CSHL Stories and Media archive for Tag: quantitative biology

What Google could learn from a fruit fly

1/21/2020

By tapping into life’s algorithms, scientists are finding elegant solutions to some of the hardest problems in computer science. Read the story »

The non-human living inside of you

1/9/2020

A large part of human DNA doesn’t aid the normal workings of the body. This “junk DNA” contains ancient viruses that may spur diseases like ALS. Read the story »

Finally, machine learning interprets gene regulation clearly

12/26/2019

Machine learning and a new kind of easily-interpretable artificial neural network is helping scientists make sense of crucial gene regulation. Read the story »

Saket Navlakha taps the power of biology and computers

12/17/2019

Associate Professor Saket Navlakha is bringing ideas about “algorithms in nature” to the Simons Center for Quantitative Biology. Read the story »

The Lab partners with award-winning magazine

12/6/2019

Nautilus, an award-winning science magazine, has partnered with CSHL to bring the story of the lab’s scientists and research to a brand-new audience. Read the story »

Research profile: Adam Siepel

11/12/2019

Adam Siepel, Chair of the Simons Center for Quantitative Biology, uses advanced computational methods to solve complex biological questions. Read the story »

Peter Koo wants to understand how machines learn biology

9/20/2019

Dr. Peter Koo joins the CSHL faculty as an assistant professor. His focus is on exploring how artificial intelligence integrates with biology and genomics. Read the story »

Public Lecture: Seeing With Sequencing

8/8/2019

Of mice and model organisms

7/31/2019

An in-depth look at how veterinarians at CSHL help take care of the various organisms that help researchers answer fundamental biological questions. Read the story »

There’s more to smell than meets the nose

7/22/2019

Neuroscience researchers work to figure out our brains process smells, including what features are essential to identifying and separating odors. Read the story »

Quantifying how the brain smells

7/22/2019

Neuroscience researchers at CSHL are trying to figure out how the brain processes smells and what features of odors are important in that process. Read the story »

Seeing with sequencing—A public lecture with three CSHL experts

4/19/2019

Quantitative biologists discuss how physics, modern computing power, and a new perspective on biology can make sense of our complex genomes. Watch the video »

NIH grant awarded for interneuron research

4/4/2019

CSHL postdoc Maggie Crow will use her NIH grant to pursue the quantification and analysis of specific types of neurons in the brain. Read the story »

Hannah Meyer joins CSHL Quantitative Biology faculty

3/26/2019

Hannah Meyer is the newest Quantitative Biology Fellow at CSHL, studying how our immune system learns to identify and fight pathogens. Read the story »

Genetic ‘usual suspects’ identified in researchers’ new list

3/4/2019

An exhaustive ranked list of “usual suspect” genes involved in disease may prove invaluable for future research and drug discovery. Read the story »