The Rockefeller University is a private research university that was founded in 1901 by John D. Rockefeller. The university is located in New York, New York, and is dedicated to the advancement of science and medicine. The university offers graduate and postgraduate programs in the biological and medical sciences, as well as in the physical and mathematical sciences. The university is home to several research centers and institutes, including the Center for Clinical and Translational Science, the Center for Basic and Translational Research on Disorders of the Digestive System, and the Center for Studies in Physics and Biology. The university has a faculty of over 80 members and a student body of approximately 1,300.