Broyde Lab Research Highlighted
The lab of Dr. Suse Broyde, in collaboration with the Geacintov lab in the NYU Chemistry Department, has obtained new insight on certain PAH-derived lesions.
2012 News
Coruzzi Lab Member Attends Nobel Ceremony
Angela Fan (former member of the Coruzzi lab) was recently selected to attend the Nobel Ceremony for her work on natural variation of nitrogen sensing in Arabidopsis.
Carlton Named AAAS Fellow
CGSB Professor, Dr. Jane Carlton, along with three other NYU professors, was recently named a Fellow by the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS).
Video tour of the new Irene Rose Sohn Zegar Memorial Greenhouse
NYU President John Sexton officially dedicated the new Irene Rose Sohn Zegar Memorial Greenhouse at the NYU Center for Genomics and Systems Biology on Wed. October 17th, 2012.
CGSB Faculty Position
The NYU Center for Genomics and Systems Biology is now hiring.
Inflammatory Cells
NYU researchers determine how imflammatory cells differ from stem cells, and affect the outcome of various diseases.
Blau in NYU Research Digest
Researchers at NYU and Einstein discover new ways neurons work together to ease the transition between sleep and wake.
Human and Monkey Malaria
Carlton lab publishes two papers, as the front cover of Nature Genetics, describing comparative analysis of several monkey malaria clade genomes.
Bish
Rebecca Bish, a post-doctoral fellow in the CGSB, was recently selected as one of three winners of the global competition for a Target Validation Grant from Sigma-Aldrich/SwitchGear Genomics.
David Gresham named Dupont Young Professor
Dr. David Gresham, an Assistant Professor in the NYU Biology Department’s CGSB has been named a Dupont Young Professor.
Ashley Bate
Ashley Bate, a Ph.D. student in the Eichenberger laboratory, has received a Communications Prize for best young speaker at the 5th European Spores Conference.
Bet-hedging in Yeast
CGSB faculty member finds mechanisms by which yeast hedge bets to enable some cells to survive in harsh unpredictable environments.
2012 Outstanding Teaching Awards
Two Biology Department Teaching Adjuncts receive 2012 Outstanding Teaching Awards from CAS. Congratulations!
Plant Expression in the Wild
In a paper published in and April 2012 issue of the journal PLoS Genetics, a CGSB research group led by Michael Purugganan explores how plant genes are turned on and off out in nature. The study helps in understanding how plant genomes can respond to natural environmental signals, and how they adapt to different habitats, agricultural fields and even to climate change.
Intel Third Place
Mimi Yen, a Stuyvesant High School student working with Prof. Matt Rockman at the NYU Center for Genomics and Systems Biology, won third place at the Intel Science Talent Search last March 12.
Ercan March of Dimes
Dr. Sevinc Ercan (left), assistant professor in the Department of Biology and Center for Genomics and Systems Biology, was awarded a prestigious 2012 Basil O’Connor Starter Scholar Research Awards by the March of Dimes Foundation. The award supports young and innovative scientists just embarking on their independent research careers, and provides funding to young investigators to start their own research projects on topics related to the March of Dimes mission.
NYU Abu Dhabi Conference
The NYU Abu Dhabi Conference on Genomics and Systems Biology II will be held at the Intercontinental Hotel in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates on 14-16 February 2012.
Two NYC-Area High School Students Named INTEL Science Fair Finalists
Two high school students working on science-fair research projects with scientists at NYU’s Center for Genomics and Systems Biology (CGSB) are among the 40 national finalists for the international INTEL Science Talent Search competition for 2012.
CGSB’s Eichenberger
A ubiquitous family of bacteria, including the causative agent of anthrax and the most common cause of hospital-acquired infections in the United States, form spores that are extremely resistant to disinfection.