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 »
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 »
Images of ‘invisible’ holes on cells may jumpstart research 3/3/2020 Cellular pores, once impossible to see, have been imaged for the first time. This sets the stage for new discoveries about blood pressure and pain. 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 »
New look at odd holes involved in taste, Alzheimer’s, asthma 1/27/2020 Large holes in our cells have been implicated in depression, Alzehimer’s disease, asthma, and even taste. Now, we know what two of these pores look like. 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 »
Quiz gone viral Since the Hershey and Chase experiment, scientists have expanded their understanding of viruses. Measure your viral knowledge with our science quiz! Take the quiz »
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 »
How key brain receptor works in hostile conditions 5/9/2018 A structural variation enables a key brain receptor to function in a hostile environment Read the story »
Portrait of a Neuroscience Powerhouse 4/27/2018 A relatively small neuroscience group at CSHL is having an outsized impact on a dynamic and highly competitive field 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 »
45 years later, a scientist realizes he’s a star 1/24/2018 David Haas was stunned to learn the impact of work he abandoned decades ago. He took a CSHL course to see it for himself. Read the story »