Quarks, Flux Tubes and String Theory Without Calculus
The theory of strings started as an attempt to describe the forces holding quarks together. Important remnants of that idea survive in the form of the flux tubes of quantum chromodynamics and...
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Advancing Research in Basic Science and Mathematics
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Atom-interferometry Limits on Dark Energy
Gerald D. Fischbach Auditorium 160 5th Avenue, New York, NY, United StatesIn this lecture, Dr. Holger Müller will explain recent experimental searches for certain models of dark energy. How can it be that dark energy, which is supposedly ubiquitous in the cosmos, has never been observed in experiments?
Making Up Your Mind: Interneurons in Development and Disease
Gerald D. Fischbach Auditorium 160 5th Avenue, New York, NY, United StatesIn this lecture, Gordon Fishell will describe his investigations of the developmental and genetic origins of interneuron development.
The Twisted Universe: The Cosmic Quest to Reveal Which End Is Up
In this lecture, Brian Keating will discuss the search for the polarization of the cosmic microwave background and measurements by the POLARBEAR telescope, which pave the way for the upcoming Simons Array.
Towards a Structural Basis of Complex Disorders of Heart, Muscle and Brain
In this lecture, Andrew Marks will present new data on the high-resolution structure of the mammalian RyR1/intracellular calcium-release channel obtained using cryogenic electron-microscopy.
A Molecular Geneticist’s Approach to Understanding the Fly Brain
Gerald D. Fischbach Auditorium 160 5th Avenue, New York, NY, United StatesIn this lecture, Gerald Rubin will discuss efforts to develop and apply the tools that will be required for a comprehensive analysis of the anatomy and function of the fly brain at the level of individual cell types and circuits, using examples from his lab’s recent work on visual perception, as well as the mechanisms of learning and memory.
Determining Multimodal Imaging Biomarkers for Parkinson’s Disease
In this lecture, F. DuBois Bowman will discuss how he and his colleagues are working to identify functional or anatomical properties of the brain that reliably distinguish individuals with Parkinson's disease from healthy controls.
The Formation of Structure in the Cosmos
Gerald D. Fischbach Auditorium 160 5th Avenue, New York, NY, United StatesIn this lecture, Juna Kollmeier will take you on a cosmic journey, starting with the infant universe and explain the current thinking about how “structure” emerges from this humble start.
The Fourth Dimension of Transcriptional Networks: TIME
In this lecture, Dr. Gloria Coruzzi will focus on time — building predictive network models based on time-series transcriptome data, and perturbing transcription networks in time.
What Can Genetics Tell Us About Autism Spectrum Disorder?
Gerald D. Fischbach Auditorium 160 5th Avenue, New York, NY, United StatesThis talk will outline the current state of genetics research in autism, highlight some of the key findings that remain to be discovered, and consider how these findings could ultimately benefit individuals with autism and their families.
Development Begins Before Birth: Prenatal Research Relevant to Autism
Gerald D. Fischbach Auditorium 160 5th Avenue, New York, NY, United StatesIn this lecture, Catherine Monk will describe her lab’s studies on women in the perinatal period and fetal and infant neurobehavioral development.
Analysis of Boolean Functions (2016)
April 3-9, 2016 Organizers: Krzysztof Oleskiewicz, University of Warsaw Elchanan Mossel, University of Pennsylvania Ryan O’Donnell, Carnegie Mellon University Related Links: Discrete Analysis: Beyond the Boolean Cube (2014) Analysis...
Geometric Aspects of the Trace Formula (2016)
April 10-16, 2016 Organizers: Werner Mueller, Mathematisches Institut der Universität Bonn Sug Woo Shin, UC Berkeley Nicolas Templier, Cornell University Related Links: Geometric Aspects of the Trace Formula (external...
Einstein’s Blunder Undone
Gerald D. Fischbach Auditorium 160 5th Avenue, New York, NY, United StatesIn this talk, Robert Kirshner will show how we discovered cosmic acceleration and present evidence that we live in a universe that is only 4 percent ordinary matter, with the balance being dark matter and dark energy.