
CSHL neuroscientist named a Searle Scholar
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Assistant Professor Arkarup Banerjee receives a $300,000 award to study brain circuits involved in vocalization. Read the story »
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Assistant Professor Arkarup Banerjee receives a $300,000 award to study brain circuits involved in vocalization. Read the story »
Researchers have designed an antibody that may help treat brain disorders. See how it prevents neurons from malfunctioning. Watch the video »
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CSHL scientists leveraged lessons from the corn genome to improve another global staple crop, rice. Read the story »
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Corina Amor, a CSHL Fellow and Cancer Center member, has been named a top entrepreneur and scientist in Forbes 30 Under 30 Europe list. Read the story »
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CSHL’s head of Diversity, Equity & Inclusion Charla Lambert helps scientists apply their unique identities and perspectives from all walks of life. Read the story »
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Plant researchers and breeders are now using a website created by CSHL to get the latest intel on sorghum crop research. Read the story »
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Researchers have mapped the genes estrogen uses to establish male and female neural circuits during brain development in mice. Read the story »
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In May 2022, the CSHL School of Biological Sciences awarded 10 Doctor of Philosophy degrees and two honorary degrees. Read the story »
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CSHL Press Executive Director John R. Inglis and Assistant Director Richard Sever were recognized with honorary Doctor of Science degrees. Read the story »
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The School of Biological Sciences awarded Ph.D. degrees to ten students this year. Here are some stories and memories from their time at CSHL. Read the story »
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CSHL Professor and HHMI Investigator Rob Martienssen joins the American Academy of Arts and Sciences. Read the story »
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CSHL Professor John E. Moses was awarded over $325,000 from the New York State Biodefense Commercialization Fund to study a new type of antibiotic. Read the story »
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Breeding a variety that can withstand disease and taste better too Read the story »
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Tumors grow when cells lose their biological identity. A promising therapeutic might restore their sense of self. Read the story »
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Online or on-campus, the CSHL bookstore has you covered. Shop this small oasis below Grace Auditorium for science books, toys, clothes, and souvenirs. Read the story »
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See how the Laboratory adapted its education and live programming during the pandemic. Read the story »
New research is constantly sprouting. Take this quiz and test your plant knowledge. Take the quiz »
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Researchers collected a biobank of triple-negative breast cancer mini-tissues to search for new and potentially patient-specific treatments. Read the story »
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It pays to check whether genetic tweaks that improve one kind of crop could get foiled by backup genes in a different crop. Read the story »
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She studies the genetic and environmental factors that steer brain development. Read the story »
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Neuroscientists found an ancient part of the mouse brain may coordinate maternal protective behaviors. Read the story »
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Three high school student researchers at CSHL were among Regeneron Science Talent Search’s top 300 scholars. One made it to the final competition. Read the story »
Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory is pretty, but did you ever notice what it sounds like? We did . . . and turned the unique soundscape into music. Watch the video »
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Dicer and its partner BRD4 stabilize chromosomes. Targeting this pair could provide new therapeutic opportunities against cancer. Read the story »
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See how the Laboratory adapted its research, education, and live programming, by the numbers. Read the story »
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The CSHL board elected two new trustees at the March 10, 2022 board meeting. Read the story »
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Microglia cells nurture connections during brain development, which contrasts to the cells’ previously understood role in pruning connections. Read the story »
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Researchers discovered the same optimization algorithm used by Internet engineers is used by ants when they forage for food. Read the story »
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Neuroscientists are turning to artificial intelligence to help them understand the brain, but what if AI misses the true story? Read the story »
This robotic assistant gives chemists a hand in the lab. Watch the video »
Find out how cancer cells shield themselves from the immune system using a coat of armor and confusing signals. Watch the video »
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A complex of proteins secreted by tumor cells can immobilize an important component of the immune system. Read the story »
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Mutations are not random, with some kinds of changes occurring more often than others. CSHL researchers may be able to predict which direction evolution is li Read the story »
Severe lung infections (like SARS-CoV-2) can trigger a deadly cascade of immune events. In animal models, disulfiram can prevent a very toxic step. Watch the video »
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An over-the-counter heartburn drug shows promise in reducing several COVID-19 symptoms in a fully-remote outpatient clinical trial. Read the story »
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In two rodent studies, CSHL researchers found how disulfiram decreases immune-mediated damage after lung injury or infection with SARS-CoV-2. Read the story »
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CSHL researchers developed a way to interfere with the energy pathway that allows liver cancer to grow and spread. Read the story »
See the shapes and speeds of electrical waves in the brain change in response to attentiveness. Watch the video »
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CSHL researchers found that the brain’s state of attentiveness may be encoded in the shapes and speeds of slow electrical waves. Read the story »
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As arable land disappears, a genetic tweak might secure the world’s food supply. Read the story »
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CSHL researchers found a new way to address a previously untreatable class of mutations in the cystic fibrosis gene. Read the story »
Researchers are using tiny versions of clinical machines to improve early tumor detection. In this video, we see a tiny version of a SPECT-CT scanner. Watch the video »
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Diverse: Issues In Higher Education magazine named CSHL Assistant Professor Lucas Cheadle a top “40 and under” scholar. Read the story »
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CSHL Professor Anthony Zador and Veranome Biosystems are collaborating to improve brain mapping technology using engineering solutions. Read the story »
Plants relay messages critical for development between their cells using RNA. See tiny RNA messages zoom around inside plant cells. Watch the video »
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CSHL scientists discovered a way plants send messages between cells using RNA and a protein escort. Read the story »
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CSHL scientists find that a protein previously unknown to cancer researchers may hold the key to targeting acute myeloid leukemia. Read the story »
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Corina Amor is the newest fellow at CSHL. She studies immunology and aging. Read the story »
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CSHL and PLOS announce that three PLOS journals will offer authors the option to automatically post their papers to medRxiv starting in 2022. Read the story »
How much do scientists know about the brain? Find out with this neuroscience quiz. Take the quiz »
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In 2021, CSHL adapted and redirected resources to maintain a balanced budget while also launching new capital projects and welcoming new key leaders. Read the story »
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2021 marks the 50th anniversary of the Protein Data Bank, a data bank that revolutionized scientific data standardization, transparency, and access. Read the story »
CSHL NeuroAI scholars combine artificial intelligence (AI) with neuroscience. One scholar developed an AI program for worm locomotion. Watch the video »
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The CSHL DNA Learning Center in Brooklyn is hosting a photo contest to celebrate the diversity of New York City. Photographers can win a $500 prize. Read the story »
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AI could learn and adapt like humans with algorithms that work like genes. Read the story »
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The CSHL Partners for the Future program allows high school students to participate in laboratory life. Read the story »
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The future depends on investments in scientific advancement, including expanding the Laboratory’s research visions and shoring up its infrastructure. Read the story »
At the DNALC NYC grand opening, CSHL Trustee Laurie Landeau shared her enthusiasm for increasing STEM education opportunities. Watch the video »
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Scientists have pinpointed a group of neurons in the brain that can adjust a mouse’s motivational drive to seek out rewards. Read the story »
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CSHL cancer researchers revealed how the immune system prepares to combat breast cells that may turn cancerous after a pregnancy. Read the story »
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Using a chemical from the 1980s, CSHL Professor John E. Moses’ team has found a way to create new molecules in minutes. Read the story »
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1983 Nobel laureate Barbara McClintock continues to inspire many today. In 2021, author Rachel Pastan published a novel based on her life and legacy. Read the story »
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CSHL scientists have discovered a way to shut down a cancer-causing protein by inhibiting a cascade of proteins that activate it. Read the story »
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CSHL researchers began studying sarcoma in 2014, thanks in part to the encouragement and investments of three local foundations. Read the story »
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Climate change and population growth are threatening our crops. CSHL Professor David Jackson is helping corn keep up with the demand. Read the story »
Eric Adams underscores opportunities for NYC students provided by the new DNALC facility in Brooklyn. Watch the video »
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CSHL hosted an in-person Double Helix Medals dinner after going virtual in 2020. The 2021 event was emceed by Lesley Stahl. Read the story »
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CSHL Fellow Semir Beyaz is leading a multi-institutional effort to explore how genetic ancestry influences health and disease in the uterus. Read the story »
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The UK Biobank recognized CSHL Fellow Hannah Meyer’s scientific achievements in understanding the inner workings of the human heart. Read the story »
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Businesswoman and philanthropist Elizabeth Cogan Fascitelli was elected to the CSHL Board of Trustees. Read the story »
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Like finding a needle in a haystack, CSHL scientists can now track prostate cancer in mice from its single cell start and as it spreads. Read the story »
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Estrogen affects how physically active women are. Scientists have found a set of neurons that drive physical activity in mice. Read the story »
Exposure to high levels of estrogen causes female mice to be very active. Scientists figured out a way to mimic that hyperactivity. Watch the video »
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Researchers have studied the link between cancer and the immune system for centuries. Today, immunology provides promising solutions to combat cancer. Read the story »
At the DNA Learning Center NYC opening, CUNY Chancellor Félix V. Matos Rodríguez discusses how the Center will increase inclusion and equity in STEM. Watch the video »
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“Click chemistry” is a way to design fast, specific, and clean reactions that make molecules click together like LEGO® bricks. Read the story »
Watch as CSHL Professor John E. Moses and Nobel laureate K. Barry Sharpless show click chemistry in action. Watch the video »
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What makes a welcoming home for a wandering cancer cell? CSHL Professor Mikala Egeblad answers this by examining a tumor’s surrounding environment. Read the story »
Nuclear magnetic resonance—or NMR—uses magnetically generated radio waves to analyze chemical structures. Watch the video »
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CSHL researchers found that sun-loving plants grown in the shade express stress hormones, which stunt their root systems. Read the story »
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Sugar addiction is a weakness for cancer cells, especially if they have only one method to get what they need. Read the story »
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The Masthead Cove Yacht Club raised $4,500 for CSHL research at their annual boat race. Read the story »
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CSHL researchers found that young mice have neurons responsible for processing “positive” or “negative” signals before they experience those cues. Read the story »
CSHL and CUNY opened a new DNA Learning Center in Brooklyn, NY. CSHL President & CEO Bruce Stillman explained the importance of genetics education. Watch the video »
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RNA has been making waves as a new approach to prevent or treat diseases, including COVID-19 and spinal muscular atrophy. Read the story »
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The F.M. Kirby Foundation donated $115,000 to support CSHL Professor John E. Moses’ chemistry research. Read the story »
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Learn more about how researchers reached a milestone in a years-long effort to catalog the cells of the human, mouse, and monkey brains. Read the story »
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CSHL researchers and other collaborators reached a milestone in a years-long effort to catalog the cells of the human, mouse, and monkey brains. Read the story »
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CSHL Adjunct Professor Z. Josh Huang was recognized for new cell engineering tools that will have broad applications in biological research. Read the story »
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A new mathematical approach is helping cancer researchers at CSHL determine how mutations lead to different behaviors in cancerous cells. Read the story »
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The National Cancer Institute renewed its Basic Laboratory Cancer Center grant for CSHL, marking 34 years of our continued progress in cancer research. Read the story »
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Team PE Revival won the thirtieth annual CSHL beach volleyball tournament by winning two out of three matches. Read the story »
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Too much fat in diets can weaken the ability of the immune system to recognize and destroy intestinal cancer cells. Read the story »
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Fierce Biotech named Mestag Therapeutics, co-founded by CSHL Professor David Tuveson, a 2021 “Fierce 15” leader in the biotech and pharma business. Read the story »
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Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory and the City University of New York announce the opening of the DNA Learning Center NYC at City Tech. Read the story »
Test your knowledge of the newest developments in cancer research with some science trivia. Take the quiz »
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The twentieth annual Women’s Partnership for Science lecture and luncheon was held to support, promote, and celebrate women researchers at CSHL. Read the story »
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To celebrate National Postdoc Appreciation Week, CSHL postdoc researchers recount some fun memories of their time at the Laboratory. Read the story »
The sixth annual handmade raft race capped the summer of 2021 at the Laboratory. Watch the video »
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CSHL Professor Adrian Krainer will study RNA splicing errors that occur in people with the disease and look for treatment targets. Read the story »
The greenhouse provides a beautiful space for hundreds of experimental plants to grow all year round, which could allow scientists to build better crops so Watch the video »
Every year, CSHL provides community garden plots for students and employees to grow fruits, vegetables, and flowers on campus. Watch the video »
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CSHL President and CEO Bruce Stillman received the prestigious 2021 Australian Advance Global Impact Award. Read the story »
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The American Society for Cell Biology presented David Micklos with an award for his work as executive director of CSHL’s DNA Learning Center. Read the story »
Macrophages help the immune system defend the body from bacteria. They can be reprogrammed to destroy cancer cells. Watch the video »
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During the pandemic, graduate students at the CSHL School of Biological Sciences lived and worked together successfully on the historic campus. Read the story »
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In August 2021, the CSHL School of Biological Sciences awarded 7 Doctor of Philosophy degrees and two honorary degrees. Read the story »
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The CSHL School of Biological Sciences awarded Ph.D. degrees to seven students this year, who describe some of their experiences. Read the story »
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The CSHL School of Biological Sciences awarded two honorary degrees to Dr. Tania A. Baker and Dr. Mark Ptashne. Read the story »
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CSHL researchers developed qBrain, a technique that automates complete brain-wide analyses. Read the story »
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Cancer cells get rid of excess genetic baggage and double up on genetic protections to resist anti-tumor therapies. Read the story »
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To build a new polymer using a type of green chemistry called “click chemistry,” chemists first had to tame a dangerous gas. Read the story »
Bad cell divisions can lead to resistant tumors. Cancer cells benefit from extra drug resistance gene copies while dumping genes that could hurt them. Watch the video »
In the laboratory of John E. Moses, the rotating evaporator (rotovap) helps chemists purify the molecules they make. Watch the video »
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CSHL Professor Hiro Furukawa was awarded the Nakaakira Tsukahara Memorial Award from the Japan Neuroscience Society for his NMDA receptor research. Read the story »
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For the first time, scientists have assembled in-depth maps of dozens of corn genomes, filling in gaps related to key agricultural traits. Read the story »
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People have been playing volleyball at CSHL for decades. The league returned for its 30th season in the summer of 2021. Read the story »
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Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory is rebuilding the harbor’s 170-year-old seawall using modern construction and its original stones. Read the story »
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The Undergraduate Research Program brings college students from around the world to CSHL for a summer of research and fun. Read the story »
LIVE At the Lab panelists discuss how they became involved in the research community through a number of programs and experiences. Watch the video »
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A panel of CSHL community members discussed the research programs and experiences that got them hooked on science. Read the story »
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CSHL Assistant Professor Lucas Cheadle received the Rita Allen Scholar Award from the Rita Allen Foundation. Read the story »
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CSHL Assistant Professor David McCandlish uses statistical methods to predict the evolution of antibiotic resistance in bacteria. Read the story »
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Using a new computational statistics tool, CSHL researchers classify cells to understand how an organism functions. Read the story »
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CSHL researchers discover how some lung cancer cells remain resistant to treatment, allowing the tumor to grow back and persist. Read the story »
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To beat our worst enemy, we must first let it grow. Read the story »
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Cold Spring Harbor’s stone seawall was in place before the Laboratory was established in 1890, and we have been taking care of it and the harbor ever since. Read the story »
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CSHL Professor Adrian Krainer won the Jacob and Louise Gabbay Award in Biotechnology and Medicine for his work on spinal muscular atrophy (SMA). Read the story »
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CSHL scientists discovered a new clue that might explain how some pancreatic cancers evade cancer-killing drugs. Read the story »
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CSHL quantitative biologist Jesse Gillis teams up with an immunology specialist at Northwell Health to analyze a complex genetic disorder. Read the story »
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Assistant Professor Lucas Cheadle was awarded the Klingenstein-Simons Neuroscience Fellowship for his microglia research. Read the story »
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CSHL spin-out company Envisagenics teams up with Biogen to advance research in RNA-based therapeutics for central nervous system diseases. Read the story »
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Innovative research and educational activities never stopped during the COVID-19 pandemic. Read the story »
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CSHL Professor John E. Moses has been awarded the 2021 Horizon Prize from the Royal Society of Chemistry. Read the story »
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When a CSHL lab discovers a potential drug target, Autobahn Labs will collaborate with us to direct CRO work at Evotec funded by Samsara BioCapital. Read the story »
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Assistant Professor Lucas Cheadle has been named a 2021 McKnight Scholar for his work on microglia. Read the story »
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How much prior knowledge does a machine learning computer need to find the truth? CSHL Professor Partha Mitra looks to human brains for an answer. Read the story »
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CSHL Senior Computational Fellow Andrea Moffitt was selected as a 2021 Leading Edge Fellow for her work on cancer treatments. Read the story »
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CSHL researchers uncover a weakness in acute myeloid leukemia cells that can be targeted by cancer drugs. Read the story »
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During the pandemic educators engaged with students virtually. The DNALC is preparing for live instruction at a new center in Brooklyn, NY. Read the story »
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Despite pandemic challenges, CSHL Press produced all its journals, added eight new books, and attracted a large grant for its preprint servers. Read the story »
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This year, the School of Biological Sciences welcomed nine incoming students. In its 22-year history, 118 Ph.D.s have graduated. Read the story »
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CSHL’s servers for biology and health science preprints had over 100 million views in 2020, with many manuscripts about SARS-CoV-2 and COVID-19. Read the story »
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In 2020, the CSHL Meetings & Courses Program hosted virtual conferences that attracted more than 15,000 participants from over 80 countries. Read the story »
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The CDC urges parents to have their adolescents catch up on any missed vaccinations while receiving the COVID-19 vaccine. Read the story »
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Virus research done 40 years ago at CSHL provided an early foundation for today’s adenovirus-based treatments and vaccines. Read the story »
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A baby plant resets its genome, erasing the changes that its parents accumulated. CSHL scientists found how the plant adds back a few necessary ones. Read the story »
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The DNA Learning Center connected students with researchers to ask questions and spark conversations about COVID-19. Read the story »
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The Banbury Center is the Laboratory’s biology think tank. During the pandemic, it convened virtually and published policy papers. Read the story »
Shaina Lu and Julia Wang, both WiSE Coding Camp instructors, along with Jason Williams, assistant director of External Collaborations at the DNALC, discuss Watch the video »
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Jason Williams (DNALC), Julia Wang and Shaina Lu (WiSE Coding Camp instructors) discuss inclusivity and the value of coding for modern biology. Read the story »
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CSHL scientists created a profile of normal breast tissue to pinpoint which cells might start down the path to cancer. Read the story »
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AI machines are often better than humans at discerning patterns. CSHL researchers developed a way to find out why. Read the story »
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CSHL scientists developed a new tool that identifies brain cell types and traces their connections. Read the story »
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A CSHL computer scientist and an MSK infectious disease physician developed a method for predicting COVID-19 severity in cancer patients. Read the story »
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CSHL Professor & HHMI Investigator Zach Lippman is honored for his work on plant genetics and crop improvement. Read the story »
DNA Learning Center's Amanda McBrien discusses how the center adapted its long-standing hands-on science programs for remote instruction. Watch the video »
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The DNA Learning Center maintained hands-on science camps and field trips during the COVID-19 pandemic with video and other online programs. Read the story »
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CSHL Professor David Tuveson and other leading disease experts founded a company to target fibroblasts as a new way to treat cancer and inflammatory diseases. Read the story »
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A highly choreographed complex of molecules is vital to starting and synchronizing DNA replication during cell division. Read the story »
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CSHL Cancer Center Director David Tuveson is leading the American Association for Cancer Research. Read the story »
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CSHL and Washington University of St. Louis researchers studied hallucination-like perceptions in humans and mice that mimic schizophrenia symptoms. Read the story »
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A new CSHL digital archive chronicles the Nobel Prize-winning work of Carol Greider. Read the story »
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CSHL scientists made a series of mutations in tomatoes to see how they interact with one other. Some combinations yield larger changes than expected. Read the story »
President and CEO Bruce Stillman and Dean of Academic Affairs Terri Grodzicker discuss their adenovirus research in the 1980s. Watch the video »
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Scientists figured out how an antiviral drug in clinical trials combats COVID-19 and it’s better than expected. Read the story »
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CSHL researchers found a mechanism to keep otherwise mobile genetic elements in place in the genome. Read the story »
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CSHL researchers discovered how a gene prevents mice from coping with stressful situations. They found several ways to reverse its effects. Read the story »
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DNALC Assistant Director Amanda McBrien was honored in the Crain’s New York Notable Nonprofits and Philanthropy list. Read the story »
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A new NEH-funded annotated digital archive collects the recollections and findings of HIV/AIDS researchers in a way helpful to today’s researchers. Read the story »
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Researchers discover how human cells regulate DNA replication, an important part of cell division, in time and space. Read the story »
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CSHL Professor Zach Lippman was interviewed on a BBC podcast about the future of agriculture in the UK and Europe. Read the story »
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During the COVID-19 pandemic, CSHL preprint servers are allowing scientists to share vital research with one another in almost real-time. Read the story »
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Banbury Center meeting participants published a white paper on policies and practices for digital mental health treatments. Read the story »
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Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory welcomes photographer Jeanne Moutoussamy-Ashe to its board of trustees. Read the story »
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Over twenty local high school students were named scholars in the Regeneron Science Talent Search national competition and awarded $2,000 scholarships. Read the story »
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A single gene can have many functions across different plant genomes. Changing the gene’s regulatory region can change the traits it produces. Read the story »
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Dogs can sniff out many diseases, likely including COVID-19. CSHL scientists are developing an AI-based “Deep Nose” to mimic that diagnostic sniff. Read the story »
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The United Nations hosted a virtual conference: “Women Scientists at the forefront of the fight against COVID-19.” Read the story »
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Thirty years ago, scientists gathered at CSHL to plan the Human Genome Project (HGP). Today, the HGP provides the foundation for biological research. Read the story »
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CRISPR genome editing can fast-forward the process of plant evolution. Researchers at CSHL are using the technique to increase kernel yield. Read the story »
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CSHL Professor Adrian Krainer was awarded the 2021 Wolf Prize in Medicine for his work on RNA splicing. Read the story »
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CSHL plant scientists grew fragments of coronavirus proteins in tobacco. They hoped to provide a cheap source of protein for virus and vaccine researchers. Read the story »
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Although researchers have figured out how to train computers to recognize things, they have yet to understand how machines make those predictions. Read the story »
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Carbon sequestration could slow or reverse human emissions—and nothing is better at sequestration than a green plant. Read the story »
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CSHL Fellow Jason Sheltzer received a grant through the American Cancer Society’s new social media platform TheoryLab™. Read the story »
University of Hawai’i Cancer Center Assistant Professor Kevin Cassel discusses his “culture as intervention” research methods in the Pacific Islands. Watch the video »
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Kevin Cassel of the University of Hawai’i Cancer Center discusses research methods within communities of different cultures. Read the story »
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Adapting a cancer symptom tracker, researchers designed a statistically valid and completely at-home clinical trial for COVID-19 patients. Read the story »
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Jericho High School student Vyom Shah was named a Regeneron scholar for his work in CSHL Fellow Semir Beyaz’s lab. Read the story »
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CSHL scientists are piecing together the genes that control how corn develops. Read the story »
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Computational biology is uncovering the immune system’s tricks for identifying foreign invaders. Read the story »
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Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory is endorsing the ALBA Declaration on Equity and Inclusion to promote equality in the field of neuroscience. Read the story »
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