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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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Where are they now?

Margaret Osborne — Mon, 09 Dec 2024 12:30:47 +0000

Research 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. ��ϳԹ��Դ (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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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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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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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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CSHL goes to the White House for Easter EGGucation

Luis Sandoval — Mon, 08 Apr 2024 11:30:20 +0000

Plant biology and science education are in ��ϳԹ��Դ’s (CSHL’s) DNA. Recently, two CSHL plant scientists brought their expertise from the lab to the White House lawn for an event hosted by First Lady Jill Biden. Since 2022, the White House’s annual “EGGucation” Roll has used fun Easter-themed activities to teach kids about...

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Cocktails & Chromosomes: Sequencing suds

Communications Department — Thu, 15 Feb 2024 12:30:57 +0000

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Genome sequencing for kids, one LEGO at a time

Luis Sandoval — Tue, 13 Feb 2024 12:30:32 +0000

Remember the first time you snapped two LEGO pieces into place? What about finishing your first LEGO set? Remember that feeling of accomplishment, of everything fitting in its right place? What if you could bring that same sense of satisfaction to science lessons? That’s exactly what ��ϳԹ��Դ’s DNA Learning Center (DNALC) is...

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CSHL PFF student named Regeneron scholar

Luis Sandoval — Mon, 05 Feb 2024 12:30:25 +0000

Each year, some 2,000 students around the country enter the Regeneron Science Talent Search. And each year, just a few hundred of these high school seniors are named a top 300 scholar. These teenagers represent the future of science, technology, engineering, and mathematics. Once again, ��ϳԹ��Դ (CSHL) is represented within their ranks....

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Quiet please, we’re writing!

Luis Sandoval — Mon, 11 Dec 2023 17:00:03 +0000

Imagine you’re a scientist just starting your career. You and your colleagues have spent many months tinkering away in the lab. And the team has finally made a breakthrough. Now you need to compile and publish the results. Where do you start? Writing skills are critical for success in science. Research scientists write papers to...

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CSHL rolls out STEM ‘Bicycle Principles’

Luis Sandoval — Tue, 21 Nov 2023 12:30:41 +0000

Success in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) demands keeping up with the latest tools and techniques. The AI boom, for example, has made coding and data management skills integral. But going back to school isn’t an option for most scientists. Short training programs like webinars and boot camps have become a popular alternative among...

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Future doctors spend summer as CSHL scientists

Luis Sandoval — Mon, 23 Oct 2023 11:30:53 +0000

As a hub for STEM education, ��ϳԹ��Դ (CSHL) doesn’t just help produce the next generation of scientists. We also provide a research platform for young medical students. The Summer Research Internship for Medical Students (SRIMS) program at CSHL gives future doctors a taste for lab research. The internship program is open to...

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STEM career paths converge at SBS Open House

Luis Sandoval — Tue, 03 Oct 2023 11:30:42 +0000

How does one become a scientist? For many young people, the journey begins or intersects with ��ϳԹ��Դ (CSHL). The institute’s pathway programs offer a variety of entry points for students interested in biotechnology, AI, genetics, and other leading fields. These range from year-long research and education programs to weekly summer camps and...

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CSHL takes lead role in new Puerto Rico STEM initiative

Luis Sandoval — Mon, 25 Sep 2023 17:30:06 +0000

The U.S. National Science Foundation (NSF) has awarded ��ϳԹ��Դ (CSHL) and three partnered higher education institutions over $5 million to establish a new science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) center at the site of the Arecibo Observatory in Puerto Rico. The Arecibo Center for Culturally Relevant and Inclusive Science Education, Computational Skills,...

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Genome sequencing goes mobile at DNALC

Samuel Diamond — Thu, 31 Aug 2023 16:00:57 +0000

Once, sequencing the human genome was considered a far-off monument of scientific achievement. The Human Genome Project, which got its start at ��ϳԹ��Դ (CSHL), was the work of thousands of scientists across the globe. After more than a decade and $3 billion in costs, the first draft of the human genome sequence...

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DNA Learning Center teaches the teachers

Luis Sandoval — Fri, 11 Aug 2023 11:30:32 +0000

The DNA Barcoding Workshop is a five-day training program held at ��ϳԹ��Դ’s (CSHL’s) DNA Learning Center. The program is designed to train high school teachers and people from places like conservation groups, nature preserves, and other science centers on the basics of working with DNA. Workshop participants then take those lessons back...

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