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Founded in 1890, Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory has shaped contemporary biomedical research and education with programs in cancer, neuroscience, plant biology and quantitative biology. Home to eight Nobel Prize winners, the private, not-for-profit Laboratory employs 1,100 people including 600 scientists, students and technicians. The Meetings & Courses Program hosts more than 12,000 scientists from around the world each year on its campuses in Long Island and in Suzhou, China. The Laboratory’s education arm also includes an academic publishing house, a graduate school and programs for middle and high school students and teachers.
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Saturday DNA! The Magic of Microscopes
Saturday, October 13, 10:00 am - 12:00 pm
Our world is full of living diversity that can be seen by the naked eye. However, so much more exists beyond our physical ability to see. Join us to..
Science Walking Tour
Sunday, October 14, 10:00 am - 11:30 am
One event on October 21, 2017 at 10:00am
One event on October 28, 2017 at 10:00am
One event on November 5, 2017 at 10:00am
One event on March 18, 2018 at 10:00am
One event on March 31, 2018 at 10:00am
One event on April 8, 2018 at 10:00am
One event on April 22, 2018 at 10:00am
One event on May 20, 2018 at 10:00am
One event on June 10, 2018 at 10:00am
One event on June 16, 2018 at 10:00am
One event on June 30, 2018 at 10:00am
One event on July 7, 2018 at 10:00am
One event on July 15, 2018 at 10:00am
One event on July 28, 2018 at 10:00am
One event on August 4, 2018 at 10:00am
One event on August 12, 2018 at 10:00am
One event on August 26, 2018 at 10:00am
One event on September 9, 2018 at 10:00am
One event on September 22, 2018 at 10:00am
One event on September 30, 2018 at 10:00am
One event on October 14, 2018 at 10:00am
One event on October 27, 2018 at 10:00am
One event on November 11, 2018 at 10:00am
Come take a scientist-guided walking tour of our 120-acre waterside campus and find out about the Lab’s 127 years of pioneering discoveries.
Public Lecture - Genetic privacy: friend or foe?
Tuesday, October 23, 7:00 pm - 8:00 pm
The 2018 Lorraine Grace lectureship on societal issues of biomedical research - GENETIC PRIVACY: Friend or foe? with Dr. Yaniv Erlich...
