CSHL Stories and Media archive for Tag: Rob Martienssen

The CSHL School of Biological Sciences’ class of 2023

5/7/2023

The School of Biological Sciences awarded 11 Ph.D. degrees this year. Here, the graduates reflect on their time and experiences at CSHL. Read the story »

The tiny plant tackling climate change

12/8/2022

The humble aquatic duckweed plant has enormous potential as a new source of healthy protein, low-carbon biofuels, and other bioproducts. Read the story »

President’s essay: Foundations for the future

5/25/2022

Strategically designed to spark scientific exchange and inspiration, CSHL is a unique research and education environment for advancing science. Read the story »

Martienssen elected to American Academy of Arts and Sciences

4/28/2022

CSHL Professor and HHMI Investigator Rob Martienssen joins the American Academy of Arts and Sciences. Read the story »

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New research is constantly sprouting. Take this quiz and test your plant knowledge. Take the quiz »

Stabilizing chromosomes to tackle tumors

3/17/2022

Dicer and its partner BRD4 stabilize chromosomes. Targeting this pair could provide new therapeutic opportunities against cancer. Read the story »

In the Field: A Barbara McClintock–inspired novel

12/2/2021

1983 Nobel laureate Barbara McClintock continues to inspire many today. In 2021, author Rachel Pastan published a novel based on her life and legacy. Read the story »

CSHL Ph.D. program: Graduating class of 2021

8/22/2021

The CSHL School of Biological Sciences awarded Ph.D. degrees to seven students this year, who describe some of their experiences. Read the story »

How plants leave behind their parents’ genomic baggage

5/20/2021

A baby plant resets its genome, erasing the changes that its parents accumulated. CSHL scientists found how the plant adds back a few necessary ones. Read the story »

How to bury carbon? Let plants do the dirty work.

2/5/2021

Carbon sequestration could slow or reverse human emissions—and nothing is better at sequestration than a green plant. Read the story »

Martienssen named 2020 Royal Society winner

8/3/2020

Professor and HHMI Investigator Rob Martienssen wins a 2020 Royal Society medal for his RNAi research. Read the story »

The world destroyer in your shampoo and ice cream

7/6/2020

Palm oil is an environmental scourge. Genetics has a solution. Read the story »

Nobelist Sir Richard Roberts talks GMOs at CSHL

6/26/2020

Nobelist and CSHL alum Sir Richard Roberts spoke about GMOs and the future of agriculture with Pamela Ronald and Rob Martienssen. Read the story »

Nobelist Sir Richard Roberts talks GMOs at CSHL hosted event

6/25/2020

Nobelist and CSHL alum Sir Richard Roberts spoke about GMOs and the future of agriculture with Pamela Ronald and Rob Martienssen in this video. Watch the video »

Coronavirus research in plants

5/15/2020

Purified coronavirus proteins are in short supply for COVID-19 researchers, so CSHL plant scientists are jumping in to make them. Read the story »