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Author: Andrea Alfano

Seeding citizen science with DNA barcoding

7/18/2018

Teachers trained in DNA barcoding can mentor students as they become citizen scientists investigating what interests them most. Read the story »

Suffrage Science award to Mikala Egeblad

6/8/2018

Egeblad and 10 other female scientists from around the world were presented with heirloom jewelry at the Suffrage Science awards ceremony. Read the story »

Microbial masterpieces win ASM Agar Art Contest

6/4/2018

Science-inspired artworks created at CSHL’s DNA Learning Center win in the 2018 American Society for Microbiology Agar Art Contest Read the story »

A science writer’s quest to understand heredity

5/30/2018

LabDish spoke with science writer Carl Zimmer about what he learned about heredity as he zig-zagged through CSHL while writing his new book. Read the story »

Pershing Square Sohn prize to Camila dos Santos

5/22/2018

Assistant Professor Camila dos Santos, Ph.D., has been awarded the Pershing Square Sohn Prize for Young Investigators in Cancer Research. Read the story »

How do plants know when to flower?

5/18/2018

Colorful flowers are a sure sign of spring. But how do flowering plants know that it is time to bloom? Read the story »

Research profile: Robert Maki

4/2/2018

Straddling CSHL and Northwell Health gives Dr. Maki the perspective he needs to bring cancer research closer to the practice of treating patients Read the story »

The course to science stardom

4/2/2018

At least 10 CSHL Courses alumni have gone on to win a Nobel Prize, while others have become leaders of major scientific institutions Read the story »

Evans Foundation MDS Young Investigator Award to Lingbo Zhang

3/28/2018

CSHL Fellow Lingbo Zhang received a Young Investigator Award from the Edward P. Evans Foundation. Read the story »

One experiment: Twice the tomatoes

3/22/2018

Zachary Lippman’s team found a way to boost tomato yield by digging into the plant’s genome and fine-tuning its branching patterns. Read the story »

Kids today are doing what forensics experts couldn’t just 25 years ago

3/6/2018

An 11-year-old student uses DNA testing to try to solve a 5,000-year-old murder mystery at CSHL’s DNA Learning Center. Read the story »

Welcome to the real world of science, I’ll be your guide

2/5/2018

Jackie Novatt was determined to show the people on her campus tours how science really works—and landed her dream job in the process. Read the story »

Dr. Leemor Joshua-Tor honored with Mildred Cohn Award from ASBMB

2/2/2018

Professor Leemor Joshua-Tor receives the American Society for Biochemistry and Molecular Biology’s 2018 Mildred Cohn Award in Biological Chemistry. Read the story »

45 years later, a scientist realizes he’s a star

1/24/2018

David Haas was stunned to learn the impact of work he abandoned decades ago. He took a CSHL course to see it for himself. Read the story »

Turning off the immune system is hard. Turning it on against cancer is easier.

1/10/2018

How Professor Doug Fearon’s experiences with autoimmune disease patients contributed to the discovery of a new potential immunotherapy for cancer. Read the story »

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