Presidential Lectures 2021

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.

Past Events

Complexity, Quantum Mechanics and the Structure of Space-Time

Lecture

December 8, 2021

5–6:15 p.m. ET

Speaker

Vijay Balasubramanian

Portrait photo of Vijay Balasubramanian

(Homological) Knot Invariants From Mirror Symmetry

Lecture

November 17, 2021

5–6:15 p.m. ET

Speaker

Mina Aganagic

Portrait photo of Mina Aganagic

Black Holes and Quantum Gravity

Lecture

November 10, 2021

7–8:15 p.m. ET

Speaker

Thomas Hartman

A portrait photo of Thomas Hartman.

‘X’ Marks the Spot in Female Longevity and Cognitive Aging

Lecture

April 28, 2021

5–6:15 p.m. ET

Speaker

Dena Dubal

Dena Dubal - investigator with Plasticity and the Aging Brain

AI4Science: A Revolution in the Making

Lecture

April 21, 2021

5–6:15 p.m. ET

Speaker

Anima Anandkumar

Portrait photo of Animashree Anandkumar sitting down

Can Aging be Reversed in the Brain?

Lecture

April 14, 2021

5–6:15 p.m. ET

Speaker

Saul Villeda

Anomalous Diffusion of Microparticles in Biological Fluids

Lecture

April 7, 2021

5–6:15 p.m. ET

Speaker

Scott McKinley

Scott McKinley in front of a green chalkboard

What Can We Make Out of Lines and Circles?

Lecture

March 31, 2021

5–6:15 p.m. ET

Speaker

János Kollár

Ancient DNA and the New Science of the Human Past

Lecture

March 3, 2021

5–6:15 p.m. ET

Speaker

David Reich

David Reich leaning on a whiteboard

Clinical Trials and Cyclic AMP in Fragile X Syndrome: A Life Journey

Lecture

February 24, 2021

5–6:15 p.m. ET

Speaker

Elizabeth M. Berry-Kravis

Portrait photo of Elizabeth M. Berry-Kravis facing someone.