How tweaking genes keeps corn and rice on your plate
CSHL scientists leveraged lessons from the corn genome to improve another global staple crop, rice. Read the story »
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Knowing what it’s like to be the only one in the room
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 »
Honorary degrees awarded to CSHL Press leadership
CSHL Press Executive Director John R. Inglis and Assistant Director Richard Sever were recognized with honorary Doctor of Science degrees. Read the story »
Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory 2022 Ph.D.’s
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 »
Open access: The pathway to successful collaborations
2021 marks the 50th anniversary of the Protein Data Bank, a data bank that revolutionized scientific data standardization, transparency, and access. Read the story »
Lab life: A step for students, a leap for science
The CSHL Partners for the Future program allows high school students to participate in laboratory life. Read the story »
Lab meets clinic: Building on foundational research
The future depends on investments in scientific advancement, including expanding the Laboratory’s research visions and shoring up its infrastructure. Read the story »
Creating a community for hope
CSHL researchers began studying sarcoma in 2014, thanks in part to the encouragement and investments of three local foundations. Read the story »
Corn 2.0
Climate change and population growth are threatening our crops. CSHL Professor David Jackson is helping corn keep up with the demand. Read the story »
Unstoppable chemistry
“Click chemistry” is a way to design fast, specific, and clean reactions that make molecules click together like LEGO® bricks. Read the story »
Fighting cancer is a rebalancing act
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 »
Think a census of humans is hard? Try counting their brain cells!
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 »
The grad student pod that lives together succeeds together
During the pandemic, graduate students at the CSHL School of Biological Sciences lived and worked together successfully on the historic campus. Read the story »
CSHL Ph.D. program: Graduating class of 2021
The CSHL School of Biological Sciences awarded Ph.D. degrees to seven students this year, who describe some of their experiences. Read the story »
CSHL awards two honorary Doctor of Science degrees
The CSHL School of Biological Sciences awarded two honorary degrees to Dr. Tania A. Baker and Dr. Mark Ptashne. Read the story »
Rebuilding history: The Cold Spring Harbor seawall
Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory is rebuilding the harbor’s 170-year-old seawall using modern construction and its original stones. Read the story »
URP: Summer camp for undergrads
The Undergraduate Research Program brings college students from around the world to CSHL for a summer of research and fun. Read the story »
Using “guilt by association” to classify cells
Using a new computational statistics tool, CSHL researchers classify cells to understand how an organism functions. Read the story »
Research matters
Innovative research and educational activities never stopped during the COVID-19 pandemic. Read the story »
Adenovirus: After 40 years, a call to arms
Virus research done 40 years ago at CSHL provided an early foundation for today’s adenovirus-based treatments and vaccines. Read the story »
DNA replication: A game of precision
A highly choreographed complex of molecules is vital to starting and synchronizing DNA replication during cell division. Read the story »
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