This fall, the Lab welcomes six new faculty members. They’re a diverse group—a mix of junior and senior investigators, with research spanning across Biology. Want to know a little more? We’ll be featuring brief profiles all week. So check back for more!
Professor Douglas Fearon, Cancer
Where are you from?
The University of Cambridge, England
What do you study?
The interaction between the immune system and tumors. My goal is to develop an immunotherapy to treat cancer.
What motivates you?
I started out as a medical doctor, but I became disappointed. I realized that doctors rarely have the power to cure disease—they can only modify it in some way. My goal is to find cures.
What most excites you about CSHL?
The rigorous scientific environment and the commitment to originality.
If you aren’t in the Lab, where can you be found?
On the golf course.
Professor Adam Siepel, Chair of the Simons Center for Quantitative Biology
Where are you from?
Cornell University in Ithaca, NY
What do you study?
Human population genomics. This means asking, for example, how long ago different populations diverged or looking for evolutionary signatures across populations. My lab is also interested in understanding what regulates transcription, or how genes are activated.
What motivates you?
Solving puzzles and capturing the fundamental essence of nature in math.
What most excites you about CSHL?
The culture of excellence and focus on biology. There are great people here, doing great work.
If you aren’t in the Lab, where can you be found?
With my wife and two kids—but if not there then on my bicycle.