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New tool for investigating brain cells, Parkinson’s, & more

1/22/2020

Researchers have crafted a compound for targeting specific brain cell receptors, creating new opportunities to study the brain and Parkinson’s disease. Read the story »

graphic of one experiment norovirus shell

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 »

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 »

Structural elements of a pH-sensitive inhibitor binding site

Targeting ‘hidden pocket’ for treatment of stroke and seizure

1/18/2019

Researchers have identified a hidden molecular “pocket” in a special neuron receptor, which could lead to better treatments for stroke and seizures. 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 »

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 »

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 »

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 »

CSHL’s Dr. Leemor Joshua-Tor is elected to The National Academy of Sciences

5/2/2017

Professor Leemor Joshua-Tor has been elected to The National Academy of Sciences (NAS). Read the story »

Protein complex that takes first steps in human DNA replication dance is captured at high atomic resolution

3/16/2017

Human ORC complex captured in action in x-ray crystallography and cryo-EM Read the story »

New art supplies for visualizing tiny machines in the brain

3/1/2017

An unusual, but beautiful sight can be found among the figures of a recent scientific paper about some of the tiny machines in our brain: watercolor. Read the story »

Detailed images of NMDA receptor show how zinc and a potential drug affect its function

12/1/2016

Drugs precisely targeting portions of the NMDA receptor may have applications in Alzheimer’s, depression and schizophrenia. Read the story »

In a role reversal, RNAs proofread themselves

1/29/2015

Molecular photographs of an enzyme bound to RNA reveal a new, inherent quality control mechanism Read the story »

RNA and U with fifth-year student Jack Walleshauser

12/10/2014

Jack Walleshauser wins the student poster prize at the 2014 in-house symposium. Read the story »

Knowing what to keep and what to trash: How an enzyme distinguishes cellular messages

8/3/2014

Molecular structure reveals how a protein reads RNAs to preserve stem cell identity Read the story »