CSHL Stories & Media Archive

Discussing breast cancer with Camila dos Santos—A Cocktails and Chromosomes talk

7/17/2019

Women who have their 1st child before age 25 are less likely to develop breast cancer later in life. Why? Dr dos Santos discusses finding the answer. Watch the video »

Sheltzer wins Presidential Early Career Award

7/9/2019

CSHL Fellow Jason Sheltzer is a recipient of the Presidential Early Career Award for Scientists and Engineers for his work in cancer research. Read the story »

Laura Slatkin elected to CSHL Board of Trustees

7/8/2019

Co-founder of NEXT for AUTISM Laura Slatkin joins the Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory Board of Trustees. Read the story »

Cancer cells’ “self eating” may be new drug target

7/1/2019

Researchers reveal how pancreatic cancer cells adapt to the low energy environment of a tumor. Watch the video »

Cancer cell’s “self eating” tactic may be its weakness

7/1/2019

Pancreatic cancer cells are eating their own mitochondria to survive and spread. New research reveals how, hinting at a possible new drug target. Read the story »

CSHL ranked #1 in research output worldwide

6/24/2019

The scientific journal Nature named Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory as the top academic research institution in its annual index. Read the story »

Lee awarded Chan Zuckerberg Initiative Human Cell Atlas grant

6/21/2019

Assistant Professor Je H. Lee has been named a recipient of one of the Seed Networks for the Human Cell Atlas to study breast tissue. Read the story »

Sugars that coat proteins are a possible drug target for pancreatitis

6/20/2019

CA19-9, a complex sugar structure coating proteins, represents a possible drug target for treatment of pancreatitis and prevention of pancreatic cancer. Read the story »

Can these sugars serve as a possible drug target for pancreatitis?

6/20/2019

CSHL Tuveson lab member Dani Engle explains how sugars serve as a possible drug target for pancreatitis. Watch the video »

2019 CSHL Open House was a hit!

6/13/2019

Over 650 neighbors and science enthusiasts visited the 2019 Open House at CSHL. Read the story »

Special fibroblasts help pancreatic cancer cells evade immune detection

6/13/2019

Researchers found a specific type of cancer-associated fibroblast interacts with the immune system to help pancreatic cancer cells stay under the radar. Read the story »

Cryo-EM illuminates intricate designs of noroviruses

6/11/2019

Researchers reconstruct four different strains of the food-poisoning causing norovirus using the groundbreaking cryo-electron microscope. Read the story »

Norovirus structures could help develop treatments for food poisoning

6/11/2019

Researchers at CSHL used cryo-EM to reconstruct the structures of four different strains of human noroviruses, which cause food poisoning. Read the story »

Fighting cancer in 3D

6/7/2019

David Tuveson, Director of the CSHL Cancer Center, shares insights about his work on organoid technology. Read the story »

New preprint server for the health sciences announced today

6/5/2019

CSHL, Yale University, and BMJ launch medRxiv, a free preprint service for the medical and health sciences. Read the story »

Plan Universal calls on funders to encourage preprints

6/4/2019

bioRxiv founders propose new plan to encourage organizations to make research readily available via preprint servers. Read the story »

Interview with a neuroscientist

5/31/2019

CSHL Professor Bo Li’s lab studies the biology behind mental disorders. Learn more about how Li’s work is changing the way we think about mental health. Read the story »

Brain, interrupted

Let us pick your brain with some neuroscience trivia. Take the quiz »

Building a song: A look at CSHL’s Choir

5/23/2019

Hard practice pays off. CSHL’s choir performs the WSBS alma mater, while we look at the community they’ve built around music. Watch the video »

Hitting the high notes at the Lab

5/23/2019

The CSHL choir is a cherished tradition, bringing song to some of the Lab’s most important occasions. Learn more about the history of this storied group. Read the story »