Better Brains
August 27, 2010
Neuroscientist Richard Restak thinks with the right mental exercises, our brains can be much better. Today he teams with writer Susan Orlean to talk about our brainy potential.
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Transition to Research Independence: Funding and GrantsmanshipFebruary 13, 2024MoreJoin The Academy as Dr. Jaime Rubin, Vice Chair for Investigator Development at Columbia University, addresses relevant topics and skills required for successful funding and grantsmanship.
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Frontiers in Cancer Immunotherapy 2024May 21 - May 23, 2024MoreThis symposium presents a remarkable opportunity to convene with other researchers, clinicians, and industry leaders to discuss the extraordinary progress and immense potential of new drug therapies and technologies in paving the way for a brighter future in cancer treatment.
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Cancer Metabolism and Signaling in the Tumor MicroenvironmentApril 17, 2024MoreScientists working in basic, translational, and clinical cancer metabolism research are invited to join the Academy in New York on April 17th to discuss the intersection between cell signaling and metabolism.
- Event Transition to Research Independence: Funding and GrantsmanshipFebruary 13, 2024More
Join The Academy as Dr. Jaime Rubin, Vice Chair for Investigator Development at Columbia University, addresses relevant topics and skills required for successful funding and grantsmanship.
- News President Biden awards National Medal of Science to Academy Board Members Gregory Petsko and Subra SureshMore
- The Leon Levy Scholarships in Neuroscience
MoreThe Leon Levy Scholarships in Neuroscience (LLSN) aim to promote groundbreaking neuroscience research in the five boroughs of New York City. The scholarships support the most innovative young researchers at a critical stage of their careers—their postdoctoral research—as they develop the new ideas and directions that will help establish them as independent neuroscientists.
President Biden AwardsMore
National Medal of Science to
Academy Board Members
Gregory Petsko & Subra Suresh
Our Mission: Science for the Public GoodMoreAs the New York Academy of Sciences continues into its third century, Nicholas Dirks is at the helm of an extraordinary organization with a talented staff, a global community of more than 20,000 Members, and a network of top-echelon leaders in science, industry, academia, government and public policy. Bringing all these people together, the Academy is taking on COVID-19 and other world-wide challenges with the best solutions that science, technology, and bright minds can offer.