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ANNUAL REPORT: FISCAL YEAR 2017 From the President

“Never doubt that a small group During our bicentennial year, we celebrated our storied history and launched the of thoughtful people could Academy’s Third Century with its richest mix of activities ever. We convened ex- pert networks across over 100 symposia, webinars and conferences and reached change the world. Indeed, it’s the millions more through our digital and print publications. We continued to expand only thing that ever has.” the Global STEM Alliance, our unmatched partnership of over 300 institutions and thousands of professional scientists and engineers that is inspiring, and — Margaret Mead, mentoring the next generation of global scientific talent. renowned anthropologist and Even as we expanded the impact of our global network, we watched as hallowed Academy Member scientific traditions came under threat. So we participated in the power of collec- tive action when our staff and Members — along with more than a million others We agree. And as the Academy worldwide — joined the March for Science to advocate for continued support to celebrates its 200th year, we science research and funding, and scientific collaboration without borders. are re-dedicating ourselves to Finally, we accepted the personal invitation of former Secretary-General of the , Ban Ki-moon with two groundbreaking initiatives. Ban saw an its mission: to work together opportunity to use the Academy’s neutral platform and vast network to help to drive innovative solutions achieve the Sustainable Development Goals of the 2030 Agenda. In November 2016, the Academy convened the inaugural Summit on Science Enablement for the to society’s challenges by Sustainable Development Goals, a first step in a collaborative effort to strategically advancing scientific research, advance delivery of the 2030 Agenda. education and policy. Then, we put our words to action by bringing together gifted students from around the world and matching them with a “who’s who” of more than 400 Nobel Laureates, elite scientists, and leaders from industry and global NGO’s. These included such luminaries as: Deputy Secretary-General of the United Nations Amina Mohammed; cable television pioneer Ted Turner; Chuan Poh Lim, Chairman, A*Star; Nobel Laureates Jerome Friedman, Sir Richard Roberts, Martin Chalfie, and Venkatraman Ramakrishnan; university presidents MILLION Lee Bollinger (Columbia), Richard Lifton (Rockefeller), Andrew Hamilton (New 20,000+ PEOPLE REACHED BY THE York University) and Nancy Zimpher, Chancellor Emeritus, The State University ACTIVE ACADEMY MEMBERS ACROSS THE GLOBE ACADEMY’S PROGRAMMING of ; PepsiCo Chairperson and CEO Indra Nooyi; Narayana Murthy, Chairman Emeritus Infosys; as well as former congressman and current CEO of AND PUBLISHING EACH YEAR COUNTRIES PARTNERED WITH AAAS, Rush Holt, to name a few. A comprehensive list can be found on: www. 100+ GLOBAL STEM ALLIANCE 2 nyas.org/contents/events/challenge-2030-attendees/. The event provided a forum for talented young innovators from more than 20 countries to showcase their solutions for the United Nation’s Sustainable 1.4+ MILLION Development Goals (SDGs) — more importantly, how these solutions might be 8,900 scaled up for practical development — while also gaining valuable feedback and MEMBERS OF THE ACADEMY ARE YOUNG, PROMISING encouragement from some of the world’s most brilliant minds. SCIENTISTS. THEY ARE STUDENTS, TEACHERS, AND DOWNLOADS OF The Academy’s continuing commitment to galvanize public-private partnerships POSTDOCTORAL FELLOWS ANNALS OF THE NEW YORK ACADEMY OF SCIENCES along with our programs to inspire STEM talent around the world are two of the collective action pillars that will carry us forward into our Third Century. Never before has the need to support science been so crucial. As you review our OF HIGH- 2017 achievements and initiatives, we hope you will feel inspired to become even 123,400 QUALITY STEM TM INSTRUCTION 140+ 40,000+ more deeply engaged in the Third Century of the World’s Smartest Network . DELIVERED TO Sincerely, HOURS STUDENTS IN SCIENTIFIC SOCIAL MEDIA FOLLOWERS 69 COUNTRIES EVENTS ANNUALLY

ELLIS RUBINSTEIN 2 President and CEO The New York Academy of Sciences In 2017 We Celebrated Our Bicentennial! Academy Conference Participants

1 2 3 4 SECTOR GENDER

51% ACADEMIA 3 2 5 19% INDUSTRY 8 12% HEALTHCARE 7 6 12 8% NOT-FOR-PROFIT 51 5% GOVERNMENT 19 3% PRESS 5 2% OTHER 11

AGE PARTICIPATION IMPACT

8 9 10 GAINED NEW 21 AND UNDER 2% 93% KNOWLEDGE 22–30 22% IN SCIENCE, TECHNOLOGY, ENGINEERING, OR 31–40 28% MATH (STEM)

1. January 29, 2017 marked the official 4. On May 2, 2017, New York Academy 7. Philanthropist Ted Turner dispenses 41–50 13% birthday of the New York Academy of of Sciences President and CEO, Ellis some wisdom to one of the Challenge HAD A Sciences and our 200th anniversary. Rubinstein presented an Honorary 2030 student participants. 51–64 22% 73% VALUABLE More than 150 Members and Academy Membership to King Carl 8. Nobel Laureate Jerome Friedman guests gathered at the Academy’s XVI Gustaf of Sweden. DISCUSSION WITH AT took a moment to speak with a group 65+ 13% headquarters to participate in the 5. Rain didn’t dampen the enthusiasm of students at Challenge 2030. LEAST ONE NEW CONTACT festivities, including the unveiling of of New York Academy of Sciences an exhibition showcasing a 200 year 9. A student team presents their project supporters who took part in the to assembled guests at Challenge historical timeline. March for Science on April 22, 2017. 2030. UNDERREPRESENTED MINORITIES (URMS) 2. On February 24, 2017, Paul Horn, 6. On May 8 and 9, students from Chair of Board of Governors, New 10. Taking a “selfie” with a view of more than 20 countries gathered the Manhattan skyline from the York Academy of Sciences and at the Academy’s headquarters Academy executives rang the New York Academy of Sciences for Challenge 2030. During this headquarters. 46% HISPANIC Opening Bell to start the trading day extraordinary event, students pitched at the New York Stock Exchange. practical solutions for the United 11. United Nations Deputy Secretary 21% AFRICAN AMERICAN Copyright: 2017 NYSE Group, Inc. Nation’s Sustainable Development General Amina Mohammed receives her Honorary Membership to the 10% 8% NATIVE AMERICANS / ALASKAN NATIVES 3. Nasdaq welcomes the New York Goals to an audience of VIPs that Academy of Sciences as Academy included Nobel Laureates, industry New York Academy of Sciences. UNDERREPRESENTED 4% US PACIFIC ISLANDERS executives ring the Closing Bell leaders, and academics. ending the trading day on January MINORITIES* 4% HAWAIIAN NATIVES 27, 2017. Photography by Christopher *3.8% NATIONAL AVG. OF Galluzzo/Nasdaq, Inc. URMS IN ACADEMIA 17% OTHER Data as of June 2015

4 5 Convening For Impact

Academy conferences spotlighted the trends, trailblazers, and breakthrough technologies across the fields of bioscience, physical science, and social science. More than 12,100 experts driving innovation across academia, industry, and related STEM organizations convened at 144 gatherings to share their advances and discuss topics as diverse as bioelectronic medicine, cancer immunotherapy, machine learning, the intersection of aging, nutrition, and metabolism, and what scientists should know about immigration and travel, following the White House Executive Order on Immigration.

Recognizing the unique capabilities of the private sector in combining scientific and technical resources, the Academy, with the encouragement of the United Nations, convened the inaugural Summit on Science Enablement for the Sustainable Development Goals. Thought leaders, including then UN BRANDED MOBILE EVENT APP Secretary General Ban Ki-moon, joined top executives from the private sector, leaders in academia, UN Member States and programs, NGOs, and The Academy launched an innovative and eco-friendly Mobile App for all research and policy institutes, to identify areas for collective action, proof- events — enhancing the attendee experience through paperless and person- of-concept projects, and key deliverables to strategically advance delivery alized schedule integration, attendee-to-attendee messaging, social sharing, of the 2030 Agenda. interactive polling, and added channels for Member and sponsor messaging. Another highlight was the The Kavli Human Project Workshop: Designing Data to Solve and State Challenges. This workshop convened policy makers before the launch of a 20-year study of 10,000 New York City resi- dents. The study will use big data to develop evidence-based policies on public LANDMARK CONFERENCE health, obesity, education, the aging population, and economic development and poverty. The project was featured in The New York Times and described The Need to Accelerate Therapeutic Development — as “the Framingham Project on steroids.” Must Randomized Controlled Trials Give Way? convened thought leaders who — in a public-facing dialogue — discussed the ethical, legal, medical, scientific, safety, and economic issues pertaining to the current design of clinical trials and future alternatives that could have profound effects on public health and the regulation of pharmaceuticals. Robert Califf, MD, former Commissioner of the U.S. Food and Drug Administration, and Janet Woodcock, MD, Director ABOVE: NYAS EVENTS Mobile Event App. of the FDA’s Center for Drug Evaluation and Research Making the attendee experience more relevant, delivered keynote addresses on modern trends in engaging, and personalized than ever before. clinical drug development, drawing high profile media coverage from Forbes and other outlets. RIGHT: Janet Woodcock, MD, Director of the Center for Drug Evaluation and Research at the U.S. Food and Drug Administration.

LEFT: Ban Ki-moon, former Secretary-General of the United Nations, at the inaugural Summit on Science Enablement for the Sustainable Development Goals.

6 7 Supporting Research in Innovators in the Service of Humanity Science Award

THE SACKLER INSTITUTE FOR NUTRITION SCIENCE The Innovators in Science Award, sponsored by Takeda The Sackler Institute for Nutrition Science hosted various conferences on trending topics. An event titled Little Beans, Big Opportunities: Realizing the Pharmaceutical Company Limited, and administered Potential of Pulses to Meet Today’s Global Health Challenges brought together by the New York Academy of Sciences, was established industry and public health experts to discuss the future of pulses and beans in human diets. The conference Antibiotics in Food: Can Less Do More? deliv- to recognize a promising Early Career Scientist and ered our first-ever live-streamed panel discussion on this issue, attracting a outstanding Senior Scientist for their contributions diverse, highly motivated audience. The Sackler Institute also focused on its three Working Groups: Obesity, Diabetes, and Nutrition-related Diseases; to science in the therapeutic areas of , Nutrition for Aging Populations; and Technology and Innovation for Food, Gastroenterology, Regenerative Medicine, and Oncology. Agriculture, and Nutrition, convening groups of global experts to analyze A total of 170 nominations from 28 countries were received nutrition research gaps. A partnership with the Ministry of Health Malaysia brought Sackler Institute staff to Kelantan, along with experts from Columbia in the inaugural award cycle. Two prizes of $200,000 will University, to participate in a conference and training workshop on behavior be awarded at a ceremony and symposium in New York City change interventions for Malaysia’s obesity prevention program. in November 2017.

The Sackler Institute Annual Research Grants focused on the INTERSTELLAR INITIATIVE areas of nutrition science explored by current Sackler Institute for Nutrition Science Working Groups. Awardees’ topics included The Interstellar Initiative — presented jointly with the Japan Agency for Med- interventions for consumption of sustainable oils, eating preferences ical Research and Development — was launched to bring together the most in older adults experiencing dentition problems, and a mouse model promising Early Career Investigators from Japan, America, and the world in the of macrosomia in gestational diabetes fields of Cancer, Regenerative Medicine, and Neuroscience, providing support for the formation of international research collaborations with expert mentor- ship from leading senior scientists among the Academy’s network. POLICY GROUP

In September, the National Science Technology and Innovation Policy Office, Ministry of Science and Technology of Thailand, and the New York Academy of Sciences (NYAS) organized a full-day session at the ASEAN STI Forum focused on the “STEM Paradox and Ecosystem Development in ASEAN.” Using the framework outlined in “The Global STEM Paradox” whitepaper, over 100 government, academic, and business leaders attended panel discussions and participated in breakout sessions to develop recommendations and action steps to address the STEM Paradox and strengthen the essential components of a STEM ecosystem in ASEAN. Recommendations were presented to the ASEAN Committee on Science and Technology as input for the design of the ASEAN Plan of Action on Science, Technology and Innovation (APASTI) 2016-2015.

The Academy continues to serve in an advisory capacity for three clean energy proof-of-concept centers funded by the New York State Energy Research and Development Authority (NYSERDA), with the goal of helping inventors and scientists turn clean technology ideas into successful companies. The Academy recently expanded this partnership to include data collection and expanded communications activities. ABOVE AND RIGHT: Participants interacting at the Interstellar Initiative launch event.

8 9 THE BLAVATNIK NATIONAL AWARDS CEREMONY

Blavatnik Awards for The 2016 Blavatnik National Awards Ceremony was held on September 12, 2016 at the American Museum of Natural History, where more than Young Scientists 200 guests from academia, business, and media honored the third class of 28 National Finalists and 3 National Laureates — Phil Baran (The Institute), David Charbonneau (), and Michael Rape (University of California, Berkeley). Laureates were each presented with In Spring 2017, The Blavatnik Awards for Young medals and $250,000 in unrestricted funds. Scientists in the United Kingdom and the Blavatnik The 2017 Blavatnik National Awards received 308 nominations from 149 Awards for Young Scientists in Israel were announced, institutions throughout the country. The 30 Finalists were announced on May 31, 2017, and the three 2017 National Laureates — Melanie S. Sanford inviting nominations of outstanding young scientists and (University of Michigan), Feng Zhang (The Broad Institute of MIT and engineers in Chemistry, Physical Sciences & Engineering, Harvard), and Yi Cui (Stanford University) — were announced on June 27, 2017. and Sciences. In Israel, the New York Academy of Sciences collaborates with the Israel Academy of Sciences and Humanities to administer the Awards. The inaugural THE BLAVATNIK SCIENCE SYMPOSIUM

Blavatnik Awards honorees in the United Kingdom and in The third annual Blavatnik Science Symposium was hosted by the Academy Israel will be announced in early 2018. on July 18 and 19, 2016. More than 70 members of the Blavatnik Science Scholars Community were joined by other scientific luminaries and leaders from industry and media, including professor Stuart THE BLAVATNIK REGIONAL AWARDS Firestein, who delivered the keynote address, “Ignorance, Failure, Doubt, and Uncertainty: Why Science Is So Successful.” All Blavatnik honorees shared The 2016 Blavatnik Regional Awards received 125 postdoctoral nominations their latest research with each other, a practice that has resulted in several from 24 academic and research institutions across New York, New Jersey, and multidisciplinary collaborations and a deeply engaged alumni community Connecticut. Three winners and six finalists were honored and presented with that continues to connect and innovate. medals and a total of $150,000 in unrestricted funds during the Academy’s 125 Annual Gala on November 7, 2016. POSTDOCTORAL NOMINATIONS from 24 ACADEMIC AND RESEARCH INSTITUTIONS

LEFT: 2016 Blavatnik Regional Awards Winner and Finalists in the Life Sciences category: William Anderegg (left), Rachel BELOW: In 2016 Dr. Christoph Bregler, Perry (middle), and Kate Meyer (right) computer scientist and 2007 Blavatnik Regional accompanied by presenter Craig Thompson Award Faculty Finalist (left) and Ronald Mallet (far left) of Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer received a Technical Achievement Award from Center and Peter Thoren (far right) of the the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Scienc- Blavatnik Family Foundation. es for engineering enhanced real-time motion capture technology used in films such asAvatar and Star Wars: The Force Awakens.

RIGHT: (From left to right) 2016 Blavatnik National Laureates Michael Rape, David Charbonneau, and Phil Baran

10 11 STEM CERTIFICATION PROGRAM

Building the In December, the Academy co-hosted an event with the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, to launch its STEM Certification STEM Pipeline Program. Based on the GSA STEM Education Framework — a research- based set of best practices developed in partnership with SRI Education and an international advisory board of experts — the program provides thought leadership and identifies best-in-class learning materials designed The Global STEM Alliance (GSA) is a world-wide talent to prepare students for the demands of 21st-century STEM careers. identification and cultivation network, made up of more TM than 300 partners and reaching participants in over 100 countries. GSA initiatives are designed to inspire and prepare the next generation of innovators by focusing on three key program areas: mentorship, innovation challenges, and career and college readiness. Together we are committed to a goal of building a global network of over 1,000,000 STEM students in more than 100 countries by 2030.

During 2016 several new GSA initiatives helped us reach over 15,000 students, scientists-in-training, educators and STEM professionals around the globe with more than 175,000 in person and online mentoring hours. These include:

• An expansion of program offerings to Pre-K through second grade teachers and students, as well as new in-person and online training courses in leadership, teaching and research management, nearly doubling available programming for educators and undergraduates.

• In the summer of 2016, the Academy hosted the first annual Global STEM Alliance Summit with 120 students and mentors from 20 countries who networked with corporate leaders, conducted field research and joined the ranks of the worlds’ smartest network by becoming the next generation of Academy Members. The second cohorts of 1000 Girls, 1000 Futures and The Junior Academy were selected through a competitive application process that identified over 1,000 of the brightest students from 112 countries.

• In Fall 2016, the Academy launched the Infosys Next Scholars program and welcomed a class of 300 mentor/mentee pairs of female computer scientists from US universities. This program builds upon the success of the original Next Scholars program, which started in 2012 as a part- nership between the Academy and the US Department of State. Many graduates of the original program have completed college and joined the Academy as mentors and leaders.

• An investment by United Technologies Corporation, announced in November 2016, will expand the GSA’s reach to close to 200,000 participants a year by 2017.

12 13 Publications Financial Statement

Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences publishes OPERATING SUPPORT AND REVENUE two issues per month in all areas of science, though predominantly in the biological sciences. Issues present Membership Fees ��������������������������������������������������������������������������������������� $703,395 Original Research Articles and/or commissioned Review Publication Sales And Advertising ������������������������������������������������������$2,446,194 Articles. In 2016, the latest rankings by Clarivate Analytics of 11,459 journals in 81 countries journals worldwide $ Grants And Contributions ��������������������������������������������������������������������$19,724,592 showed Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences Registration And Meetings Fees ��������������������������������������������������������� $1,443,328 ranked 885 of the 11,459 journals. Interest And Dividends ���������������������������������������������������������������������������������$89,581

Other Income �������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������$20,682 Annals usage remains strong, with 1.8M unique visitors, ~1.5M full-text downloads, and 44,545 citations. World­wide, 5,302 institutions purchased Total Operating Support And Revenue �����������������������������������������$24,427,772 subscription access, while another ~5,200 institutions were provided low- cost or free access via Wiley’s philanthropic initiatives. Total revenue in 2016 was $3.26M. RANKED OPERATING EXPENSES Nine annual scholarly Reviews Series are special Annals content because they are uniquely planned and edited by external experts in their fields; the series include: The Year in Cognitive Neuroscience, The Year in Diabetes and Program Expenses ������������������������������������������������������������������������������� $ 16,457,007 Obesity, The Year in Evolutionary , The Year in Ecology and Conservation TH Fundraising ����������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������� $ 2,493,524 Biology, The Year in Immunology, Addiction Reviews, Antimicrobial Therapeutics Reviews, The Year in Human and Medical , and The Year in Neurology OF 64 $ General And Administrative ��������������������������������������������������������������� $ 3,134,744 and Psychiatry. Each has a dedicated editor(s) and editorial advisory board 8 who develop the annual roster of prospective authors and topics. These se- MULTIDISCIPLINARY Total Operating Expenses �������������������������������������������������������������� $ 22,085,275 ries offer scholarly reviews of quality equal to any top journal, as evidenced JOURNALS WORLDWIDE by numbers of annual citations.

IMPACT BOOK SERIES 4.706 FACTOR The Academy and Wiley co-branded Book Series published its first book. Journal Citation Reports® Science Neurobiological Basis of Migraine by Turgay Dalkara and Michael A. Moskowitz Edition (Thomson Reuters, 2016) Change In Net Assets Before Depreciation...... $2,342,497 (ISBN: 978-1-118-96719). Less: Depreciation Expense ����������������������������������������������������������������������������$1,800,731 Other books in progress include: • Building Brains 2e $ Change In Net Assets After Depreciation And Before Realized And Unrealized Gains On Investments �������������������������������������������������������������������$541,766 • Microscopy-Based Imaging in and Disease $ • Bacterial Molecular Genetics Realized And Unrealized Gains On Investments ������������������������������������ ($249,126 ) • Postharvest Biology and Nanotechnology of Fruits, Change In Net Assets ��������������������������������������������������������������������������������������� $790,892 Vegetables and Flowers • Glial Biology

The above data has been condensed from the consolidated financial statements as of June 30, 2017, audited by EisnerAmper, LLP. Copies of the audited statements including the accountant’s unmodified opinion are available from the Academy upon request.

14 15 February 21 – 24, 2017 December 7, 2016 November 3, 2016 Mid-Winter Break Science Camp Dreaming: A Gateway to the Microbial Influences in Cardio- Conferences, Discussion Groups, for Middle Schoolers Unconscious? Metabolic Diseases and Scientific Events February 15, 2017 December 6, 2016 November 2, 2016 The Deeper Self: An Expanded Alzheimer’s Disease as a Grantsmanship for Students and View of Consciousness Neurovascular Inflammatory Disorder Postdocs: F30, F31, F32

March 27, 2017 February 6, 2017 December 5, 2016 November 1, 2016 – February 9, 2017 LIVESTREAMS AND WEBINARS Close Encounters: The Dilemmas Integrity Discussion Group Ancient , Clinical Research Management of Contact for Isolated Indigenous Paleoenvironments, Archaeology Online Course Fall/Winter 2016 The Academy used the power of livestreaming, and Peoples of the February 6, 2017 and the Peopling of the Americas Lyceum Society February 2017 October 29 – December 10, 2016 archived video on demand, to put our ideas and events in March 21, 2017 Meeting December 5, 2016 From Scientists to CSO: front of audiences around the world. This year, more than Exosomes in the CNS Genome Integrity Discussion Group Experiencing the Scientific Method February 3 – 4, 2017 as your Guide to Career Success 13,900 people watched an Academy event via Livestream March 17 – 19, 2017 Learn Basic Computing Skills to Be December 5, 2016 or Webinar, more than doubling our worldwide virtual Interstellar Initiative More Effective in the Lab Lyceum 2016 Holiday Luncheon October 26, 2016 audience compared to the prior year. Delving Within: The New Science March 13, 2017 January 30, 2017 December 2, 2016 of the Unconscious Targeting Tau in Alzheimer’s Re-Framing the Impacts of Cold Aging and Nutrition: Novel June 21 – 22, 2017 May 11, 2017 Disease and Related Disorders War CIA Fronts Approaches and Techniques October 25, 2016 The Need to Accelerate Teaching Kids to Program with Emerging Paradigms in Drug Therapeutic Development—Must KIBO Workshop March 8, 2017 January 29, 2017 November 29, 2016 Discovery & Chemical Biology Randomized Trials Give Way? Webinar: What International Celebrate 200: The New York Summit on Science and Technology May 1, 2017 Scientists Should Know about Academy of Sciences 200th Enablement for the Sustainable October 24, 2016 June 19, 2017 Lyceum Society May 2017 Meeting Immigration and Travel Anniversary Exhibition Opening Development Goals Re-framing Punishment Genome Integrity Discussion Group June 2017 April 27, 2017 March 7, 2017 January 28, 2017 November 15, 2016 October 7, 2016 Industry Research Postdoctoral You, Too, Can Peer Review! A Guide Risky Business – The Future of Mucosal Healing of the Intestinal Advances in the Neurobiology June 13 – 14, 2017 Programs for Contributing to the Peer Review Biopharmaceutical Innovation Epithelial Barrier of Mental Illness Neuroplasticity, Process Neuroregeneration, and Brain April 25, 2017 January 19, 2017 November 12, 2016 October 3, 2016 Repair Complement Pathways in Disease March 6, 2017 Webinar: Is a Postbac Right for You? Wikipedia Genome Integrity Discussion Group Lyceum Society March 2017 Editathon 2016 June 12, 2017 April 24, 2017 Meeting January 19, 2017 September 26, 2016 Lyceum Society June 2017 Meeting Unraveling Disciplinary Mind-sets The New York Structural Biology November 10, 2016 Framing Lecture Series 1: “Making March 3, 2017 Discussion Group 12th Winter Epigenetics in Cancer: Accessible Futures: From Ramps to June 5, 2017 April 18, 2017 11th Annual Machine Learning Meeting Translational Medicine Approaches #cripthevote” 2017 Ross Prize in Molecular March for Science – Sign Making Symposium Medicine – Regulating Immunity: Event January 3, 2017 November 9, 2016 September 26, 2016 Fc Biology March 1, 2017 Lyceum Society January 2017 Equivalence of Complex Drug Lyceum Society October 2016 April 11, 2017 Quantitative Approaches in Meeting Products: Scientific and Regulatory Meeting May 25, 2017 Therapy for Rare Diseases Immuno-Oncology Challenges Targeting Cancer Metabolism and December 13, 2016 September 22, 2016 Signaling April 10, 2017 February 27, 2017 The Changing Landscape for November 7, 2016 Understanding Autophagy to Genome Integrity Discussion Water and the Big History of the Postdocs in the US: Potential Lyceum Society November 2016 Enhance Clinical Discovery: The May 24, 2017 Group Pre-Columbian Mississippi Valley Implications and Systemic Changes Meeting 2016 Dr. Paul Janssen Award Chemical Biology Discussion Group to Support Postdocs in the US Symposium Year-End Symposium April 3, 2017 February 27 – 28, 2017 Beyond the FLSA Ruling November 7, 2016 – February 9, 2017 Lyceum Society April 2017 Meeting Frontiers in Cancer Immunotherapy Scientists Teaching Science Online September 21 – September 23, 2016 May 15 – 17, 2017 December 8, 2016 Course: Fall/Winter 2016 13th Key Symposium 2016: 13th International Conference on February 23, 2017 Fostering a Scientific Mindset: Bioelectronic Medicine – Myasthenia Gravis and Related Non-Academic Career Tracks for OECD 2015 PISA Results for Technology Targeting Molecular Disorders International Scientists Scientific Literacy Mechanisms

16 17 September 16, 2016 eBRIEFINGS Antibiotics in Food: Can Less Big Data, Consumer Technology, Do More? PODCASTS A Cross-Fertilization of Ideas: The Face of Science: 200 Years of the New York Myths and Misconceptions and the Obesity Epidemic: Multimedia recaps of Emerging Science and Ethical Multiple Sclerosis: Diagnostic and Inform the public about Academy of Sciences Air Date: October 5, 2016 Academy meetings Treatment Frontiers Air Date: January 26, 2017 Considerations important scientific topics in designed to help a global The Rise of Human Consciousness September 15, 2016 The Addicted Brain and New an easily digestible format; The Face of Science: Mentors Air Date: September 15, 2016 audience stay informed and Connections 198th Annual Meeting of the New Treatment Frontiers: 6th Annual available on the Academy’s York Academy of Sciences about the latest research Aspen Brain Forum Air Date: December 22, 2016 Proof of Concept Centers: From website and on iTunes. Proof to Product presented at Academy September 9, 2016 MicroRNAs: A Gene Silencing A Quantum State of Mind Air Date: August 25, 2016 Protein Engineering and Protein conferences and events. Mechanism with Therapeutic Proof of Concept Centers: Air Date: December 8, 2016 Therapeutics Implications Meeting the Market The Emerging Science of Complexity You, Too, Can Peer Review Air Date: March 9, 2017 The Face of Science: Teaching Air Date: August 4, 2016 September 8, 2016 Surgery and Cognition: Teachers Targeting Inflammation and Frontiers in Cancer Immunotherapy Delirium, Cognitive Decline, and Finding the Nutritional Key Air Date: November 17, 2016 Understanding the Biological Podocytopathy in Chronic Kidney Opportunities to Protect the Brain to Longevity Basis of Pediatric Cancer Disease Alzheimer’s Disease as a Air Date: February 16, 2017 Are We Alone in the Universe? Air Date: July 19, 2016 Neurovascular Inflammatory HIV 2016: HIV and Non- Air Date: October 27, 2016 August 29, 2016 Disorder Communicable Diseases Teaching Kids to Program with KIBO What International Scientists The of Everything ANNALS OF February 2017, Volume 1390 October 2016, Volume 1382 Should Know about Immigration THE NEW YORK Special Issue: Staple Crops Human Health in the Face of August 23, 2016 and Travel Food–Microbiome Interaction: ACADEMY OF SCIENCES Biofortified with Vitamins and Climate Change Info session about the NSF Graduate Implications for Health and Disease Minerals – Considerations for The 2016 Blavatnik Science a Public Health Strategy October 2016, Volume 1381 Research Fellowship Program June 2017, Volume 1398 Symposium Special Issue: The 13th OESO World Sohn Conference: Pediatric Cancer Special Issue: Phytochemicals February 2017, Volume 1389 Conference: The Esophagiome II August 18, 2016 in a Post-genomic World in Medicine and Food I Microbial Influences in Cardio- Special Issue: The Year in Webinar: VISA Mechanisms for Metabolic Diseases Evolutionary Biology September 2016, Volume 1380 Scientists Epigenetics: Cancer and Beyond June 2017, Volume 1397 Special Issue: The 13th OESO World Special Issue: Tight Junctions Understanding Autophagy to January 2017, Volume 1388 Conference: The Esophagiome I August 1 – August 5, 2016 Disease Drivers of Aging: The 2016 and Their Proteins I Enhance Clinical Discovery: The Special Issue: Antimicrobial SEISMIC: The Science Mindset Advances in Geroscience Summit 2016 Dr. Paul Janssen Award Therapeutics Reviews September 2016, Volume 1379 Collaborative May 2017, Volume 1396 Symposium Special Issue: Fortification of Special Issue: The Year in January 2017, Volume 1387 Condiments and Seasonings with July 28, 2016 Cognitive Neuroscience Equivalence of Complex Drug Special Issue: Data Science, Vitamins and Minerals in Public 1000 Girls, 1000 Futures Awards Products: Scientific and Regulatory Learning, and Applications to Health II & Sustainable Development Goals May 2017, Volume 1395 Challenges Biomedical and Health Sciences Panel / Global STEM Alliance 2016 Special Issue: Annals Reports August 2016, Volume 1378 Summit Grantsmanship for Graduate December 2016, Volume 1386 Special Issue: Countermeasures April 2017, Volume 1394 Students and Postdocs: F30, F31, Special Issue: Annals Reports Against Chemical Treats II July 14, 2016 Special Issue: Addiction Reviews The Ins and Outs of Scientific F32 December 2016, Volume 1385 August 2016, Volume 1377 Publishing with Elsevier April 2017, Volume 1393 Advances in the Neurobiology of Special Issue: Annals Reports (2) Special Issue: Beyond the IQ Test Special Issue: Women’s and Mental Illness July 13, 2016 Adolescent Nutrition November 2016, Volume 1384 July 2016, Volume 1376 MicroRNAs: A Gene Silencing Aging and Nutrition: Novel Special Issue: From Knowledge to Special Issue: MARROW Mechanism with Therapeutic March 2017, Volume 1392 Approaches and Techniques Wisdom: Science and the Good Life Implications Special Issue: The Potential of July 2016, Volume 1375 Pulses to Meet Today’s Health Big Data, Consumer Technology, November 2016, Volume 1383 Special Issue: Annals Reports Challenges and the Obesity Epidemic: Special Issue: Musculoskeletal

Emerging Science and Ethical Repair and Regeneration March 2017, Volume 1391 Considerations Special Issue: The Year in Diabetes and Obesity

18 19 MISSION PARTNERS FY17 LEAD SUPPORTERS FY17 Incyte Corporation Brown and Brown of New York InfuCare Rx Masaki Tan Urban Green Council ($1,000,000+) ($50,000 - $99,999) Inc. Supporters The Institute of Food Research Inovio Pharmaceuticals, Inc. Televisa Foundation U.S.-Mexico Foundation The Blavatnik Family Abbott Nutrition Karen Burke Kavli Human Project Thomas Campbell Jackson and Terumo BCT Waters Corporation Foundation AOL Charitable Foundation Robert Cadoux Pamela Brandt Jackson MISSION PARTNERS LIFETIME The Dr. Mortimer D. Sackler Medidata Solutions TESARO, Inc. Weill Cornell Medicine ($1,000,000 +) Aspen Brain Institute Campbell Soup Company Japan Science and Technology Foundation David K. A. 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