Rockefeller University facts for kids
| Motto | Scientia pro bono humani generis (Latin) |
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Motto in English
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Science for the benefit of humanity |
| Type | Private |
| Established | 1901 |
| Endowment | $1.65 billion |
| President | Richard P. Lifton |
| Location |
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United States
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The Rockefeller University is a special kind of private university in New York City. It's famous for its amazing research, mostly in life sciences and health science. Many scientists who have worked here have even won Nobel Prizes!
This university is located in the Upper East Side area of Manhattan. You can find it between 63rd and 68th Streets, right along York Avenue.
The Rockefeller University also publishes important science magazines. These include the Journal of Experimental Medicine, the Journal of Cell Biology, and The Journal of General Physiology.
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Discover Rockefeller University
The university has 73 different labs that work together. Each professor is part of one of six main research areas. This helps scientists from different fields share ideas and work as a team.
Key Research Areas
- Biochemistry, which studies the chemistry of living things.
- Molecular cell & developmental biology, looking at how cells work and grow.
- Medical sciences & human genetics, focusing on health and genes.
- Immunology, virology, microbiology, studying how our bodies fight sickness.
- Physics & mathematical biology, using math and physics to understand life.
- Neuroscience, which explores the brain and nervous system.
Who Makes Up the University Community?
The Rockefeller University is home to many talented people:
- Over 70 lab leaders
- 190 research and health scientists
- 360 postdoctoral researchers (scientists who have finished their Ph.D.s)
- 1,000 support staff who help everything run smoothly
- 150 students working on their Ph.D. degrees
- 50 students working on both M.D. and Ph.D. degrees
- 890 alumni (people who used to study or work there)
Nobel Prize Winners from Rockefeller
Many brilliant scientists from The Rockefeller University have won the Nobel Prize for their amazing discoveries. Here are some of them:
- 2011 Ralph Steinman (Physiology or Medicine)
- 2003 Roderick MacKinnon (Chemistry)
- 2001 Paul Nurse (Physiology or Medicine)
- 2000 Paul Greengard (Physiology or Medicine)
- 1999 Günter Blobel (Physiology or Medicine)
- 1984 R. Bruce Merrifield (Chemistry)
- 1981 Torsten Wiesel (Physiology or Medicine)
- 1975 David Baltimore (Physiology or Medicine)
- 1974 Albert Claude, Christian de Duve, George E. Palade (Physiology or Medicine)
- 1972 Stanford Moore, William H. Stein (Chemistry)
- 1972 Gerald M. Edelman (Physiology or Medicine)
- 1967 H. Keffer Hartline (Physiology or Medicine)
- 1966 Peyton Rous (Physiology or Medicine)
- 1958 Joshua Lederberg (Physiology or Medicine)
- 1958 Edward Tatum (Physiology or Medicine)
- 1953 Fritz Lipmann (Physiology or Medicine)
- 1946 John H. Northrop (Chemistry)
- 1946 Wendell M. Stanley (Chemistry)
- 1944 Herbert S. Gasser (Physiology or Medicine)
- 1930 Karl Landsteiner (Physiology or Medicine)
- 1912 Alexis Carrel (Physiology or Medicine)
Images for kids
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Main gates on York Avenue
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The FDR Drive runs under the campus
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Rockefeller University, as seen from the FDR Drive, New York, NY, 2011
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Rockefeller University campus on the FDR Drive, New York, NY, 2021
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See also
In Spanish: Universidad Rockefeller para niños
