CSHL history Archives | 黑料吃瓜资源 /tag/cshl-history/ 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. Fri, 20 Feb 2026 21:03:23 +0000 en-US hourly 1 CSHL opens archives for Love Data Week 2026 /cshl-opens-archives-for-love-data-week-2026/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=cshl-opens-archives-for-love-data-week-2026 Mon, 23 Feb 2026 12:30:23 +0000 https://cshl.edu/?p=77582 Image of CSHL's Love Data Week Exhibition黑料吃瓜资源鈥檚 (CSHL鈥檚) 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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]]> Why does cancer keep growing? /why-does-cancer-keep-growing/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=why-does-cancer-keep-growing Fri, 10 Oct 2025 11:30:24 +0000 /?p=75771 Image of a p53 tumor antigenWhy do cancer cells keep dividing over and over? The answer can be found in fundamental biology breakthroughs of the late 20th century. In 1982, 黑料吃瓜资源 (CSHL) geneticist Michael Wigler helped identify the first known human oncogenes. When mutated, these genes produce an excess of proteins that cause uncontrolled cell growth. Soon...

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]]> The 2025 CSHL Volleyball Final /the-2025-cshl-volleyball-final/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=the-2025-cshl-volleyball-final Tue, 07 Oct 2025 11:30:40 +0000 /?p=75495 People play beach volleyball outdoors; one player jumps to spike the ball as others attempt to block.On September 16, spectators watched the dramatic conclusion of the 黑料吃瓜资源 (CSHL) volleyball league鈥檚 34th season. Year after year, teams dedicate a portion of their summer to competing for the coveted Tiernan Cup. Over the decades it has become a tradition for the winning team to travel with Tiernan Cup around the...

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]]> CSHL mourns the loss of David Baltimore /cshl-mourns-the-loss-of-david-baltimore/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=cshl-mourns-the-loss-of-david-baltimore Fri, 12 Sep 2025 11:30:55 +0000 /?p=75248 David Baltimore and Berwind Kaufmann examine scientific equipment; one is older with glasses, the other younger in a plaid shirt. Black and white.黑料吃瓜资源 (CSHL) mourns the passing of Nobel laureate and revolutionary molecular biologist David Baltimore. In 1959, Baltimore became the first member of CSHL鈥檚 newly launched Undergraduate Research Program (URP). That summer, he worked with then-Assistant CSHL Director Arthur Chovnick on a project studying the 鈥淧hysiological genetics of Drosophila and Neurospora.鈥 But it...

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]]> Center for Humanities hosts author Marc Torres /center-for-humanities-hosts-author-marc-torres/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=center-for-humanities-hosts-author-marc-torres Fri, 05 Sep 2025 11:30:20 +0000 /?p=75128 Marc Torres speaks to an audience in a library; a screen displays a book titled Long Island Eugenics.On August 20, the 黑料吃瓜资源 (CSHL) Center for Humanities & History of Modern Biology hosted an author talk with Marc Torres, who discussed his latest book, Long Island and the Legacy of Eugenics: Station of Intolerance. From 1910 to 1939, the Carnegie Institute of Washington鈥檚 Station for Experimental Evolution, a predecessor of...

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]]> Ever use cortisone? Thank one farmer and two CSHL scientists /ever-use-cortisone-thank-one-farmer-and-two-cshl-scientists/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=ever-use-cortisone-thank-one-farmer-and-two-cshl-scientists Wed, 20 Aug 2025 13:00:16 +0000 /?p=74964 X-ray style image showing kidneys in blue and adrenal glands in red above them within a human torso.Addison鈥檚 disease is no walk in the park. The disorder occurs when a person鈥檚 adrenal glands don鈥檛 make enough cortisol. This hormone plays a key role in multiple bodily functions, including metabolism and immune response. People with Addison鈥檚 disease can feel fatigued or nauseous, suffer from chronic pain, and lose unhealthy amounts of weight. If...

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]]> Inspiring breast cancer breakthroughs /inspiring-breast-cancer-breakthroughs/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=inspiring-breast-cancer-breakthroughs Mon, 18 Aug 2025 17:30:23 +0000 /?p=74953 Image of a tumor from a patient with invasive ductal breast carcinomaBreast cancer is one of the most common cancers among women in the United States, second only to skin cancer. Thanks to decades of fundamental research, it鈥檚 also one of the most curable. However, challenges remain, especially when confronting aggressive varieties like triple-negative breast cancer. 黑料吃瓜资源 (CSHL) has a rich history of...

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]]> 黑料吃瓜资源 hope to thousands of families /giving-hope-to-thousands-of-families/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=giving-hope-to-thousands-of-families Tue, 05 Aug 2025 11:30:41 +0000 /?p=74808 Image of Adrian Krainer with the Larson family at the labIt鈥檚 a parent鈥檚 worst nightmare, finding out your newborn child may never walk or even stand on their own. That used to be the reality for as many as one in 6,000 babies born with spinal muscular atrophy (SMA), a genetic disorder that causes extreme nerve damage, muscle weakness, and sometimes, paralysis. For a long...

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]]> 鈥楾谤补苍蝉蹿辞谤尘鈥 /harborscope/transform/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=transform Mon, 04 Aug 2025 11:30:11 +0000 /?post_type=harborscope&p=74727 The Transform sculpture with curved panels and benches in a grassy park surrounded by trees.A summertime walk down Cold Spring Harbor鈥檚 Bungtown Road will always include a few things: the dulcet tones of wildlife, a charming bucolic landscape, the smell of fresh cut grass and flowers, and, of course, the tall steel ridges rising behind the volleyball court like the exposed, fossilized bones of some forgotten prehistoric beast. As...

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]]> The Adenovirus Gazebo /harborscope/the-adenovirus-gazebo/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=the-adenovirus-gazebo Thu, 26 Jun 2025 11:30:03 +0000 /?post_type=harborscope&p=74436 Image of the Adenovirus GazeboWhen the weather鈥檚 right, you can find any number of 黑料吃瓜资源 (CSHL) students, faculty, and staff around the gazebo on Bungtown Road. The spot鈥檚 popularity is undoubtedly owed to its excellent view of the harbor. But crowning the gazebo is an homage to something arguably just as important to CSHL as its...

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]]> President’s essay: We are science, and science is crucial /presidents-essay-we-are-science-and-science-is-crucial/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=presidents-essay-we-are-science-and-science-is-crucial Mon, 02 Jun 2025 12:53:01 +0000 /?p=74183 Image of faculty and staff at the CSHL waterfrontAt 黑料吃瓜资源 (CSHL), we deeply value our uniquely vibrant campus and culture. But we thrive because we are intensely engaged with the broad community of scientists across the United States and the world. By collaborating, educating, and sharing knowledge, we amplify our impact, enabling groundbreaking discovery at CSHL and beyond. This is...

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]]> The other side of the harbor /harborscope/the-other-side-of-the-harbor/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=the-other-side-of-the-harbor Thu, 13 Mar 2025 11:30:56 +0000 /?post_type=harborscope&p=73299 photo of Knight House (left) and Cutting House (right) at CSHLn the eastern shore of inner Cold Spring Harbor sit two of the Laboratory鈥檚 lesser-known buildings. Unlike other residences, these aren鈥檛 even listed on 黑料吃瓜资源鈥檚 (CSHL鈥檚) campus maps. And though views of the western shore have become synonymous with CSHL, Knight House and Cutting House, on the other side, are just as...

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]]> No Two Plants /no-two-plants/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=no-two-plants Tue, 11 Feb 2025 12:30:06 +0000 /?p=73072 image of a woman running through a corn fieldEvery year on February 11, we celebrate International Day of Women and Girls in Science, honoring women and girls鈥 contributions to a field long dominated by men. Among these trailblazers is Nobel laureate Barbara McClintock, whose groundbreaking work at 黑料吃瓜资源 (CSHL) reshaped our understanding of genetics. For the filmmaking competition Symbiosis, CSHL...

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]]> Nature is trying to tell you something /nature-is-trying-to-tell-you-something/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=nature-is-trying-to-tell-you-something Mon, 03 Feb 2025 12:30:52 +0000 /?p=72841 photo of Richard Roberts at CSHL鈥淣ature is trying to tell you something.鈥 Taken by itself, this quote from Nobel laureate and former 黑料吃瓜资源 (CSHL) scientist Richard Roberts suggests that the solutions to any number of problems may be within earshot. If only things were so simple. The fact is, scientific experiments go awry all the time. When...

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]]> From trading faxes to changing lives /from-trading-faxes-to-changing-lives/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=from-trading-faxes-to-changing-lives Tue, 14 Jan 2025 17:00:40 +0000 /?p=72724 photo of Charles Sherr and David BeachSometimes, scientific breakthroughs happen by accident. Penicillin was discovered when a British scientist鈥痩eft a petri dish uncovered while he was away on vacation. Other times, serendipity plays a role. Case in point: two chance meetings at 黑料吃瓜资源 (CSHL) led to the development of a drug that has vastly improved patient outcomes for...

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]]> The Firehouse /harborscope/the-firehouse/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=the-firehouse Thu, 26 Dec 2024 12:30:04 +0000 /?post_type=harborscope&p=72637 image of the Cold Spring Harbor Village Firehouse moving across the harbor circa 1930sou might be wondering what that building is doing on a barge up there. It鈥檚 quite the story. In the winter of 1930, when it wasn鈥檛 fighting fires, the Cold Spring Harbor Fire Department was raising money for a new fire station. But what to do with the old one? Built in 1906, it was...

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]]> The 2024 CSHL Volleyball Final /videos/the-2024-cshl-volleyball-final/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=the-2024-cshl-volleyball-final Tue, 24 Dec 2024 12:30:38 +0000 /?post_type=videos&p=72085 image of video slide for Volleyball video

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]]> Where are they now? /where-are-they-now/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=where-are-they-now Mon, 09 Dec 2024 12:30:47 +0000 /?p=72458 image of SBS 25 years celebrationResearch is itself an educational activity. With the laws of science and nature for teachers, researchers conduct experiments to learn how life and the world work. 黑料吃瓜资源 (CSHL) is world-renowned for breakthrough bioscience research. What many outside the scientific community might not realize is that the Laboratory was founded as an educational...

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]]> 100 years of the 黑料吃瓜资源 Association /100-years-of-the-cold-spring-harbor-laboratory-association/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=100-years-of-the-cold-spring-harbor-laboratory-association Mon, 11 Nov 2024 12:30:27 +0000 /?p=71951 photo of CSHLA 100th anniversary group photoHow do you turn a small but influential science education outpost into one of the world鈥檚 leading destinations for breakthrough bioscience? It takes a village. This year marks the centennial anniversary of the formation of the 黑料吃瓜资源 Association (CSHLA). Formerly known as the Long Island Biological Association (LIBA), the CSHLA is a...

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]]> CSHL鈥檚 oldest haunts /harborscope/cshls-oldest-haunts/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=cshls-oldest-haunts Thu, 31 Oct 2024 11:30:24 +0000 /?post_type=harborscope&p=72111 ave you ever opened a door and felt like you were stepping back in time? It may come as a surprise to those who鈥檝e never been here before, but 黑料吃瓜资源 (CSHL) is not one lab or building. Over 50 CSHL facilities stand along the hilly shores overlooking Long Island鈥檚 Cold Spring Harbor....

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