One experiment: Organoids as living laboratories 10/30/2020 These tiny balls of cells are revolutionizing the research and treatment of pancreas and other types of cancers. Read the story »
How two CSHL programs adapted during the COVID-19 pandemic 7/16/2020 Mikala Egeblad and David Micklos presented their work at the “Life Science Across the Globe” seminar series. Read the story »
How breast cancer cells sneak past local immune defenses 7/15/2020 Breast cancer cells sabotage nearby immune cells to evade detection and destruction by the body’s defenses. Read the story »
Blocking cholesterol storage could stop growth of pancreatic tumors 7/7/2020 Interfering with the way pancreatic cancer cells process and store cholesterol can stop a tumor from growing. Read the story »
Why pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma is so lethal 5/19/2020 CSHL researchers discovered factors that allow a pancreatic cell to lose its identity and turn into an aggressive cancer cell. Read the story »
Tuveson and Wigler elected AACR Academy Fellows 5/12/2020 CSHL Cancer Center Director David Tuveson and Professor Michael Wigler were chosen as 2020 Fellows of the AACR Academy. Read the story »
Predicting the evolution of genetic mutations 4/14/2020 CSHL quantitative biologists have designed a computational approach for predicting the evolution of a rapidly mutating virus or cancer. Read the story »
Extra chromosomes in cancers can be good or bad 2/24/2020 Extra chromosomes are typical in cancerous tumor cells, but not all extra copies promote cancer growth. Read the story »
Mutation’s role in blood cancers revealed by ideal team-up 1/31/2020 Researchers from CSHL and MSKCC have determined how a mutation implicated in many blood cancers reduces the proteins that make healthy blood cells. Read the story »
Mutation’s role in blood cancers revealed by ideal collaboration 1/31/2020 Researchers from CSHL and MSKCC have determined how a mutation implicated in many blood cancers reduces the proteins that make healthy blood cells. Watch the video »
Researchers identify gene behind spread of deadly breast cancer 12/9/2019 Jackson Laboratory and Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory researchers uncovered novel targets for therapies related to deadly triple negative breast cancers. Read the story »
Adrian Krainer wins Zülch Prize for lifesaving SMA Treatment 10/8/2019 Professor Adrian Krainer is awarded the K-J. Zülch Prize for the development and testing of a first-of-its-kind treatment for spinal muscular atrophy. Read the story »
Mutant cells team up to make an even deadlier blood cancer 10/2/2019 Two very different mutations have been identified as unexpected partners-in-crime for causing the deadly blood cancer acute myeloid leukemia. Read the story »
Cancer drugs don’t always work as intended, researchers warn 9/11/2019 Ten experimental cancer drugs kill tumors in ways that are entirely different than how clinicians thought they did, revealing important insights. Read the story »
Overcoming resistance in pancreatic cancer 9/9/2019 Controlling pancreatic tumor proliferation by targeting malignancy-specific resistance pathways in response to AKT and MAPK blockade. Read the story »