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Martienssen elected to American Academy of Arts and Sciences

Sara Roncero-Menendez — Thu, 28 Apr 2022 17:00:42 +0000

��ϳԹ��Դ (CSHL) Professor and HHMI Investigator Rob Martienssen has been elected to the American Academy of Arts and Sciences. He is one of 261 new members to join the prestigious institution this year. Martienssen is best known for his groundbreaking work in the field of genetics, including his contributions in defining the...

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CSHL and PLOS partner to host papers on medRxiv

Sara Roncero-Menendez — Thu, 06 Jan 2022 16:00:49 +0000

��ϳԹ��Դ (CSHL) and The Public Library of Science (PLOS) announced an expansion of their partnership to offer researchers more options for rapidly and easily sharing their research before publication in a peer-reviewed journal. Beginning January 2022, three PLOS journals, PLOS Medicine, PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases, and PLOS ONE, will offer authors the...

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Flagship DNA Learning Center NYC opens for all New Yorkers

Sara Roncero-Menendez — Fri, 24 Sep 2021 17:38:22 +0000

A partnership between ��ϳԹ��Դ and CUNY makes fun, hands-on science programming accessible to all New Yorkers Brooklyn, NY — ��ϳԹ��Դ (CSHL) and the City University of New York (CUNY) announce the opening of the DNA Learning Center NYC (DNALC NYC) at the New York City College of Technology in...

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Krainer wins Gabbay Award for SMA research

Sara Roncero-Menendez — Mon, 28 Jun 2021 13:00:05 +0000

��ϳԹ��Դ Professor Adrian Krainer has been awarded the Jacob and Louise Gabbay Award in Biotechnology and Medicine for his role in the development of a therapy for the neuromuscular disease spinal muscular atrophy (SMA). Krainer shares the prize with C. Frank Bennett from Ionis Pharmaceuticals, with whom he collaborated to develop the...

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Maddie’s Promise donates $40k for pediatric cancer research

Sara Roncero-Menendez — Wed, 16 Jun 2021 20:16:25 +0000

On June 9, 2021, Maddie’s Promise donated $40,000 to fund cutting-edge rhabdomyosarcoma research in the lab of ��ϳԹ��Դ (CSHL) Professor Chris Vakoc. Ann McCoy, Maddie’s mother, and Theresa Buonopane, Maddie’s aunt, presented the check to Vakoc and his team on behalf of the organization. Maddie’s Promise is a non-profit dedicated to funding...

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CSHL neuroscientist awarded Klingenstein-Simons Fellowship

Sara Roncero-Menendez — Thu, 10 Jun 2021 19:00:19 +0000

Assistant Professor Lucas Cheadle has been awarded a Klingenstein-Simons Neuroscience Fellowship for his research on the developing brain. Cheadle and his team use a multidisciplinary approach to the visual system to study the role of microglia, a specialized class of immune cells in the brain, in sensory neuron development and plasticity. The Klingenstein-Simons Neuroscience Fellowship...

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CSHL neuroscientist Lucas Cheadle named McKnight Scholar

Sara Roncero-Menendez — Fri, 04 Jun 2021 14:30:52 +0000

��ϳԹ��Դ (CSHL) Assistant Professor Lucas Cheadle has been selected as a McKnight Scholar. He was selected for his work on microglia, a specialized class of immune cells in the brain. Cheadle and his team identified an important role for microglia in sculpting neural circuits in response to sensory experience. The McKnight Award...

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DNALC connects students and scientists for COVID questions

Sara Roncero-Menendez — Wed, 19 May 2021 12:00:14 +0000

In science, as in life, it is more important to learn how to ask the right questions than anything else. The DNA Learning Center (DNALC) created a program called Students Talk Science, which connected high school students to senior scientists and people on the frontlines of the COVID-19 pandemic. They shared their thoughts and questions...

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DNALC Assistant Director named a Crain’s New York Notable

Sara Roncero-Menendez — Tue, 06 Apr 2021 20:07:03 +0000

The CSHL DNA Learning Center (DNALC) Assistant Director Amanda McBrien was named in Crain’s New York Notable Nonprofits and Philanthropy list. McBrien was chosen for her work adapting the DNALC’s programs to keep students learning hands-on science during the COVID-19 pandemic. The list recognizes people who have delivered innovative programs in response to safety concerns...

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Increasing access to digital mental health treatments

Sara Roncero-Menendez — Wed, 10 Mar 2021 13:30:02 +0000

Participants in the Banbury Center’s “Bridging the Research-to-Practice Chasm in Digital Mental Health” meeting have published their recommendations for digital mental health treatments (DMHTs). The article, entitled “Banbury Forum Consensus Statement on the Path Forward for Digital Mental Health Treatment” was published in the journal Psychiatric Services. This paper is the product of two Banbury...

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Krainer wins 2021 Wolf Prize in Medicine

Sara Roncero-Menendez — Wed, 17 Feb 2021 17:30:36 +0000

��ϳԹ��Դ (CSHL) Professor Adrian Krainer has been awarded the 2021 Wolf Prize in Medicine. Krainer was chosen for his contributions in biochemistry and molecular genetics and his fundamental mechanistic discoveries on RNA splicing. He shares this honor with Dr. Joan Steitz of Yale University and Dr. Lynne Maquat of the University of...

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Partner for the Future named 2021 Regeneron scholar

Sara Roncero-Menendez — Thu, 28 Jan 2021 20:30:57 +0000

Vyom Shah, a student at Jericho High School in New York who participated in the ��ϳԹ��Դ (CSHL) Partners for the Future (PFF) program, was named a Regeneron scholar. He performed his research on how dietary fatty acids can perpetuate tumor growth in the lab of CSHL Fellow Semir Beyaz. The Regeneron Science...

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CSHL endorses ALBA Declaration on Equity and Inclusion

Sara Roncero-Menendez — Tue, 12 Jan 2021 14:51:36 +0000

��ϳԹ��Դ (CSHL), along with numerous other international research institutions, is endorsing the ALBA Declaration on Equity and Inclusion, developed by the ALBA Network. Founded in 2018, the ALBA Network is a team of neuroscientists that promotes equity and diversity in the brain sciences through research, communication, education, and advocacy. The network is...

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CSHL faculty Endeavor Awards: Cancer changes the whole body

Sara Roncero-Menendez — Wed, 06 Jan 2021 16:00:38 +0000

Assistant Professor Tobias Janowitz and ��ϳԹ��Դ (CSHL) Fellow Semir Beyaz are two of The Mark Foundation for Cancer Research’s (MFCR) first-ever Endeavor Awards recipients. The Endeavor Awards were created to unite scientists across diverse areas of expertise with the goal of addressing urgent questions in cancer research. Janowitz and Beyaz are looking...

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15th annual Double Helix Medals goes virtual

Sara Roncero-Menendez — Wed, 25 Nov 2020 17:00:18 +0000

��ϳԹ��Դ (CSHL) hosted the 15th annual Double Helix Medals event on November 17, 2020, raising $4.4 million to support basic research. The virtual gala highlighted the various innovative research and educational initiatives happening at CSHL. Host Lesley Stahl discussed COVID-19 efforts with Dr. George Yancopoulos, founding scientist, president, and chief scientific officer...

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CSHL wins Newsday’s Top Workplace award 3 years in a row

Sara Roncero-Menendez — Fri, 20 Nov 2020 19:00:49 +0000

��ϳԹ��Դ (CSHL) has been named a 2020 Top Long Island Workplace. On November 12, 2020, CSHL and other companies across Long Island were honored at a virtual ceremony held by Newsday. This is the third year in a row that CSHL has been awarded this prestigious honor. Newsday surveyed employees across Long...

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Bo Li and Richard Sever present at “Life Science Across the Globe”

Sara Roncero-Menendez — Wed, 18 Nov 2020 15:00:23 +0000

On October 28th, ��ϳԹ��Դ (CSHL) participated in the weekly seminar series “Life Science Across the Globe”. CSHL, along with five other institutions around the world, presented both science and science culture talks to a global audience via video conference. CSHL Professor and HHMI Investigator Leemor Joshua-Tor welcomed the digital attendees and introduced...

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Joshua-Tor wins Biophysical Society honor

Sara Roncero-Menendez — Mon, 16 Nov 2020 13:00:42 +0000

��ϳԹ��Դ (CSHL) Professor and HHMI Investigator Leemor Joshua-Tor has been named a 2021 Fellow of the Biophysical Society. This award is given to Biophysical Society members who have demonstrated sustained excellence in science and have contributed to the expansion of the field of biophysics. Joshua-Tor was awarded for her contributions to our...

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Singing mice will teach us about our own conversations

Sara Roncero-Menendez — Mon, 09 Nov 2020 13:30:37 +0000

Arkarup Banerjee joins ��ϳԹ��Դ (CSHL) in November 2020 as an assistant professor, working in the field of neuroscience. He studies how the brain processes sensory information to produce motor outputs enabling vocal communication. He focuses on the Alston’s singing mouse, a species of mouse with the interesting behavior of calling back and...

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Combining chemistry and biology at CSHL

Sara Roncero-Menendez — Thu, 01 Oct 2020 12:00:57 +0000

Organic chemist John Moses joined the ��ϳԹ��Դ (CSHL) faculty as its first chemistry professor in September, 2020. His research centers on the field of click chemistry, which relies upon the development of powerful reactions that are fast, simple-to-use, high-yielding, and versatile. This approach to chemistry is helpful in various fields of biological...

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