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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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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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A Closer Look: CSHL’s Microscopy Core

Communications Department — Mon, 30 Mar 2026 11:30:28 +0000

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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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Immune response to cancer may cause brain disease

Samuel Diamond — Wed, 25 Mar 2026 16:00:01 +0000

Consider two seemingly unrelated medical puzzles. First: Every day, our bodies produce hundreds of billions of new cells, many of which are mutated. If cancer arises from cellular mutation, why don’t we all have the disease all the time? Second: Severe autoimmune conditions like lupus and multiple sclerosis often strike without warning. No one knows...

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Double Helix Medalists Martina Navratilova & Chris Evert

Communications Department — Mon, 16 Mar 2026 11:30:20 +0000

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Let’s get on pancreatic cancer’s nerves

Margaret Osborne — Mon, 09 Feb 2026 13:54:57 +0000

Pancreatic cancer has a lot of nerve. Notoriously tricky to detect, the disease also often resists traditional therapy. So, researchers are urgently looking for new ways to disrupt tumor formation. Though scientists know that the nervous system can help cancer spread, its role in the disease’s earliest stages remains unclear. “One phenomenon that is known...

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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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Douglas Fearon elected as Fellow of AACR Academy

Samuel Diamond — Tue, 27 Jan 2026 15:30:54 +0000

Former ��ϳԹ��Դ (CSHL) Professor Douglas Fearon has been elected as a Fellow of the American Association for Cancer Research (AACR) Academy. He is recognized for championing research that helped link innate and adaptive immunity. Fundamental biology studies by Fearon and his colleagues significantly enhanced science’s understanding of the human immune system, thereby...

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Lukey receives 2025 Stone Faculty Award

Lisa Cruz — Thu, 22 Jan 2026 19:00:00 +0000

��ϳԹ��Դ (CSHL) Associate Professor Michael Lukey is the recipient of the 2025 James M. and Cathleen D. Stone Faculty Award, an honor presented annually to an assistant or associate professor who has made a significant research contribution. Established by CSHL Trustee James M. Stone and his wife, Cathleen, the award recognizes accomplishments...

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Borniger wins Mark Foundation Emerging Leader Award

Gina Dipietro — Tue, 13 Jan 2026 17:00:17 +0000

��ϳԹ��Դ (CSHL) Associate Professor Jeremy Borniger is among five scientists to receive this year’s Bakewell Emerging Leader Award from The Mark Foundation for Cancer Research. The Award provides Borniger’s lab $750,000 over three years. Borniger’s research explores the potential of synthetic torpor—a hibernation-like metabolic state—as a novel anti-cancer strategy. By suppressing metabolism,...

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On the trail of a cellular cold case

Nick Wurm — Tue, 16 Dec 2025 17:00:43 +0000

If you remember high school biology, you know cells pack a lot inside a tiny package. Inside the nucleus of every one of our cells, you’ll see more than a few things floating around. You may be familiar with RNA and DNA. But that’s not all you’ll find there. Over a century ago, scientists discovered...

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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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Shapeshifting cancers’ masters, unmasked

Jen A. Miller — Mon, 24 Nov 2025 12:30:01 +0000

Some tumors are almost impossible to treat. That’s especially true for carcinomas, which don’t behave like other malignancies. Some of these tumors act as shapeshifters and start to resemble cells from other organs of the human body, such as skin. This bizarre behavior presents a challenge for existing therapies. “The tumors are notoriously plastic in...

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Cancer: A disease of genes and … garbage?

Communications Department — Tue, 18 Nov 2025 12:30:19 +0000

Peter Westcott begins the latest installment in our Cocktails & Chromosomes series with an inspirational quote from Oscar the Grouch.

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Her science could help you live healthier, longer

Margaret Osborne — Mon, 17 Nov 2025 12:30:51 +0000

When Corina Amor Vegas was just 7 years old, her mother, Esperanza, was diagnosed with breast cancer. Esperanza’s treatment would take over a decade. However, after participating in a clinical trial for a new cancer drug, she entered remission. Today, Amor Vegas is happy to say her mother is doing “very well.” The clinical trial...

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Breast cancer case study could inform clinical trials

Jen A. Miller — Mon, 10 Nov 2025 12:30:14 +0000

MALAT1 (pink) than the surrounding tissues." data-description="Fluorescent microscopy image showing clusters of blue and purple cells on a black background." />When researchers look for potential cancer therapy targets, they typically go after protein-coding genes that participate in disease progression. Disrupt them and negate whatever role they play in cancer’s development or spread. Researchers at ��ϳԹ��Դ (CSHL) have also been working on another kind of target. They’re studying a long non-coding RNA called...

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Pediatric cancers: Rare, relentless, and real

Phil Renna — Wed, 05 Nov 2025 12:30:50 +0000

Pediatric cancer—two words that carry immense weight. For many, it’s a distant fear; for some, it’s a daily reality. And for my family, it became a devastating truth. After losing our teenage daughter to a rare form of cancer, we were left with a haunting question: Why are these cancers so difficult to treat? In...

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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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Special edition: Breast Cancer Awareness Month

Communications Department — Thu, 23 Oct 2025 11:30:49 +0000

Today, the five-year survival rate for early-stage breast cancer is about 99%. Awareness drives detection. But what about those breast cancers that aren’t caught early? What about those that evade common therapies? For Breast Cancer Awareness Month, we sat down with CSHL Professor David Spector to discuss some of his lab’s latest research and the...

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