CSHL Cancer Center
Shared Resources
Deputy Director, Cancer Center Shared Resources
Nick Tonks, Ph.D.
The Cancer Center at Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory (CSHL) is a research facility devoted to understanding the fundamental biology of cancer, particularly human cancer. Funding from the NCI supports 10 Shared Resources, which provide specialized, state-of-the art equipment and techniques to all CSHL scientists at a reasonable cost. These facilities are continually updated and revised as technology and research needs change.
Nick Tonks, Ph.D.
The Cancer Center at Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory (CSHL) is a research facility devoted to understanding the fundamental biology of cancer, particularly human cancer. Funding from the NCI supports 10 Shared Resources, which provide specialized, state-of-the art equipment and techniques to all CSHL scientists at a reasonable cost. These facilities are continually updated and revised as technology and research needs change.
In addition to these scientific resources, the Laboratory has an Information Technology Department to provide basic computer support, and a Graphic Arts Department to assist in preparation of artwork for publications, presentations and posters. Centralized tissue culture facilities are set up in several of the Laboratory’s buildings.
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Animal Facility | ![]() |
Bioinformatics | ![]() |
Flow Cytometry (FACS) |
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Gene Targeting | ![]() |
Microarrays | ![]() |
Instrumentation |
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Microscopy | ![]() |
Antibody Facility | ![]() |
DNA Sequencing |
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Proteomics Facility |










