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  • Past Events

    Monday, February 8, 2010 | 7:00 PM - 9:00 PM

    Dragon Seed: Chinese Immigrant Youths in New York City

    Speakers: Uwe P. Gielen (St. Francis College) and Ting Lei (Borough of Manhattan Community College & Teachers College)

    The NYAS Psychology Section presents programs about contemporary issues and research in the field.

    Monday, February 8, 2010 | 2:00 PM - 5:15 PM

    Genome Integrity Discussion Group Meeting

    Organizers: Titia de Lange (The Rockefeller University), John Petrini (Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center), and Rodney Rothstein (Columbia University Medical Center)

    The Genome Integrity Discussion Group presents meetings featuring talks by graduate students, post-docs, or laboratory heads from the tri-state area with an emphasis on new and emerging data in the area of chromosome biology and function.

    Friday, February 5, 2010 | 8:00 AM - 5:00 PM

    Electronic Health Records: Where Do We Go From Here?

    Organizer: Vincent P. Tomaselli (Center for Advanced Information Management, Columbia University)

    The conference topic – electronic health records (EHR) – is an important issue that has been brought to the forefront of national emphasis by both government and industry. It has been proposed that the use of EHR will improve healthcare delivery and reduce costs and medical errors. The goals of this forum include creating dialogue about the latest EHR developments; to inform delegates about new innovations; to provide an opportunity for expert developers and users to discuss their problems and brainstorm solutions; and to provide networking opportunities between leaders in this field that may lead to future collaborations.

    Wednesday, January 27, 2010 | 6:00 PM - 8:00 PM

    Wonders of Nature and Miracles of Medicine: Popularizing Science in LIFE Magazine, 1936-1972

    Speaker: Bert Hansen (Baruch College, City University of New York)

    The History and Philosophy of Science Section of the New York Academy of Sciences holds multiple meetings covering a wide range of topics within the field.

    Wednesday, January 27, 2010 | 6:00 PM - 8:00 PM

    Achieving Energy Efficiency with Simple Technologies

    Speakers: Lorey Flick (ADS Engineers) and Strachen Forgan (Sasaki Associates)

    The second event in this year's green buildings series will highlight two examples of innovative designs resulting in cost-effective energy efficient solutions.

    Wednesday, January 27, 2010 | 1:15 PM - 5:00 PM

    Nosocomial Infections: Challenges in Vaccine Development

    Organizer: Michael Watson (Sanofi Pasteur)

    This meeting will focus on current knowledge about vaccines for nosocomial infections. Talks will discuss host immunology, as well as lessons learned from vaccines already in use and those under development.

    Tuesday, January 26, 2010 | 9:00 AM - 5:00 PM

    Phosphodiesterase Targets for Cognitive Dysfunction and Schizophrenia

    Organizers: Lawrence P. Wennogle (Intra-Cellular Therapies, Inc.) and Peter Hutson (Merck and Co., Inc.)

    The symposium will focus on phosphodiesterase (PDE) inhibitors for schizophrenia and cognitive disorders, review the theoretical basis of different PDEs, and chart the most recent progress towards human clinical testing.

    Monday, January 25, 2010 | 7:15 PM - 9:00 PM

    The Deep History of "the Animal Question"

    Speakers: Brian Boyd (Columbia University) and Genese Marie Sodikoff (Rutgers University)

    The Academy's Anthropology Section is the crossroads for four-field anthropology in the greater New York area.

    Monday, January 25, 2010 | 4:00 PM - 6:30 PM

    A Chemical Biology Approach to Epigenetics

    Speakers: Hening Lin (Cornell University), Anthony A. Sauve (Weill Cornell Medical College) and Song Tan (Penn State)

    The Chemical Biology Discussion Group brings together chemists and biologists interested in learning about the latest ideas in this rapidly growing field.

    Thursday, January 21, 2010 | 1:00 PM - 3:00 PM

    Lyceum Society - From the Babylonians to Newton: The Evolution of Exact Science in Geography and Astronomy

    Speaker: Joel Kirman, CE

    The Lyceum Society is comprised of the Academy's retired and semi-retired members. Talks cover various scientific fields. All Academy members are welcome.

    Wednesday, January 20, 2010 | 1:00 PM - 5:45 PM

    The Metabolome: A Window on Cell Physiology and Portal to Understanding Complex Biological Systems, Diseases and Therapies

    Organizers: Steven Gross (Weill Cornell Medical College) and Kyu Rhee (Weill Cornell Medical College)

    This symposium will review recent technical and conceptual advances that highlight the unique, but largely unrecognized, potential of the metabolomics arm of systems biology.

    Thursday, January 14, 2010 | 5:00 PM - 7:30 PM

    Multi-scale Systems Biology: From Pathways to Organism

    Speakers: Ned S. Wingreen (Princeton University), Alexander R. A. Anderson (H. Lee Moffitt Cancer Center & Research Institute) and John Jeremy Rice (IBM T.J. Watson Research Center)

    This symposium will bring together researchers using systems biology tools to study a wide array of multi-scale processes including bacterial sensing and response to environment, tumor angiogenesis and invasion, and cardiac function.

    Thursday, January 14, 2010 | 4:00 PM - 6:30 PM

    Soft Materials: The Future of Solar Technologies

    Keynote Speakers: Stephen Forrest (University of Michigan) and Gilles Dennler (Konarka Technologies)

    The Soft Materials Discussion Group presents this symposium on advanced materials for solar energy conversion.

    Wednesday, January 13, 2010 | 9:30 AM - 5:30 PM

    New York Structural Biology Discussion Group - 5th Winter meeting

    Organizers: David Eliezer (Weill Medical College of Cornell University), David Stokes (NYU School of Medicine), and Hao Wu (Weill Medical College of Cornell University)

    The New York Area Structural Biology Discussion Group convenes twice annually and presents talks and poster sessions from graduate students, postdocs, and laboratory heads.

    January 12 - April 6, 2010

    Idea to IPO: The Technology Venture Course (12 weeks)

    Lead Instructor: David Anthony (21 Ventures, LLC) and additional guest lecturers (TBA)

    A course for those in science and technology who want to know how to take the right idea from the bench to the marketplace.

    Monday, January 11, 2010 | 7:30 PM - 8:30 PM

    Cognitive Change with Aging: What is Normal and What is Not

    Speaker: Linas Bieliauskas (University of Michigan Health System )

    The NYAS Psychology Section presents programs about contemporary issues and research in the field.

    Monday, January 11, 2010 | 6:30 PM - 8:30 PM

    New York Area Drosophila Discussion Group

    Speakers: Federica Parisi (City College), Cathie Pfleger (Mount Sinai School of Medicine), Sandra Schnakenberg (New York University) and Patricio Olguin (Mount Sinai School of Medicine)

    New York Area Drosophila Discussion Group meetings include four presentations by graduate students and post-docs selected from area laboratories by the program committee with an emphasis on new and emerging data.

    Thursday, January 7, 2010 | 5:30 PM - 7:30 PM

    Innovate New York: Public Services

    Panelists: Ann Altman (IBM Corporation), Joseph Morrisroe (NYC Department of Technology and Telecommunications), Amanda Parsons (NYC Dept of Health and Mental Hygiene), Garrick Utley (The Levin Institute)

    Is New York City a global leader in public services innovation? This panel will examine strengths and areas for improvement in public services.

    Thursday, January 7, 2010 | 8:00 AM - 6:00 PM

    Sustainable City Finance

    Organizer: Gordon Feller (Urban Age Institute)

    Thought leaders from around the world will gather at the Academy to explore how dual crises in the environment and the banking industry could converge to offer opportunities to transition to a cleaner, greener urban age.

    Tuesday, January 5, 2010 | 6:30 PM - 8:00 PM

    Lust, Romance & Attachment: The Science of Love and Whom We Choose — An Evening with Helen Fisher

    Speaker: Helen Fisher (Rutgers University)

    A biological anthropologist who has conducted fMRI studies on the brains of people in love, Helen Fisher maintains that humans have evolved three core brain systems for mating and reproduction.