Joshua-Tor wins Biophysical Society honor 11/16/2020 CSHL Professor and HHMI Investigator Leemor Joshua-Tor was named a 2021 Fellow of the Biophysical Society for her work on RNAi and DNA replication. Read the story »
The “ORC” twists, pinches, and dances around DNA 9/16/2020 The Origin Recognition Complex (ORC) is a key piece of cellular machinery, fundamental to life, yet so far mysterious. Watch the video »
Replicating a genome starts with a twist, a pinch, and a bit of a dance 9/16/2020 Researchers have their first high resolution look at how “ORC,” a human protein complex essential to life, moves. 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 »
What do these scientist moms do? Ask their kids. 5/8/2020 We asked the children of three scientists to describe their mother’s work. See what they had to say. Read the story »
Cracking the case of the norovirus 2/6/2020 A pervasive virus has evaded vaccine developers for decades. By getting a clear look at its protective shell, they may finally know how to defeat it. Read the story »
Bridge to education 12/15/2019 CSHL’s DNA Learning Center builds new bridges between unique science education and diverse groups. Read the story »
One experiment: The shape of norovirus 10/25/2019 Scientists at CSHL examine the structure of a norovirus under the cryo-electron microscope. Read the story »
The world of Brianna Bibel, The Bumbling Biochemist 9/17/2019 Brianna Bibel, a third-year graduate student at WSBS, is making ripples in the science community through her social media presence. Read the story »
Cryo-EM illuminates intricate designs of noroviruses 6/11/2019 Researchers reconstruct four different strains of the food-poisoning causing norovirus using the groundbreaking cryo-electron microscope. Read the story »
Norovirus structures could help develop treatments for food poisoning 6/11/2019 Researchers at CSHL used cryo-EM to reconstruct the structures of four different strains of human noroviruses, which cause food poisoning. Read the story »
Dr. Leemor Joshua-Tor honored with Mildred Cohn Award from ASBMB 2/2/2018 Professor Leemor Joshua-Tor receives the American Society for Biochemistry and Molecular Biology’s 2018 Mildred Cohn Award in Biological Chemistry. Read the story »
Research profile: Leemor Joshua-Tor 11/27/2017 A CSHL faculty member since 1995, a professor since 2005, Joshua-Tor is among the most distinguished members of the Laboratory community. Read the story »
Structural view suggests RNAi machinery multiplies its efficiency in repressing gene expression 8/3/2017 Leemor Joshua-Tor publishes atomic-resolution pictures and an analysis of RNAi machinery Read the story »
Freeze-frames of enzymes in action have implications for a new cancer treatment concept 7/3/2017 TUTase enzymes interact with let-7, a regulator of development; targeting them could help control certain cancers. Read the story »