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The David Rockefeller Graduate Program Non-Departmental Campus Promotes In- 2Alumni Have Teractions Between Won the Nobel Fields Prize 2012–2013 THE DAVID ROCKEFELLER GRADUATE PROGRAM NON-DEPARTMENTAL CAMPUS PROMOTES IN- 2ALUMNI HAVE TERACTIONS BETWEEN WON THE NOBEL FIELDS PRIZE LIVE ON BEAUTIFUL, LUSH 37 CAMPUS IN THE HEART COUNTRIES OF NEW YORK CITY REPRESENTED BY STUDENTS 10 HEADS OF LAB ARE ALUMNI FULL FELLOWSHIP FUNDING FOR ALL STUDENTS PRESIDENT’S MESSAGE 2 DEAN’S MESSAGE 4 1 ACADEMIC PROGRAMS 6 FACULTY AND RESEARCH 12 STUDENT LIFE 20 ADMISSIONS AND SCHEDULE OF COURSES 26 PRESIDENT’S MESSAGE For me, neuroscience was love at first sight. Understanding the brain and wanting to know how to deconstruct and resolve its complexity fueled my career ini- tially and still motivates me in my lab today. People fall in love with science at different times in their lives and for dif- ferent reasons, but the common denominator is an excite- ment and curiosity to understand the world around them — that’s what The Rockefeller University’s graduate program is designed to nurture. It is also what drives Rockefeller’s world-class faculty, who push the boundaries of knowledge with their innovative approaches to scientific discovery. In an environment that aims to foster independence and freedom, both students and faculty chart their own paths. For faculty, this culture has led to pioneering discoveries with the potential to eradicate disease and reduce suffering for millions. For students, it provides flexibility to work with more than one professor on their chosen thesis topic. For both, it enables collaboration and interdisciplin- ary research, which are the university’s hallmarks. Rockefeller is truly unique, as it exists solely to support science; thus, every aspect of the administration is dedicated to the success of our scientists. In fact, every member of our 3 scientific administration is an active faculty member, with an active lab. Vital to faculty and student success are modern and well-equipped buildings, such as the new Collaborative Research Center. We’re also well served by scientific resource centers that provide state-of-the-art research support services. At Rockefeller, we believe students should learn science by doing science, shoulder to shoulder with some of the world’s leading researchers, who guide and mentor them every step of the way. As a student at Rockefeller, you’ll be part of a diverse and supportive community that is a haven for creative, independent thinkers. Your time will be spent on an extraordinary campus, a green oasis nestled in one of the most exciting cities in the world. Deciding where to pursue your graduate training is not easy, as there are many outstanding institutions from which to choose. However, Rockefeller stands out among its peers, providing developing scientists an unparalleled educational experience. We hope you’ll join us. Marc Tessier-Lavigne, President DEAN’S MESSAGE Rockefeller has a graduate program unlike any in the world. Since its beginning more than 50 years ago, five principles have guided the program: Recruit the best students, regardless of citizenship. International diversity is both intellectually and culturally stimulating. Our current student population consists of approximately 200 students from 37 countries, a range made possible by significant private support. Provide a flexible academic program. Students have diverse interests and needs. We support individual development by giving students the freedom to design their own curricula. They fulfill credit requirements with courses of interest and may conduct rotations or immediately affiliate with a lab. Provide generous professional and personal support. Relieving worries about practical matters allows our students more time to be creative scientifically. They receive a stipend, health, dental and vision insurance, subsidized housing and an annual research allowance for travel and lab support. Strongly encourage interactions. Students are often the catalyst for collaborations between labs, and some of the most revolutionary ideas span disciplines. To foster interac- tions, we have an annual student retreat organized and run 5 by students, as well as numerous lecture series featuring speakers from around the world. Ensure careful mentoring. The freedom of our graduate program requires supportive advice and mentoring. Counsel is provided by the Dean’s Office and, in later years, by a research adviser and faculty committee. The program has been an extraordinary success. Of more than 1,100 graduates, two have won the Nobel Prize, 27 are members of the United States National Academy of Sciences and our alumni occupy influential positions in academia, industry and many other fields. Graduate school is an important step in becoming a pro- fessional scientist. Although it has a well-defined end point, it really is just a beginning. All of the things that go into becom- ing a scientist — learning new ideas, perfecting new experi- mental techniques, refining analytical abilities — are lifelong endeavors. Our goal at Rockefeller is to equip you with both the skills and the self-confidence to begin your journey. Sidney Strickland, Dean ACADEMIC PROGRAMS “At Rockefeller, curiosity is celebrated in a way that is virtually unequaled in the academic universe. Our faculty ask questions that are pushing the very boundaries of human knowledge. Our students are at the center of this research enterprise.” Paul Nurse, President Emeritus 7 For over 100 years, biomedical science has been The Rockefeller University’s singular priority. Founded in 1901 by John D. Rockefeller as The Rockefeller Institute for Medical Research, it was the first institution in the United States devoted solely to understanding the causes of disease. Today, renamed The Rockefeller University, it is one of the foremost research centers in the world, with a world-class faculty including six Nobel Prize laureates and 34 members or foreign associates of the National Academy of Sciences. The graduate program admitted its first students in 1955, and since then over 1,100 scientists have received degrees from Rockefeller. As a Rockefeller graduate student, you will be part of a diverse community of over 2,000, including students, postdocs, faculty and administrative staff. Our location adjacent to Weill Cornell Medical College, NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital and Memorial Sloan- Kettering Cancer Center puts us at an epicenter of scientific activity. Our students truly have the best of both worlds: a personal, highly flexible training program and access to a broad range of collaborators and resources. Student Profile Ph.D. Program Rockefeller’s Ph.D. program is based on the concept of learning science by doing science, and our laboratories are at the center of the Ph.D. training program. There are 73 laboratories at Rockefeller, each headed by a tenured or tenure-track member of the faculty, that study a wide range of biomedical and related sciences, including biochemistry, structural biology and chemistry; medical sciences and human genetics; molecular, cell and developmental biology; immunology, virology and microbiology; neuroscience; and physics and mathematical biology. Students who arrive with a particular mentor or project in mind may immediately join a laboratory; those who TAMARA OUSPENSKAIA prefer to explore may rotate through several laboratories to Third-year student gain exposure to different areas of research. Students choose a laboratory by the end of their first year and present a Growing up, Tamara Ouspenskaia always loved math thesis proposal before the end of their second year. and thought she might someday use her facility with The collegial nature of the laboratory environment links numbers in business. After immigrating to Canada from 8 younger students to previous generations from the same lab Russia at the age of 15, however, she was inspired by as well as to postdocs and faculty mentors. The collabora- a high school science teacher. “Once I learned what tions that result from these relationships are not only the science was really about, I knew that’s what I wanted to do,” she says. basis on which our scientific education is built, they are the As an undergraduate at McGill University, Tamara engine that drives the discovery process. Many collabora- dove into biochemistry. She did stints in physiology tions produce exceptional results that lead to publication in and pharmacology labs, and, for her master’s degree, prominent journals. And the relationships formed within she worked to identify novel players in the signaling laboratories often lead to lifelong associations. cascade for a growth factor, TGF-β. But after her lab While formal coursework is minimal, several classes each rotations at Rockefeller, she decided she wanted semester offer foundations in particular specialties, and three to work in an animal model. She joined Elaine required courses taken during the first year serve to develop Fuchs’s Laboratory of Mammalian Cell Biology and students’ abilities to critically interpret scientific data, to Development to work on stem cells in mice. “It always promote awareness of research ethics and to introduce bothered me that I couldn’t be sure whether the students to research going on in the university’s labs. Beyond work I was doing in cell cultures would actually apply the scheduled curriculum, additional seminars and tutorials in real life, so the mouse model was perfect.” Tamara investigates the function of new genes involved in skin are available based on demand. cancers and was recently awarded a prestigious HHMI As graduate students near the end of their investigations, International Student Research Fellowship to support her they defend their thesis before a panel of faculty members work. In Dr. Fuchs, she found a strong female mentor. and present their work to the full Rockefeller University “I hope some of her brilliance will rub off on me.” community. M.D.-Ph.D. Program The mission of the Tri-Institutional M.D.-Ph.D. Program is Alumnus Profile to educate and train physician-scientists, who are able to bridge the gap between laboratory research and clinical medicine and thereby contribute toward improving health and enhancing the quality of life by reducing disability and death from disease.
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