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Presidential Lectures 2025

Free public talks that spotlight groundbreaking research.

This series spotlights groundbreaking research across neuroscience and autism, physics, biology, and mathematics and computer science. Featuring leading scientists and mathematicians, these talks foster discussion and discovery within the New York City research community.

Biology

Folding the Future: The Structural Biology Revolution

Past Events

The Function and Evolution of the Immune System in A. thaliana

Lecture

October 22, 2025

6–7 p.m. ET

Speaker

Joy Bergelson

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Where Did All the Dogs Come From? Dogs, Ancestors, Breeds and Genomes

Lecture

September 17, 2025

6–7 p.m. ET

Speaker

Elaine A. Ostrander

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Dynamic Evolution of the Spider Silk Gene Family

Lecture

May 7, 2025

6–7 p.m. ET

Speaker

Cheryl Y. Hayashi

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