Mary Ruchalski Foundation donates $60k for RMS research 11/13/2020 The Mary Ruchalski Foundation donated $60,000 to CSHL Professor Chris Vakoc and his team for ongoing rhabdomyosarcoma research. 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 »
Christina Renna Foundation donates $38k to study sarcoma 2/27/2020 The Christina Renna Foundation donated $38,000 to the lab of Professor Chris Vakoc. Read the story »
Milestone reached in new leukemia drug 11/19/2019 Salt-Inducible Kinase 3 (SIK3) could be a good therapeutic candidate for treating MLL translocation positive subtype of leukemia. Read the story »
Vakoc wins Paul Marks Prize for cancer research 11/12/2019 Professor Chris Vakoc was awarded The Paul Marks Prize for Cancer Research for his ongoing contributions to the understanding of cancer. Read the story »
A home like no other, Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory 11/7/2019 Hear why our campus, our community, and our collaborative nature makes us a place that so many scientists call "home." Watch the video »
Mary Ruchalski Foundation donates $30k for cancer research 10/30/2019 The Mary Ruchalski Foundation donated $30,000 for Professor Chris Vakoc’s lab for continued sarcoma research. Read the story »
Friends of T.J. donate $50,000 for sarcoma research 10/23/2019 The Friends of T.J. Foundation donated $50,000 for Professor Chris Vakoc’s lab for sarcoma research on October 14, 2019. Read the story »
A survivor’s path to cancer research 8/9/2019 Leukemia survivor and CSHL volunteer Anya Shah talks about her drive to do cancer research and her time in Vakoc lab. Read the story »
Christina Renna Foundation gives $35k for pediatric cancer research 2/7/2019 The Christina Renna Foundation donated $35,000 to CSHL for continued work on Sarcoma Research Project and research into RMS. Read the story »
The year of CRISPR 12/26/2018 A look at the various labs across CSHL that utilize CRISPR in their research, and the groundbreaking discoveries they help uncover. Read the story »
Inconspicuous protein key to deadly blood cancer 11/29/2018 Researchers have revealed the remarkably common protein behind an aggressive blood cancer’s drivers. By taking it away, the disease collapses. Watch the video »
Inconspicuous protein key to deadly blood cancer 11/29/2018 Associate Professor Chris Vakoc and his team find that an aggressive type of leukemia is heavily-dependent on a common protein. Read the story »
Pancreatic cancer’s addiction could be its end 11/15/2018 Researchers have discovered that an inappropriately-produced protein may be why some pancreatic cancer patients die exceptionally early. Watch the video »
Pancreatic cancer’s addiction could be its end 11/13/2018 Researchers may have found a link between improper protein production and the spread of pancreatic cancer. Read the story »