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A secret weapon against superbugs

Gina Dipietro — Tue, 21 Jul 2026 16:00:11 +0000

Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) bacteria, shown here. The bacteria cause staph infections, which can spread rapidly in hospitals and nursing homes, often with deadly results. Image: © Maxim - stock.adobe.com" data-description="Colorful microscope image showing orange, yellow, and white spheres among pink and yellow fibrous strands." />Antibiotic resistance has quietly become one of the greatest threats to global healthcare. Each year, drug-resistant bacteria claim lives by rendering once-reliable antibiotics ineffective, turning routine surgeries, cancer treatments, and even common infections into potentially life-threatening events. Scientists around the world are racing to find new ways to stay ahead of these evolving pathogens. The...

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Born of curiosity, CSHL Fellows Program marks 40 years

Gina Dipietro — Mon, 13 Jul 2026 11:30:56 +0000

Long before a scientist wins a Nobel Prize, develops an FDA-approved medicine, or makes a breakthrough discovery, she asks a question. Often, it’s one no one else thinks is worth asking. For 40 years, the Cynthia R. Stebbins Fellows Program at ��ϳԹ��Դ (CSHL) has been built around such curiosity. Unlike traditional postdoctoral...

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CSHL’s 2026 Golf Tournament raises more than $650,000

Communications Department — Thu, 02 Jul 2026 18:48:06 +0000

��ϳԹ��Դ (CSHL) proudly welcomed more than 280 golfers to its 32nd Annual Golf Tournament on Tuesday, June 16, 2026, at Piping Rock Country Club and The Creek Club. Thanks to a sold-out, double-course tournament, along with spirited participation in the day’s raffles and live auction, the event raised more than $650,000 in...

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Aspiring physician-scientist to investigate glioblastoma

Communications Department — Wed, 17 Jun 2026 16:00:44 +0000

In a statement, Northwell Health announced that Ethan Ertel, an M.D./Ph.D. student from the Donald and Barbara Zucker School of Medicine at Hofstra/Northwell, will join ��ϳԹ��Դ (CSHL) and Northwell teams researching glioblastoma. Ertel will contribute to collaborative laboratory research overseen by CSHL Professor Alea Mills and Northwell’s John Boockvar. The graduate student...

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Krainer included in Forbes’ Most Successful Immigrants list

Samuel Diamond — Mon, 15 Jun 2026 11:30:19 +0000

��ϳԹ��Դ (CSHL) Professor Adrian Krainer has been included in Forbes’ list of America’s Most Successful Immigrants. The magazine recognized Krainer for research that “led to the development of Spinraza, the first FDA-approved medicine for spinal muscular atrophy,” and for co-founding biotech company Stoke Therapeutics. After growing up in Uruguay, Krainer came to...

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Hannah Meyer selected as Rita Allen Foundation Scholar

Samuel Diamond — Thu, 11 Jun 2026 15:04:24 +0000

��ϳԹ��Դ (CSHL) Assistant Professor Hannah Meyer has been named a Rita Allen Foundation Scholar. The scholarship provides her lab with $100,000 annually for five years for cutting-edge research on the immune system. Specifically, the Meyer lab focuses on an often-overlooked organ called the thymus. This small gland is known to play a...

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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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President’s message: Progress and opportunity for science and medicine

Communications Department — Tue, 09 Jun 2026 16:00:32 +0000

his is an extraordinary moment in time for the biomedical sciences. Seven decades ago, the discovery of the structure of DNA sparked a revolution in understanding life. In the decades since, the knowledge of fundamental biology we have accumulated has led to innovative treatments for many difficult-to-treat diseases, and many more are now within reach....

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AI goes biological at 90th CSHL Symposium

Samuel Diamond — Thu, 04 Jun 2026 16:00:42 +0000

One computer scientist introduced the virtual patient, a “digital twin” capable of modeling different cancer treatments and their potential outcomes. Another used AI to predict how viruses like COVID might mutate, so that vaccines can be prepared in advance. A third suggested drug development steps that normally take three years could be completed in as...

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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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David Jackson elected Fellow of the Royal Society

Samuel Diamond — Wed, 27 May 2026 09:00:18 +0000

��ϳԹ��Դ (CSHL) Professor David Jackson has been elected to the Fellowship of the Royal Society. Having the letters FRS (Fellow of the Royal Society) tacked onto the end of one’s name is among the very highest honors a scientist can achieve. It’s a mark of elite distinction. Other Fellows of the Royal...

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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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Dehydration’s role in learning and memory

Samuel Diamond — Mon, 18 May 2026 11:30:10 +0000

How do we learn to remember? At the most fundamental level, it’s all about chemicals and electricity. Beyond their roles in diet and nutrition, calcium and magnesium work as ions, or charged particles, in the brain. Magnesium can block a channel found within brain receptors known as NMDARs. When the blockade lifts, calcium can pass...

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Helen Hou partners with International Brain Laboratory

Caroline Cosgrove — Thu, 14 May 2026 14:00:34 +0000

��ϳԹ��Դ Assistant Professor Helen Hou and her lab have been selected as one of the seven inaugural project partners of the International Brain Laboratory (IBL). Supported by the Simons Foundation, the IBL is a global collaboration of independent labs seeking to bring about a better understanding of the brain. The 22-member consortium...

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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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Stephen Della Pietra joins CSHL Board of Trustees

Communications Department — Mon, 11 May 2026 11:30:29 +0000

The ��ϳԹ��Դ (CSHL) Board of Trustees has elected Stephen Della Pietra, Ph.D., to the private not-for-profit institution’s governing body. Della Pietra is Head of Research for investment management firm Renaissance Technologies and co-founder of the Della Pietra Lecture Series at Stony Brook University. “I am pleased to welcome Stephen Della Pietra to...

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Meet the School of Biological Sciences Class of 2026

Communications Department — Thu, 07 May 2026 11:30:54 +0000

The ��ϳԹ��Դ (CSHL) School of Biological Sciences (SBS) takes an innovative approach to advanced science education. Graduates of the doctoral program go on to pursue a wide range of careers across academia and industry. On May 3, the SBS awarded six graduates Ph.D. degrees. Here, the class of 2026 reflects on their...

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SBS awards honorary degree to James H. Eberwine

Communications Department — Thu, 07 May 2026 11:30:26 +0000

The ��ϳԹ��Դ (CSHL) School of Biological Sciences has awarded an honorary Doctor of Science degree to molecular neuroscientist James H. Eberwine, Ph.D. Eberwine is a professor of systems pharmacology and translational therapeutics at the University of Pennsylvania, where he also serves as co-director of the Penn Program in Single Cell Biology and...

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What can singing mice say about human speech?

Jen A. Miller — Wed, 06 May 2026 15:00:07 +0000

Speech is a crowning achievement of human evolution, the skill that separates us from every other animal. So, it would stand to reason that evolving this capability required some enormous leap in brain complexity. A study published today in Nature suggests otherwise. Alston’s singing mouse (Scotinomys teguina), a small rodent from the cloud forests of...

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CSHL celebrates School of Biological Sciences Class of 2026

Communications Department — Wed, 06 May 2026 11:30:15 +0000

On May 3, the ��ϳԹ��Դ (CSHL) School of Biological Sciences (SBS) held its 23rd commencement ceremony. The SBS conferred Doctor of Philosophy degrees on six graduates and awarded James H. Eberwine, Ph.D., an honorary Doctor of Science degree. Always a cause for celebration, the 2026 ceremony was punctuated by recent news that...

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