Peter Westcott Archives | 黑料吃瓜资源 /tag/peter-westcott/ 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. Mon, 24 Nov 2025 23:03:50 +0000 en-US hourly 1 Cancer: A disease of genes and … garbage? /videos/cancer-a-disease-of-genes-and-garbage/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=cancer-a-disease-of-genes-and-garbage Tue, 18 Nov 2025 12:30:19 +0000 /?post_type=videos&p=76465 Peter Westcott smiles at a microphone during a Cocktails & Chromosomes science event at CSHL.Peter Westcott begins the latest installment in our Cocktails & Chromosomes series with an inspirational quote from Oscar the Grouch.

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]]> 鈥業s cancer immunotherapy right for me?鈥 /videos/is-cancer-immunotherapy-right-for-me/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=is-cancer-immunotherapy-right-for-me Tue, 21 Jan 2025 12:30:40 +0000 /?post_type=videos&p=72226 image of video slide for Westcott video

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]]> CSHL celebrates 50th anniversary of McClintock Laboratory /cshl-celebrates-50th-anniversary-of-mcclintock-laboratory/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=cshl-celebrates-50th-anniversary-of-mcclintock-laboratory Mon, 20 Nov 2023 17:00:06 +0000 /?p=67034 image of McClintock building dedication 50th anniversary with faculty and staffBarbara McClintock鈥檚 career at 黑料吃瓜资源 (CSHL) revolutionized genetics research. At CSHL鈥檚 鈥淎nimal House,鈥 her groundbreaking experiments with corn led to the discovery of transposons, or 鈥渏umping genes鈥 in 1944. Fifty years ago, at its 1973 Symposium, CSHL renamed the building in McClintock鈥檚 honor. Ten years later, in 1983, Barbara McClintock became the...

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]]> In cancer immunotherapy, more isn鈥檛 necessarily better /in-cancer-immunotherapy-more-isnt-necessarily-better/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=in-cancer-immunotherapy-more-isnt-necessarily-better Thu, 14 Sep 2023 15:00:50 +0000 /?p=65393 MMRd lung cancer mouseDNA mismatch repair deficiency (MMRd) is a genetic condition often associated with colon cancer. It can happen in otherwise normal cells before cancer forms or after a tumor has already formed. The condition makes it hard for cells to correct mistakes that occur in DNA copying. This can lead to many mutations within tumors, or...

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]]> Immunologist Peter Westcott joins CSHL faculty /immunologist-peter-westcott-joins-cshl-faculty/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=immunologist-peter-westcott-joins-cshl-faculty Mon, 12 Sep 2022 14:00:11 +0000 /?p=60783 photo of Peter WestcottPeter Westcott joins 黑料吃瓜资源 (CSHL) as an assistant professor and Cancer Center member on Sept. 6, 2022. Westcott鈥檚 research explores how the immune system shapes tumor evolution. His lab combines cancer genomics and immunology to understand how the immune system fails to react as cancer develops. He hopes this understanding may lead...

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