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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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A new fix for brain cancer?

Communications Department — Thu, 14 Aug 2025 11:30:26 +0000

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CSHL launches inaugural brain tumor meeting

Nick Wurm — Thu, 17 Jul 2025 11:30:34 +0000

Brain cancers are some of the hardest to treat. The five-year survival rate for patients with glioblastoma is only about 5% after diagnosis. Tackling this and other deadly brain cancers isn’t a one-person job; collaboration is key. What better place to get those conversations going than ��ϳԹ��Դ (CSHL)? For more than a...

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NF1: Scientific insight and systemic change

Caroline Cosgrove — Mon, 14 Jul 2025 11:30:55 +0000

Neurofibromatosis type 1 (NF1) is a rare genetic condition that affects approximately 100,000 Americans. Children diagnosed with the disorder often have motor delays and learning disabilities. Many are also diagnosed with autism or brain tumors. While significant progress has been made in understanding the biology of NF1 in animal models, translating these findings into clinical...

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‘The bridge between hope and healing’

Caroline Cosgrove — Wed, 04 Jun 2025 11:30:58 +0000

Tens of millions of people affected by brain cancer, strokes, Alzheimer’s, Parkinson’s, and other neurological diseases share a painful dilemma: a lack of viable therapeutic options. Tantalizingly, one of the biggest treatment obstacles is the very thing that protects the brain from harm: the blood-brain barrier (BBB). While the BBB does a remarkable job of...

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Veronica Beard hosts CSHL–Penny’s Flight fundraiser

Caroline Cosgrove — Mon, 07 Apr 2025 16:00:45 +0000

Fashion and philanthropy came together to support crucial scientific research, as ��ϳԹ��Դ (CSHL) and the Penny’s Flight Foundation recently partnered with women’s designer clothing brand Veronica Beard for an exclusive in-person shopping event at the brand’s luxury storefront in Manhasset, NY. The event featured a sit-down discussion between CSHL’s Sarah Kitt and...

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At the Lab Episode 24: Putting the brakes on brain cancer

Communications Department — Tue, 17 Sep 2024 11:30:13 +0000

If you’ve heard of glioblastoma, you might’ve heard of it in reference to some of the lives this brain cancer has claimed. Beau Biden’s is one of several high-profile deaths in recent decades. CSHL Professor Alea Mills has spoken to ABC Eyewitness News about the deadly disease. Now, she brings us deeper inside her team’s...

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Krainer named Society for RNA Therapeutics board member

Samuel Diamond — Tue, 18 Apr 2023 11:30:59 +0000

If RNA therapeutics were once considered the future of medicine, that future is now. Studies suggest RNA-based treatments have saved tens of millions of lives over the past few years. Now, the newly formed Society for RNA Therapeutics has come together to help further this cutting-edge science. On April 10, ��ϳԹ��Դ Professor...

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From tragedy, a potential pediatric cancer treatment

Nick Wurm — Wed, 12 Apr 2023 18:00:35 +0000

Diffuse intrinsic pontine glioma (DIPG) is a lethal pediatric brain cancer that often kills within a year of diagnosis. Surgery is almost impossible because of the tumors’ location. Chemotherapy has debilitating side effects. New treatment options are desperately needed. ��ϳԹ��Դ Professor Adrian Krainer is best known for his groundbreaking research on antisense...

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Cracking the mystery behind a deadly brain cancer

Luis Sandoval — Wed, 21 Dec 2022 16:00:21 +0000

The brain cancer, glioblastoma, is a fierce and formidable opponent. Its millions of victims include Senator John McCain, President Biden’s son, Beau, and famed film critic Gene Siskel, to name just a few. Most patients succumb within two years and few make it past five, a statistic that hasn’t improved in decades due to lack...

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The Darlene Carbone Brain Tumor Foundation donates $25,000 to CSHL

Jill Stone — Mon, 24 Jan 2022 14:00:23 +0000

On January 21, Michael and Angelo Carbone joined Dr. Kevin Mullins at ��ϳԹ��Դ (CSHL) to present a check for $25,000.00 to Dr. Alea Mills whose lab is doing research on glioblastoma (GBM). GBM is a fast-growing and aggressive primary brain tumor. GBMs are a devastating type of brain cancer with an average...

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CSHL graduate student wins HHMI fellowship

Sara Roncero-Menendez — Thu, 15 Aug 2019 20:04:02 +0000

School of Biological Sciences student David Johnson has been awarded a 2019 Gilliam Fellowship for Advanced Study from the Howard Hughes Medical Institute (HHMI). The goal of the Gilliam Fellowship program is to increase the diversity among scientists who are prepared to assume leadership roles in science, particularly as college and university faculty, by supporting...

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Path to cancer in the brain set by protein CHD5

Jennifer Michalowski — Fri, 14 Sep 2018 20:52:43 +0000

Cold Spring Harbor, NY — Perfectly normal events can have disastrous consequences when they happen at the wrong time. Take, for example, a horse race, says ��ϳԹ��Դ Professor Alea Mills. The action begins when the competitors are allowed to burst forth from the starting gate. But if a gate is broken, allowing...

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