NEW YORK-OCTOBER 7: Rockefeller University Hospital Celebrates 100 Years of Medical Breakthroughs on Thursday, October 7, 2010 at The Rockefeller University, 1230 York Avenue at 66th Street, New York City, NY. The night’s host was RU President and 2001 Nobel laureate Sir Paul Nurse withDavid Rockefeller, Hank and Corinne Greenberg, Jim and Marilyn Simons serving as Honorary Chairs. Co-chairs of the night were Judy and Howard Berkowitz, Russ and Judy Carson. Philanthropist David Koch and wife Julia Koch served as Underwriters. Additional guests included Henry and Nancy Kissinger, Sid and Mercedes Bass, Henry and Marie-Josée Kravis, Charlie Rose, Eliot and Silda Spitzer, HRH Princess Firyal of Jordan, Silas and Celia Chou, Andreas and Katerina Dracopoulos, Bill Ford, Richard Gilder, Jr., Audrey and Martin Gruss, Diane and Paul B. Guenther, Susan and Roger Hertog, Marlene Hess and James D. Zirin, David D. Ho, M.D., Robin Chemers Neustein, Marnie Pillsbury, John and Pat Rosenwald, Richard Salomon and Laura Landro, Stanley and Sydney Shuman, Lulu and Anthony Wang, and John and Cynthia Whitehead among others. ABOUT: The Rockefeller University Hospital was the first facility for patient-oriented research in the country when it opened in 1910. Its mission—a revolutionary idea at the time—was to link laboratory research to the bedside diagnosis, treatment, and prevention of disease. With this guiding philosophy, the Hospital’s physician-scientists continue to transform modern medicine, as well as to provide innovative and free-of-charge patient care. Their many accomplishments include the: (i) Discovery that DNA is the substance of heredity (ii) Demonstration that a virus can cause cancer (iii) Development of the first "drug cocktail" therapy to extend life expectancy for HIV/AIDS patients (iv) Confirmation of the connection between cholesterol and heart disease (v) Discovery of blood types and ways to preserve blood, making blood banks possible (vi) Discovery of an obesity gene and a weight-regulating hormone, leptin (vii) Development of a methadone treatment to manage heroin addiction. The Rockefeller University is a world-renowned center for research and graduate education in the biomedical sciences, chemistry, and physics. The University was founded by John D. Rockefeller in 1901 as the nation’s first institute for medical research. To date, 23 scientists associated with the University have received the Nobel Prize, 20 have been awarded the Albert Lasker Award, and 14 have garnered the National Medal of Science, the nation’s highest honor. PHOTO CREDIT: ©Manhattan Society.com 2010 by Gregory Partanio tel: 718.614.7740 | e-mail: GregPartanio@aol.com********MORE ID'S COMING SHORTLY***********