needs of society. The Program awards the MD degree
from Weill Medical College of Cornell University and the PhD degree
from either Weill Graduate School of Medical Sciences of Cornell
University or The Rockefeller University. Each year approximately
350 students apply for on average 12 positions per year, which are
fully funded from start to finish-in part by the National Institutes
of Health's Medical Scientist Training Program.
The eminent
clinical and research faculties of the three institutions provide a
stimulating environment for both basic research and medical
training. With over 270 participating faculty members, and an
organization that fosters student freedom and independence, the
Program offers unparalleled opportunities for individualized
research training. Graduates of the Program are thus prepared to
lead tomorrow's biomedical research and to carry the knowledge
acquired from basic research to the bedside.
The Faculty
The faculties
at Cornell, Rockefeller, and Sloan-Kettering are among the most
distinguished medical and biomedical scientists in the world. The
three institutions are the home for more than 35 members of the
National Academy of Sciences. Currently, the combined graduate
faculty numbers more than 385 between The Rockefeller University
Graduate School and the Cornell University Graduate School of
Medical Sciences (formed by Cornell University Medical College and
the Sloan-Kettering Institute). The size of the graduate faculty
ensures that there is broad expertise in all of the major biomedical
research disciplines: biochemistry and structural biology; cell and
developmental biology; immunology and microbiology; molecular
biology and genetics; pharmacology and therapeutics; neuroscience;
and physiology and biophysics. The quality and size of the Program
faculty and the limited number of students in the Program ensure
that the students will receive outstanding research training as well
as substantial contact with their advisors and other faculty
members.
The Scientific
Community
The adjacent
campuses of Cornell University Medical College, The Rockefeller
University, Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center, New York
Presbyterian Hospital (New York-Cornell), and the Hospital for
Special Surgery comprise a neighborhood of institutions centered at
York Avenue and Sixty-Eighth Street on Manhattan’s Upper East Side
(an attractive and safe place to live and a short distance from the
cultural highlights of New York City). The institutions host
numerous internationally renowned scientists, who present their
research in a rich variety of lectures and seminars. The educational
experience is further enriched by concerts, shows and other cultural
events.
Go to Tri-Institutional MD-PhD program webpage
The New York
Structural Biology Center (NYSBC)
The New York
Structural Biology Center (NYSBC) is a state-of-the-art research
center developed cooperatively by nine outstanding research centers.
The Center houses the largest and most advanced cluster of
high-field research magnets (NMRs) in the United States in its first
phase. The second phase will include state-of-the-art cryo Electron
Microscopes and sample preparation resources. The New York
Structural Biology Center is a 501 (c) (3) corporation incorporated
in the State of New York. The corporation is governed by a Board
representing nine institutional members: Albert Einstein College of
Medicine of Yeshiva University, City University of New York ,
Columbia University , Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center , Mount
Sinai School of Medicine , New York University , The Rockefeller
University , Wadsworth Center of the Department of Health , and the
Joan and Sanford Weill Medical College of Cornell University .
Go to The New York Structural Biology Center webpage
The
Bard-Rockefeller Program
The
Bard-Rockefeller Program brings together the strengths of each
institution for the benefit of both. The program creates new
opportunities for Bard College undergraduates to study the sciences
at one of the world’s premier research universities while attending
on the nations top liberal arts colleges. At the same time,
Rockefeller University benefits by having on campus Bard
undergraduates and faculty who bring a liberal arts perspective to
learning, teaching and research.
Go to The Bard-Rockefeller Program webpage
Courant
Institute of Mathematical Sciences
The
Rockefeller University and New York University's Courant Institute
have established an agreement that allows Rockefeller students with
research interests in computational biology to take courses at the
Institute. This collaboration between a graduate center for
mathematics and a graduate university devoted to biomedical research
reflects the growing importance of mathematics in the biological
sciences. The agreement furthers Rockefeller's commitment to
computational biology and bioinformatics, which use computer science
to help scientists analyze the massive quantity of data generated by
genome sequencing projects. Rockefeller students have the
opportunity to utilize the resources of Courant while remaining in a
university dedicated to biomedical research.
Go to the Courant Institute of Mathematical Sciences webpage
Training
Program in Chemical Biology (TPCB)
The Training
Program in Chemical Biology is a joint undertaking between The
Rockefeller University, the Sloan Kettering Institute in NYC, and
Cornell University - both the Ithaca campus and the Weill Graduate
School of Medical Sciences. This new Training Program in Chemical
Biology (TPCB) is available to outstanding students who wish to work
at the interface between chemistry and biology. The TPCB is part of
a larger Tri-Institutional Program in Chemical Biology, which draws
upon unparalleled resources available to the three institutions to
create a unique research and educational environment. The Program
fosters groundbreaking achievements in biomedical science by
providing access to the most advanced state-of-the-art technologies
and opportunities for discovery in chemical biology.
Go to Training Program in Chemical Biology webpage
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Contact Information
Amy Wilkerson
Associate Vice
President, Research Support
The
Rockefeller University
1230 York
Avenue
New York, NY
10021
Phone: (212)
327-8000
Fax: (212)
327-7974
Email:
wilkera@mail.rockefeller.edu
Go to The Rockefeller University webpage
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