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Undergraduate Research Program receives $500K gift

Nick Wurm — Thu, 11 Jun 2026 11:30:17 +0000

Dr. Mukund Padmanabhan and the Guru Krupa Foundation have awarded ��ϳԹ��Դ (CSHL) $500,000. The grant will support a new Undergraduate Research Program (URP) fellowship for aspiring early career scientists. “Smart undergrads who want to pursue science and explore what is not known are sometimes constrained by their financial circumstances,” says Padmanabhan, who...

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How our biological clock starts and keeps ticking

Nick Wurm — Tue, 02 Jun 2026 11:30:14 +0000

C. elegans. The clock ensures that each of four larval stages begins precisely when it should, lasts as long as needed, and never repeats." data-description="A clock with twisting green hands and a spiral effect creating an illusion of infinite time." />Imagine a train parked at the station. Passengers climb aboard and find their seats. Conductors move up and down the aisles, checking tickets. But there’s a problem—the engineer’s watch is broken. As a result, the doors never close, the whistle never sounds, and the train never starts. Something similar occurs in cells when developmental timing...

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Fostering the future of science

Nick Wurm — Wed, 20 May 2026 11:30:20 +0000

Science comes first in STEM for good reason. Whether one pursues a career in technology, engineering, or medicine, all that work is rooted in scientific knowledge and experimentation. At ��ϳԹ��Դ, education and research go hand in hand. That’s true at every level and applied in each initiative, including the CSHL Partners for...

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‘Nature’s algorithm’ found in Chinese money plants

Nick Wurm — Tue, 12 May 2026 09:00:55 +0000

Look up at the clouds. What do you see? A sailboat? A seahorse? Your great-aunt Rosemary? As humans, we’re prone to seeing patterns where they don’t actually exist. This behavior is so common there’s a name for it: apophenia. But sometimes, those patterns really do exist. ��ϳԹ��Դ Associate Professor Saket Navlakha specializes...

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Fish oil may increase CTE risk after brain injury

Nick Wurm — Tue, 07 Apr 2026 11:30:07 +0000

Neurodegenerative conditions like chronic traumatic encephalopathy (CTE) are often called a silent pandemic. Even so-called “mild” concussions, like those sustained in contact sports, may have a cascading effect over time. CTE symptoms such as mood swings, memory loss, and depression may not appear for decades. A new study suggests one common dietary supplement may, in...

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CSHL’s Inglis, Lambert, and Williams elected AAAS Fellows

Nick Wurm — Thu, 26 Mar 2026 14:19:52 +0000

��ϳԹ��Դ’s (CSHL’s) John Inglis, Charla Lambert, and Jason Williams have been elected Fellows of the American Association for the Advancement of Science. Since 1874, the AAAS has recognized scientists, engineers, and innovators for their efforts to advance science in service to society. Inglis was recognized “for advancing science through his leadership of...

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CSHL develops endometrial cancer organoid platform

Nick Wurm — Thu, 26 Mar 2026 13:00:21 +0000

More than 68,000 women will be diagnosed with endometrial cancer in 2026. More than 14,000 will die from this condition. While some forms of the disease are treatable, high grade endometrial cancer often resists available immunotherapies. “High grade endometrial cancers (HGEC) are very aggressive,” explains ��ϳԹ��Դ Associate Professor Semir Beyaz. “Even when...

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CSHL opens archives for Love Data Week 2026

Nick Wurm — Mon, 23 Feb 2026 12:30:23 +0000

Zoonomia; or the Laws of Organic Life, a proto-evolutionary medical text by Charles Darwin’s grandfather, Erasmus Darwin." data-description="" />��ϳԹ��Դ’s (CSHL’s) Library & Archives offer a wealth of invaluable resources documenting the history of biology and medical research. For international Love Data Week, which ran from February 9-13, the CSHL Center for Humanities and History of Modern Biology invited members of the public and the Lab community to view artifacts, books,...

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DEGU debuts with better AI predictions and explanations

Nick Wurm — Thu, 19 Feb 2026 12:30:55 +0000

Artificial intelligence has taken the world by storm. In biology, AI tools called deep neural networks (DNNs) have proven invaluable for predicting the results of genomic experiments. Their usefulness has these tools poised to set the stage for efficient, AI-guided research and potentially lifesaving discoveries—if scientists can work out the kinks. “Right now, there are...

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Janowitz lab members recognized for early-career research

Nick Wurm — Thu, 29 Jan 2026 14:09:23 +0000

Sam Kleeman and Alice Wang, members of the Janowitz lab at ��ϳԹ��Դ (CSHL), have both been recognized for excellence in early-career research. Kleeman, a clinical fellow, has won a 2026 Emerging-Generation Award from the American Society for Clinical Investigation (ASCI). Wang, a Stony Brook University M.D.-Ph.D. student-in-residence at CSHL, has earned a...

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Short-circuiting pancreatic cancer

Nick Wurm — Thu, 08 Jan 2026 16:00:45 +0000

Pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma (PDAC) is the most lethal form of pancreas cancer. It’s also the most common form of the disease. Potential treatments typically target a key mutated oncogene called KRAS. In some cases, PDAC tumors with these mutations have resisted therapeutic efforts. However, combination therapies involving alternative drug targets may one day help clinicians...

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New mass spec innovation could transform research

Nick Wurm — Tue, 06 Jan 2026 17:00:39 +0000

Weight says a lot. In the kitchen, it could mean cooking with too little or too much of an ingredient. For scientists, a molecule’s weight can help determine its makeup. This, in turn, can shed light on whether a potential drug is acting on the body or not working at all. Weight can even reveal...

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Day & night: Cancer disrupts the brain’s natural rhythm

Nick Wurm — Mon, 15 Dec 2025 16:00:32 +0000

“The brain is an exquisite sensor of what’s going on in your body,” says ��ϳԹ��Դ Assistant Professor Jeremy Borniger. “But it requires balance. Neurons need to be active or inactive at the right times. If that rhythm goes out of sync even a little bit, it can change the function of the...

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School of Biological Sciences launches BioAI Ph.D. program

Nick Wurm — Thu, 04 Dec 2025 12:30:10 +0000

AI and machine learning have transformed science, enabling new discoveries and laying the groundwork for lifesaving treatments. Yet, as valuable as these tools may be for science and medicine, few if any formal degree programs exist at the intersection of biology and AI. For over 135 years, ��ϳԹ��Դ (CSHL) has been a...

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Alexander wins Kidney Cancer Association Trailblazer Award

Nick Wurm — Tue, 04 Nov 2025 16:10:48 +0000

Over 600,000 people in the United States are living with kidney or renal pelvis cancer. This year, over 80,000 new patients will be diagnosed. Could the speckles inside a tumor cell nucleus one day help clinicians figure out the best course of treatment? ��ϳԹ��Դ (CSHL) Assistant Professor Katherine Alexander has partnered with...

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CSHL Press names David Crotty executive director

Nick Wurm — Mon, 03 Nov 2025 12:30:44 +0000

��ϳԹ��Դ (CSHL) has named David Crotty executive director of its publishing house, CSHL Press. He takes over for John Inglis, who founded the modern-day incarnation of CSHL Press in 1987. CSHL Press traces its roots to the 1933 publication of the first volume on CSHL’s Symposia on Quantitative Biology. Today, the publisher...

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Dicer: Life’s ancient repair tool

Nick Wurm — Tue, 28 Oct 2025 15:00:47 +0000

Could yeast and humans be any more different? Going by looks alone, probably not. But peering into our genomes reveals surprising similarities. That’s because we share a common ancestor called LECA (last eukaryotic common ancestor). Before this single-celled organism died off around 2 billion years ago, it passed down Dicer, a key protein humans and...

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CSHL wins Long Island Business Development Council award

Nick Wurm — Fri, 17 Oct 2025 11:30:05 +0000

��ϳԹ��Դ (CSHL) has received the Long Island Business Development Council’s 2025 Business Award. The distinction recognizes CSHL’s role as a regional economic driver and beacon of discovery, innovation, and community development. CSHL was nominated by the Nassau County Industrial Development Agency (NCIDA) and the Nassau County Local Economic Development Assistance Corporation (NCLEAC)....

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Kate Alexander wins NIH Director’s New Innovator award

Nick Wurm — Wed, 08 Oct 2025 11:30:56 +0000

��ϳԹ��Դ (CSHL) Assistant Professor Katherine Alexander has been awarded a 2025 NIH Director’s New Innovator Award. The grant provides Alexander with $475,000 per year for five years. It will support her lab’s investigations into nuclear speckles and their potential role in kidney cancer and neuroblastoma. “We’re at a very exciting time in...

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The 10th annual CSHL Raft Race

Nick Wurm — Wed, 01 Oct 2025 11:30:53 +0000

On a sunny September afternoon, ��ϳԹ��Դ’s (CSHL’s) annual Raft Race returned to CSHL’s Airslie Beach. Six teams of rowers dropped their makeshift rafts into the harbor. Race commodore, and CSHL COO, John Tuke started the countdown. Oars tensed. Coworkers, friends, and family crowded the sandy shore, eyes glued to the tiny fleet...

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