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CSHL launches DNA Subway 2.0

Communications Department — Tue, 31 Mar 2026 11:30:26 +0000

The DNA Learning Center (DNALC) at ��ϳԹ��Դ has released DNA Subway 2.0, a comprehensive update to its globally recognized genomics education platform. DNA Subway 2.0 is the first bioinformatics toolkit engineered specifically for mobile interfaces, allowing students, educators, and researchers to analyze DNA sequences directly on smartphones and tablets. Bioinformatics—the data science...

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CSHL’s Inglis, Lambert, and Williams elected AAAS Fellows

Nick Wurm — Thu, 26 Mar 2026 14:19:52 +0000

��ϳԹ��Դ’s (CSHL’s) John Inglis, Charla Lambert, and Jason Williams have been elected Fellows of the American Association for the Advancement of Science. Since 1874, the AAAS has recognized scientists, engineers, and innovators for their efforts to advance science in service to society. Inglis was recognized “for advancing science through his leadership of...

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Catalyst: From lost scientist to science advocate

Communications Department — Thu, 25 Sep 2025 11:30:15 +0000

From lost scientist to science advocate ��ϳԹ��Դ (CSHL) has been part of Kristin Olson Smith’s story since she and her family moved to Banbury Lane in 1990. She remembers her introduction to the Laboratory well, as it came on her first day of high school—or, to be exact, the night afterward. “My...

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LI high schoolers explore biodiversity at CSHL

Caroline Cosgrove — Thu, 31 Jul 2025 11:30:07 +0000

Coquillettidia perturbans, a common species of mosquito known to transmit West Nile virus as well as other diseases." data-description="Three students stand together smiling as they take a selfie in front of scientific research posters displayed on a wall behind them. One student gives a thumbs-up gesture while another wears headphones around their neck." />��ϳԹ��Դ (CSHL) recently welcomed more than 225 high school students to the annual Barcode Long Island (BLI) Student Symposium. The students came from 21 high schools across the Island for the culmination of a program offered through CSHL’s DNA Learning Center (DNALC). Upon their arrival, the students quickly settled into Grace Auditorium,...

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President’s essay: We are science, and science is crucial

Communications Department — Mon, 02 Jun 2025 12:53:01 +0000

At ��ϳԹ��Դ (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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Williams receives GSA Excellence in Education Award

Caroline Cosgrove — Thu, 20 Feb 2025 12:00:12 +0000

Jason Williams, assistant director at ��ϳԹ��Դ’s DNA Learning Center (DNALC), has received the prestigious Elizabeth W. Jones Award for Excellence in Education from the Genetics Society of America (GSA). The award commemorates renowned geneticist and educator Elizabeth W. Jones, who was GSA’s president and the editor-in-chief of GENETICS for over a decade....

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CSHL mourns the passing of Charles Dolan

Communications Department — Mon, 30 Dec 2024 19:00:24 +0000

The ��ϳԹ��Դ (CSHL) Board of Trustees, faculty, and staff mourn the passing of Charles “Chuck” Dolan, Honorary Trustee of the Laboratory and enthusiastic supporter of science education at CSHL. Chuck was elected to the CSHL Board of Trustees in 1990 and served as chairman of the Finance & Investment Committee from 1990-1992....

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Empowering Insights: The science behind health

Communications Department — Mon, 18 Nov 2024 12:30:22 +0000

The opportunity to turn curiosity into discoveries that impact the human condition is at the core of ��ϳԹ��Դ’s mission. Our scientists are empowered to ask big questions and search for solutions to biology’s most challenging problems. Doing that requires interdisciplinary study, and the Laboratory’s brain-body physiology program encourages our scientists to confront...

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New DNALC program aims to improve pandemic response

Nick Wurm — Mon, 04 Nov 2024 12:30:15 +0000

Diseases can spread rapidly, but now, so can the knowledge needed to stop them. A new information-sharing platform seeks to help slow the spread of infectious diseases. It’s called the Pathogen Data Network (PDN). And it just might help stop the next pandemic before it can start. ��ϳԹ��Դ’s DNA Learning Center (DNALC)...

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New Jersey gets its first DNA Learning Center

Nick Wurm — Mon, 28 Oct 2024 11:30:45 +0000

Since its inception, ��ϳԹ��Դ’s DNA Learning Center (DNALC) has become a world leader in biology education. Now, the DNALC brings its innovative hands-on science curriculum to Passaic County, NJ. The new branch is part of the Passaic County Technical Institute’s (PCTI’s) John Currie Biotechnology Innovation Center. This is the Garden State’s first...

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Cocktails & Chromosomes: Barcoding, bugs, and brews

Communications Department — Wed, 23 Oct 2024 11:30:41 +0000

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At the Lab Season 1 Research Rewind: Genetics

Communications Department — Tue, 22 Oct 2024 11:30:28 +0000

Much of what makes humans human is also found across all animal and plant life. In other words, genetics is everywhere you look. That’s especially true here At the Lab. This week’s Research Rewind features scientists from all across CSHL, including Christopher Hammell, Ivan Iossifov, Tobias Janowitz, Zachary Lippman, and Rob Martienssen. We also check...

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At the Lab Episode 23: Cured with CRISPR

Communications Department — Tue, 10 Sep 2024 11:30:08 +0000

In 2019, Victoria Gray became the first person to be cured of sickle cell disease thanks to CRISPR gene-editing technology. Five years later, a diverse audience of Long Island locals came together At the Lab to hear Gray speak with two ��ϳԹ��Դ DNA Learning Center alumni and a panel of experts, including...

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The promise of genetics to cure disease

Communications Department — Thu, 05 Sep 2024 11:30:19 +0000

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Welcome to the summer of sequencing

Communications Department — Wed, 17 Jul 2024 11:30:32 +0000

What do a shoe and a cotton swab have in common? Aside from the cotton, they are both part of the most exciting summer school you’ve ever heard of. The Summer of Nanopore Sequencing 2024 was a three-day nationwide workshop series held by ��ϳԹ��Դ’s DNA Learning Center (DNALC) in collaboration with Oxford...

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CSHL to host first person cured of sickle cell

Communications Department — Fri, 28 Jun 2024 11:30:50 +0000

Sickle cell disease is a painful and debilitating genetic condition. It affects over 100,000 people in the U.S. and more than 20 million globally—most are Black or of African origin. Until recently, sickle cell was considered a lifelong disease. Then, in 2019, Victoria Gray became the first patient cured using CRISPR gene-editing technology. On July...

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President’s essay: The continuous cycle of discovery

Communications Department — Thu, 30 May 2024 11:30:43 +0000

��ϳԹ��Դ (CSHL) is a vibrant intellectual community that enables groundbreaking discovery. Our idyllic setting and state-of-the-art facilities offer a uniquely supportive environment for bioscience breakthroughs. However, CSHL’s community is not bound by the geography of our campus. Science worldwide has been strengthened by people who spend time on our campus and by...

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DNA Day at DNA Learning Center NYC

Samuel Diamond — Mon, 06 May 2024 11:31:59 +0000

DNA is the great uniter. It’s in all of us. Because genetics is so fundamental to our lives, genetics education should be available to everyone. That’s the founding principle of ��ϳԹ��Դ’s (CSHL’s) DNA Learning Center. On April 25, DNA Day, community leaders from across New York came together in Brooklyn at DNA...

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Senator Schumer visits DNA Learning Center NYC

Communications Department — Mon, 06 May 2024 11:30:32 +0000

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At the Lab Episode 4: DNA sequencing for all

Communications Department — Tue, 23 Apr 2024 11:30:17 +0000

You walk into a bar and see a guy sequencing a genome. This is no joke! It’s a recent installment of CSHL’s monthly Cocktails & Chromosomes series at Industry bar in Huntington, NY. Listen in as Jason Williams from CSHL’s DNA Learning Center showcases mobile DNA sequencing for a live audience. And hear what this...

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