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Presidential Lectures 2026

A weekly series of free colloquia spotlighting groundbreaking research.

Presidential Lectures span four themes: neuroscience and autism science, physics, biology, and mathematics and computer science. These curated, high-level scientific talks feature leading scientists and mathematicians and are designed to foster discussion and drive discovery within the New York City research community.

Biology

Folding the Future: The Structural Biology Revolution

Biomolecules Aren’t Rocks: Temperature Sensing and Protein Dynamics

Lecture

October 21, 2026

6–7 p.m. ET

Speaker

Sonya Hanson

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Past Events

How, and What, Does AlphaFold Learn About Protein Structure?

Lecture

September 16, 2026

6–7 p.m. ET

Speaker

Mohammed AlQuraishi

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It’s Not the Structure, It’s the Context

Lecture

April 29, 2026

6–7 p.m. ET

Speaker

Alex de Marco, Ph.D.

Algorithms for Biomolecular Structures at Proteome Scale

Lecture

March 25, 2026

All Day

Speaker

Ellen Zhong, Ph.D.

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A Cellular Mystery: How Do Many Cell Types Arise From a Single Genome?

Lecture

February 25, 2026

6–7 p.m. ET

Speaker

Stephen R. Quake

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