Peter Koo Archives | 黑料吃瓜资源 /tag/peter-koo/ 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. Thu, 18 Jun 2026 14:01:43 +0000 en-US hourly 1 AI in Biology: The 90th CSHL Symposium /videos/ai-in-biology-the-90th-cshl-symposium/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=ai-in-biology-the-90th-cshl-symposium Thu, 18 Jun 2026 11:30:18 +0000 /?post_type=videos&p=78829 A woman speaks at a podium in a lecture hall filled with people listening and taking notes on laptops.

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]]> DEGU debuts with better AI predictions and explanations /degu-debuts-with-better-ai-predictions-and-explanations/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=degu-debuts-with-better-ai-predictions-and-explanations Thu, 19 Feb 2026 12:30:55 +0000 https://cshl.edu/?p=77504 Illustration of a rodent head with its brain revealed, showing tiny rodents running on treadmills inside the brain.Artificial intelligence has taken the world by storm. In biology, AI tools called deep neural networks (DNNs) have proven invaluable for predicting the results of genomic experiments. Their usefulness has these tools poised to set the stage for efficient, AI-guided research and potentially lifesaving discoveries鈥攊f scientists can work out the kinks. 鈥淩ight now, there are...

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]]> At the Lab Season 1 Research Rewind: AI+ /podcasts/at-the-lab-season-1-research-rewind-ai/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=at-the-lab-season-1-research-rewind-ai Tue, 29 Oct 2024 11:30:55 +0000 /?post_type=podcasts&p=72077 image of video slide for At the Lab podcast on AIHow do we interpret what AI tells us without knowing the logic of its own interpretations? How do we make artificial intelligence more efficient and reliable without fully understanding biological intelligence鈥檚 efficiency and reliability problems? This season鈥檚 final Research Rewind brings us from the realm of quantitative biology to neuroscience, genomics, and beyond. You鈥檒l hear...

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]]> CSHL grad student wins International Birnstiel Award /cshl-grad-student-wins-international-birnstiel-award/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=cshl-grad-student-wins-international-birnstiel-award Mon, 23 Sep 2024 11:30:55 +0000 /?p=71744 photo of Shushan Toneyan and Peter Koo黑料吃瓜资源 (CSHL) School of Biological Sciences (SBS) graduate Shushan Toneyan has won the 2024 International Birnstiel Award for Doctoral Research in Molecular Life Sciences. A member of the SBS Class of 2024, Toneyan is one of six recipients of this year鈥檚 award. She received it in recognition of her thesis research in...

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]]> Is CREME AI鈥檚 answer to CRISPR? /is-creme-ais-answer-to-crispr/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=is-creme-ais-answer-to-crispr Mon, 16 Sep 2024 09:00:02 +0000 /?p=71483 image of artificial intelligence toolkitImagine you鈥檙e looking at millions upon millions of mysterious genetic mutations. With CRISPR gene-editing technology, a select few of these mutations might have therapeutic potential. However, proving it would mean many thousands of hours of lab work. Just figuring out which ones are worth exploring further would take a lot of time and money. But...

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]]> At the Lab Episode 17: AI SQUID /podcasts/at-the-lab-episode-17-ai-squid/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=at-the-lab-episode-17-ai-squid Tue, 30 Jul 2024 11:30:05 +0000 /?post_type=podcasts&p=71076 image of Cold Spring Harbor campus from across the harbor with At the Lab podcast logo and portrait of Justin Kinney and Peter KooWe could have also titled this At the Lab episode 鈥20,000 leagues under the genome.鈥 This week, you鈥檒l hear all about SQUID, the new artificial intelligence tool from CSHL Assistant Professor Peter Koo and Associate Professor Justin Kinney. How can this AI help scientists crack the mysteries of the genome? Tune in to find out.

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]]> SQUID pries open AI black box /squid-pries-open-ai-black-box/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=squid-pries-open-ai-black-box Fri, 21 Jun 2024 09:00:16 +0000 /?p=70380 ai generated image of a squid in a computer data centerArtificial intelligence continues to squirm its way into many aspects of our lives. But what about biology, the study of life itself? AI can sift through hundreds of thousands of genome data points to identify potential new therapeutic targets. While these genomic insights may appear helpful, scientists aren鈥檛 sure how today鈥檚 AI models come to...

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]]> The CSHL School of Biological Sciences鈥 class of 2024 /the-cshl-school-of-biological-sciences-class-of-2024/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=the-cshl-school-of-biological-sciences-class-of-2024 Sun, 05 May 2024 22:00:34 +0000 /?p=69984 image of the CSHL SBS convocation bookletThe 黑料吃瓜资源 (CSHL) School of Biological Sciences (SBS) takes an innovative approach to advanced science education. Graduates of the doctoral program go on to pursue diverse careers. This year, the SBS awarded 11 Ph.D. degrees. Here, members of the class of 2024 reflect on their time and experiences at CSHL. Salom茅 Carcy...

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]]> Can AI uncover breast cancer risk factors? /videos/can-ai-uncover-breast-cancer-risk-factors/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=can-ai-uncover-breast-cancer-risk-factors Mon, 26 Feb 2024 12:30:22 +0000 /?post_type=videos&p=68725 image of the video slide for dos-Santos Koo breast cancer AI

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]]> The digital dark matter clouding AI /the-digital-dark-matter-clouding-ai/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=the-digital-dark-matter-clouding-ai Mon, 05 Jun 2023 11:30:19 +0000 /?p=64890 AI generated image of deep spaceArtificial intelligence has entered our daily lives. First, it was ChatGPT. Now, it鈥檚 AI-generated pizza and beer commercials. While we can鈥檛 trust AI to be perfect, it turns out that sometimes we can鈥檛 trust ourselves with AI either. 黑料吃瓜资源 (CSHL) Assistant Professor Peter Koo has found that scientists using popular computational tools...

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]]> AI training: A backward cat pic is still a cat pic /ai-training-a-backward-cat-pic-is-still-a-cat-pic/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=ai-training-a-backward-cat-pic-is-still-a-cat-pic Fri, 05 May 2023 00:00:38 +0000 /?p=64327 Photo of a cat looking at reflection in mirrorGenes make up only a small fraction of the human genome. Between them are wide sequences of DNA that direct cells when, where, and how much each gene should be used. These biological instruction manuals are known as regulatory motifs. If that sounds complex, well, it is. The instructions for gene regulation are written in...

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]]> Can you outsmart this AI quiz? /quiz/can-you-outsmart-this-ai-quiz/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=can-you-outsmart-this-ai-quiz Mon, 06 Feb 2023 12:30:42 +0000 /?post_type=wp_quiz&p=63054 Image of a cute robot reading a book{“questions”:{“uw19e”:{“id”:”uw19e”,”mediaType”:”image”,”answerType”:”text”,”imageCredit”:”Image: \u00a9 tomatito26 \ufeff\u2013 stock.adobe.com”,”image”:”https:\/\/www.cshl.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/Navlakha_fly.jpg”,”imageId”:”61375″,”video”:””,”imagePlaceholder”:””,”imagePlaceholderId”:””,”title”:”Our brains tally sights, smells, and other senses so we can respond to them quickly in the future. CSHL scientists have created a computer program that mimics this process in fruit flies. They suspect that fly brains work similarly to which of the following technology platforms in this regard?”,”desc”:”Online streaming platforms,...

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]]> Finding the right AI for you /finding-the-right-ai-for-you/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=finding-the-right-ai-for-you Mon, 05 Dec 2022 16:00:40 +0000 /?p=61953 Image of a cyborg and human hand holding a DNA branch 3D renderingThe human genome is three billion letters of code, and each person has millions of variations. While no human can realistically sift through all that code, computers can. Artificial intelligence (AI) programs can find patterns in the genome related to disease much faster than humans can. They also spot things that humans miss. Someday, AI-powered...

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]]> CSHL high schoolers finish top 10 in 2022 DREAM Challenge /cshl-high-schoolers-finish-top-10-in-2022-dream-challenge/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=cshl-high-schoolers-finish-top-10-in-2022-dream-challenge Fri, 07 Oct 2022 11:30:59 +0000 /?p=61283 photo of Peter KooA team of high school students mentored by 黑料吃瓜资源 (CSHL) Assistant Professor Peter Koo beat out teams from over 15 universities and private research labs to finish in the top 10 of a recent international competition. The DREAM Challenge was one of eight held throughout the summer of 2022. It tasked participants...

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]]> Regeneron competition honors CSHL high school researchers /regeneron-competition-honors-cshl-high-school-researchers/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=regeneron-competition-honors-cshl-high-school-researchers Tue, 22 Mar 2022 20:00:59 +0000 /?p=58930 photo of Peter Koo and PFF Rohan GhotraThe Regeneron Science Talent Search named three high school students in the 黑料吃瓜资源 (CSHL) Partners for the Future program as Regeneron scholars: Aurrel Bhatia from Bethpage High School, Rohan Ghotra from Syosset High School, and Ethan Labelson from Friends Academy. The national STEM competition for high school seniors awards the top 300...

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]]> Making AI algorithms show their work /making-ai-algorithms-show-their-work/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=making-ai-algorithms-show-their-work Thu, 13 May 2021 18:00:23 +0000 /?p=53585 photo of Peter Koo and Shushan ToneyanArtificial intelligence (AI) learning machines can be trained to solve problems and puzzles on their own instead of using rules that we made for them. But often, researchers do not know what rules the machines make for themselves. 黑料吃瓜资源 (CSHL) Assistant Professor Peter Koo developed a new method that quizzes a machine-learning...

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]]> AI researchers ask: What鈥檚 going on inside the black box? /ai-researchers-ask-whats-going-on-inside-the-black-box/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=ai-researchers-ask-whats-going-on-inside-the-black-box Mon, 08 Feb 2021 16:00:55 +0000 /?p=52173 illustration of a neural network黑料吃瓜资源 (CSHL) Assistant Professor Peter Koo and collaborator Matt Ploenzke reported a way to train machines to predict the function of DNA sequences. They used 鈥渘eural nets,鈥 a type of artificial intelligence (AI) typically used to classify images. Teaching the neural net to predict the function of short stretches of DNA allowed...

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]]> Peter Koo wants to understand how machines learn biology /peter-koo-wants-to-understand-how-machines-learn-biology/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=peter-koo-wants-to-understand-how-machines-learn-biology Fri, 20 Sep 2019 13:00:59 +0000 /?p=32377 photo of Peter KooThe science world is sitting at the cusp of an artificial intelligence revolution that impacts applications such as speech recognition and computer vision. Peter Koo is on the front line of those changes. As 黑料吃瓜资源鈥檚 new Assistant Professor at the Simons Center for Quantitative Biology, Koo will explore how AI integrates with...

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