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Recommended Readings: Michael Dickinson, Ph.D., March 17, 2023

By |2023-03-03T18:02:58+00:00March 3rd, 2023|Categories: Biological Engineering, Biology, Friday Lectures|

Friday Lecture Series (open to Tri-I community) Friday, March 17, 2023 Michael Dickinson, Ph.D. Esther M. and Abe M. Zarem Professor of Bioengineering and Aeronautics, Executive Officer for Biology and Biological Engineering, Division of Biology and Biological Engineering, California Institute of Technology, Pasadena, CA   Unhinged: A Futile Obsession to Uncover the Mystery of Insects’ [...]

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Graduate Students Monthly Training Sessions starts on Tuesday March 21st, 2023.

By |2023-03-02T16:15:13+00:00March 2nd, 2023|Categories: Library, Library News, Library Resources|

The Markus Library is pleased to offer a series of Monthly Training Sessions just for Graduate Students. We have customized some of our popular classes and topics and will be offering sessions on the 3rd Tuesday of the month from 1pm to 2pm, starting on Tuesday March 21st, 2023. Classes are offered on Zoom. Please [...]

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Making a data management plan (DMP) easy with DMPTool

By |2023-03-01T15:42:29+00:00March 1st, 2023|Categories: Library How-To, Library Resources|

The DMPTool is a free, open-source, online application that helps researchers create data management plans. The Library has partnered with DMPTool to provide easy access to an easy to use and understand online DMSP generator. Specific guidance for Rockefeller University has been added to DMPTool to assist you in creating your DMSP. We also created how-to [...]

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Black Women in Science and Medicine

By |2023-02-27T18:23:12+00:00February 24th, 2023|Categories: Books, Chemistry, History of Science, Library Resources, Medicine|Tags: , |

In honor of Black History Month 2023, the Markus Library wants to acknowledge African American women who have made contributions to the fields of science and medicine by highlighting a few books from its Diversity, Equality, and Inclusivity collection. African American Women Chemists written by Jeannette E. Brown, an African American chemist herself, examines the [...]

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Recommended Readings: Jeffrey Gordon, M.D., March 03, 2023

By |2023-02-23T19:23:03+00:00February 23rd, 2023|Categories: Uncategorized|Tags: |

Friday Lecture Series (open to the Rockefeller and Tri-I community) Friday, March 03, 2023 Jeffrey Gordon, M.D. Dr. Robert J. Glaser Distinguished University Professor, Director, The Edison Family Center for Genome Sciences and Systems Biology, Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, MO Developing Microbiome-directed Therapeutics for Treating Childhood Undernutrition   Recommended Readings: Empirical Articles [...]

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The New NIH Data Management & Sharing (DMS) Policy here!

By |2023-02-23T21:27:34+00:00February 23rd, 2023|Categories: Library How-To, Library Resources, Training, Uncategorized|

The new NIH Data Management & Sharing (DMS) Policy now applies to all research, funded or conducted in whole or in part by NIH, that results in the generation of scientific data. This means that going forward all Competing grant applications that are submitted to NIH Proposals for contracts that are submitted to NIH Other [...]

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Recommended Readings: Hironori Funabiki, Ph.D., February 27, 2023

By |2023-02-22T14:23:16+00:00February 22nd, 2023|Categories: Monday Lectures|

Webinar Monday Lecture Series (open to the Rockefeller community) Monday, February 27, 2023 Hironori Funabiki, Ph.D. Tri-Institutional Professor, Head of the Laboratory of Chromosome and Cell Biology, The Rockefeller University   Friend or Foe? Navigating DNA Methylation on the Nucleosome Recommended Readings: Empirical Articles Funabiki, H., Wassing, I. E., Jia, Q., Luo, J. D., & [...]

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Recommended Readings: Jue Chen, Ph.D., February 24, 2023

By |2023-02-16T20:42:35+00:00February 16th, 2023|Categories: Uncategorized|

Webinar Friday Lecture Series (open to the Rockefeller and Tri-I community) Friday, February 24, 2023 Jue Chen, Ph.D. William E. Ford Professor, Head of the Laboratory of Membrane Biology and Biophysics, The Rockefeller University Investigator, Howard Hughes Medical Institute, Molecular Mechanisms Underpinning Cystic Fibrosis Pathology and Pharmacology Recommended Readings: Empirical Articles Fiedorczuk, K., & Chen, [...]

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The DNA Papers Podcast: Episode 1

By |2023-02-01T19:48:01+00:00February 1st, 2023|Categories: Genetics, History of Science, Library, Library Blog|

Pneumococcus colony. Avery et al.: Transformation of pneumococcal types. From J Exp Med 1944, 79(2): 137-158 On February 1, 1944, The Journal of Experimental Medicine published an account by Oswald Avery, Colin MacLeod, and Maclyn McCarty of what Nobelist Peter Medawar called “the most interesting and portentous biological experiment of the 20th century.” [...]

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Recommended Readings: Jeffrey M. Friedman, M.D., Ph.D., February 17, 2023

By |2023-01-30T17:14:50+00:00January 30th, 2023|Categories: Friday Lectures, Molecular Genetics|Tags: , , |

Friday Lecture Series (open to Tri-I community) Friday, February 17, 2023 Jeffrey M. Friedman, M.D., Ph.D. Marilyn M. Simpson Professor, Head of the Laboratory of Molecular Genetics, The Rockefeller University Investigator, Howard Hughes Medical Institute Leptin and Neural Circuits Regulating Body Weight Recommended Readings: Empirical Articles Schneeberger, M., Brice, N. L., Pellegrino, K., Parolari, L., [...]

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