Disease Funding Initiatives

Researchers at Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory (CSHL) use a multi-disciplinary, collaborative approach to investigate questions with relevance to the following diseases.

Alzheimer's

Alzheimer’s disease is a progressive brain disorder and the most common form of dementia, affecting ~10% of people over 65 and ~50% of people over 85 years of age. Learn more »

Autism

New technologies and software developed at CSHL have been used to scan and analyze genomes in an effort to understand the genetics of autism. Learn more »

Endometriosis

The molecular underpinnings and cellular characteristics of endometriosis are vastly unexplored areas of research and represent a significant gap in our understanding of this disease. Learn more »

Rhabdomyosarcoma (RMS)

RMS is a skeletal muscle cancer that can be found anywhere in the body, from the head to the limbs. It is a rare, though often fatal, disease that primarily affects children. Learn more »

Spinal Muscular Atrophy (SMA)

CSHL researchers have exploited their insights into the cellular mechanism of RNA splicing to develop therapeutic strategies to correct the underlying molecular defects that cause this disease. Learn more »

Pancreatic Cancer

CSHL is a pioneer in groundbreaking pancreatic cancer research. Learn more »