billing Latest news from Rockefeller University on Newswise en-us Copyright 2024 Newswise 115 31 / /images/newswise-logo-rss.gif /articles/jeffrey-m-friedman-receives-albert-lasker-award-for-discovery-of-leptin/?sc=rsin /articles/jeffrey-m-friedman-receives-albert-lasker-award-for-discovery-of-leptin/?sc=rsin Tue, 21 Sep 2010 14:00:00 EST This year's Albert Lasker Award for Basic Medical Research, the most prestigious American prize in science, honors Rockefeller University's Jeffrey M. Friedman, who discovered leptin, a hormone that regulates food intake and body weight. Rockefeller University /articles/rockefeller-university-elects-marc-tessier-lavigne-10th-president/?sc=rsin /articles/rockefeller-university-elects-marc-tessier-lavigne-10th-president/?sc=rsin Thu, 09 Sep 2010 08:00:00 EST The Rockefeller University announced today that its Board of Trustees has elected Marc Tessier-Lavigne, Ph.D., a leader in the study of brain development and currently Genentech executive vice president for research and chief scientific officer, as the 10th president of the university. Rockefeller University /articles/scientists-identify-protein-that-spurs-formation-of-alzheimer-s-plaques/?sc=rsin /articles/scientists-identify-protein-that-spurs-formation-of-alzheimer-s-plaques/?sc=rsin Wed, 01 Sep 2010 13:00:00 EST Scientists have discovered how the cancer drug Gleevec attacks beta-amyloid, the primary component of senile plaques in Alzheimer's disease. The finding suggests that drugs modeled on Gleevec could provide new treatments for this disease. Rockefeller University /articles/scientists-identify-natures-insect-repellents/?sc=rsin /articles/scientists-identify-natures-insect-repellents/?sc=rsin Fri, 16 Jul 2010 10:40:00 EST Two compounds emitted by mosquito predators that make the mosquitoes less inclined to lay eggs in pools of water may provide new environmentally friendly tactics for repelling and controlling disease-carrying insects. Rockefeller University