In association with the NYU Abu Dhabi Institute, the Center for Genomics and Systems Biology organizes talks for high profile scientists to help educate the public on various scientific topics relevant to their day to day life. The invited speakers' list includes the following Nobel Prize winners:
Stephanie Rosenthal, Director of the Guggenheim Abu Dhabi Project
Iyad Rahwan, Director of the Max Planck Institute for Human Development, Berlin
Henry Tan, Artist in Residence at the NYU Abu Dhabi Center for Genomics and Systems Biology
April 21, 2025
Sam Nester
Artist-in-Residence, Center for Genomics & Systems Biology, NYUAD
February 30, 2025
Franck Courchamp
Director of Research at the French National Center for Scientific Research (CNRS)
February 19, 2025
Camilo Mora, Professor, Department of Geography and Environment, University of Hawaii
Asryelle Mora Rollo, Student
February 21, 2024
Linda Partridge
DBE, FRS, FRSE, FMedSci, Professorial Research Fellow, University College London
February 22, 2023
Michael N. Hall
Professor of Biochemistry and Head of Research Group, University of Basel
February 17, 2020
Justin Blau
Professor of Biology and Neural Science and Chair, Department of Biology, NYU
January 15, 2020
Michael Purugganan
Silver Professor; Professor of Biology; Dean for Science, Faculty of Arts and Science, NYU
February 4, 2019
Timothy Geary
Canada Research Chair in Parasite Biotechnology; Institute Director, McGill University
January 4, 2018
Nina Fedoroff
Evan Pugh Professor Emerita, Penn State University
February 6, 2018
Edvard Moser
Nobel Laureate; Founding Director, Kavli Institute for Systems Neuroscience; Professor of Neuroscience, Norwegian University of Science and Technology (NTNU)
February 7, 2017
Michael Purugganan
Silver Professor; Professor of Biology; Dean for Science, Faculty of Arts and Science, NYU
November 19, 2017
Randy Schekman
Nobel Laureate; Professor of Molecular and Cell Biology, University of California, Berkeley
February 17, 2015
Evan Eichler
Investigator, Howard Hughes Medical Institute; Professor of Genome Sciences, University of Washington
February 18, 2014
Brenda Andrews
Director of the Donnelly Centre for Cellular and Biomolecular Research and Professor, University of Toronto
February 8, 2013
Michael Rosbash
Professor of Biology, Brandeis University; Investigator, Howard Hughes Medical Institute
February 14, 2012
