May 21, 2008• 6:00 PM - 8:00 PM Green Science: Bioindustrial Processes Alex Zaks, Schering Plough; Raina Maier, College of Agriculture and Life Sciences, The University of Arizona; Birgit Kosjek, Merck;
Panel Moderator: John Leazer, Merck Sponsored by: Green Science and Environmental Systems, a PS&E program RSVP
May 21, 2008• 6:00 PM - 7:00 PM Lecture Section: History and Philosophy of Science and Technology Janet Browne, Harvard University Sponsored by: History & Philosophy of Science Section
Please note this event is not being held at the New York Academy of Sciences. It is taking place at the CUNY Graduate Center. For directions, please click here.
May 22, 2008• 1:00 PM - 3:00 PM Lyceum Society's Annual Book Discussion Discussion leader: Miriam Hecht Sponsored by: The New York Academy of Sciences "The book that changed my life." Bring a favorite book and tell us how it has profoundly affected you.
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May 27, 2008• 1:00 PM - 5:00 PM DISC1 and the Developmental Hypothesis of Schizophrenia Akira Sawa, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine; Nicholas Brandon, Wyeth Research; Katherine E. Burdick, North Shore Long Island Jewish Health System; Steven J. Clapcote, The University of Edinburgh Sponsored by: Biochemical Pharmacology Discussion Group Organizers: Julia Heinrich, Formerly with Wyeth Discovery Neuroscience and Robin Kleiman, Pfizer, Inc RSVP
May 29, 2008• 6:00 PM - 8:00 PM Green Buildings: The Role of Government Policy Paul DeCotis, Deputy Secretary for Energy, New York State; John Krieble, NYC Dept of Design and Construction; Moderator: Craig Kneeland, NYSERDA
Sponsored by: Green Buildings, a PS&E program RSVP
Jun 2, 2008• 4:00 PM - 6:30 PM Chemical Biology Discussion Group: Special Year-End Meeting Keynote speaker: Michael Famulok, Universität Bonn.
Short Presentations by: Yu Liu, New York University; Phillip Effraim, Columbia University; Elizabeth George, Rockefeller University; Justin Cisar, Sloan-Kettering; Liz Harker, Yale Univeristy; Keith Baessler, Stony Brook Sponsored by: Chemical Biology Discussion Group The goal of this group is to bring together chemists and biologists working in the New York area who are interested in hearing about the latest ideas in this rapidly growing field. RSVP
Jun 9, 2008• 6:00 PM - 8:00 PM New York Area Drosophila Discussion Group Natalie Denef, Princeton University; Elizabeth Caygill, Columbia University; Emily R. Olson, New York University; Sujin Bao, Mount Sinai School of Medicine Sponsored by: The New York Academy of Sciences The New York Area Drosophila Discussion Group group will meeting periodically at NYAS headquarters to hear about and discuss the latest research and technology from fly labs in New York, New Jersey, Connecticut and Pennsylvania. RSVP
Jun 10, 2008• 9:00 AM - 5:00 PM Therapeutic Opportunities of siRNAs and Antagomirs Ingo Röhl, Roche Kulmbach GmbH, Germany; Jost Seibler, TaconicArtemis GmbH, Germany; Arthur M. Krieg, Pfizer; Jan Krützfeldt, Institute of Molecular Systems Biology, Switzerland; Philip S. Low, Purdue; John R. Rosetta Lamb, Merck Sponsored by: RNAi Discussion Group The goal of this group is to provide a forum for scientists engaged in research into the biology, biochemistry, and applications of RNAi silencing to discuss advances in this exciting new field and to promote interinstitutional and interdisciplinary dialogue. RSVP
Jun 10, 2008• 5:00 PM - 7:30 PM Why Isn't New York a Capital of Innovation: How Can It Become One? Irving Wladawsky-Berger, IBM & MIT; Jerry MacArthur Hultin, Polytechnic University; James H. Singer, A.T. Kearney
Moderator: Garrick Utley, The Levin Institute Sponsored by: Hot Topics in PS&E Please note this event is not being held at the New York Academy of Sciences. It is taking place at The Neil D. Levin Graduate Institute, SUNY, 116 East 55th Street, New York RSVP
Jun 12, 2008• 8:30 AM - 6:00 PM Bioactive Systems Symposium Jay Groves, UC Berkeley; Randy Lewis, University of Wyoming; Adam Arkin, UC Berkeley; James Liao, UCLA; Homme Hellinga, Duke University Medical Center; Stanislav Shvartsman, Princeton University; Jeffrey Moehlis, UC Santa Barbara Sponsored by: Hot Topics in PS&E Cosponsored by NYAS and Polytechnic University. This event will be held at Polytechnic University.
Admission is free.
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Jun 19, 2008• 12:00 PM - 3:00 PM Lyceum Society Annual Spring Luncheon Sponsored by: The New York Academy of Sciences The Lyceum Society is for the Academy's retired and semi-retired members, but any Academy Member and accompanying spouse is welcome. RSVP
Jun 27, 2008• 6:00 PM - 7:30 PM ARTSCIENCE: Creativity in the Post-Google Generation Author: David Edwards, Harvard University
Sponsored by: Science & the City A Harvard University bioengineer explores why innovation is so often catalyzed by those who cross the conventional line between the arts and the sciences. RSVP
Jun 30, 2008• 8:30 AM - 4:45 PM 2nd Annual Advances in Biomolecular Engineering: Protein Design Symposium Lynne Regan, Yale University; Neal Zondlo, University of Delaware; Andrea Cochran, Genentech; Brian Kuhlman, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill; Marc Ostermeier, Johns Hopkins University; Michael Kay, University of Utah. Sponsored by: Hot Topics in PS&E Please note this event is not being held at the New York Academy of Sciences. It is taking place at The City College of New York, Great Hall. For directions, please click here RSVP
Jun 30, 2008• 2:00 PM - 6:00 PM Genome Integrity Discussion Group Keynote Speaker: Jan Hoeijmakers, Erasmus MC, Netherlands Sponsored by: Genome Integrity Discussion Group
The greater New York metropolitan area has become a leading center for research on chromosome biology and function, as well as for research at the interface between chromosome integrity and cell cycle regulation. RSVP
Jul 9, 2008 - Jul 10, 2008 New Energy Symposium 2008 Sponsored by: Hot Topics in PS&E This event offers a unique chance to share industry trends, threats, and opportunities as they relate to emerging energy technologies. Highlights include a Solar Expo, expert panels and the opportunity to meet with executives from academia, government, and industry sectors with an interest in the future of US energy.
Sep 15, 2008• 6:00 PM - 8:30 PM An Evening with Frank Wilczek: The Lightness of Being Sponsored by: Science & the City The 2004 Nobel Prize in Physics winner explains the universe, synthesizes the Grand Unification of Forces, and shares his vision of a new Golden Age in physics—all for the layperson in an event celebrating the publication of his new book, The Lightness of Being: Mass, Ether, and the Unification of Forces.
Sep 16, 2008• 6:00 PM - 8:30 PM An Evening with Philip Zimbardo: The Time Paradox Sponsored by: Science & the City A lecture by the distinguished psychologist, famed for his 1971 Stanford Prison Experiment, about his new book, The Time Paradox, coauthored with Yahoo! Design Research Director John Boyd to explain the new psychological science of time and how your perceptions on time influence every facet of your life.
Sep 19, 2008• 7:30 AM - 5:30 PM Hypothermia — From Threat to Cure Long considered a threat to survival, hypothermia has received a considerable new look and use in clinical settings in the past twenty years. RSVP
Sep 23, 2008• 9:00 AM - 5:00 PM Novel Approaches to 7-transmembrane Receptor Therapeutics Speakers to be announced. Sponsored by: Biochemical Pharmacology Discussion Group Organizers: Conrad Cowan, Cara Therapeutics, Frederick Monsma, Schering-Plough Research Institute; Jose Perez, Pfizer Global Research & Development
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