Harbor Transcript: 125th Anniversary 2015

Table of contents

Features

• A Lab like no other
  
  A uniquely informal culture puts CSHL at the center of Biology.
• How we became who we are
  
  The fascinating history of the Lab is the subject of a new book by Jan Witkowski, Prevail Through Knowledge.
• One experiment
  
  Barbara McClintock's study of maize chromosomes in the 1940s and 1950s generated profound discoveries that took decades for her peers to appreciate.
• Jewels in the crown
  
  So far, 8 scientists who have worked at CSHL have been honored with the Nobel Prize. Here are their stories in brief.
• Charting a course for the future
  
  What does the Lab's future look like? President Bruce Stillman and Chief Operating Officer Dill Ayres have a vision that stresses excellence and continued independence.