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Gregory Petsko

Gregory Petsko

Weill Cornell Medical College
National Academy of Sciences

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Gregory Petsko is Arthur J. Mahon Professor of Neuroscience in the Brain and Mind Research Institute at Weill Cornell Medical College. His lab studies protein structure and function with a particular focus on understanding and developing treatments or preventative therapies for age-related neurodegenerative diseases.

Petsko received his B.A. from Princeton University. He was awarded a Rhodes Scholarship and completed his D.Phil. from Oxford University where he studied in Sir David Chilton Phillips’ lab.

Petsko is Professor Emeritus of Biochemistry and Chemistry at Brandeis University and Professor of Neurology at Weill Cornell Medical College. He is a member of the National Academy of Sciences and the Institute of Medicine and has received numerous other honors and awards. His lab studies protein structure and function with a particular focus on age-related neurodegenerative disease.

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Talks with this Speaker

Neurodegenerative disease: The Coming Epidemic

As the population ages, we face an epidemic of neurodegenerative disease that will take a great financial and emotional toll on family, caregivers and society. (Talk recorded in April 2016)

  • Part 1: Neurodegenerative disease: The Coming Epidemic
    Part 1: Neurodegenerative disease: The Coming Epidemic
    Audience:
    • Student
    • Researcher
    • Educators of H. School / Intro Undergrad
    • Educators of Adv. Undergrad / Grad
    Duration: 20:26
  • Part 2: Parkinson’s disease: How might it be stopped?
    Part 2: Parkinson’s disease: How might it be stopped?
    Audience:
    • Researcher
    • Educators of Adv. Undergrad / Grad
    Duration: 24:32
  • Part 3: A potential gene therapy for ALS
    Part 3: A potential gene therapy for ALS
    Audience:
    • Researcher
    • Educators of Adv. Undergrad / Grad
    Duration: 24:28

Live Q&A: Postdocs and the BioMedical Workforce

We had an iBiology hangout with Gregory Petsko, where he answered questions about issues surrounding training, postdocs, and the biomedical workforce. (Talk recorded in December 2013)

Live Q&A with Gregory Petsko
Audience:
  • Researcher
  • Educators of Adv. Undergrad / Grad
Duration: 1:07:04

The Post-doctoral Situation

Gregory Petsko discusses the post-doctoral situation, including data that a majority of post-docs do not continue in academia and should be allowed to explore different career paths. (Talk recorded in November 2013)

Gregory Petsko
Audience:
  • Researcher
  • Educators of H. School / Intro Undergrad
  • Educators of Adv. Undergrad / Grad
Duration: 18:13

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