This month the Markus Library remembers lesser-known women scientists at The Rockefeller University Clara Nigg Clara Nigg. Courtesy of the Rockefeller Archive Center Clara Ida Nigg (1897-1986) was an American bacteriologist who developed methods of cultivating Rickettsia prowazekii and proved that this organism only reproduces in living cells. Clara Nigg was born [...]
This month the Markus Library remembers lesser-known women scientists at The Rockefeller University Elaine Diacumakos Elaine Diacumakos with Peter Sellers and Merrill Chase at the June 11th alumni reunion, 1984 Elaine Diacumakos (1930-1984) was an American cell biologist and head of the cytobiology laboratory at The Rockefeller University who developed the first techniques [...]
This month the Markus Library remembers lesser-known women scientists at The Rockefeller University Evelyn Tilden Evelyn Butler Tilden poses with a microscope at the National Institutes of Health, 1940 Evelyn Butler Tilden (1891 – 1983) was an American microbiologist who researched rare carbohydrates, oral bacteria, fungal endotoxins, and animal infections. Tilden was born [...]
Microbiology Society and Bioscientifica (Society for Endocrinology) have joined our growing list of Read and Publish journals! Microbiology Society, the publisher of Microbiology, Journal of General Virology, Journal of Medical Microbiology, Microbial Genomics, International Journal of Systematic and Evolutionary Microbiology and Access Microbiology, offers unlimited number of open-access articles (OA) in all of their journals [...]
Announcing our New Read and Publish Agreement and bioRxiv channel with Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory Press To advance the Open Access and Open Science movements at the Rockefeller University, the Rita and Frits Markus Library has entered into a Read and Publish agreement with Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory Press, the publisher of the journals, Cold Spring [...]
In honor of Black History Month and to celebrate a previous black female scientist who worked at the Rockefeller University, the library would like to introduce Marie Maynard Daly. Photo credit: Spartanburg Science Center, 2020 Marie Maynard Daly was born in Queens, New York in 1921 and is known as as “America’s [...]
Please join us to learn more about Pharmaprojects! When: February 10th 2022 from 1 pm to 2 pm Where: Zoom – Registration is required, please contact markuslibrary@rockefeller.edu Pharmaprojects is the global drug development service that tracks drug developments in over 185 countries world wide. The class will cover the basics of what Pharmaporjects can do, [...]
We are so excited to announce the schedule for the Library's Spring 2022 Monthly Training Sessions! Monthly Training Sessions – Every 2nd Thursday of the month the library offers curated training sessions of selected library resources. They are offered online via Zoom. Please register to attend! February 10, 2022 (1 pm to 2 pm) Pharmaprojects [...]
HSTalks provides access to world class lectures by leading authorities from around the globe. Markus library subscribes to theBiomedical &Life Sciences Collection (VPN required) and Rockefeller University employees have access to nearly 3,000 lectures! Learn how to use HS Talks! Sign up for the class by the expert from HS Talks. Date & Time : December [...]
Please join us! Introduction to HS Talks, A Database of Multimedia Lectures by leading world experts When: December 9th 2021 from 1 pm to 2 pm Where: Zoom – Registration is required, please contact Markuslibrary@rockefeller.edu HS Talks is a database of world-class lectures by leading authorities from around the globe. We have access to over [...]
