How chandelier cells light up the brain 6/18/2020 Until now, chandelier cells were largely enigmatic, but new technology makes them accessible to researchers. Read the story »
Dog adaptations are like brain adaptations 5/6/2020 To understand autism, CSHL Professor Michael Wigler thinks about how biological systems adapt over generations. Read the story »
The status of autism research—in verse 4/29/2020 CSHL Professor Michael Wigler drafted a poem explaining what we know and what we need to learn about autism. Read the story »
Lacrosse team raises money for autism research 9/14/2018 Members of Montclair Kimberley Academy's lacrosse team raised over $2,000 to support autism research at Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory. Read the story »
Hotchkiss hosts 3rd ‘Paint the Path’ autism fundraiser 6/22/2018 Students from The Hotchkiss School participated in their 3rd annual 'Paint the Path to Autism Research' event and raised $2,500 for autism research. 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 »
Newly identified genetic mutation results in disability 4/12/2018 Scientists have identified a new illness caused by a genetic mutation that gives rise to a wide range of symptoms including intellectual disability. Watch the video »
Newly identified genetic mutation results in intellectual disability and developmental delay 4/12/2018 Scientists have identified a new illness caused by a genetic mutation that gives rise to a wide range of symptoms including intellectual disability Read the story »
Autism genetics study calls attention to impaired motor skills, general cognitive impairment 2/7/2018 New research on the genetic causes of autism calls attention to diminished motor skills and suggests the importance of broad cognitive impairment Read the story »
Seahawks help CSHL tackle autism 12/19/2017 CSH Seahawks Varsity football team present Professor Michael Ronemus with a check for $5,000 toward autism research Read the story »
New statistical method finds shared ancestral gene variants involved in autism’s cause 6/21/2017 Researchers find children with autism are genetically more like other autistic children than their unaffected siblings. Read the story »
In mouse model of Rett syndrome, research reveals how adult learning is impaired in females 1/18/2017 Researchers found that the failure of the Mecp2 gene, which leads to Rett syndrome, has biological consequences later in life. Read the story »
Why is autism more common in boys? 4/29/2016 Ivan Iossifov talks about some of the reasons why autism disproportionately effects boys on a genetic level. Read the story »
What do autism “risk genes” do? 4/21/2016 A discussion with Ivan Iossifov with what exactly the term "risk genes" means and what they do. Read the story »
How many autism “risk genes” have scientists found? 4/14/2016 A look at the research which points to the different genes potentially at the root of autism. Read the story »