Cold Spring Harbor, NY — Over 600 people converged on CSHL this past Saturday for the Laboratory’s 125th Anniversary Open House. Stations from all divisions of CSHL were set up “expo-style” to interact and engage with visitors who came to find out more about our history as well as cutting edge research and education programs in molecular biology and genetics. Please enjoy our photo album from the day!
Instructors from the DNA Learning Center were busy all day helping budding scientists extract DNA from bananas.
CSHL scientists brought their work out from the lab bench and right into the Open House. Here, Assistant Professor Chris Hammell shows visitors C. elegans (a small roundworm) under high magnification on screen. C. elegans is a model organism Dr. Hammell uses to understand the molecules that control the patterns and tempo of organism development.
All of CSHL's research areas-Cancer, Neuroscience, Plant Biology, Quantitative Biology & Genomics-were represented by science researchers with hands-on and interactive stations in the just completed Nicholls Biondi Hall. Here, postdoc Jon Ipsaro helps visitors navigate around proteins at the molecular level in three dimensions with a special monitor and 3D glasses.
Here, Associate Professor Raffaella Sordella talks to visitors about her research in why some tumors develop resistance to therapies, as well as identifying new targets for the treatment of lung cancer.
The 5-minute science talks drew great questions from the audience.
We were pleased to be able to host the Cold Spring Harbor High School Research Symposium as part of the Open House events, featuring CSHL Professor and Lustgarten Foundation Director of Research Dr. David Tuveson, who delivered the keynote, Avoid Boring Problems.
The CSHHS Research Symposium also featured three of the program's students-Luke Antolin, Andrew Kurland and Aspyn Palatnick-who presented their research, as well as a poster session for all of the program participants. Here, Aspyn discusses his project-iGenomics: Mobile DNA sequence analysis. Read all about Aspyn and the work he's done with CSHL Associate Professor Mike Schatz in the LabDish blog post from March of this year.
The Open House was a great opportunity to talk one-on-one with CSHL scientists about the work they do. Professor Tom Gingeras, shown here, studies where and how functional information is stored in genomes.
The DNALC table gave visitors a chance to see mutant fruit flies under the microscope.
Especially popular were campus mini-tours running throughout the day, which took over 300 guests through our scenic campus and led by CSHL Ph.D. students and postdoctoral researchers. Full campus tours are available throughout the spring, summer and fall months.
Nassau County Executive Mangano's office sent a citation congratulating Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory on its 125th Anniversary and presented it to CSHL President & CEO Dr. Bruce Stillman.
Guests of all ages enjoyed a chance to extract banana DNA.
The CSHL Press brought science materials of all kinds from kids' coloring books to senior scientists' lab manuals, as well as non-fiction books about the history of science.
Guests enjoyed viewing photos compiled from across all 125 years of Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory's history.
Representatives from programs like Partners for the Future, Undergraduate Research Program, Watson School of Biological Sciences and Meetings & Courses were on hand to show guests the types of opportunities available at CSHL for high school students and undergraduates, as well as those pursuing a Ph.D. and beyond.
A special treat this year was a painting of the CSHL campus landscape on display with its creator, famed local painter William Jonas. Mr. Jonas spoke to visitors about the painting, which has figured prominently in our 125th Anniversary.
5-minute Science Talks featured varied topics as How does basic research become a cure?, Connecting the dots in Rett Syndrome, Attacking Cancer in Living Color and, shown here, From Bagel Baker to Cancer Researcher, presented by CSHL Assistant Professor Chris Vakoc and Research Technician Eric Wang.
The Carnegie Library-a restored building that dates back nearly to the beginnings of CSHL-welcomed visitors with exhibits featuring rare photos of scientists, buildings and the local CSH area from the past 125 years. Short tours of the building were available through the day.
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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 1,000 people including 600 scientists, students and technicians. The Meetings & Courses Program annually hosts more than 12,000 scientists. The Laboratory’s education arm also includes an academic publishing house, a graduate school and the DNA Learning Center with programs for middle, high school, and undergraduate students and teachers. For more information, visit www.cshl.edu
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Instructors from the DNA Learning Center were busy all day helping budding scientists extract DNA from bananas.
