OpenFieldRockefeller University · New York, New York, United States
The Rockefeller University is a world-renowned biomedical research institute and graduate university located on an idyllic 14-acre campus along the East River in Manhattan, New York. Founded by John D. Rockefeller, the university is affiliated with 26 Nobel laureates and operates exclusively at the doctoral and postdoctoral levels, driving historic discoveries in immunology, genetics, structural biology, and neuroscience.
Operating without formal academic departments, Rockefeller organizes research around more than 70 independent laboratory heads (Heads of Laboratory). Its campus houses the Rockefeller University Hospital (one of the oldest clinical research hospitals in the US), cryo-electron microscopy facilities, and high-throughput genomic sequencing centers.
Doctoral admissions into the David Rockefeller Graduate Program are exceptionally selective. Candidates are evaluated holistically based on extensive undergraduate research experience, letters of recommendation from research mentors, undergraduate transcripts, and a detailed statement of research philosophy. All admitted Ph.D. scholars receive full fellowship support.
Premier doctoral training in the David Rockefeller Graduate Program, conducting independent laboratory research in cryo-EM structure determination, RNA interference, and chromatin dynamics.
Interdisciplinary doctoral curriculum investigating synthetic protein chemistry, enzyme mechanics, lipid signaling pathways, and optical spectroscopic probes.
Intensive laboratory doctorate exploring sensory processing circuitry, synaptic plasticity, neurodevelopmental genomics, and behavioral optogenetics.
Rigorous doctoral program at the Center for Studies in Physics and Biology, applying non-equilibrium statistical mechanics, dynamical systems, and algorithmic modeling to cellular processes.
Elite dual-degree physician-scientist program combining clinical training at Weill Cornell Medical College with laboratory doctoral research at The Rockefeller University and MSKCC.
Prestigious fellowship supporting groundbreaking women researchers in structural biochemistry, immunology, infectious disease biology, and neurobiology at Rockefeller.
President & Carson Family Professor
Laboratory of Human Genetics and Genomics
Dr. Richard Lifton serves as the 11th president of The Rockefeller University, a physician-scientist who mapped the molecular genetics of hypertension and renal...
View researcher profile ↗Rebecca C. Lancefield Professor & Investigator, HHMI
Robin Chemers Neustein Laboratory of Mammalian Cell Biology and Development
Dr. Elaine Fuchs is a world-renowned pioneer in skin biology, stem cell quiescence, wound repair, and epidermal cancer initiation, recipient of the National Med...
View researcher profile ↗Maurice R. and Corinne P. Greenberg Professor & 2020 Nobel Laureate
Laboratory of Virology and Infectious Disease
Dr. Charles Rice was awarded the 2020 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine for the discovery and characterization of the Hepatitis C virus, leading to curative...
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