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New Rochelle, NY, January 23, 2001 - Dr. Bruce Alberts, president of the United States National Academy of Sciences, and chair of the National Research Council, the principal operating arm of the National Academies of Sciences and Engineering, will speak on "Science in the New Millennium," on Thursday, February 22, 2001, at 12 noon in Joyce Auditorium on Iona College's New Rochelle campus, 715 North Avenue, New Rochelle. This lecture is free and open to the public as part of the continuing Thomas G. Bullen, CFC, Memorial Lecture Series in Science and Technology at Iona.

A respected biochemist recognized for his work in both biochemistry and molecular biology, Dr. Alberts is known particularly for his extensive molecular analyses of the protein complexes that allow chromosomes to be located. Chair of the department of biochemistry and biophysics at the medical school of the University of California, San Francisco, Alberts is one of the principal authors of The Molecular Biology of the Cell, now in its third edition, and considered the leading advanced textbook in this field, used widely in U.S. colleges and universities.

His most recent text, Essential Cell Biology, is intended to present this subject matter to a wider audience. He is committed to the improvement of science education and helped to create City Science, a program for improving science teaching in San Francisco elementary schools.

Prior to joining the UC-San Francisco, Dr. Alberts was on the faculty of Princeton University for ten years. In 1980, he was awarded an American Cancer Society lifetime research professorship.

The National Academy of Sciences and its sister organizations - the National Academy of Engineering, the Institute of Medicine and the National Research Council were created to provide the nation's leaders with advice on scientific issues that often pervade policy decisions. The Academies and the Institute are honorary societies that elect new members each year. While the Institute of Medicine conducts policy studies on health issues, most of the institution's science policy and technical work is conducted by its operating arm, the National Research Council. These not-for-profit organizations work outside the framework of government to ensure independent advice on science, technology and medicine.

For questions or more information please contact:
Meghan Finn
Public Relations Office
Iona College, 715 North Avenue, New Rochelle, N.Y. 10801
tel: 914 633-2005 fax: 914 637-2711

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