Michael Gottesman

Jul 15, 2024 | asbmb.org | Michael Gottesman |Christopher Wanjek |Martin Gellert

Gary Felsenfeld, whose research at the National Institutes of Health revealed the dynamic nature of chromatin and its role in gene expression and epigenetic regulation, died on May 1, 2024, at the age of 94. Known for his wry sense of humor, dedicated mentorship and relentless pursuit of fun in the lab, Felsenfeld harnessed physical chemistry to measure protein–DNA interactions quantitatively and to define how nucleic acids form ordered structures.

Feb 29, 2024 | jewishlink.news | Michael Gottesman

There was so much of my visit to Israel on the Bergen County mission that sounds absurd. As I have heard Rav Asher Weiss and now, Rav Yosef Tzvi Rimon, state, we are all seemingly crazy for flying into a war when the natural reaction would be to stay far away. On top of that, I was only on the ground in Israel for 72 hours, meaning nearly 25% of my trip was spent on the airplane. Thinking practically, one could certainly question the wisdom of my trip as well as the trips many others are making.