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Rockefeller University is a private university focusing primarily on graduate and postgraduate education research in the biomedical fields, located between 63rd and 68th Streets along York Avenue, on the Upper East Side of Manhattan island in New York City, New York. Image File history File linksMetadata Rockefeller_University. ... Image File history File linksMetadata Rockefeller_University. ... Representation of a university class, 1350s. ... Quaternary education or postgraduate education is the fourth-stage educational level which follows the completion of an undergraduate degree at a college or university. ... Degree ceremony at Cambridge. ... The Upper East Side at Sunset The Upper East Side is a neighborhood in the borough of Manhattan in New York City, between Central Park and the East River. ... The Borough of Manhattan, highlighted in yellow, lies between the East River and the Hudson River. ... Nickname: Big Apple Location in the state of New York Coordinates: Country United States State New York Boroughs Bronx (The Bronx) New York (Manhattan) Queens (Queens) Kings (Brooklyn) Richmond (Staten Island) Mayor Michael Bloomberg (R) Area    - City 1,214. ... Official language(s) English de facto Capital Albany Largest city New York City Area  Ranked 27th  - Total 54,520 sq mi (141,205 km²)  - Width 285 miles (455 km)  - Length 330 miles (530 km)  - % water 13. ...

The original Rockefeller Institute for Medical Research was founded in 1901 by John D. Rockefeller, who had earlier founded the University of Chicago. The Rockefeller family has maintained strong links with the institution throughout its history; David Rockefeller, to give just one example, is the current Honorary Chairman and Life Trustee. John Davison Rockefeller, Sr. ... The University of Chicago is a private university located principally in the Hyde Park neighborhood of Chicago. ... The Rockefeller family (originally Roggenfelder), founded by John Davison Rockefeller (1839-1937) and his brother William Rockefeller (1841-1922), is an American industrial family of German origin, that made a fortune in the oil business during the latter part of the 19th century primarily through their Standard Oil Company. ... David Rockefeller (born June 12, 1915) is a prominent American banker, philanthropist and world statesman. ...

The Institute changed its name to Rockefeller University in 1965, after expanding its mission to include education.

The Rockefeller University is a world-renowned center for research and graduate education in the biomedical sciences, chemistry, and physics. Twenty-three Nobel Prize winners have been associated with the university, an amazing figure considering that Rockefeller University houses a relatively small number of laboratories (less than 80). Nobel Prize medal. ...

The university has been the site of many important scientific breakthroughs. Rockefeller scientists, for example, established that DNA is the chemical basis of heredity, discovered blood groups, showed that viruses can cause cancer, founded the modern field of cell biology, worked out the structure of antibodies, developed methadone maintenance for people addicted to heroin, devised the AIDS "cocktail" drug therapy, and identified the weight-regulating hormone leptin. Methadone is a synthetic opioid, used medically as an analgesic and in the treatment of narcotic addiction. ... Leptin is a 16 kDa protein hormone that plays a key role in regulating energy intake and energy expenditure, including the regulation of appetite and metabolism. ...

See also: Education in New York City

Education in New York City is provided by a vast number of public and private institutions. ...

At A Glance

Rockefeller University Community

• >70 heads of laboratories
• 190 research and clinical scientists
• 360 postdoctoral investigators
• 1,000 support staff
• 150 Ph.D. students
• 50 M.D.-Ph.D. students
• 890 alumni

(approximate numbers)

Areas of basic interdisciplinary research

• biochemistry, structural biology and chemistry
• molecular, cell and developmental biology
• immunology, virology and microbiology
• medical sciences and human genetics
• neuroscience
• physics and mathematical biology

Health conditions under study

• addiction
• aging
• AIDS
• Alzheimer’s disease
• antibiotic resistance
• arthritis
• cancer
• Chagas disease
• cystic fibrosis
• diabetes
• heart disease
• hepatitis C
• hereditary diseases
• memory loss with aging
• neurological disorders
• obesity
• psoriasis
• schizophrenia
• tuberculosis

Faculty Awards

Nobel Prize Recipients

2003 Roderick MacKinnon

2001 Paul Nurse

2000 Paul Greengard

1999 Günter Blobel

1984 R. Bruce Merrifield

1981 Torsten Wiesel

1975 David Baltimore

1974 Albert Claude

1974 Christian de Duve

1974 George E. Palade

1972 Stanford Moore

1972 William H. Stein

1972 Gerald M. Edelman

1967 H. Keffer Hartline

1966 Peyton Rous

1958 Joshua Lederberg

1958 Edward L. Tatum

1953 Fritz Lipmann

1946 John H. Northrop

1946 Wendell M. Stanley

1944 Herbert S. Gasser

1930 Karl Landsteiner

1912 Alexis Carrel

Nobel Prize medal. ... Roderick MacKinnon (born 19 February 1956 in Burlington, Massachusetts) is a professor of Molecular Neurobiology and Biophysics at Rockefeller University who in 2003 was awarded the Nobel Prize in Chemistry for his work on the structure and operation of ion channels. ... Sir Paul M. Nurse (b. ... Paul Greengard (b. ... Günter Blobel (born May 21, 1936) is a German biologist. ... Robert Bruce Merrifield (July 15, 1921 – May 14, 2006) was an American biochemist who won the Nobel Prize in Chemistry in 1984. ... Torsten Nils Wiesel (b. ... David Baltimore (born March 7, 1938) is an American biologist and a winner of the 1975 Nobel Prize for Physiology or Medicine. ... Albert Claude (August 24, 1899 – May 22, 1983) was a Belgian biologist who won the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine in 1974. ... Christian de Duve (born October 2, 1917) is a biochemist. ... Dr. Palade won the Nobel Prize in 1974. ... Stanford Moore (September 4, 1913 – August 23, 1982) was a U.S. biochemist. ... William Howard Stein (1911 - 1980) was a U.S. biochemist. ... Gerald Maurice Edelman (born July 1, 1929) is a biologist who won the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine in 1972 for his work on the immune system. ... Francis Peyton Rous (October 5, 1879, Baltimore - February 16, 1970, New York City) was an American pathologist whose discovery of cancer-inducing viruses earned him a share of the Nobel Prize for Physiology or Medicine in 1966. ... Joshua Lederberg speaking at a conference in 1997 Dr. Joshua Lederberg (born May 23, 1925) is an American molecular biologist who is known for his work in genetics, artificial intelligence, and space exploration. ... Tatum won the Nobel Prize for his work in genetics Edward Lawrie Tatum (December 14, 1909 - November 5, 1975) was an American geneticist. ... Categories: Stub | Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine winners ... John Howard Northrop (July 5, 1891 - May 27, 1987) was an American biochemist who won the Nobel Prize in Chemistry in 1946 (with James Batcheller Sumner and Wendell Meredith Stanley) for purifying and crystallizing certain enzymes. ... Wendell Meredith Stanley (August 16, 1904 - June 15, 1971) was an American biochemist, virologist and Nobel prize laureate. ... Herbert Spencer Gasser, (July 5, 1888 - May 11, 1963) was an American physiologist, and recipient of the Nobel Prize for Physiology or Medicine in 1944 for his work with action potentials in nerve fibers. ... Karl Landsteiner (June 14, 1868 - June 26, 1943), was an Austrian biologist. ... Alexis Carrel Alexis Carrel (June 28, 1873 – November 5, 1944) was a French surgeon and biologist. ...

Lasker Award Recipients

• For Basic Medical Research

2003 Robert G. Roeder

1999 Roderick MacKinnon

1998 Paul Nurse

1993 Günter Blobel

1982 Hidesaburo Hanafusa

1975 Henry G. Kunkel

1969 R. Bruce Merrifield

1966 George E. Palade

1963 Lyman C. Craig

1958 Peyton Rous

1948 Rene Dubos

1947 Oswald T. Avery

• For Clinical Research

1988 Vincent Dole

1978 Emil C. Gotschlich

1957 Richard E. Shope

1946 Karl Landsteiner

1946 Philip Levine (physician)

• For Special Achievement in Medical Science

2002 James E. Darnell, Jr.

1994 Maclyn McCarty

The Albert Lasker Medical Research Awards have been awarded annually since 1946 to living persons who have made major contributions to medical science. ... Robert G. Roeder (born 1942 in Boonville, Indiana) is Arnold and Maude Beckmann Professor at Rockefeller University. ... Roderick MacKinnon (born 19 February 1956 in Burlington, Massachusetts) is a professor of Molecular Neurobiology and Biophysics at Rockefeller University who in 2003 was awarded the Nobel Prize in Chemistry for his work on the structure and operation of ion channels. ... Sir Paul M. Nurse (b. ... Günter Blobel (born May 21, 1936) is a German biologist. ... Robert Bruce Merrifield (July 15, 1921 – May 14, 2006) was an American biochemist who won the Nobel Prize in Chemistry in 1984. ... Dr. Palade won the Nobel Prize in 1974. ... Francis Peyton Rous (October 5, 1879, Baltimore - February 16, 1970, New York City) was an American pathologist whose discovery of cancer-inducing viruses earned him a share of the Nobel Prize for Physiology or Medicine in 1966. ... Dr. René Jules Dubos (February 20, 1901 - 1982) was a French born American microbiologist, pathologist, environmentalist and Pulitizer Prize winning author. ... Vincent Dole (born 1913 in Chicago, died August 1, 2006) was an American doctor, who, along with his wife Dr Marie Nyswander (died 1986), worked in heroin dependency treatment. ... Karl Landsteiner (June 14, 1868 - June 26, 1943), was an Austrian biologist. ... Philip Levine (10 August 1900 – 18 October 1987) was a physician whose clinical research advanced knowledge on the Rhesus factor, Hemolytic disease of the newborn (HDN) and blood transfusion. ... Maclyn McCarty (June 9, 1911–January 2, 2005) was an American geneticist. ...

National Medal of Science Recipients

2003 James E. Darnell Jr.

1989 Joshua Lederberg

1986 George E. Palade

1979 Paul A. Weiss

1976 George E. Uhlenbeck

1974 James A. Shannon

1973 Frederick Seitz

1968 Detlev W. Bronk

1966 Fritz A. Lipmann

1965 Peyton Rous

1965 Donald D. Van Slyke

1964 Theodosius Dobzhansky

National Medal of Science The National Medal of Science, also called the Presidential Medal of Science, is an honor given by the President of the United States to individuals in science and engineering who have made important contributions to the advancement of knowledge in the fields of behavioral and social... Joshua Lederberg speaking at a conference in 1997 Dr. Joshua Lederberg (born May 23, 1925) is an American molecular biologist who is known for his work in genetics, artificial intelligence, and space exploration. ... Dr. Palade won the Nobel Prize in 1974. ... Frederick Seitz (July 4, 1911-) is an American scientist. ... Francis Peyton Rous (October 5, 1879, Baltimore - February 16, 1970, New York City) was an American pathologist whose discovery of cancer-inducing viruses earned him a share of the Nobel Prize for Physiology or Medicine in 1966. ... Theodosius Grigorevich Dobzhansky (Russian — Феодосий Григорьевич Добржанский; sometimes anglicized to Theodore Dobzhansky; January 25, 1900 - December 18, 1975) was a noted geneticist and evolutionary biologist. ...

Members of the National Academy of Sciences

2006 Titia de Lange^‡

2006 Charles D. Gilbert

2006 Michael E. O’Donnell

2006 Jeffrey V. Ravetch

2005 C. David Allis

2005 Charles M. Rice

2003 Cornelia I. Bargmann

2003 Barry S. Coller

2001 Jeffrey M. Friedman

2001 Ralph M. Steinman

2000 Roderick MacKinnon

1997 Joel E. Cohen

1997 Bruce S. McEwen

1996 Elaine Fuchs

1995 Jan L. Breslow

1995 Paul Nurse^‡

1994 Donald Pfaff

1991 A. James Hudspeth

1988 Mitchell J. Feigenbaum

1988 Fernando Nottebohm

1988 Robert G. Roeder

1987 Emil Gotschlich

1985 Hidesaburo Hanafusa^‡

1983 Günter Blobel

1980 Torsten Wiesel^‡

1978 Paul Greengard

1975 Kenneth M. Case

1975 Christian de Duve^‡

1975 Philip Siekevitz

1973 James E. Darnell, Jr.

1972 Vincent P. Dole

1972 R. Bruce Merrifield

1969 Norton D. Zinder

1959 Frank Brink

1957 Joshua Lederberg

1951 Frederick Seitz

^‡ Foreign Associates President Harding and the National Academy of Sciences at the White House, Washington, DC, April 1921 The National Academy of Sciences (NAS) is a corporation in the United States whose members serve pro bono as advisers to the nation on science, engineering, and medicine. ... C. David Allis (born March 22, 1951) is currently the Joy and Jack Fishman Professor and Head of the Laboratory of Chromatin Biology at The Rockefeller University in New York City, United States. ... Roderick MacKinnon (born 19 February 1956 in Burlington, Massachusetts) is a professor of Molecular Neurobiology and Biophysics at Rockefeller University who in 2003 was awarded the Nobel Prize in Chemistry for his work on the structure and operation of ion channels. ... Sir Paul M. Nurse (b. ... Mitchell Jay Feigenbaum (born December 19, 1944; Philadelphia, USA) is a mathematical physicist whose pioneering studies in chaos theory led to the discovery of the Feigenbaum constant. ... Günter Blobel (born May 21, 1936) is a German biologist. ... Torsten Nils Wiesel (b. ... Paul Greengard (b. ... Christian de Duve (born October 2, 1917) is a biochemist. ... Robert Bruce Merrifield (July 15, 1921 – May 14, 2006) was an American biochemist who won the Nobel Prize in Chemistry in 1984. ... Joshua Lederberg speaking at a conference in 1997 Dr. Joshua Lederberg (born May 23, 1925) is an American molecular biologist who is known for his work in genetics, artificial intelligence, and space exploration. ... Frederick Seitz (July 4, 1911-) is an American scientist. ...

Members of the Institute of Medicine

2005 Jeffrey M. Friedman

2002 Ralph M. Steinman

2000 Günter Blobel

1999 Barry S. Coller

1999 Paul Greengard

1998 Bruce S. McEwen

1997 Jan L. Breslow

1997 David D. Ho

1996 Torsten Wiesel

1994 Elaine Fuchs

1993 Jules Hirsch

1988 Emil C. Gotschlich

1971 Vincent P. Dole

1971 Joshua Lederberg

The Institute of Medicine, a part of the National Academy of Sciences, is an American organization whose purpose is to provide national advice on issues relating to biomedical science, medicine, and health (National Academy of Sciences, n. ... Günter Blobel (born May 21, 1936) is a German biologist. ... Paul Greengard (b. ... David Ta-i Ho (何大一, pinyin: Hé Dàyī) (born November 3, 1952) is a Taiwanese American AIDS researcher famous for the use of protease inhibitors in treating HIV infected patients. ... Torsten Nils Wiesel (b. ... Joshua Lederberg speaking at a conference in 1997 Dr. Joshua Lederberg (born May 23, 1925) is an American molecular biologist who is known for his work in genetics, artificial intelligence, and space exploration. ...

Gairdner Foundation International Award Recipients

2005 Jeffrey M. Friedman

2003 Ralph M. Steinman

2001 Roderick MacKinnon

2000 Robert G. Roeder

1992 Paul Nurse

1986 James E. Darnell, Jr.

1982 Günter Blobel

1970 Vincent P. Dole

1970 R. Bruce Merrifield

1967 Christian de Duve

1967 George E. Palade

1964 Keith R. Porter

1962 Henry G. Kunkel

The Gairdner Foundation International Award is given annually at a special dinner to three to six people for outstanding discoveries or contributions to medical science. ... Roderick MacKinnon (born 19 February 1956 in Burlington, Massachusetts) is a professor of Molecular Neurobiology and Biophysics at Rockefeller University who in 2003 was awarded the Nobel Prize in Chemistry for his work on the structure and operation of ion channels. ... Sir Paul M. Nurse (b. ... Günter Blobel (born May 21, 1936) is a German biologist. ... Robert Bruce Merrifield (July 15, 1921 – May 14, 2006) was an American biochemist who won the Nobel Prize in Chemistry in 1984. ... Christian de Duve (born October 2, 1917) is a biochemist. ... Dr. Palade won the Nobel Prize in 1974. ... Keith Roberts Porter (1912-1997) was an American cell biologist. ...

MacArthur "Genius Grant" Recipients

Robert Sapolsky

Joel Cohen

Mitch Feigenbaum

Albert Libchaber

Robert Shapley

Jay Weiss

The John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation is a major private grant-making foundation based in Chicago that has awarded more than US$3 billion since its inception in 1978. ... Robert M. Sapolsky (b. ...

Faculty history

In the mid 1970's, Rockefeller succeeded in attracting a few prominent academics in the humanities, most notably Saul Kripke, a notable logician, philosopher of language, and expositor of the work of Ludwig Wittgenstein. More recently, its faculty were winners of the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine in 1999, 2000, 2001, and 2003. This article or section does not cite its references or sources. ... Ludwig Josef Johann Wittgenstein (IPA: ) (April 26, 1889 – April 29, 1951) was an Austrian philosopher who contributed several ground-breaking works to contemporary philosophy, primarily on the foundations of logic, the philosophy of mathematics, the philosophy of language, and the philosophy of mind. ... List of Nobel Prize laureates in Physiology or Medicine from 1901 to the present day. ...

Previous Faculty Members: Harry Frankfurt Harry Gordon Frankfurt (born May 29, 1929) is a professor emeritus of philosophy at Princeton University. ...

Prominent alumni

Barbara Ehrenreich, social commentator and author of the 2001 book Nickel and Dimed: On (Not) Getting By In America. Barbara Ehrenreich (born August 26, 1941 Ehrenreich was born Barbara Alexander to Isabelle Oxley and Ben Alexander. ...

Robert Sapolsky, Stanford Professor, MacArthur Grant recipient, and writer of numerous books on stress and natural history. Robert M. Sapolsky (b. ...

David Baltimore, recipient of Nobel Prize in Physiology & Medicine in 1975 for the discovery of reverse transcriptase. Has served as president of both The Rockefeller University and the California Institute of Technology. David Baltimore (born March 7, 1938) is an American biologist and a winner of the 1975 Nobel Prize for Physiology or Medicine. ... The California Institute of Technology (commonly referred to as Caltech)[1] is a private, coeducational university located in Pasadena, California, in the United States. ...

Further reading

• Chernow, Ron. Titan: The Life of John D. Rockefeller, Sr., London: Warner Books, 1998.
• Rockefeller, David. Memoirs, New York: Random House, 2002.

See also

• John D. Rockefeller
• David Rockefeller
• Rockefeller family

John Davison Rockefeller, Sr. ... David Rockefeller (born June 12, 1915) is a prominent American banker, philanthropist and world statesman. ... The Rockefeller family (originally Roggenfelder), founded by John Davison Rockefeller (1839-1937) and his brother William Rockefeller (1841-1922), is an American industrial family of German origin, that made a fortune in the oil business during the latter part of the 19th century primarily through their Standard Oil Company. ...

External links

• Rockefeller University
• Rockefeller University Hospital