Seeding citizen science with DNA barcoding July 18, 2018 Teachers trained in DNA barcoding can mentor students as they become citizen scientists investigating what interests them most
Suffrage Science award to Mikala Egeblad June 8, 2018 Egeblad and 10 other female scientists from around the world were presented with heirloom jewelry at the Suffrage Science awards ceremony
Microbial masterpieces win ASM Agar Art Contest June 4, 2018 Science-inspired artworks created at CSHL’s DNA Learning Center win in the 2018 American Society for Microbiology Agar Art Contest
A science writer’s quest to understand heredity May 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
Pershing Square Sohn prize to Camila dos Santos May 22, 2018 Assistant Professor Camila dos Santos, Ph.D., has been awarded the Pershing Square Sohn Prize for Young Investigators in Cancer Research.
How do plants know when to flower? May 18, 2018 Colorful flowers are a sure sign of spring. But how do flowering plants know that it is time to bloom?
Research profile: Robert Maki April 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
The course to science stardom April 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
Evans Foundation MDS Young Investigator Award to Lingbo Zhang March 28, 2018 CSHL Fellow Lingbo Zhang received a Young Investigator Award from the Edward P. Evans Foundation
One experiment: Twice the tomatoes March 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.
Kids today are doing what forensics experts couldn’t just 25 years ago March 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
Welcome to the real world of science, I’ll be your guide February 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.
Dr. Leemor Joshua-Tor honored with Mildred Cohn Award from ASBMB February 2, 2018 Professor Leemor Joshua-Tor receives the American Society for Biochemistry and Molecular Biology’s 2018 Mildred Cohn Award in Biological Chemistry.
45 years later, a scientist realizes he’s a star January 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.
Turning off the immune system is hard. Turning it on against cancer is easier. January 10, 2018 How Professor Doug Fearon’s experiences with autoimmune disease patients contributed to the discovery of a new potential immunotherapy for cancer
