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TPCB will begin accepting applications for admission to the entering class of 2024 in September! Please note that the deadline for receipt of all application materials, including letters of recommendation, will be December 1, 2024. Selected students will be invited to attend our Open House event on January 20–22, 2025. Please stay tuned for more details!

TPCB presented the 20th Annual Tri-Institutional Chemical Biology Symposium on August 14, 2024. The event was held on the campus of Rockefeller University, with over 225 scientists attending. The day featured four keynote lectures by guest faculty, three student talks, and over 50 poster presentations. [more]

In a recent Nature paper, TPCB student Christian Baca and colleagues in the labs of Prof. Luciano Marraffini and Prof. Dinshaw Patel have discovered a new mechanism of bacterial immunity to phage infection, in which binding of a cyclic adenylate to a novel CRISPR effector called Cam1 arrests host cell functions. [more]

Our Diversity is Our Strength. TPCB has a long-standing commitment to promoting diversity and inclusion at all levels in science. Our outstanding students come from many different backgrounds and the program has zero tolerance for racism or discrimination in any form. We have taken numerous recent efforts to promote these principles. [more].

The Tri-I Chemical Biology Summer Program (ChBSP) welcomed six outstanding undergraduates on campus again this summer! The students pursued forefront chemical biology research in TPCB labs, participated in professional development activities, and presented posters on their work at the end of the summer. [more]

TPCB students attended the 2023 Career Development Retreat on September 26–27 in the Poconos. The event featured a keynote presentation by Jesse Ausubel, a panel discussion with TPCB alumni, and lots of fun and relaxation. The event was organized by TPCB students Jared Ramsey, Nicolai Tornow, and Nora Zhou. [more]

Congratulations to Gianna Stella, who has been recognized for her exceptional contributions to the community with the inaugural TPCB Student Service Award! Gianna has been a leader in science outreach and mentorship, and a strong advocate for student interests in the graduate schools. [more]

TPCB recently welcomed four new faculty to the program, Prof. Arvin Dar at MSK, Prof. Tobias Meyer at Weill Cornell, and Prof. Jiankun Lyu and Prof. Michael Rout at Rockefeller. Their labs bringing exciting new research opportunities in drug discovery and the molecular mechanisms underlying key cellular processes. [more]