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CSHL Stories and Media archive for Tag: Alea Mills

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CSHL launches inaugural brain tumor meeting

7/17/2025

The inaugural meeting brings together leading brain cancer researchers and clinicians to discuss the latest in the fight against these deadly diseases. Read the story »

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‘The bridge between hope and healing’

6/4/2025

The Cosmopolitan Club hosts an inspiring event featuring CSHL Professor Alea Mills and Dr. John Boockvar of Netflix’s Lenox Hill and Emergency NYC. Read the story »

At the Lab Season 1 Research Rewind: Cancer

10/8/2024

As the first season of our new podcast winds down, we’re revisiting all of our episodes with a focus on CSHL’s cutting-edge cancer research. Listen to the podcast »

At the Lab Episode 24: Putting the brakes on brain cancer

9/17/2024

CSHL Professor Alea Mills compares the deadly brain cancer glioblastoma to a car with its brakes cut. Her lab works to reattach them. Listen to the podcast »

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Pancreatic cancer’s cellular amnesia

6/17/2024

New study from CSHL Professor Christopher Vakoc and former postdoc Diogo Maia-Silva shows how basal-like cancer cells lose their original identity. Read the story »

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The evolution of autism research

5/25/2023

The conversation around autism has evolved over the past two decades. So has CSHL research. This retrospective shows how we’ve helped move the needle. Read the story »

Cracking the mystery behind a deadly brain cancer

12/21/2022

Scientists solve the mystery of how glioblastoma turns off cancer defenses without the usual cancer-inducing mutations. Read the story »

Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory 2022 Ph.D.’s

5/1/2022

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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The Darlene Carbone Brain Tumor Foundation donates $25,000 to CSHL

1/24/2022

The Darlene Carbone Brain Tumor Foundation donates $25,000 to Dr. Alea Mills lab for glioblastoma research. Read the story »

Breaking the chain that culminates in cancer

12/1/2021

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 »

CSHL graduate student wins HHMI fellowship

8/15/2019

WSBS student David Johnson won a 2019 Gilliam Fellowships for Advanced Study for leadership and diversity in science. Read the story »

What does sight mean to a cancer researcher?

2/26/2019

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

Path to cancer in the brain set by protein CHD5

9/14/2018

Researchers find that protein keeps neural stem cells from activating too soon and hindering brain development Read the story »

Portrait of a Neuroscience Powerhouse

4/27/2018

A relatively small neuroscience group at CSHL is having an outsized impact on a dynamic and highly competitive field Read the story »

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

8/16/2017

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. Read the story »

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