Founded in 1890, Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory (CSHL) is a preeminent international research institution, achieving breakthroughs in molecular biology and genetics and enhancing scientific knowledge worldwide.

RESEARCH

• Over 360 scientists, with expertise in cancer, neuroscience, quantitative biology, plant biology, bioinformatics &  genomics.
• Consistently ranked #1 for impact in molecular biology and genetics by Thomson Reuters.
• Eight Nobel laureates, including Dr. James Watson, co-discoverer of DNA’s double helix
• National Cancer Institute  (NCI) - designated Cancer Center for over 25 years, with NCI “outstanding” rating
• Collaborations with top clinical institutions including Memorial Sloan-Kettering, Dana-Farber, Johns Hopkins, NYU, Weill Cornell, Columbia University, Yale and UCLA
• Springboard for 20 biotechnology start-up companies, including OSI Pharmaceuticals
• 50% of research funding is from private and unrestricted sources, allowing a unique degree of scientific freedom and collaboration

EDUCATION

Meetings & Courses

• CSHL brings together over 12,500 scientists each year from around the world to its Long Island campus and its China center to learn about the latest technologies and share advances in biological and biomedical research.
• The Lab’s meetings, including Biology of Genomes and Genome Informatics, rank among the top scientific conferences in the world.

Watson School of Biological Sciences

• The Watson School trains the next generation of scientists through an innovative Ph.D. program.
• It recruits students from diverse backgrounds, funds their research at any of the 50 CSHL labs, and challenges them to complete their Ph.D. on an accelerated basis.

DNA Learning Center (DNALC)

• The DNA Learning Center provides hands-on laboratory learning to 30,000 middle and high school students each year.
• In total, 410,000 students have been taught in NY State
• 8,500 high school teachers across the country have been trained in molecular biology instruction

CSHL Press

• CSHL Press publishes research papers, review articles, lab techniques, professional education, histories, biographies, and teaching materials for scientists and students in 150 countries
• Its publications are used at all Ivy League and top colleges in the US
• Journals Genome Research and Genes & Development rank in the top 1% of all 8,000 journals ranked in the Science Citation Index published by Thomson Reuters
• Handbooks At The Helm and At The Bench have been used by 60,000 researchers
• Lab manual Molecular Cloning, with sales of over 200,000 copies, is the most popular ever published

Research by Area
Cancer
Neuroscience
Plant Biology
Quantitative Biology
Bioinformatics & Genomics

Funding*
Federal: 38%
Foundations & private: 23%
Auxiliary activities: 25%
Endowment:  8%
Corporate: 1%
Royalties and fees: 5%
Budget 2012: $150 million

Employees*
Faculty & research staff: 77
Postdoctoral fellows: 169
Graduate students: 120
Total scientists: 366
Total research staff: 590
Total employees:  1,175

Meetings & Courses Attendees*
Meetings (Long Island):  8,517
Meetings (CSH China):  2,687
Courses: 1,335

Watson School Of Biological Sciences*
WSBS graduate students: 51
Other graduate students: 69
Accepted/applications: 25/256

DNA Learning Center*
Program participants: 34,944
Student lab sessions: 29,026
Teachers trained:  655
Teaching facilities:  3

CSHL Press*
Books: 136
Copies sold: 39,600
Journals: 7
Journal subscriptions: 2,100
Journal article downloads: 8.6 million

Main Campus
Cold Spring Harbor, NY
Long Island Facilities:
Banbury Conference Center
DNA Learning Center
DNA Learning Center West
Genome Research Center
McClintock Meadows
Uplands Farm
NYC Facilities:
Harlem DNA Lab
China Facilities:
CSH Suzhou Dushu Lake Conference Center

*Data reported for year-end 2011