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On Monday, October 30, 2023 the Physics Department at Brooklyn College will have a very special guest speaker — the physicist, oceanographer, broadcaster, and author Dr. Helen Czerski. Dr. Czerski is an associate professor in the department of mechanical engineering at University College London. Her talk will explain the physics behind the ocean’s various circulation systems based on research she has done across the globe, from the equator to the poles. This is the topic of her latest book, The Blue Machine: How the Ocean Works.

The event will take place from 2:15–3:45 PM in the Sam Skurnick Lecture Hall, New Ingersoll Room 148, Brooklyn College. Midwood Science Research and Ocean Science students who attend and complete a short assignment afterwards will receive class credit (for Science Research it’s +4 points). If you are interested, use the QR code in this PDF to take you to the Eventbrite registration page. Send confirmation of registration to elert@midwoodscience.org as soon as possible. We are running this as a field trip and are limited by NYC DOE regulations to a maximum of 60 students. Register now before we exceed the maximum.

The Rockefeller University invites you to participate in Talking Science with renowned Rockefeller scientists who will explore the fundamentals of Infectious Diseases and Immunology. Topics covered in this virtual webinar will include a variety of diseases, how they spread, and what we can do to protect ourselves from them.

Talking Science is an annual event designed for grades 9–12, led by members of The Rockefeller University's elite faculty. This year's event will be held virtually on January 10, 2022 as a Zoom webinar. Register now! A unique Zoom link will be sent to you prior to the lecture.

Two points of extra credit will be awarded to all students who provide proof of attendance on the day of the event and complete the Google Classroom version of this assignment for any one of the speakers before 9:00 AM Tuesday, January 11.

Before There Was COVID, There Was (And Is!) Tuberculosis Jeremy M. Rock, Ph.D. Assistant Professor and head, Laboratory of Host-Pathogen Biology, The Rockefeller University

Mosquitoes: The World's Most Dangerous Animal Leslie B. Vosshall, Ph.D. Robin Chemers Neustein Professor and head, Laboratory of Neurogenetics and Behavior, The Rockefeller University; Investigator, Howard Hughes Medical Institute

Antibody-Based Therapies For HIV And COVID-19 Christian Gaebler, M.D. Assistant Professor of Clinical Investigation, Robert S. Wennett Fellow, Laboratory of Molecular Immunology, The Rockefeller University

On Wednesday, November 13, 2019, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center will host its fourteenth annual Major Trends in Modern Cancer Research lecture for high school and college students. (Members of the public are also welcome to attend.) The event will take place from 5:30–7:30 PM on the first floor of Memorial Sloan Kettering's Rockefeller Research Laboratories building (430 East 67th Street, between York and First Avenues).

Registration is preferred for this free event. Get there a bit early if possible to get a good seat. Pizza and refreshments will be served before the lecture begins. Single use MetroCards will be made available for any student who needs one to attend.

One point of extra credit will be awarded to all students who attend and complete this assignment for any one of the speakers. (Consult the Extra Credit web page for more info.) Official attendance is taken by group photo at the end of the event. Submit your completed (typed) assignment to Mr. Elert's Research Room mailbox by Friday, November 15.

Moderator Memorial Sloan Kettering President Craig B. Thompson studies molecular signaling pathways that regulate nutrient uptake and the role these pathways play in the regulation of cell growth and survival.

Seeking order in genomic chaos: how chromosomal instability shapes cancer evolution Radiation oncologist Samuel F. Bakhoum is working to understand more about how cancer grows and spreads.

Metabolic Regulation of Cell Fate Decisions Cell biologist Lydia Finley investigates how cellular metabolic pathways regulate cell fate decisions in stem cells and cancer cells.

Immunotherapy for Patients with Lung Cancer Medical oncologist Matthew D. Hellmann's research focuses on developing innovative and effective ways to harness the body's immune system to fight cancer.

The Brooklyn Subsection of the New York Section of the American Chemical Society is proud to present the Brooklyn Frontiers in Science Public Lecture — a free public seminar, entitled "The Coming Epidemic of Neurodegenerative Disease and What Science is Doing About It" delivered by Prof. Gregory Petsko of Weill Cornell Medical School.

This event is free and open to the public, so please let your friends know. The flyer can be downloaded here. Please register so we can plan refreshments accordingly. Check out the event on Facebook. Extra credit will be awarded to students who complete the usual requirements for attending a lecture.

Students will join Rockefeller's Dr. Toshiki Nakashige, the host of Scientist podcast, as he interviews Victor Torres, Associate Professor of Microbiology at NYU School of Medicine. Learn about the opportunistic bacteria Staphylococcus aureus, and about Victor's scientific journey, which starts in Puerto Rico.

This event is open to all high school students in the New York City area, free of charge. Register with Eventbrite for a free ticket. Extra credit will be awarded to students who complete the usual requirements for attending a lecture.

On Wednesday, November 7, 2018, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center will host its twelfth annual Major Trends in Modern Cancer Research lecture for high school and college students. (Members of the public are also welcome to attend.) The event will take place from 5:30–7:30 PM on the first floor of Memorial Sloan Kettering's Rockefeller Research Laboratories building (430 East 67th Street, between York and First Avenues).

Registration is preferred for this free event. Get there a bit early if possible to get a good seat. Pizza and refreshments will be served before the lecture begins. Single use MetroCards will be made available for any student who needs one to attend.

One point of extra credit will be awarded to all students who attend and complete this assignment for any one of the speakers. (Consult the Extra Credit web page for more info.) Official attendance is taken by group photo at the end of the event. Submit your completed (typed) assignment to Mr. Elert's Research Room mailbox by Friday, November 9.

Moderator Memorial Sloan Kettering President Craig B. Thompson studies molecular signaling pathways that regulate nutrient uptake and the role these pathways play in the regulation of cell growth and survival.

T-Cell Immunotherapy for Solid Tumors Physician-scientist Prasad Adusumilli studies tumor immunology and the development of T-cell-mediated immunotherapy for thoracic malignancies and pleural-based diseases.

Big Ideas in Small Spaces: Brain Tumor Microenvironments Physician-scientist Adrienne Boire studies metastasis to the central nervous system.

Decoding the Complexity of the Cancer Cell Society Cancer biologist Tuomas Tammela investigates cellular heterogeneity in lung, pancreatic and colon cancers.

Dr. Erez Levanon from the Bar-Ilan University in Ramat Gan, Israel will be presenting a public lecture on A-to-I RNA editing at the New York Genome Center in Tribeca this Monday, December 18 from 4:00–5:30.

"The role of RNA modifications in gene regulation is becoming increasingly appreciated. RNA editing, specifically A-to-I editing by ADAR enzymes, is unique in altering not only the fate of the RNA molecule, but also the genetic information it contains (recoding)."

Ms. Ross is awarding extra credit to all Advanced Placement Biology students that attend. Science Research students will also receive extra credit if they attend and complete the usual assignment. Due to the technical nature of the lecture, only students who have completed or are currently enrolled in AP Bio may attend. Register online through the Eventbrite website. In addition, please email a screen shot of your ticket along with a photo of yourself at the event to Mr. Elert.

On Wednesday, November 8, 2017, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center will host its twelfth annual Major Trends in Modern Cancer Research lecture for high school and college students. (Members of the public are also welcome to attend.) The event will take place from 5:30–7:30 PM on the first floor of Memorial Sloan Kettering's Rockefeller Research Laboratories building (430 East 67th Street, between York and First Avenues).

Registration is preferred for this free event. Get there a bit early if possible to get a good seat. Pizza and refreshments will be served before the lecture beginz. Single use MetroCards will be made available for any student who needs one to attend.

One point of extra credit will be awarded to all students who attend and complete this assignment for any one of the speakers. (Consult the Extra Credit webpage for more info.) Official attendance is taken by group photo at the end of the event. Submit your completed (typed) assignment to Mr. Elert's Research Room mailbox by Friday, November 10.

Moderator Memorial Sloan Kettering President Craig B. Thompson studies molecular signaling pathways that regulate nutrient uptake and the role these pathways play in the regulation of cell growth and survival.

Harnessing the Immune System to Fight Cancer: Rewiring the Molecular Circuitry of T cells for Cancer Immunotherapy Cancer immunologist Andrea Schietinger investigates immune responses to cancer, molecular mechanisms underlying tumor-induced T cell dysfunction, and new approaches for cancer immunotherapy.

Develop the Organism, Kill the Cancer: Understanding the Evolutionary Origins of New Forms of Cell Death and Their Effects on Cancer Cell biologisy Michael H. Overholtzer studies the mechanisms of tumor initiation and progression, cell adhesion, and cell death.

Shedding Light on Inflammation: Imaging White Blood Cell Recruitment in Live Zebrafish Cell biologist Philipp M. Niethammer investigates wound responses using advanced imaging approaches in zebrafish.

Let me know if you're interested in attending this event. I will register you on Thursday. A link to an online form has been emailed to you. Students are not allowed to register themselves. Please note the date and time. Do not sign up if there is even the slightest chance you will back out. Space is very limited.

Save the Date The Rockefeller University invites your school to participate in Talking Science Spend a day on campus at The Rockefeller University with Jean-Laurent Casanova, M.D., Ph.D. pioneering immunologist, pediatrician, and geneticist, to learn how genetics plays a major role in human susceptibility to infectious diseases. Are Infectious Diseases Only Infectious? Saturday, January 7, 2017 The Rockefeller University Caspary Auditorium 1230 York Avenue at East 66th Street New York, NY 10065 Talking Science is intended for high school students (preferably juniors and seniors) with a strong interest in science and their teachers only. Student attendance is limited to ten per school. Registration is required and will be accepted on a first-come, first-served basis. This event is provided at no cost to the school or students. Registration opens on Thursday, December 1, 2016. Information packets will be mailed to your school in advance of the registration open date. giveandjoin.rockefeller.edu/talkingscience

Contact me immediately if you wish to attend this lecture AND are available. It runs from 10:00 AM to 2:00 PM on the second Saturday in January. Space is limited and I must register early on Tuesday, December 1. Last year, we were only allowed 2 students because I waited until the end of the day to register. It filled up that quickly. Because demand is so high for this event, students who register and don’t show up (thus locking out other students) will have their grade lowered.

Save the Date The Rockefeller University invites your school to participate in Talking science Spend a day on campus at The Rockefeller University with preeminent biochemist and physician,Thomas P. Sakmar, M.D., to learn the science of drug discovery, and how new technology is transforming medicine. Drug Discovery 101: Precision Medicine for the 21st Century Saturday, January 9, 2016      The Rockefeller University Caspary Auditorium 1230 York Avenue at East 66th Street New York, NY 10065     Talking Science is intended for high school students only (preferably juniors and seniors) with a strong interest in science. Student attendance is limited to ten per school. Registration is required and will be accepted on a first-come, first-served basis. This event is provided at no cost to the school or students. Registration opens on Tuesday, December 1, 2015. Information packets will be mailed to your school in advance of the registration open date. www.rockefeller.edu/talkingscience