Opinions & Perspectives

WARNING: SPOILERS AHEAD   I first got wind of the hype for the Project Hail Mary (PHM) movie in January of this year, two months before its scheduled release date. The buzz was so promising that I bumped the novel to the top of my lengthy reading list so I could finish it in time… Read more: Cool Space Experiments? Have a Cute Alien Instead.

As a new New Yorker, it’s almost a rite of passage to lament how boring and homogenous your hometown is. For me, that place is Orange County, California. But to say that it is boring and homogenous glosses over its sordid history of racial discrimination, religious fundamentalism, and Reagan-era policy. Indeed, even as your average… Read more: Notes from the 91

“The road to hell is paved with good intentions” is a familiar phrase with two interpretations: actions can lead to unforeseen harm, and good intentions are worthless without proper execution. It is not a phrase that I would typically associate with diversity-related initiatives in higher education. However, recent financial and political pressures have highlighted the… Read more: Diversity Under Pressure Need Institutional Actions Rather Than Statements

In recent years, Svetlana Mojsov has been the most frequently mentioned name in Rockefeller-related news. During her introductory talk at the Historical Reading of Great Discoveries (HRGD) journal club lunch, Dr. Mojsov walked through key data from her landmark papers (Mojsov et al., J Biol Chem. 1986; Mojsov et al., J Clin Invest. 1987) detailing… Read more: HRGD Journal Club Interviews Svetlana Mojsov

A friend and I discovered NR while seeking refuge from a blustery February day. Inside the unassuming black brick building, we found a warm, glowy interior. The vibe was elevated but cozy, with vintage lamps, golden mood lighting, and wooden furniture. NR, or N’ Roll, is a sequel to the popular Rokc in West Harlem,… Read more: NR

In most academic environments, retractions are a taboo topic. They are only mentioned as break room gossip or in cautionary tales meant to scare early-career scientists away from research misconduct. Ivan Oransky is determined to change that.  Oransky is a professor of medical journalism at New York University and editor-in-chief of The Transmitter—the editorially independent… Read more: The Quest to Un-Muddy the Waters of Scientific Publishing

The meticulously curated grounds at Rockefeller’s sixteen acre oasis host a wide variety of flora. As listed on the university’s tree map, the campus boasts a whopping forty-seven  species of trees. Upon taking a role as a research assistant at Rockefeller, I was astounded to see such a verdant island in the middle of our… Read more: What the Ginkgo Can Teach Us about an Environmentally Conscious Future

One popular topic buzzing around laboratory corridors is the debate on whether artificial intelligence (AI) could replace hands-on bench work. While AI has proven its worth in various domains like economics, customer service, and climate science, it makes you think – what are the real limits to these technologies? To what extent will human work… Read more: Will Artificial Intelligence Replace Bench and Computer Scientists?

In 2023, the Tri-I received 1,056 grants—nearly $600 million in total—from the U.S. National Institutes of Health (NIH).  While many members of the Tri-I community rely on such NIH funding, we represent just 1.5% of NIH-funded research. The NIH had a total budget of almost $48 billion last year, of which $40 billion was allocated… Read more: New Director May Bring Positive Changes to the NIH

  From the characterization of the double-helix structure of DNA, to the development of the first chimeric recombinant DNA in 1972, to the mapping of the human genome in 2001, technological improvements have historically led to advances in conceptual understanding of molecular and cellular biology. These conceptual advances in turn inform the next generation of… Read more: Navigating Health Equity Amidst the Gene Editing Revolution