LabDish Archive

Science is a lesson in ‘eye-opening’ for students and teachers

February 27, 2019

WSBS graduate student Bruno Gegenhuber embraced teaching at the DNA Learning Center as a learning experience in itself.

What does sight mean to a cancer researcher?

February 26, 2019

Postdoc Leah Banks discusses vision’s role in cancer research, and how nearly losing her sight gave her a new perspective on her work.

From workshops to lab work—right next door

September 13, 2018

College student James Korossy’s journey from taking workshops at the DNA Learning Center to working at the bench in CSHL Fellow Lingbo Zhang’s lab.

Being a scientist means being part of a team

June 12, 2018

High school senior Jerinna Solages learns what it’s really like to do scientific research in CSHL’s Partners for the Future program.

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.

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?

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.

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.

A spot at the podium: The Women in Biology Speakers List

December 5, 2017

The gender imbalance in slates of invited speakers for scientific conferences is an issue that CSHL's Women in Science and Engineering (WiSE) group.

For brain cells, you are who you speak to

October 31, 2017

Tracking a person entails searching through their email, phone, and other means of communication to map out their network. To do this for a brain cell

Halfway around the world, a reunion of friends opens door to a cancer discovery

August 31, 2017

After interviewing for a position in a pancreatic cancer lab at Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory, 7,000 miles from his hometown in South Korea, Chang-il.

Realizing a dream: How a program for undergraduates placed me at the center of CRISPR research

August 16, 2017

Hands-on experience using CRISPR and access to top scientists from around the world who are pioneering its use made this a memorable summer for.

Science and architecture: Back to the future!

July 20, 2017

3D images are a throwback to the past as CSHL and Centerbrook Architects rediscover a 1950s building that has been occupied by some of the Laboratory.

Eugenics used to be incredibly popular. We can’t let that happen again.

July 5, 2017

Miriam Rich, the recipient of CSHL’s 2017-18 Sydney Brenner Research Scholarship, is determined to show how the concept of “good genes” became.

How cool is science? Students use barcoded DNA to identify a weapon against antibiotic resistance

June 14, 2017

Sometimes viruses cause harmful infections, but students in the DNA Learning Center’s Urban Barcode Research Program identified a new virus that could.

Math teacher wins school popularity contest (again)

June 7, 2017

Math isn’t exactly known as “everyone’s favorite subject,” yet Associate Professor Mickey Atwal has won the Watson School of Biological Science’s.

Is confidence measurable?

May 16, 2017

Confidence is “not just a feeling,” according to neuroscientist Adam Kepecs. Finding the confidence-calculating circuitry in our brains has huge.

Alexa DeAngelis didn’t see a place for herself in science, so she’s making one

April 28, 2017

For Alexa DeAngelis, who was recently awarded a Fulbright scholarship, combining a desire to help people with a passion for biochemistry means design.