Dennis Lo: Circulating DNA as a Window into Our Health
OCT. 31, 2022
Dennis Lo discusses how circulating DNA allows valuable healthcare information to be obtained non-invasively and safely.
Karl Deisseroth: Light-Activated Microbial Molecules
OCT. 22, 2021
Karl Deisseroth gives a guided tour of the development of optogenetics, a technology that uses light-sensitive microbial proteins to explore the workings of the brain.
Arturo Casadevall: Deployment of Convalescent Plasma against Covid-19
OCT. 8, 2020
Listen as Arturo Casadevall discusses the science behind convalescent plasma and antibody-based therapies against Covid-19.
Elaine Fuchs: Stem Cells and the Promise for Regenerative Medicine
APRIL 17, 2019
Public Lecture. Elaine Fuchs surveyed the landscape of stem cell research before an audience in Brooklyn.
Ruth Lehmann: Germ Cells Are Forever
NOV. 20, 2018
Public Lecture. Ruth Lehmann provided a biologist's view of immortality in a lecture on germ line cells.
Paul Turner: The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly of Viruses
OCT. 26, 2017
Public Lecture. Are viruses alive? How, when, and why do viruses jump to new species and what are the implications for human health? Can viruses be harnessed as cures for dangerous bacterial infections and other diseases? A talk by Paul Turner, a professor of ecology and evolutionary biology at Yale University.
Harold Varmus: Understanding Cancer
AUG. 12, 2016
Public Lecture. What are the molecular mechanisms by which cancer develops? How can cancer be prevented and treated, and are new approaches being developed to promising new therapies? A talk by Lasker laureate Harold Varmus, a professor of medicine at Weill Cornell Medical College.
Gregory Petsko: The Coming Epidemic of Neurodegenerative Diseases
AUG. 26, 2015
Public Lecture. What are the mechanisms underlying neurodegenerative diseases such as Alzheimer's, ALS, and Parkinson's, and are there promising new therapies? A talk by Gregory Petsko, a professor of neurology and neuroscience at Weill Cornell Medical College.
Charles Sawyers: From Cancer Genomics to Cancer Drugs
AUG. 22, 2014
Public Lecture. Charles Sawyers discussed new approaches to cancer research and treatment at the Secret Science Club in June.
Jeffrey Friedman: Leptin and the Biological Basis of Obesity
NOV. 8, 2013
Public Lecture. Jeffrey Friedman from Rockefeller University explored leptin and the biological basis of obesity.
