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Past Events
May 21 - 22, 2012
Speakers: Dr. Milena Adamian (Life Sciences Angel Networks), Ms. Heather Briccetti, Esq. (Business Council for New York State), Dr. Steve Goodman (SUNY Upstate Medical University), Dr. Cornelius B. Murphy, Jr. (SUNY College of Environmental Science and Forestry), Dr. Karin Pavese (New York Academy of Sciences), Ms. Nancy Rurkowski (Bristol-Myers Squibb), Dr. David Smith (SUNY Upstate Medical University), Dr. Todd Zion (SmartCells)
Hosted at the Oncenter in Syracuse, New York, the mission of the Biotechnology Symposium is to bring together industry representatives and scientists, academics and students, and other professionals interested in biotechnology.
May 21 - 23, 2012
Organizers: Emma Ciafaloni (University of Rochester), Matthew N. Meriggioli (University of Illinois College of Medicine), Robert L. Ruff (Louis Stokes Cleveland Department of Veterans Affairs Medical Center and Case Western Reserve University), and Gil I. Wolfe (University at Buffalo School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences)
Review the most recent advances in basic, translational, and clinical research on the rare, acquired disorder, Myasthenia Gravis, with implications for a range of additional autoimmune and neuromuscular diseases.
Thursday, May 17, 2012 | 11:30 AM - 3:00 PM
Speaker: Harmon McAllister
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, May 16, 2012 | 7:00 PM - 8:30 PM
Moderator: Corey Powell (Discover Magazine)
Speakers: Jon Gertner (Fast Company); Brian Greene, PhD (Columbia University); Shelley Harrison, PhD (Coller Capital); and Michal Lipson, PhD (Cornell University)
Many scientific discoveries are the result of "that's so crazy it just might work" thinking. Join us for a conversation about what it takes to figure out if an idea is "crazy" or "brilliant," and how to inspire more high-risk, high-reward science. The panel will be moderated by Corey Powell of Discover Magazine, and will feature Jon Gertner, Brian Greene, Shelley Harrison, and Michal Lipson.
Wednesday, May 16, 2012 | 6:00 PM - 8:00 PM
Speaker: Anne Harrington (Harvard University Department of the History of Science)
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.
Tuesday, May 15, 2012 | 12:00 PM - 5:00 PM
Organizers: Eyal Talor (CEL-SCI Corporation), George Zavoico (MLV), Jennifer Henry (The New York Academy of Sciences)
Speakers: Francesco Marincola (National Institutes of Health), Sangkon Oh (Institute of Immunology Research), Andrew T. Parsa (University of California, San Francisco), Rachel L. Sabado (NYU Langone Medical Center), Eyal Talor (CEL-SCI Corporation), and John S. Yu (Cedars-Sinai Medical Center and Immunocellular Therapeutics, Ltd.)
Cancer vaccines target specific tumor antigens yet spare the immune suppressive effects of radiation and chemotherapy. This symposium reviews the current approaches in cancer immunotherapy, immunomodulation, and highlights emerging cancer vaccines.
Friday, May 11, 2012 | 8:30 AM - 4:30 PM
Organizers: Jerome Kim (Walter Reed Army Institute of Research), Yegor Voronin (Global HIV Vaccine Enterprise), Jennifer Henry (The New York Academy of Sciences)
Speakers: Dan H. Barouch (Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Harvard Medical School), Timothy Cardozo (NYU School of Medicine), Nicolas Chomont (VGTI-Florida), Donald Forthal (University of California, Irvine, School of Medicine), Victor Garcia-Martinez (UNC), Nelson Michael (Walter Reed Army Institute of Research), Christopher J. Miller (University of California, Davis), Alan M. Schultz (NIAID, NIH), Susan Zolla-Pazner (NYU Langone School of Medicine)
We present the latest developments in HIV/AIDS research, including vaccine design and clinical trials, the viral envelope protein, neutralizing vs non-neutralizing antibodies, non-human primate models, and viral reservoirs and persistence.
Wednesday, May 9, 2012 | 6:00 PM - 7:15 PM
Keynote Speaker: Paul Tumpowsky (InSITE)
Speakers: Pallav Kosuri (Columbia University), Megan McGill (NYU School of Medicine), Monica Kerr (The New York Academy of Sciences)
The seminar will address the challenges, risks and blessings of the scientific mindset in the entrepreneurial world. It will also discuss ways to leverage this perspective to successfully navigate business environments and produce positive results.
Tuesday, May 8, 2012 | 6:30 PM - 8:00 PM
Moderator: Bryan Walsh (Time Magazine). Speakers: David Cleary (The Nature Conservancy), Jon Foley (University of Minnesota), Doug Gurian-Sherman (Union of Concerned Scientists), Phil Levin (NOAA) and Eleanor Sterling (American Museum of Natural History).
Faced with ever-increasing population and ever-decreasing food systems, five scientists discuss the challenges and potential solutions that could feed the people and protect nature. The fourth installment of our four-part series Discourses on Nature and Society.
Friday, May 4, 2012 | 9:00 AM - 5:00 PM
Organizers: Howard Fillit (Alzheimer's Drug Discovery Foundation) and Jennifer Henry (The New York Academy of Sciences)
Vascular alterations are both a cause and a consequence of neuronal loss. This conference presents current knowledge on the vascular connection to Alzheimer's pathogenesis and highlights novel approaches to intervention for therapeutic development.
Tuesday, May 1, 2012 | 1:00 PM - 5:00 PM
Organizers: Kenneth P. Olive (Columbia University Medical Center), Philip Thorpe (UT Southwestern Medical Center), George Zavoico (MLV), and Jennifer Henry (The New York Academy of Sciences)
Speakers: Ari Helenius (ETH Hönggerberg), Philip Thorpe (UT Southwestern Medical Center), Chris Reutlingsperger (University of Maastricht), Alan Schroit (UT Southwestern Medical Center), and David Ucker (University of Illinois at Chicago)
This symposium will highlight recent developments in the understanding of PS exposure, its biological consequences, and its exploitation to create novel agents for the detection and treatment of cancer and viral diseases.
Monday, April 30, 2012 | 7:00 PM - 9:00 PM
Speaker: Ben Zimmer (Thinkmap, Inc. / Boston Globe)
Discussants: Melissa Checker (Queens College, CUNY), Rudolf Gaudio (Purchase College, SUNY)
The Academy's Anthropology Section is the crossroads for four-field anthropology in the greater New York area.
Friday, April 27, 2012 | 10:00 AM - 5:00 PM
Organizers: Jin Ryoun Kim (NYU-Poly), Ronald Koder (The City College of New York), Jin Montclare (NYU-Poly), Raymond Tu (The City College of New York), Vikas Nanda (Rutgers University)
Biomolecular Engineering aims to design and engineer biomolecules for therapeutics, biocatalysts, protein-based biosensors, and more. This symposium will emphasize the design of oligosaccharides and proteins for materials and energy applications.
Thursday, April 26, 2012 | 7:00 PM - 8:30 PM
Moderator: Andrew C. Revkin (Journalist)
Speakers: Paul Greenberg, Pete Malinowski, Kate Orff
Award-winning journalist Andrew Revkin leads a panel discussion with some of the key players in the movement to restore New York oysters, who hope to revive the Harbor and train the next generation of environmental leaders. Will also feature a special presentation by students from the Harbor School, a reception, and an oyster tasting!
Wednesday, April 25, 2012 | 6:00 PM - 8:00 PM
Speaker: Dániel Margócsy (Hunter College, CUNY)
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, April 25, 2012 | 10:00 AM - 3:00 PM
Speakers: Vladimir Vapnik (Columbia University, NEC Laboratories, & Recipient of the 2012 Benjamin Franklin Medal in Computer and Cognitive Science), Michael Kearns (University of Pennsylvania), Robert Schapire (Princeton University), Michael Jordan (University of California, Berkeley)
Statistical machine learning has given rise to techniques that are currently used to analyze, quantify and predict phenomena in a wide range of fields.
Tuesday, April 24, 2012 | 9:00 AM - 5:00 PM
Organizers: Mercedes Beyna (Pfizer), Cheng Chang (Pfizer), Anis Khan (Merck), Tristan Maurer (Pfizer), Jennifer Henry (The New York Academy of Sciences)
Speakers: Cheng Chang (Pfizer), James M. Gallo (Mount Sinai School of Medicine), Donald E. Mager (State University of New York at Buffalo), Tristan Maurer (Pfizer), Matthew Onsum (Merrimack Pharmaceuticals), Eric Stefanich (Genentech, Inc.), Dane Wittrup (MIT), Ramprasad Ramakrishna (Novartis Institues for BioMedical Research)
Modeling and simulation are critical in systematically integrating diverse preclinical information to predict clinical response. In this symposium, guiding principles and specific applications in quantitative translational research will be reviewed.
Monday, April 23, 2012 | 1:00 PM - 5:00 PM
Organizers: Tom Tuschl (The Rockefeller University), Jennifer Henry (The New York Academy of Sciences)
Speakers: Pavol Cekan (The Rockefeller University), Iddo Ben-Dov (The Rockefeller University), Samie R. Jaffrey (Weill Medical College of Cornell University), Christopher E. Mason (Weill Medical College of Cornell University), Hye Yoon Park (Albert Einstein College of Medicine), Alfica Sehgal (Alnylam)
Monitoring changes in the abundance of protein-coding and non-coding RNAs is valuable for disease diagnosis, but technical issues prevent the routine diagnostic establishment. This symposium will review RNA methodologies and examine future prospects.
Friday, April 20, 2012 | 9:00 AM - 6:30 PM
Keynote Speakers: Leon Balents (University of California, Santa Barbara), Mohammad Islam (Carnegie Mellon University)
Panelists: Don Monroe (Freelance Science & Technology Writer), Lydia Sohn (University of California, Berkeley)
This biannual conference is a fantastic chance for faculty, postdocs, and students to share ideas and research on condensed matter with fellow physicists training and working within commuting distance of New York City.
Thursday, April 19, 2012 | 11:30 AM - 3:00 PM
Speaker: Denton S. Ebel
The Lyceum Society is comprised of the Academy's retired and semi-retired members. Talks cover various scientific fields. All Academy members are welcome.
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