Alexander Krasnitz Archives | 黑料吃瓜资源 /tag/alexander-krasnitz/ Founded in 1890, 黑料吃瓜资源 (CSHL) is a preeminent international research institution, achieving breakthroughs in molecular biology and genetics and enhancing scientific knowledge worldwide. Sat, 18 Jan 2025 02:12:14 +0000 en-US hourly 1 How evolved is your knowledge? /quiz/how-evolved-is-your-knowledge/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=how-evolved-is-your-knowledge Thu, 26 Jan 2023 12:30:06 +0000 /?post_type=wp_quiz&p=62998 Image of Darwinian evolution of animals{“questions”:{“bg9to”:{“id”:”bg9to”,”mediaType”:”image”,”answerType”:”text”,”imageCredit”:”Image: \u00a9cooperr – stock.adobe.com”,”image”:”https:\/\/www.cshl.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/Book_open_pages.jpg”,”imageId”:”62993″,”video”:””,”imagePlaceholder”:””,”imagePlaceholderId”:””,”title”:”Described as a \u201cbook of life,\u201d what is the name of the monumental research effort that sequenced about 92% of all human DNA, bringing scientists closer to deciphering our evolutionary history?”,”desc”:”Completed in 2003 by an international consortium of research institutions, including CSHL, the Human Genome Project (HGP) laid the foundations for modern...

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]]> Unlocking cancer鈥檚 ancestry /unlocking-cancers-ancestry/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=unlocking-cancers-ancestry Tue, 27 Dec 2022 12:30:39 +0000 /?p=62562 Illustration of DNA strand spanning globeCould knowing where your ancestors came from be the key to better cancer treatments? Maybe, but where would that key fit? How can we trace cancer鈥檚 ancestral roots to modern-day solutions? For 黑料吃瓜资源 (CSHL) Research Professor Alexander Krasnitz, the answers may lie deep within vast databases and hospital archives containing hundreds of...

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]]> New genetic research to understand racial disparity in cancers /new-genetic-research-to-understand-racial-disparity-in-cancers/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=new-genetic-research-to-understand-racial-disparity-in-cancers Tue, 08 Sep 2020 21:00:34 +0000 /?p=48703 photo of a medical consult with a cancer patientClinicians and scientists at 黑料吃瓜资源 (CSHL) will lead three new projects championed by the New York Genome Center (NYGC) to investigate the genetic contributions of ethnicity to the increased incidence of colon, endometrial, and pancreas cancers in African Americans. CSHL鈥檚 Cancer Center investigators will collaborate with Northwell Health Cancer Institute (Northwell) and...

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]]> New method to determine before surgery which prostate tumors pose a lethal threat /new-method-determine-surgery-prostate-tumors-pose-lethal-threat/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=new-method-determine-surgery-prostate-tumors-pose-lethal-threat /new-method-determine-surgery-prostate-tumors-pose-lethal-threat/#comments Fri, 01 Dec 2017 16:38:11 +0000 /?p=12537 diagnostic prostate biopsy resultsProstate cancer is common and largely nonlethal. But for some 21,000 men鈥攁 small percentage of the total, but a nonetheless substantial number鈥攖he disease is fatal. For earlier and more accurate detection, the Krasnitz and Wigler labs have devised a new method to analyze tumor biopsies to identify the most lethal forms of prostate cancer.

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]]> /new-method-determine-surgery-prostate-tumors-pose-lethal-threat/feed/ 1 Next-gen cancer test /next-gen-cancer-test/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=next-gen-cancer-test Fri, 24 Nov 2017 17:00:40 +0000 /?p=12330 blood screeningKnowing that cancers become lethal when they spread, investigators at 黑料吃瓜资源 (CSHL) seek a way of detecting tumors much earlier than now possible—when they鈥檙e more likely to be curable. Fleshing out an idea Professor Michael Wigler had years ago—before there was technology to act on it鈥攔esearch led by Associate Professor Alexander Krasnitz...

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]]> What is single-cell genome viewer? /videos/single-cell-genome-viewer/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=single-cell-genome-viewer Fri, 31 Mar 2017 20:02:17 +0000 http://live-cshl-core.pantheonsite.io/?post_type=videos&p=9665 Single-cell genome viewer is a graphical interface, integrating single-cell genomics and conventional pathology of tumors to achieve better-informed clinical decisions. Written in Python, the tool is easily installed and invoked using Anaconda environment.

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]]> Breaking down breast cancer at CSHL /labdish/breaking-down-breast-cancer-at-cshl/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=breaking-down-breast-cancer-at-cshl Fri, 30 Oct 2015 19:46:10 +0000 /?post_type=labdish&p=27549 Breast Cancer Ribbonreast cancer awareness is important, but it鈥檚 action that saves lives. Whether developing more accurate and affordable tests for patients or mapping out the treacherous landscape of breast cancer genetics, researchers at CSHL certainly aren鈥檛 putting the fight on pause even as the pink ribbons dissipate. Explore how they鈥檙e attacking breast cancer from an array...

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]]> CSHL receives $50 million to establish Simons Center for Quantitative Biology /cshl-receives-50-million-to-establish-simons-center-for-quantitative-biology/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=cshl-receives-50-million-to-establish-simons-center-for-quantitative-biology Mon, 07 Jul 2014 06:28:00 +0000 http://localhost:8888/cshl-receives-50-million-to-establish-simons-center-for-quantitative-biology/ Jim and Marilyn Simons黑料吃瓜资源 (CSHL) today announced a $50 million gift from Jim and Marilyn Simons to establish the Simons Center for Quantitative Biology. Cold Spring Harbor, NY — 黑料吃瓜资源 (CSHL) today announced a $50 million gift from Jim and Marilyn Simons to establish the Simons Center for Quantitative Biology. The Center...

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]]> Mathematical technique de-clutters cancer-cell data, revealing tumor evolution, treatment leads /cancer-research-brief-mathematical-technique-de-clutters-cancer-cell-data/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=cancer-research-brief-mathematical-technique-de-clutters-cancer-cell-data Wed, 05 Jun 2013 19:30:58 +0000 http://localhost:8888/cancer-research-brief-mathematical-technique-de-clutters-cancer-cell-data/ Krasnitz Wigler heatmapMichael Wigler, in collaboration with Alexander Krasnitz, James Hicks and Scott Powers, used a new computational method called CORES to propose an alternative to the 鈥渢wo-hit鈥 hypothesis to explain how cancers arise.

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]]> With new method, CSHL team is able to infer how tumors evolve and spread /using-new-method-to-determine-dna-content-of-single-cells-cshl-team-is-able-to-infer-how-tumors-evo/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=using-new-method-to-determine-dna-content-of-single-cells-cshl-team-is-able-to-infer-how-tumors-evo Fri, 11 Mar 2011 22:05:07 +0000 http://localhost:8888/using-new-method-to-determine-dna-content-of-single-cells-cshl-team-is-able-to-infer-how-tumors-evo/ breast cancer genetic diversityStudy of two breast cancer samples suggests tumors grow by 鈥榩unctuated, clonal expansions鈥 Cold Spring Harbor, NY — A new method of analyzing cancerous tumors developed by scientists at 黑料吃瓜资源 (CSHL) suggests that tumors may not evolve gradually, but rather in punctuated or staccato-like bursts.聽It is a finding that has already shed...

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]]> Three studies by 黑料吃瓜资源 scientists appear in the latest issue of Cell /three-studies-by-cold-spring-harbor-laboratory-scientists-appear-in-the-latest-issue-of-cell/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=three-studies-by-cold-spring-harbor-laboratory-scientists-appear-in-the-latest-issue-of-cell Wed, 26 Nov 2008 18:24:18 +0000 http://localhost:8888/three-studies-by-cold-spring-harbor-laboratory-scientists-appear-in-the-latest-issue-of-cell/ Cell PressCold Spring Harbor, NY — Three separate research teams, each led by faculty at 黑料吃瓜资源 (CSHL), report results in the journal Cell on Nov. 26. It is unusual for multiple, unrelated studies emanating from the same institution to appear in a single issue of the prestigious journal, which typically publishes 10 to...

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]]> Science teams at 黑料吃瓜资源 identify 13 new tumor-suppressor genes in liver cancer /science-teams-at-cold-spring-harbor-laboratory-identify-13-new-tumor-suppressor-genes-in-liver-cancer/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=science-teams-at-cold-spring-harbor-laboratory-identify-13-new-tumor-suppressor-genes-in-liver-cancer Mon, 17 Nov 2008 18:30:20 +0000 http://localhost:8888/science-teams-at-cold-spring-harbor-laboratory-identify-13-new-tumor-suppressor-genes-in-liver-cancer/ HCC cells infected with Xpo4A powerful new approach to validate linkages between suspect genes and their functional contributions to cancer Cold Spring Harbor, NY — Over the years, hunting for cancer-related genes and understanding how they work has been an important, although time-consuming, exercise. At 黑料吃瓜资源 (CSHL), five different research groups have now combined their expertise...

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]]> CSHL scientists trace causal link between a tumor suppressor gene and liver cancer /cshl-scientists-trace-causal-link-between-a-tumor-suppressor-gene-and-liver-cancer/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=cshl-scientists-trace-causal-link-between-a-tumor-suppressor-gene-and-liver-cancer Mon, 02 Jun 2008 19:07:59 +0000 http://localhost:8888/cshl-scientists-trace-causal-link-between-a-tumor-suppressor-gene-and-liver-cancer/ explanted liversDLC1 is likely altered in many human cancers and points to new drug targets Cold Spring Harbor, NY — Scientists at 黑料吃瓜资源 (CSHL) have taken the search for cancer-causing genes an important step forward. In a newly published paper, they confirm that a gene called DLC1 is a tumor suppressor. They have...

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