Chronic kidney disease (CKD) affects 30 million people in the United States. This symposium will highlight the latest research on the physiological and genetic mechanisms underlying CKD, and discuss novel kidney imaging techniques, biomarkers and treatment strategies.

This interdisciplinary Symposium covers the application of artificial intelligence (AI) throughout the entire life cycle of new materials — from materials simulations and synthesis to translating research into high-volume industrial production.

Metastasis exerts systemic effects on the entire body, altering the various organ systems of the patient to support tumor growth and dissemination. This symposium will deepen our understanding of this phenomenon and inspire therapeutic strategies to prevent and treat the systemic outcomes of cancer metastasis.

Your personal brand or your professional reputation has a direct influence on your impact as a scientist, contributor, team player and leader. The way you are perceived is how you will be defined. The only way of changing or influencing that, is by being aware of that image and taking assertive steps to improve it.

Why are some brilliant researchers celebrated early in their careers, while others languish in obscurity? Check out these 5 tips to improve the odds that you, and your research, will gain recognition.

This evening panel will explore current scientific discoveries regarding our understanding of death and cardiac arrest. Topics include: the impact of recent discoveries related to brain protection strategies, reversing cardiac arrest and death, consciousness, the human experience of cardiac arrest, and transformational experiences of death.

Academy Member NseAbasi NsikakAbasi Etim, PhD is promoting science beyond boundaries. Read on to learn about her work in our virtual mentoring programs.

Working in engineering and construction since World War II, Academy Member Ethel Romm brings a unique energy and perspective to our Lyceum Society.

The Blavatnik Awards for Young Scientists celebrate the achievements of extraordinary young scientists and engineers and accelerate innovation through unrestricted funding.

The Junior Academy introduces exceptional students to an online community where they gain access to best-in-class STEM resources and work together to solve real-world problems. STEM professionals mentor student teams during 60-day innovation challenges sponsored by industry-leading companies via Launchpad, our interactive challenge platform. Students and mentors can participate from anywhere in the world and have multiple challenges a year to choose from. Accepted students and mentors receive free membership to the New York Academy of Sciences!

Available exclusively to our Member community, Member-to-Member Mentoring is a self-directed mentoring program that matches early career scientists and engineers with experienced STEM professionals for advice and coaching.

This eleventh installment of our scholarly reviews series in ecology and conservation biology presents six Reviews and one Original Article.

This Annals volume presents six Original Articles describing recent research in various aspects of adolescent nutrition throughout the world.

This Annals Reports special issue presents two Reviews and five Original Research articles in different areas of clinical and basic research.

For 200 years—since 1817—the Academy has brought together extraordinary people working at the frontiers of discovery. Among the oldest scientific organizations in the United States, it has become not only an enduring cultural institution in New York, but also one of the most significant organizations in the global scientific community.