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October 29 - 30, 2010
Organizers: Barry Lester (Warren Alpert Medical School of Brown University), Edward Tronick (University Massachusetts Boston and Children's Hospital Boston), and Eric Nestler (Mount Sinai School of Medicine)
This 2-day CME-accredited conference will focus on the quest to understand how environmental factors affect behavioral outcomes (learning, memory, mental illness, normal development and developmental psychopathology) via epigenetic modulation.
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Wednesday, September 15, 2010 | 5:00 PM - 7:30 PM
Speakers: Sam Danishefsky (Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center), Jon Lai (Albert Einstein College of Medicine), Lara Mahal (New York University), Suzanne Walker (Harvard Medical School) and Peng Wu (Albert Einstein College of Medicine)
Glycosylation creates a range of carbohydrates or glycans, important in viruses, cancer and stem cells. Chemists and biologists collaborate to understand the analytical, synthetic and biochemical challenges of this important class of biomolecules.
Monday, September 20, 2010 | 6:00 PM - 9:00 PM
Speakers: Jeremy Buzzard (McKinsey & Company), Ting Jia (McKinsey & Company), and Jingwen Wang (McKinsey & Company)
If you're thinking of alternative careers and have an interest in business and aptitude for solving problems, this workshop presented by McKinsey & Company will help you figure out if management consulting is the right career path for you.
Tuesday, September 21, 2010 | 6:30 PM - 8:00 PM
Speaker: Christiane Northrup (Christiane Northrup, Inc.)
A leading proponent of medicine and healing that acknowledges the unity of the mind and body discusses the vital connection between pleasure and health.
Wednesday, September 22, 2010 | 7:00 PM - 8:00 PM
Speaker: Martin Chalfie (Columbia University)
If you’ve taught middle or high school science, you’ve probably used green florescent protein (GFP). Join Nobel Laureate Dr. Martin Chalfie to discuss the discovery and development of GFP and the biological revolution it caused.
Thursday, September 23, 2010 | 11:30 AM - 3:00 PM
Speaker: John Tanacredi (Dowling College)
The Lyceum Society is comprised of the Academy's retired and semi-retired members. Talks cover various scientific fields. All Academy members are welcome.
September 23 - 25, 2010
Keynote Speaker: Apostolos P. Georgopoulos (University of Minnesota Medical School)
Neural prosthetic devices to replace motor, sensory, and cognitive function lost by disease or trauma hold great therapeutic promise but have not been widely used in people. This conference will examine how to use neural prosthetics therapeutically.
Thursday, September 23, 2010 | 6:00 PM - 8:00 PM
Speakers: Megan Linkin (Swiss Re), Gary Yohe (Wesleyan University), and Christopher Zeppie (The Port Authority of New York and New Jersey)
How will cities manage the risks associated with climate change? Join us to learn how experts are developing risk management tools for identifying, assessing, and managing risks posed by climate change.
September 24 - 25, 2010
Organizers: Mercedes McCormick (Pace University), Florence Denmark (Pace University, Joan Chrisler (Connecticut College) and Varda Muhlbauer (Netanya Academic College)
Women, Power, and Aging event will address the empowerment, self-confidence, and enhanced freedom of self-definition that have educated mid-life women today to change their experience of aging and improved their quality of life
Tuesday, September 28, 2010 | 1:00 PM - 5:00 PM
Speakers: Fadi G. Akar (Mount Sinai School of Medicine), Roger J. Hajjar (Mount Sinai School of Medicine), Mariell Jessup (University of Pennsylvania College of Medicine), Walter J. Koch (Thomas Jefferson University), and Evangelia Kranias (University of Cincinnati College of Medicine)
Development of therapies to treat heart failure is hampered by a lack of understanding of underlying mechanisms. This symposium reviews current and potential therapeutic approaches, and research to identify useful molecular targets.
Thursday, September 30, 2010 | 6:30 PM - 7:15 PM
The Board of Governors of The New York Academy of Sciences cordially invites members to the 192nd Annual Meeting.
Thursday, September 30, 2010 | 7:30 PM - 8:30 PM
Speakers: Norman Brouwer (Maritime Historian), Nichole Doub (Maryland Archaeological Conservation Laboratory Jefferson Patterson Park & Museum), and Michael Pappalardo (Senior Archaeologist, AKRF)
Presentations by three of the experts involved in the exciting excavation of the 18th century ship found 20 feet underground in Lower Manhattan this summer.
Saturday, October 2, 2010 | 3:00 PM - 5:00 PM
Looking for field trips? Come learn about activities on Randall's Island with the NYAS Science Teacher Program. Join the Parks Staff on Randall's Island for a walking tour of the Randall's Island Wetlands, focusing on observation and inquiry-based exploration of the site. This tour will incorporate ecology, environmental impact, and inquiry skills from the NYC Living Environment Curriculum. This event is being held at Randall's Island.
Monday, October 4, 2010 | 2:00 PM - 5:30 PM
Speakers: Benoît Arcangioli, PhD (Institut Pasteur), Uttiya Basu, PhD (Columbia University Medical Center), Titia de Lange, PhD (Rockefeller University), Scott Keeney, PhD (Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center) and Hannah Klein, PhD (NYU School of Medicine)
The Genome Integrity Discussion Group provides a forum for interactions between basic and clinical research groups working on chromosome biology and function, and at the interface between chromosome integrity and onset and progression of malignancy.
Wednesday, October 6, 2010 | 8:30 AM - 7:00 PM
Chair: Franz Hefti, PhD (Avid Radiopharmaceuticals)
This conference will highlight novel and innovative therapeutic targets for Parkinson’s Disease, biomarkers for early detection and assessment of disease progression, and emerging strategies to alleviate symptoms and/or to slow disease progression.
Friday, October 15, 2010 | 9:00 AM - 5:00 PM
Keynote Speakers: Robert Almgren (New York University and Quantitative Brokers), Hal Varian (University of California, Berkeley and Google), and Mihalis Yannakakis (Columbia University)
This meeting is brings together researchers in the larger New York metropolitan area with interests in Computer Science, Economics, Marketing and Business and a common focus in understanding and developing the economics of internet activity.
Thursday, October 21, 2010 | 11:30 PM - 3:00 PM
Speaker: Ralph Kaslick
The Lyceum Society is comprised of the Academy's retired and semi-retired members. Talks cover various scientific fields. All Academy members are welcome.
Friday, October 22, 2010 | 10:00 AM - 5:30 PM
The aim of these series of symposia is to build a community of scientists in machine learning from the NYC area's academic, government, and industrial institutions by convening and promoting the exchange of ideas in a neutral setting.
Tuesday, October 26, 2010 | 1:00 PM - 5:00 PM
Speakers: Katerina Akassoglou (Gladstone Institute & UCSF), Andrew Miller (Emory University School of Medicine), Malú Tansey (Emory University School of Medicine), Shi Du Yan (Columbia University) and Raz Yirmiya (Hebrew University)
Breakthroughs spanning neuroscience and immunology are rare, as they do not share a common language or purpose. This symposium highlights recent discoveries in clinical depression, the stress response, Alzheimer's and multiple sclerosis.
October 29 - 30, 2010
Organizers: Barry Lester (Warren Alpert Medical School of Brown University), Edward Tronick (University Massachusetts Boston and Children's Hospital Boston), and Eric Nestler (Mount Sinai School of Medicine)
This 2-day CME-accredited conference will focus on the quest to understand how environmental factors affect behavioral outcomes (learning, memory, mental illness, normal development and developmental psychopathology) via epigenetic modulation.
Tuesday, November 2, 2010 | 6:00 PM - 9:00 PM
Speakers: David Anthony, MBA (21Ventures, LLC) and special guest lecturers
Intellectual property is the foundation of all technology ventures. This seminar will provide an in-depth look at patents, trade secrets, copyright, and trademarks- critical information for scientists considering commercializing their innovations.
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