CSHL Stories and Media archive for Tag: cancer research

CSHL receives 2021 NCI grant of $4.5 million

10/1/2021

The National Cancer Institute renewed its Basic Laboratory Cancer Center grant for CSHL, marking 34 years of our continued progress in cancer research. Read the story »

Mestag, co-founded by CSHL prof, named leading new biotech

9/27/2021

Fierce Biotech named Mestag Therapeutics, co-founded by CSHL Professor David Tuveson, a 2021 “Fierce 15” leader in the biotech and pharma business. Read the story »

Frontiers of cancer research quiz

Test your knowledge of the newest developments in cancer research with some science trivia. Take the quiz »

Immune cells versus metastatic tumor cells

9/2/2021

Macrophages help the immune system defend the body from bacteria. They can be reprogrammed to destroy cancer cells. Watch the video »

When cancer cells “put all their eggs in one basket”

5/27/2021

CSHL researchers uncover a weakness in acute myeloid leukemia cells that can be targeted by cancer drugs. Read the story »

$11 million investment to develop fibroblast therapeutic

4/26/2021

CSHL Professor David Tuveson and other leading disease experts founded a company to target fibroblasts as a new way to treat cancer and inflammatory diseases. Read the story »

Dr. David Tuveson inaugurated as AACR president

4/21/2021

CSHL Cancer Center Director David Tuveson is leading the American Association for Cancer Research. Read the story »

CSHL faculty Endeavor Awards: Cancer changes the whole body

1/6/2021

Tobias Janowitz and Semir Beyaz won the Mark Foundation for Cancer Research’s first Endeavor Award for studying cancer as a whole body phenomenon. Read the story »

Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory: Science is hope

12/21/2020

The Laboratory is a leading research center for genetics, cancer, plant biology, quantitative biology, and neuroscience. Watch the video »

Giving the immune system a double boost against cancer

10/30/2020

Immunotherapy enhances the body’s own defenses to kill cancer. A new regimen may increase the utility of these types of drugs. Read the story »

Masthead Cove Yacht Club raises $5,000 for cancer research

10/19/2020

The Masthead Cove Yacht Club raised $5,000 to support cancer research at CSHL from their annual race. Read the story »

Why we’re a lot better at fighting cancer than we realized

8/12/2020

Using data mining techniques, doctors have discovered dozens of anti-tumor drugs hiding in plain sight. Read the story »

Live @ the Lab with David Tuveson: Studying pancreatic cancer

7/29/2020

Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory Cancer Center Director Dave Tuveson presents an exciting new model for studying pancreatic cancer. Watch the video »

Cancer researchers discuss COVID-19’s effect on the field

7/27/2020

Dr. David Tuveson and Dr. Tobias Janowitz discuss in Cancer Discovery how the COVID-19 pandemic has changed cancer research. Read the story »

The first mouse model of human pancreas cancer subtypes

7/23/2020

CSHL researchers discovered how slow-growing pancreatic tumors can switch into a more deadly sub-type. Read the story »