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Adrian Krainer wins Zülch Prize for lifesaving SMA Treatment

October 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.

Mutant cells team up to make an even deadlier blood cancer

October 2, 2019

Two very different mutations have been identified as unexpected partners-in-crime for causing the deadly blood cancer acute myeloid leukemia.

Cancer drugs don’t always work as intended, researchers warn

September 11, 2019

Ten experimental cancer drugs kill tumors in ways that are entirely different than how clinicians thought they did, revealing important insights.

Overcoming resistance in pancreatic cancer

September 9, 2019

Controlling pancreatic tumor proliferation by targeting malignancy-specific resistance pathways in response to AKT and MAPK blockade.

Taking uncertainty out of cancer prognosis

December 11, 2018

CSHL Fellow Jason Sheltzer has analyzed nearly 20,000 cancer patient histories and genetic data to take the guesswork out of prognosis.

CSHL to lead international team developing next-generation organoid cancer research

May 11, 2017

CSHL awarded a research subcontract by Leidos Biomedical Research to lead Cancer Model Development Center for upper-gastrointestinal cancers.

Newly discovered mutations impair key cell pathways in pancreatic cancer

May 8, 2017

Researchers have found important new clues to the development of pancreatic cancer.

New research explains why even targeted therapies eventually fail in lung cancer

March 29, 2017

Dr. Sordella and her team propose a novel theory of how some cancers circumvent the killing power of targeted therapies.

Cancer research biobank formed by Northwell Health and Indivumed will enhance CSHL-Northwell alliance

January 17, 2017

Northwell Health and Indivumed collaborate to greatly expand cancer biobanking activities within Northwell Health to develop medical approaches.

Relationship between incorrect chromosome number and cancer is reassessed after surprising experiments

January 12, 2017

Pre-malignant aneuploid cells grew more slowly and formed smaller tumors than comparable cells with normal chromosome number, CSHL researchers found.

Researchers identify potentially druggable mutant p53 proteins that promote cancer growth

December 9, 2016

Truncated p53 proteins, presumed unimportant, now point to new drug targets for some of "the hardest cancers"

CSHL scientists Bo Li and Je Lee win HFSP Research Grant awards

April 12, 2016

Associate Professor Bo Li and Assistant Professor Je Lee, are among 25 teams that have won Human Frontier Science Program Research Program Grants

Introducing the mighty Panoramix–defender of genomes!

October 15, 2015

Scientists have identified a protein the Piwi system uses to guide a cell's gene-silencing machinery to the right spots in the genome.

CSHL Fellow wins 2015 NIH Early Independence Award for cancer research

October 6, 2015

CSHL Lab Fellow Jason Sheltzer won the 2015 Early Independence Award from the National Institutes of Health High Risk, High Reward Research Program

Scientists sequence genome of worm that can regrow body parts, seek stem cell insights

September 21, 2015

Worm’s genome could lead to better understanding of its regenerative prowess and advance stem cell biology.

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