Jason Williams named 2020 Kavli Frontiers of Science fellow 1/14/2020 Jason Williams, Assistant Director of External Collaborations at the DNA Learning Center, was chosen for 2020 Kavli Frontiers of Science symposium. Read the story »
Finally, machine learning interprets gene regulation clearly 12/26/2019 Machine learning and a new kind of easily-interpretable artificial neural network is helping scientists make sense of crucial gene regulation. Read the story »
NIH grant awarded for interneuron research 4/4/2019 CSHL postdoc Maggie Crow will use her NIH grant to pursue the quantification and analysis of specific types of neurons in the brain. Read the story »
Genetic ‘usual suspects’ identified in researchers’ new list 3/4/2019 An exhaustive ranked list of “usual suspect” genes involved in disease may prove invaluable for future research and drug discovery. Read the story »
Discussing your brain, the computing machine, with Tatiana Engel – A Cocktails and Chromosomes talk 12/5/2018 Dr. Tatiana Engel explains why scientists study optical illusions, how learning configures the computing machine that is your brain, and more. Watch the video »
The big problem of small data: A new approach 10/18/2018 You’ve heard of “big data” but what about small? Researches have crafted a modern approach that could solve a decades-old problem in statistics. Read the story »
Base Pairs Episode 17.5: Special interview with Yaniv Erlich 10/16/2018 We sat down with Dr. Yaniv Erlich, chief scientific officer at MyHeritage DNA, to get his unique perspective on the use of personal genetic info. Listen to the podcast »
Base Pairs Episode 11.5: What Silicon Valley and biology research share 9/15/2017 A few favorite moments from our talk with theoretical physicist and quantitative biologist, Associate Professor Gurinder “Mickey” Atwal. Listen to the podcast »
What Silicon Valley and biology research share 9/15/2017 Further discussion with Associate Professor Gurinder "Mickey" Atwal about the need for more math and physics in biology. Read the story »
Base Pairs Episode 11: Biology, behind the screens 8/15/2017 A “behind the screens” look at how biology is addressing its “most wonderful problem”—too much data. Associate Professor Gurinder S. “Mickey” Atwal. Listen to the podcast »
Biology, behind the screens 8/15/2017 Associate Professor Gurinder "Mickey" Atwal talks about the essential mystery at the center of quantitative biology. Read the story »
CSHL quantitative biologist Michael Schatz awarded 2015 Sloan Foundation Research Fellowship 2/20/2015 Associate Professor Michael Schatz receives a 2015 Alfred P. Sloan Foundation Research Fellowship Read the story »
Harnessing data from nature’s great evolutionary experiment 1/21/2015 Scientists develop a computational method to estimate the importance of each letter in the human genome Read the story »
CSHL team finds a way to make shRNA gene knockdown more effective 12/5/2014 Scientists devised a powerful algorithm that improves the effectiveness of research technology harnessing RNA interference Read the story »
How biological data science can improve our health, food & energy 6/27/2014 Given by Assistant Professor Michael Schatz, Ph.D. Watch the video »