The Rockefeller University is a world-renowned center for research and graduate education in the biomedical sciences, chemistry, bioinformatics and physics. The university's 70+ laboratories conduct b...
The Rockefeller University is a world-renowned center for research and graduate education in the biomedical sciences, chemistry, bioinformatics and physics. The university's 70+ laboratories conduct both clinical and basic research and study a diverse range of biological and biomedical problems with the mission of improving the understanding of life for the benefit of humanity.
Founded in 1901 by John D. Rockefeller, the Rockefeller Institute for Medical Research was the country's first institution devoted exclusively to biomedical research. The Rockefeller University Hospital, founded in 1910, was the first hospital devoted exclusively to clinical research. In the 1950's, the institute expanded its mission to include graduate education and in 1965, it was renamed The Rockefeller University.
The university is supported by a combination of government and private grants and contracts, private philanthropy and income from the endowment.
Rockefeller's unique approach to science has led to some of the world's most revolutionary contributions to biology and medicine. 24 of its scientists have won Nobel Prizes, 21 have won Lasker Awards and 20 have garnered the National Medal of Science, the highest science award given by the United States.