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These hopping amphibians aren’t the only animals that call the pond home. It’s a living snapshot of our area’s diverse ecosystem. Read the story »
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The next evolution of AI begins with ours
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How do innate abilities get passed down? Cold Spring Harbor neuroscientists have devised a solution that could lead to faster artificial intelligence. Read the story »
CSHL and Range ETFs launch new partnership
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The affiliation was announced during a historic event at the Nasdaq stock market, highlighting the importance of cancer research. Read the story »
Cocktails & Chromosomes: Long-lived creatures of the night
Bat genes may hold the keys to aging, immunity, and cancer. Find out how, as we relive a special Halloween night event with CSHL’s Dick McCombie. Watch the video »
Empowering Insights: The science behind health
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“The opportunity to turn curiosity into discoveries that impact the human condition is at the core of CSHL’s mission,” writes President Stillman. Read the story »
19th annual Double Helix Medals dinner raises $7 million
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Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory’s annual gala honors Target ALS leaders Alisa and Daniel Doctoroff and Nobel laureate Dr. Katalin Karikó. Read the story »
The 2024 CSHL Raft Race
Ten teams brave cool harbor waters, the hot August sun, and new boat-building rules in the 9th annual CSHL Raft Race. Watch the video »
100 years of the Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory Association
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A look back on the remarkable history of the group that helped turn Cold Spring Harbor, NY, into a leading destination for breakthrough bioscience. Read the story »
Flipping cancer’s off switch
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CSHL Professor Christopher Vakoc and postdoc Olaf Klingbeil have found a potential drug target for some of the most common and deadly cancers. Read the story »
The 2024 CSHL Plate Race
The latest chapter in a decades-long rivalry unfolds, and a beloved Hammerhead shark returns. Watch the video »
New DNALC program aims to improve pandemic response
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The federally funded initiative will train undergraduate teachers in disease-tracking techniques that could help prevent future pandemics. Read the story »
CSHL’s oldest haunts
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These buildings have weathered oceans of time to be here. Pull back the veil and cross over into CSHL’s storied past for a closer look. Read the story »
At the Lab Season 1 Research Rewind: AI+
This season’s final Research Rewind brings us from the realm of quantitative biology to neuroscience, genomics, and beyond. Listen to the podcast »
New Jersey gets its first DNA Learning Center
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A 6,500-square-foot research and education facility is housed in the Passaic County Technical Institute’s John Currie Biotechnology Innovation Center. Read the story »
Vitamin K supplement slows prostate cancer in mice
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The finding from CSHL Professor Lloyd Trotman and his team sets the stage for pilot studies in human prostate cancer patients. Read the story »
Cocktails & Chromosomes: Barcoding, bugs, and brews
See Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory’s DNA Learning Center turn a crowd of bar patrons into citizen scientists. Watch the video »
At the Lab Season 1 Research Rewind: Genetics
It’s the code for all life on Earth. This week At the Lab, we’re hacking it with the help of Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory’s geneticists. Listen to the podcast »
Putting out a brain on fire
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CSHL Professor Hiro Furukawa sheds new light on anti-NMDAR encephalitis, a rare autoimmune disorder that may be misdiagnosed as schizophrenia. Read the story »
Great minds think AI
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Innovators and thought leaders in the fields of artificial intelligence and neuroscience came together for a meeting at Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory. Read the story »
At the Lab Season 1 Research Rewind: Neuroscience
What do you think? How do you know? And who are you anyway? We probe each of these questions with the help of Cold Spring Harbor’s neuroscientists. Listen to the podcast »
One Experiment: The brain’s landscapers
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The brain relies on cells called OPCs to refine neural connections. CSHL’s Lucas Cheadle can now look at these synapse pruners in a whole new light. Read the story »
Adrian Krainer wins Albany Prize for biomedical research
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A pioneer in the burgeoning field of RNA therapeutics, Krainer has now received America’s second-highest prize in medicine. Read the story »
At the Lab Season 1 Research Rewind: Cancer
As the first season of our new podcast winds down, we’re revisiting all of our episodes with a focus on CSHL’s cutting-edge cancer research. Listen to the podcast »
CSHL postdoc presents breakthrough autism findings
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Irene Sanchez Martin’s research on prenatal inflammation’s role in autism is showcased at the Society for Neuroscience’s annual meeting. Read the story »
Plants have a backup plan
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CSHL’s Rob Martienssen and his team discovered how plants like Arabidopsis continue to reproduce even when things go wrong in chromosome division. Read the story »
At the Lab Episode 26: The golden grail of genomics
For our Season 1 finale, we invite you to step inside EN-TEx, a catalog of more than one million genomic variants. Listen to the podcast »
NeuroAI with an eye on equity
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Working at the intersection of neuroscience and computer science, CSHL researchers aim to build AI that will benefit everyone, not just the lucky few. Read the story »
Among the wildflowers
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Colorful native flowers, courtesy of the Lab’s grounds crew and horticulturalists, attract both pollinators and people to CSHL’s seawall each day. Read the story »
How does cancer spread? Follow the map
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CSHL Professor Adam Siepel and postdoc Armin Scheben use genetic barcodes to map how prostate cancer spreads. Read the story »
The curious immune cells caught between worlds
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CSHL’s Hannah Meyer shows innate-like T cells mature differently in humans and mice. Her discovery could improve preclinical immunotherapy studies. Read the story »
At the Lab Episode 25: How maize became corn
Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory solves a plant biology mystery some 4,000 years in the making. The implications may go far beyond vegetables. Listen to the podcast »
CSHL grad student wins International Birnstiel Award
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Shushan Toneyan won the award for her thesis research in CSHL’s Koo lab. Toneyan is the co-creator of CREME, an AI-powered virtual laboratory. Read the story »
Cocktails & Chromosomes: How the brain and body communicate
Hungry? How do you know? To answer questions like this, CSHL’s Jeremy Borniger taps into the circuits controlling brain-body communication. Watch the video »
At the Lab Episode 24: Putting the brakes on brain cancer
CSHL Professor Alea Mills compares the deadly brain cancer glioblastoma to a car with its brakes cut. Her lab works to reattach them. Listen to the podcast »
Is CREME AI’s answer to CRISPR?
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CREME, the latest AI toolkit from CSHL, is a virtual laboratory that may help scientists find new therapeutic targets in the genome. Read the story »
New Library & Archives Chair established at CSHL
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The Robert David Lion Gardiner Foundation establishes the Robert David Lion Gardiner Chair of Library & Archives at Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory. Read the story »
Making headlines
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Several Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory faculty members received national mainstream media attention in 2024. Read the story »
At the Lab Episode 23: Cured with CRISPR
Victoria Gray, the first person ever cured of sickle cell, appeared on a DNA Learning Center panel featuring a clinical scientist from CSHL. Listen to the podcast »
The promise of genetics to cure disease
Victoria Gray was the first person cured of sickle cell disease with CRISPR gene-editing technology. Today, she shares her story. Watch the video »
At the Lab Episode 22: Outmuscling cancer
After 10 years, CSHL has made a breakthrough in the study of RMS, a rare pediatric cancer. How we got here is a story of innovation and perseverance. Listen to the podcast »
The nervous system’s matchmaker
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CSHL’s Saket Navlakha has devised a new computer algorithm that could have many popular real-world applications. His inspiration: the nervous system. Read the story »
‘Earth Music III’
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At 11 feet tall, this eye-catching artwork in CSHL’s Grace Auditorium is hard to miss. But what is it? Read the story »
How breast cancer goes hungry
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CSHL Assistant Professor Michael Lukey has identified a source of breast cancer’s backup food supplies—and a way to block access. Read the story »
At the Lab Episode 21: Nature versus nurture
What makes you, you? CSHL Assistant Professor Gabrielle Pouchelon looks for answers in the brain’s earliest neural connections. Listen to the podcast »
Old chemo drug, new pancreatic cancer therapy?
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CSHL scientists have found that folinic acid makes immunotherapy therapy more effective against pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma in mice. Read the story »
Cocktails & Chromosomes: The whole-body health spectrum
How can a tiny tumor, often no larger than a penny, have such a big impact? CSHL’s Tobias Janowitz unpacks a complicated but highly relatable issue. Watch the video »
At the Lab Episode 20: Cleanup on IL-6
CSHL Professor Bo Li set out to study a tiny group of neurons involved in cancer cachexia. What he found astounded even him. Listen to the podcast »
Frogs: A biologist’s best friend
Get up close and personal with the exotic amphibian helping students in CSHL’s Xenopus course study how life begins and operates. Watch the video »
One Experiment: The devil in the greenhouse
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CSHL’s meanest plant may help the Lippman lab tame prickly indigenous crops like Australia’s desert raisin. Read the story »
At the Lab Episode 19: Brain sex
How are sex differences defined in the brain? CSHL Associate Professor Jessica Tollkuhn delivers a thought-provoking primer on a fascinating topic. Listen to the podcast »
Science Meets Art at CSHL
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Scientists, artists, and other luminaries came together for a summer festival celebrating CSHL’s Celia & Wally Gilbert Artist-in-Residence Program. Read the story »
Corn’s ‘missing link’
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CSHL researchers have discovered a biological mechanism that may explain how corn spread so rapidly across the Americas 4,000 years ago. Read the story »
At the Lab Episode 18: The stress of cancer
A sobering conversation on a breakthrough discovery with potentially significant implications for cancer patients everywhere. Listen to the podcast »
Katherine Alexander joins CSHL cancer faculty
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Her team will explore mysterious cellular structures known as nuclear speckles and their role in diseases such as cancer. Read the story »
Every rose has its thorns … or does it?
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CSHL biologists have found a way to remove prickles from plants genetically. Their discovery could change the way we think about evolution in general. Read the story »
This protein does “The Twist”
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CSHL Professor Hiro Furukawa has figured out how the NMDAR performs a key step in the brain’s cognitive dance. Read the story »
At the Lab Episode 17: AI SQUID
Tune in to this week’s podcast to hear about the latest artificial intelligence model coming out of Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory. Listen to the podcast »
Northern Lights shine over CSHL
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The Aurora Borealis? At this time of year? In this part of the country? CSHL’s Arka Banerjee was on the scene to capture the dazzling display. Read the story »
At the Lab Episode 16: Bats!
Shriek if you must. Their remarkable genome might provide new insights into natural links between the immune system, aging, and cancer resistance. Listen to the podcast »
A century of women’s health breakthroughs
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Oscar Riddle identified the hormone behind lactation in 1933. The discovery at CSHL continues to inspire research on women’s health and breast cancer. Read the story »
Cocktails & Chromosomes: Why do we age?
Humans have asked this question since the dawn of civilization. Today, we have the answer. Find out about this and more from CSHL’s Corina Amor Vegas. Watch the video »
Welcome to the summer of sequencing
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CSHL’s DNA Learning Center and collaborators traveled cross-country to show educators the power of portable DNA sequencing. Read the story »
At the Lab Episode 15: Fruit flies’ dating lives
Can AI help us identify the Don Juan of fruit flies? CSHL’s Benjamin Cowley thinks so. Why would we want to do this? Tune in to find out. Listen to the podcast »
One Experiment: Brain-body’s feathery display
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An angry peacock is no joke. Like the colorful bird and its tall tail feathers, cancer biology can make for some eye-catching images. Read the story »
The science behind Ozempic and Wegovy
Rockefeller University geneticist Jeffrey Friedman speaks about obesity’s causes and treatments at CSHL’s Brain-Body Physiology Symposium. Watch the video »
Recapping CSHL’s 88th Symposium
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Thought leaders from around the world came together at CSHL to share and discuss the latest research in brain-body physiology. Read the story »
At the Lab Episode 14: What’s that smell?
You might not realize, but that question is central to the human experience. On this week’s podcast, CSHL’s Saket Navlakha sniffs out answers. Listen to the podcast »
How to stop cancer cachexia? Start at the top
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Professor Bo Li and a team of collaborators from four CSHL labs have discovered a new potential drug target for the lethal wasting disease. Read the story »
CSHL’s 30th Annual Golf Tournament raises nearly $700,000
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It was another record-breaker for the summer fundraiser, which this year honored Paul Paternoster, a longtime supporter of sarcoma research. Read the story »
At the Lab Episode 13: A more sustainable chemistry
For this week’s podcast, CSHL Professor John Moses bridges the gap between chemistry and biology in less than three minutes. Listen to the podcast »
Finding the sweet spot in brain development
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Short-lived neural connections in the mouse brain can have long-lasting effects on how the animal senses and interacts with the world. Read the story »
CSHL to host first person cured of sickle cell
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Join us July 13 at 1 p.m. for “Students Talk Science” with Victoria Gray, the first patient treated using CRISPR gene-editing technology. Read the story »
Table for 32
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CSHL was excited to partner with Boy Scouts Troop 32 to help a young community member interested in science complete his Eagle Scout project. Read the story »
At the Lab Episode 12: Cancer cops
In this week’s podcast, CSHL Assistant Professor Semir Beyaz reveals how metastatic breast cancer ‘corrupts’ the body’s immune system. Listen to the podcast »
Catching Cancer When It’s Curable
CSHL Trustee Bruce Ratner discusses his new book during a fireside chat with Professor and Cancer Center Director David Tuveson. Watch the video »
SQUID pries open AI black box
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CSHL’s Koo and Kinney labs have built a tool to suss out how AI analyzes the genome. What sets it apart? Decades of quantitative genetics knowledge. Read the story »
Can AI learn like us?
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CSHL NeuroAI Scholar Kyle Daruwalla has created an AI neural network that can retain and recall knowledge much like we do. Read the story »
Pancreatic cancer’s cellular amnesia
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New study from CSHL Professor Christopher Vakoc and former postdoc Diogo Maia-Silva shows how basal-like cancer cells lose their original identity. Read the story »
Barbara McClintock’s corn
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You’ve heard about Barbara McClintock’s Nobel Prize-winning research on corn genetics, but what about the corn itself? Read the story »
Cocktails & Chromosomes: Of mice and moms
The latest installment in our public science talk series fell right between Mother’s Day and Father’s Day. CSHL’s Stephen Shea took it from there. Watch the video »
Wrexham University awards John Moses Honorary Fellowship
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CSHL Professor John Moses returned to his hometown of Wrexham, Wales, where he was recognized for his contributions to science. Read the story »
At the Lab Episode 11: AI brainiacs
What is neuroAI, and how does it help both neuroscientists and computer scientists? In this week’s podcast, CSHL’s Kyle Daruwalla explains. Listen to the podcast »
RNA splicing’s spotters
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RNA therapeutics pioneer CSHL Professor Adrian Krainer has discovered a link between two important regulator proteins, SRSF1 and DDX23. Read the story »
Meet Xenopus, the African clawed frog
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Many popular technologies used in biology and medicine have froggy origins, and this CSHL course has helped keep the field hopping. Read the story »
At the Lab Episode 10: The time of our lives
“You wouldn’t start making the fingernails on an arm until you had started to make the arm,” says CSHL’s Christopher Hammell. How’s that for a visual? Listen to the podcast »
Mapping the mind with BARseq
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CSHL Professor Anthony Zador’s powerful brain-mapping tool has received a major upgrade. Instead of thousands of neurons, it can now map millions. Read the story »
The Louise Lindsay Read paperbark maple
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Like the Chinese maple outside Blackford Hall, the roots of CSHL’s broad intellectual family tree run deep. Read the story »
President’s essay: The continuous cycle of discovery
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CSHL President & CEO Bruce Stillman discusses our institution’s societal impacts and global connections as forces for further scientific progress. Read the story »
At the Lab Episode 9: Musical mice
We put the ‘mice’ in ‘maestro,’ with singing lessons from Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory neuroscientist Arkarup Banerjee. Listen to the podcast »
New AI accurately predicts fly behavior
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CSHL’s Benjamin Cowley trained an artificial intelligence model to predict how real-life fruit flies will act in response to specific visual stimuli. Read the story »
At the Lab Episode 8: Birds of a feather
How did some birds get such distinct colors? CSHL Professor Adam Siepel joins us for a journey across evolution’s “islands of differentiation.” Listen to the podcast »
Cocktails & Chromosomes: Immune cells’ brainy convos
CSHL Assistant Professor Lucas Cheadle invites you to listen in to the ongoing conversation between your immune system and your brain. Watch the video »
Autism genetics: The faces behind the data
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CSHL research on autism involves massive databases with thousands of genomes. Meet a few of the brave individuals who help make this work possible. Read the story »
At the Lab Episode 7: Women in STEM
CSHL is no stranger to successful female scientists. Today, we remember the life of Martha Chase, famously known for the Hershey-Chase experiment. Listen to the podcast »
The Great North American Eclipse
CSHL faculty, students, and staff came together to witness one of the most breathtaking celestial events of our lifetime—a total solar eclipse. Watch the video »
On the passing of Jim Simons
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We are saddened to share the passing of Jim Simons, a CSHL Honorary Trustee and one of our institution’s most significant supporters and donors. Read the story »
Tour CSHL’s Foundations for the Future project
Join New York Governor Kathy Hochul and CSHL President & CEO Bruce Stillman for an aerial tour of CSHL’s Foundations for the Future expansion project. Watch the video »
Governor Hochul announces $15 million for CSHL expansion
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The funding will help pay for a new pancreatic cancer center—part of CSHL’s Foundations for the Future project. Read the story »
CSHL celebrates SBS Class of 2024
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The CSHL School of Biological Sciences conferred 11 Ph.D.s and one honorary Doctor of Science degree during its 21st commencement ceremony. Read the story »
At the Lab Episode 6: Supermoms to the rescue
Happy almost Mother’s Day! What drives a supermom to come to the rescue when her child is upset? CSHL’s Stephen Shea shares the biological backstory. Listen to the podcast »
DNA Day at DNA Learning Center NYC
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Community leaders from across New York came together in Brooklyn to celebrate CSHL’s achievements in making STEM education accessible for all. Read the story »
Senator Schumer visits DNA Learning Center NYC
Community leaders from across New York came together in Brooklyn to celebrate CSHL’s achievements in making STEM education accessible for all. Watch the video »
CSHL awards honorary degree to esteemed neurobiologist
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The CSHL School of Biological Sciences awarded its honorary Doctor of Science degree to neuroscientist and geneticist Cori Bargmann Ph.D. Read the story »
The CSHL School of Biological Sciences’ class of 2024
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The School of Biological Sciences awarded Ph.D. degrees to 11 students this year. Here are some stories and reflections from their time at CSHL. Read the story »
A link between breast changes and . . . UTIs?
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CSHL breast cancer researchers, led by Associate Professor Camila dos Santos, made a surprise discovery while investigating urinary tract infections. Read the story »
At the Lab Episode 5: A heart of golf
A 500-year-old mystery stumbled on by Leonardo da Vinci has been solved using modern clinical data. Meet the CSHL scientist at the heart of it all. Listen to the podcast »
CSHL and Northwell Health extend strategic affiliation
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Historic agreement aims to translate basic bioscience into a clinical setting, providing cancer patients greater access to personalized healthcare. Read the story »
Hazen Tower
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The Italian-style bell tower anchors CSHL’s Neuroscience Center. Its bell has rung out every hour on the hour, from 8 a.m. to 8 p.m., since 1991. Read the story »
David Klindt joins CSHL neuroAI team
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The new assistant professor will study how our brains navigate a continuously changing sensory environment: His goal: build more sensible AI. Read the story »
Tuveson elected to American Academy of Arts & Sciences
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CSHL Cancer Center Director and Professor David Tuveson joins an elite membership roster whose historic ranks include names like Darwin and Einstein. Read the story »
At the Lab Episode 4: DNA sequencing for all
CSHL Dolan DNA Learning Center’s Jason Williams teaches us about a portable DNA sequencer that may turn the tide for genetics education. Listen to the podcast »
Environmental science’s Cold Spring Harbor origin
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In 1929, Ruth Patrick came to CSHL to study plant life. She’d meet her future husband here and go on to pioneer an entirely new field of biology. Read the story »
Cocktails & Chromosomes: Through the eyes of a fruit fly
CSHL Assistant Professor Benjamin Cowley takes us inside the mind’s eye, using an AI model of this tiny insect’s brain. Watch the video »
Mitra Javadzadeh joins CSHL neuroscience faculty
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Javadzadeh is the newest Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory fellow. Her lab studies how the brain processes visual information. Read the story »
At the Lab Episode 3: Autism Awareness Month
It’s Autism Awareness Month! CSHL Professor Ivan Iossofiv shares what researchers know about autism so far and how they plan to uncover its origins. Listen to the podcast »
Nobel laureate honored at CSHL chemistry symposium
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“The Future of Click Chemistry” brought together two-time Nobelist K. Barry Sharpless with his former apprentices John Moses and David Tuveson. Read the story »
Up close and personal with cryo-EM
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CSHL’s Cryo-Electron Microscopy course teaches the next generation of scientists to study life at the atomic level. Read the story »
At the Lab Episode 2: Molecular puppetry
CSHL neuroscientist Hiro Furukawa shows us a part of the brain that actually works like a puppet master. What could this mean for mental health? Listen to the podcast »
CSHL goes to the White House for Easter EGGucation
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CSHL plant scientists taught kids the basics of plant biology and its role in the environment at an event hosted by First Lady Jill Biden. Read the story »
Click, click, boom—150 new molecules
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CSHL Professor John Moses premieres an expansive line of new click chemistry products, uncovering leads for better antibiotics and cancer drugs. Read the story »
CSHL’s Thomas Gingeras awarded $2 million NSF grant
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Climate change threatens crops with acidic soils and aluminum toxicity. Gingeras leads an international team tackling this problem head-on. Read the story »
At the Lab Episode 1: The tomato of tomorrow
In the premiere episode of At the Lab, we visit CSHL Professor & HHMI Investigator Zachary Lippman to glimpse the future of food and farming. Listen to the podcast »
Inside Jones Laboratory
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Jones is CSHL’s oldest building. Since 1893, its exterior has remained virtually unchanged. Inside is a different story. Read the story »
One Experiment: Pancreatic mucus
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That’s not the Starship Enterprise burning up in space. It’s an up-close look at precancerous pancreatic lesions and the mucus they produce. Read the story »
From plant genomics to a bioscience revolution
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CSHL played a lead role in mapping the first plant genome. Today, that breakthrough fuels a whole new understanding of life on Earth. Read the story »
Better cancer trials could be around the corner
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CSHL researchers have developed a new data-driven approach that cancer centers may use to expand patient recruitment efforts. Read the story »
Women’s health quiz
CSHL research has yielded insights into a number of women’s health topics, from menopause to breast cancer. Take this quiz to see how far we’ve come. Take the quiz »
New hope in the fight against neurofibromatosis
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A partnership between CSHL and the Penny’s Flight Foundation aims to find a cure for NF1, the world’s most common single-gene neurological disorder. Read the story »
A call for support of trans scientists
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CSHL Postdoctoral Fellow Simón(e) Sun has co-authored an article titled “Rigorous Science Demands Support of Transgender Scientists.” Read the story »
Cocktails & Chromosomes: Molecules to change the world
What is CSHL’s John Moses doing with that glowing liquid? Watch our expert chemist get a reaction from the crowd at Industry bar in Huntington, NY. Watch the video »
Alien language: CSHL returns to Cinema Arts Centre
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March 26: CSHL neuroscientist Arkarup Banerjee discusses “Mysteries of Language & Communication” at a special screening of sci-fi blockbuster Arrival. Read the story »
Women in science on women’s health
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CSHL’s Camila dos Santos and Jessica Tollkuhn offer empowering insights into breast cancer prevention, pregnancy, menopause, and hormone therapy. Read the story »
Why some RNA drugs work better than others
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CSHL’s Justin Kinney and Spinraza inventor Adrian Krainer tested the newly approved SMA treatment, risdiplam, and another RNA therapeutic, branaplam. Read the story »
An evolutionary mystery 125 million years in the making
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CSHL plant biologists have stumbled on a peculiar case involving a gene that’s key for controlling growth in tomatoes and other crops. Read the story »
Pancreatic cancer lives on mucus
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Mucus is not just snot. CSHL scientists have discovered some pancreatic cancer cells depend on it. The finding may open a new therapeutic avenue. Read the story »
Can AI uncover breast cancer risk factors?
This question lies at the heart of a new interdisciplinary collaboration between CSHL’s Camila dos Santos and Peter Koo. Watch the video »
Chronic stress spreads cancer … here’s how
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CSHL researchers have discovered a new link between chronic stress and cancer metastasis, providing a possible path forward for new treatments. Read the story »
‘Twisting Dendrites’
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It’s not a sea creature. It’s in your brain. For over 20 years, this sculpture has inspired cutting-edge neuroscience research at CSHL. Read the story »
The immune system’s moonlighters
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A tiny protein sequence with the potential to unlock new therapies against autoimmune diseases has been hiding in plain sight— until now. Read the story »
Cocktails & Chromosomes: Sequencing suds
CSHL’s series of fun, interactive science talks returns to Industry bar in Huntington, NY, with a demonstration of today’s DNA sequencing technology. Watch the video »
Pancreatic cancer hijacks a brain-building protein
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CSHL researchers have found that EN-1, a protein involved in neurodevelopment, can help pancreatic cancer spread throughout the body. Read the story »
Genome sequencing for kids, one LEGO at a time
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The CSHL DNA Learning Center’s LEGO DNA sequencer makes learning about the genome fun and easy for students of all ages, even kindergarteners. Read the story »
From novel discovery to anti-aging therapy
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Former CSHL Fellow Carol Greider’s Nobel-winning research has led to new cancer treatments. Now, it’s helping us unravel the mysteries of aging. Read the story »
Angel’s Wish raises $45K for CSHL cancer research
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The Christina Renna Foundation’s generous gift supports Professor Christopher Vakoc’s pioneering sarcoma research. Read the story »
CSHL PFF student named Regeneron scholar
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Griffin Hon, a senior at Syosset High School, studied bowel disease alongside CSHL Assistant Professor Semir Beyaz using single-cell sequencing. Read the story »
How diet may impact cancer and possible treatments
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Researchers at the CSHL Cancer Center study the links between disease and nutrition in hopes of uncovering new treatment and prevention strategies. Read the story »
How a mouse’s brain bends time
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How does the brain govern communication? It’s all about timing. CSHL investigates with the help of a “musical” mouse from Costa Rica. Read the story »
A quiz for the ages
Want to know the secret to a long life? So do CSHL scientists. Take this short quiz to see what they’ve found out about aging and longevity. Take the quiz »
Bald eagles fight in flight
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There’s been a surge of bald eagle sightings on campus. CSHL’s Vlad Drozdoff brings us an amazing close-up look at these birds in action. Read the story »
The fountain of youth is … a T cell?
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CSHL's Corina Amor Vegas discovers that CAR T cells can act as a “living” drug, causing young mice to age more slowly and old mice to rejuvenate. Read the story »
One Experiment: The brain’s power lines
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Everyone is “wired” differently. CSHL Associate Professor Jessica Tollkuhn maps the genes sex hormones use to shape developing brains. Read the story »
From cancer genetics to cancer treatments
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One cancer gene, one cancer genome, two Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory discoveries that helped shape the face of modern cancer medicine. Read the story »
Cocktails & Chromosomes: Best shots of 2023
After a four-year hiatus, Cocktails & Chromosomes returned in 2023. Relive the past year’s best moments and see what’s in store for 2024. Watch the video »
Penicillin: From limited wonder drug to worldwide lifesaver
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How Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory’s research on penicillin in the 1940s helped the U.S. win World War II and changed medicine forever. Read the story »
Where history connects
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A recent workshop at the CSHL Library & Archives shed light on the interwoven histories of the Laboratory, Long Island, NY, and the greater U.S. Read the story »
COO Report: One for the record books
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In 2023, Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory revenues achieved their second highest level ever. Read the story »
Joshua-Tor named CSHL Director of Research
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The Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory professor and HHMI investigator steps into her new role effective January 2, 2024. Read the story »
Dream big: A powerful vision for CSHL research
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New Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory Director of Research Leemor Joshua-Tor shares her vision for the future of bioscience discovery. Read the story »
The future of science communication, today
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Ten years ago, CSHL launched bioRxiv. Since then, the preprint server and sister site medRxiv have been key in sharing science for the good of society. Read the story »
The stars above CSHL
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When he’s not busy pushing the frontiers of cancer research, CSHL’s Jeremy Borniger turns his attention to the final frontier—space. Read the story »
The sound of music … by mice
Ever hear a mouse sing? Now you can. Listen to a pair of mice duets and see how their “songs” are helping scientists figure out how the brain works. Watch the video »
Animal behavior quiz
Take this short quiz to see how much you know about the science of social behavior. Take the quiz »
Inside CSHL’s Single-Cell Biology Facility
A decade ago, sequencing individual cells was a luxury. Today, it’s critical for biology research. Meet the scientists making it happen at CSHL. Watch the video »
Cocktails & Chromosomes: You are what you eat
The question is how! Whet your appetite for discovery with this mouthwatering talk on diet and nutrition from CSHL’s Semir Beyaz. Watch the video »
Inside a Nobelist’s notebooks
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Carol Greider’s lab writings offer a firsthand look at her Nobel Prize-winning research—work that continues today in CSHL’s Amor Vegas lab. Read the story »
Quiet please, we’re writing!
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A CSHL retreat organized by Charla Lambert offers young researchers the professional communications training missing from most science courses. Read the story »
The evolution of scientific publishing
CSHL Press leaders John Inglis and Richard Sever give us an inside look at the process and possible windows into its future. Watch the video »
Can we crack this cancer’s immune response?
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CSHL research brings scientists closer to understanding how pancreatic cancer interacts with our immune system and why immunotherapy hasn’t worked. Read the story »
18th Double Helix Medals dinner raises more than $10 million
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The gala honored philanthropists William Ackman & Neri Oxman and 2018 Nobel laureate Jim Allison. Read the story »
CSHL rolls out STEM ‘Bicycle Principles’
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Banbury Center think tank develops new guidelines to make short STEM training effective, inclusive, and sustainable for working professionals. Read the story »
CSHL celebrates 50th anniversary of McClintock Laboratory
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Fifty years ago, CSHL honored Barbara McClintock by dedicating a building in her name. Today, it is home to four innovative cancer labs. Read the story »
Breaking new ground: For science and society
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CSHL’s Foundations for the Future campaign will propel the institution’s bioscience research and education programs to new heights and maximal impact. Read the story »
Foundations for the Future: Blueprint for tomorrow
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Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory’s Advancement team provides an overview of the institution’s newly launched seven-acre expansion project. Read the story »
Cocktails & Chromosomes: The mysterious songs of mice
Mysterious but polite! CSHL’s Arkarup Banerjee breaks down the animals’ call-and-response routine in our latest talk at Industry in Huntington, NY. Watch the video »
Rob Martienssen awarded 2024 Genetics Society Medal
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CSHL Professor Rob Martienssen earned the award for outstanding research contributions to the field of genetics. Read the story »
First look: Whole-body gene expression
For the first time, scientists at CSHL have observed gene expression as it occurs throughout an animal. See life take shape in front of your eyes. Watch the video »
CSHL holds first-ever cell reprogramming conference
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World leaders in cellular reprogramming, differentiating, repair, and regeneration gathered at Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory from October 10-14. Read the story »
Smells like learning
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CSHL research suggests certain neurons help us tell apart different smells while others help us learn to distinguish between similar odors. Read the story »
New antibody could target breast cancers
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CSHL Professor Nicholas Tonks’ team has discovered a new way to target PTPRD, an enzyme that may help some breast cancers spread. Read the story »
Vakoc receives Excellence in Healthcare Award
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The award recognizes his breakthrough sarcoma research. This is the second year in a row that the LI Herald has honored a member of the CSHL faculty. Read the story »
Zador wins maiden NIH BRAIN CONNECTS grant
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Zador and collaborators have been awarded over $2 million to fine-tune a new brain mapping technique—one that might help transform the field. Read the story »
Future doctors spend summer as CSHL scientists
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The SRIMS internship program equips Hofstra University medical students with the skills and tools used to conduct translational research. Read the story »
You say genome editing, I say natural mutation
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CSHL scientists have discovered that evolution and genome editing in crops are less predictable than previously thought. Read the story »
Test your breast cancer awareness
Awareness is key to prevention and potential future treatments. Take this quiz to find out about the latest in breast cancer research at CSHL. Take the quiz »
Holy immunity! Bat genes key against COVID, cancer
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Rapid evolution has streamlined bats’ immune systems. This may explain why they’re resistant to cancer and viruses like Ebola or COVID-19. Read the story »
Cocktails & Chromosomes: Breast cancer awareness edition
CSHL Associate Professor Camila dos Santos unpacks the science of breast cancer prevention at Industry bar in Huntington, NY. Watch the video »
The 2023 CSHL Volleyball League Finals
With a wide swath of the CSHL community in attendance, we got an up-close view of the action. How close? Think “camera on the ref’s head” close. Watch the video »
The 2023 CSHL Raft Race
Teamwork, ingenuity, and perseverance triumph over sinking ships as a record 14 teams take to the waters in the eighth annual Raft Race. Watch the video »
Reactivate, repurpose, and rewire the brain
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New CSHL research on Rett syndrome could also have implications for autism spectrum disorders, dementia, and Alzheimer’s disease. Read the story »
STEM career paths converge at SBS Open House
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The CSHL School of Biological Sciences invites undergrads to visit campus and learn about opportunities for researchers at various career stages. Read the story »
CSHL Concert Series returns to Grace Auditorium
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The husband-and-wife duo of Ukrainian pianists Anna and Dmitri Shelest will give a one-hour performance on Friday, October 6. Read the story »
The dance of epigenetic inheritance
Making sure chromosomes get passed down correctly is hard work. Watch, through fluorescent and cryogenic lenses, how two proteins make it happen. Watch the video »
Mitra among first awarded NIH BRAIN CONNECTS grant
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New National Institutes of Health initiative aims to generate an atlas of brain connections, offering new insights into neurological disorders. Read the story »
CSHL takes lead role in new Puerto Rico STEM initiative
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The National Science Foundation-funded Arecibo C3 project aims to make Puerto Rico a global hub of STEM education and research. Read the story »
Cocktails & Chromosomes: Uprooting climate change
Pull up a stool to watch CSHL Associate Professor Ullas Pedmale speak about plants and climate change at Industry bar in Huntington, NY. Watch the video »
Simón(e) Sun named 2023 HHMI Hanna Gray Fellow
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The Howard Hughes Medical Institute will provide Sun, a postdoc in the Tollkuhn lab at CSHL, up to $1.5 million over a period of up to eight years. Read the story »
CSHL announces AACR Cancer Centers Alliance
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The new initiative, led by CSHL Professor David Tuveson, seeks to unite the nation’s NCI-designated cancer centers to help save more patients’ lives. Read the story »
In cancer immunotherapy, more isn’t necessarily better
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CSHL Assistant Professor Peter Westcott may have discovered why immunotherapy often fails in certain colon cancer treatments. Read the story »
Gene editing’s rocky start and groundbreaking legacy
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Despite early controversy, gene-editing technology has led to major breakthroughs in biological research at CSHL and beyond. Read the story »
For the love of fruit flies
Fruit flies use their wings to generate “music” to attract mates. Watch the male try to woo potential partners with a little liquid courage. Watch the video »
Stillman earns ASBMB Distinguished Scientist Award
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The American Society for Biochemistry and Molecular Biology honored CSHL President & CEO Bruce Stillman for outstanding achievement in basic research. Read the story »
From the labs to the street: CSHL’s 2023 Plate Race
Three CSHL Courses teams and a few sharks compete amid the hot August sun for glory and bragging rights. Watch the video »
These worms have rhythm
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Observing gene expression in real time, CSHL scientists identified four molecules the C. elegans worm relies on to set the tempo of its development. Read the story »
Genome sequencing goes mobile at DNALC
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New collaboration between CSHL’s DNA Learning Center and Oxford Nanopore Technologies puts DNA sequencing in the palms of students’ hands. Read the story »
Once rhabdomyosarcoma, now muscle
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“Every successful medicine has its origin story,” says CSHL’s Christopher Vakoc. “And research like this is the soil from which new drugs are born.” Read the story »
How plants pass down genetic memories
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Thirty years ago, CSHL’s Rob Martienssen discovered plant gene DDM1. Now, he’s identified just how the DDM1 protein helps control inheritance. Read the story »
The ancient viruses in human DNA
CSHL Assistant Professor Andrea Schorn takes us into her lab for a behind-the-scenes look at the parts of our genome that aren’t quite human. Watch the video »
Where did our DNA come from?
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Half the human genome isn’t quite human. CSHL’s Andrea Schorn gives us the inside scoop on how our DNA turned ancient viruses into essential allies. Read the story »
CSHL makes a splash with Swim Across America
Since 1987, the charity swim has raised over $100 million for cancer research. Here, CSHL Assistant Professor Semir Beyaz voices his support. Watch the video »
Blending history and science
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One of the most famous experiments conducted at CSHL relied on the same state-of-the-art equipment found in kitchens across the U.S. in 1952—a Waring blender. Read the story »
A full-circle moment in cancer research
High-tech experiments by CSHL Postdoctoral Researcher Asad Lakhani and colleagues allow us to see early 20th-century hypotheses in a whole new light. Watch the video »
Genome hack reignites century-old cancer debate
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ReDACT, a new genome-editing technique invented at Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory, could bring cancer research full circle. Read the story »
DNA Learning Center teaches the teachers
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Local educators learn the ropes of genetics and bioinformatics research so they can bring it back to their students and the public. Read the story »
Cocktails & Chromosomes gets corny
In the best way possible! CSHL Professor David Jackson talked about corn genetics. Plus, we gave away tickets to Tony Award-winning musical Shucked. Watch the video »
Laying the groundwork for drug discoveries
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A new partnership between CSHL and one of the world’s leading biotech investors could streamline this process and help change society for the better. Read the story »
Growing human organs in the lab
It’s not something out of science-fiction. It’s a real biomedical breakthrough. This video, with organoid expert Dr. James Wells, shows how it works. Watch the video »
Eight serving one: CSHL volleyball mid-season report
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CSHL’s 32nd Volleyball League season sees eight teams battling for the coveted Tiernan Cup and a year’s worth of bragging rights. Read the story »
Mummies, Neanderthals, and Nobel winner Svante Pääbo
An intimate discussion with the 2022 Nobel laureate courtesy of our friends at the Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory Association. Watch the video »
A singular class trying to solve the trillion-cell question
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Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory’s Single-Cell Analysis course teaches students the subtle art of deconstructing the human body one cell at a time. Read the story »
Metastatic breast cancer’s Trojan horse
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CSHL and Massachusetts General Hospital researchers uncover how metastatic breast cancer slips past the immune system’s defenses in mice. Read the story »
CSHL is abuzz with fruit fly neuroscience course
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After nearly 40 years, CSHL remains the spot to learn the latest and hottest trends in fruit fly neuroscience. Read the story »
CSHL WiSE invites campers to have some Fun with DNA
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Week-long program immerses girls and nonbinary students entering sixth and seventh grade in the fascinating and inspiring world of biology research. Read the story »
CSHL STARS light the way
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The DNA Learning Center’s STARS camp offers a two-week research experience for young scientists from underrepresented communities. Read the story »
Cocktails & Chromosomes is back—watch now, but BYOB!
CSHL NeuroAI Scholar Kyle Daruwalla speaks to a standing-room-only crowd about AI’s energy efficiency problem. Watch the video »
This eight-armed octopus-like pore perceives taste
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CSHL captures never-before-seen images of the human CALHM1 channel, a mysterious cellular passageway that may be connected to Alzheimer’s disease. Read the story »
CSHL joins new AAAS effort to break down STEMM barriers
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CSHL Diversity, Equity, & Inclusion Officer Charla Lambert joins a multidisciplinary team focused on ‘redefining who a scientist could and should be.’ Read the story »
Bite into this diet and disease quiz
Test your knowledge of how diet and nutrition affect health and disease with this short quiz. Take the quiz »
Banerjee awarded Klingenstein-Simons Neuroscience Fellowship
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The CSHL neuroscientist will receive $300,000 over three years to study singing mice. Their “songs” could help explain how the brain drives speech. Read the story »
CSHL launches PREP program for recent college graduates
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The initiative offers research, education, and professional development opportunities for scholars from groups that are underrepresented in science. Read the story »
How popular steroids could mess up some cancer treatments
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Scientists have long wondered how common steroids work and why cancer immunotherapy fails in certain patients. The answers may be one and the same. Read the story »
CSHL’s Cocktails & Chromosomes series returns this summer
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The event, serving up stimulating science talks over delicious drinks, heads to Industry bar in Huntington, New York. First on tap for June 29 is AI. Read the story »
Adrian Krainer awarded honorary IADR membership
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Krainer was recognized for his pioneering research on spinal muscular atrophy and RNA therapeutics. Read the story »
Lingbo Zhang wins National Institutes of Health MERIT Award
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The highly prestigious award will support Zhang’s research on the role of nutrients and other environmental factors in blood cancer development. Read the story »
Climate-control technology future-proofs plants
Take a virtual tour of CSHL’s new state-of-the-art growth chambers with plant biologist Ullas Pedmale. Watch the video »
The latest weapon against cancer is … a keto diet?
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CSHL researchers find that pairing keto with a prescription steroid may offer a potential treatment for pancreatic and colorectal cancer. Read the story »
Ellen V. Futter elected Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory Trustee
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Futter is the president emerita of the American Museum of Natural History and a leading voice in education and nonprofit initiatives. Read the story »
New CSHL technology controls the weather and time itself
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State-of-the-art plant growth chambers at CSHL allow scientists to mimic the effects of climate change on crops around the world. Read the story »
CSHL harnesses biology’s favorite chemical
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Life on Earth depends on phosphorus to give DNA structure. Soon, biology’s chosen chemical could make for new cancer treatments and green materials. Read the story »
The digital dark matter clouding AI
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Scientists have unknowingly encountered mysterious noise while using AI to decipher our genetic code. CSHL has found a way to cut through the fog. Read the story »
Is today’s AI actually intelligent or just acting?
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Before it can change the world, AI must learn to walk. To help get it there, Professor Anthony Zador has proposed a new ‘embodied’ Turing test. Read the story »
Summer 2023 Harbor Transcript now online
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This Special Annual Report edition of CSHL’s magazine provides a look back at some of the Laboratory’s biggest stories from 2022. Read the story »
President’s essay: Bringing bold visions to life
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CSHL President & CEO Bruce Stillman sees the Laboratory as a global hub for scientific expertise and a powerful launchpad for early-career scientists. Read the story »
The evolution of autism research
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The conversation around autism has evolved over the past two decades. So has CSHL research. This retrospective shows how we’ve helped move the needle. Read the story »
Autism in the family tree
CSHL scientists have studied the genetics of autism across hundreds of family trees. This animated video shows what they’ve found. Watch the video »
Siblings with autism share more of dad’s genome, not mom’s
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CSHL study of more than 6,000 volunteer families overturns a long-held assumption about the genetic origins of autism spectrum disorder. Read the story »
A bridge to the future of autism research
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With access to premier technology and expertise, CSHL primes early-career scientists for breakthrough studies of autism spectrum disorder. Read the story »
Learn about the cool campus artwork at CSHL
Different structures and artworks around campus hint at a history of groundbreaking molecular science. Take the quiz »
From Her to Here: CSHL talks AI at Cinema Arts Centre
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June 3: The Cinema Arts Centre in Huntington, NY presents a screening of sci-fi romance Her with a talk on AI by CSHL neuroscientist Anthony Zador. Read the story »
CSHL celebrates 20th graduating class
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Friends, family, and faculty applauded 11 Ph.D. recipients at the CSHL School of Biological Sciences’ 2023 commencement. Read the story »
Lucas Cheadle named HHMI Freeman Hrabowski Scholar
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Cheadle was selected for his leadership in neuroscience research and advancing diversity, equity, and inclusion in science. Read the story »
The CSHL School of Biological Sciences’ class of 2023
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The School of Biological Sciences awarded 11 Ph.D. degrees this year. Here, the graduates reflect on their time and experiences at CSHL. Read the story »
CSHL awards science writer, educator with honorary degrees
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The CSHL School of Biological Sciences awarded honorary degrees to author Stephen S. Hall and educator Nouria Hernandez. Read the story »
AI training: A backward cat pic is still a cat pic
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This basic rule of thumb is helping CSHL’s quantitative biologists train AI to get a better read of the human genome. Read the story »
Your diet is your future
In this video, CSHL Assistant Professor Semir Beyaz shows how what you eat continues to influence your health long after you’ve digested it. Watch the video »
This killer protein causes pancreatic cancer
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CSHL researchers have found that high levels of a protein called SRSF1 can cause pancreatitis and jumpstart tumor development. Read the story »
Jessica Tollkuhn wins $750K MIND Prize
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The award will support Tollkuhn’s research on the role of sex hormones in brain development, behavior, and diseases like Alzheimer’s and Parkinson’s. Read the story »
How well do you know autism spectrum disorders?
April is National Autism Awareness Month. Test your knowledge of autism spectrum disorders with this short quiz. Take the quiz »
Diversity drives Science Forward
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CSHL hosts the first-ever Science Forward symposium, a two-day event for early-career researchers from historically marginalized groups. Read the story »
Krainer named Society for RNA Therapeutics board member
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He helped pioneer the field. It changed medicine. Now, he joins a group of renowned scientists and physicians aiming to take it to the next level. Read the story »
From tragedy, a potential pediatric cancer treatment
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CSHL Professor Adrian Krainer, the man behind the “miracle drug” known as Spinraza®, has found a way to fight a deadly pediatric brain cancer in mice. Read the story »
Identifying cancer genes’ multiple personalities
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The same genes can cause different subtypes of tumors. Now, CSHL can recreate them in the lab. The approach could lead to new cancer treatments. Read the story »
Danger or pleasure? How we learn to tell the difference
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CSHL neuroscientists discover that certain neurons in the brain’s central amygdala are key to helping us learn about threats and rewards. Read the story »
New shape-shifting antibiotics could fight deadly infections
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CSHL researchers have created a powerful new molecule that combats antibiotic-resistant superbugs. Read the story »
Genome analysis just got personal
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A new algorithm created by CSHL researchers can help predict the health effects of millions of genetic variants found within a single person’s genome. Read the story »
Isabella Rossellini shares the stage with CSHL
Watch as the famed Italian actress chats with neuroscientist Helen Hou about Charles Darwin, women in STEM, stage fright, and much more. Watch the video »
A new, sustainable source for a promising cancer killer
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This Malaysian jungle plant produces a chemical with remarkable anticancer properties. Now, CSHL scientists can synthesize that chemical in the lab. Read the story »
Old-world charm meets real-time access
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This spring, CSHL will introduce an app-connected, wheelchair-accessible trolley bus at its campus in Cold Spring Harbor, New York. Read the story »
CSHL Meetings & Courses then and now
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Explore the history of CSHL’s Meetings & Courses programs, along with their legacy of pioneering research and science education, from 1890 to today. Read the story »
Digging up the deep-rooted secrets of perennial corn
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Perennials may hold the key to sustainable farming. CSHL scientists are decoding the genes that let these plants withstand the test of time. Read the story »
Shrinking tumors with electricity
Step inside the lab of CSHL Associate Professor Jeremy C. Borniger, where he and his team are rewiring the nervous system to combat cancer cells. Watch the video »
The shocking new research making cancer nervous
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Imagine an electronic device that can eliminate tumors. In our exclusive interview, Jeremy Borniger offers an inside look at this exciting new field. Read the story »
Tour a CSHL lab with film icon Isabella Rossellini
This weekend, the worlds of art and science are one at CSHL as Rossellini presents her new play, Darwin’s Smile. Get your sneak peek here. Watch the video »
Follow your nose: Tracking the brain’s smell circuits
Take this 8-bit trip along the brain’s olfactory circuits to see what happens up there when you smell something. Watch the video »
A molecular machine’s secret weapon exposed
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A shape-shifter with a protruding arm and an appetite for unwanted RNA! CSHL biochemists identify the hidden talents of a mysterious molecule. Read the story »
School’s out? Science is in at CSHL’s DNA Learning Center
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Elementary, middle, and high school students on break can get real-life lab experience through a new series of science workshops at the DNALC. Read the story »
CSHL graduate school receives new accreditation
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The Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory School of Biological Sciences is now accredited by the New England Commission of Higher Education. Read the story »
What drives mom to pick up the kids?
The relationship between a mother and child is special. This video shows how moms’ brains are wired to reward motherly care. Watch the video »
Can you outsmart this AI quiz?
Think you’re plugged into the latest artificial intelligence advancements? Test your tech knowledge with this quiz on AI and computational biology. Take the quiz »
Christina Renna Foundation raises $30K for sarcoma research
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The generous gift supports CSHL’s Sarcoma Research Project and Professor Christopher Vakoc’s ongoing rhabdomyosarcoma research. Read the story »
PFF student named Regeneron scholar
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CSHL Partners for the Future student Sean Krivitsky is a semifinalist in one the nation's most prestigious high school science competitions. Read the story »
How evolved is your knowledge?
Test your knowledge of evolution with this quiz, inspired by the March 2023 performances of Isabella Rossellini’s play, Darwin’s Smile, at CSHL. Take the quiz »
Tomato cousin’s coolest quirk
Take an up-close look at what CSHL Professor Zachary Lippman describes as “one of the coolest evolutionary novelties to emerge in plants.” Watch the video »
Stopping a rare childhood cancer in its tracks
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CSHL scientists have discovered that shutting down the ETV6 protein in Ewing sarcoma cells can dramatically slow their growth. Read the story »
Teens get hands-on lab experience in Saturday DNA! sessions
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The DNALC Saturday DNA! sessions offer fun, interactive science workshops for students curious about genetics and how it affects everyday life. Read the story »
CSHL and Deerfield Management launch Harbor Discoveries
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Deerfield commits up to $130 million over 10 years to support drug development efforts. Read the story »
The science of supermoms
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Moms know best, but how do they learn it? A new study offers insights into the mental reward system that nurtures maternal instinct. Read the story »
CSHL to receive $2 million in federal budget for 2023
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The money will help the Laboratory purchase new supercomputers and artificial intelligence equipment used in cancer research. Read the story »
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