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Immune response to cancer may cause brain disease

Samuel Diamond — Wed, 25 Mar 2026 16:00:01 +0000

Consider two seemingly unrelated medical puzzles. First: Every day, our bodies produce hundreds of billions of new cells, many of which are mutated. If cancer arises from cellular mutation, why don’t we all have the disease all the time? Second: Severe autoimmune conditions like lupus and multiple sclerosis often strike without warning. No one knows...

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From lab discovery to patient care

Communications Department — Tue, 17 Feb 2026 12:30:27 +0000

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Janowitz lab members recognized for early-career research

Nick Wurm — Thu, 29 Jan 2026 14:09:23 +0000

Sam Kleeman and Alice Wang, members of the Janowitz lab at ��ϳԹ��Դ (CSHL), have both been recognized for excellence in early-career research. Kleeman, a clinical fellow, has won a 2026 Emerging-Generation Award from the American Society for Clinical Investigation (ASCI). Wang, a Stony Brook University M.D.-Ph.D. student-in-residence at CSHL, has earned a...

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Patient insights inspire discovery

Samuel Diamond — Wed, 03 Sep 2025 15:00:17 +0000

“My body is all used up, and I have no will left to live.” Those are the first words of a new essay written by ��ϳԹ��Դ Associate Professor Tobias Janowitz. They’re the words of his late mother during the final days of her life. “A perceptive woman who survived a childhood shaped...

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Mind-blowing neuroscience research

Communications Department — Tue, 22 Jul 2025 11:30:19 +0000

The brain is the most complex and powerful part of the human body. When things are working as they should, we don’t notice at all. However, any number of conditions can disrupt healthy brain function. ��ϳԹ��Դ (CSHL) neuroscientists focus on understanding how neural connections in the brain translate into behavior. Their research...

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The CSHL School of Biological Sciences’ class of 2025

Communications Department — Mon, 05 May 2025 18:00:58 +0000

The ��ϳԹ��Դ (CSHL) School of Biological Sciences (SBS) takes an innovative approach to advanced science education. Graduates of the doctoral program go on to pursue a wide range of careers. On May 4, the SBS awarded nine graduates Ph.D. degrees. Here, the class of 2025 reflects on their time and experiences at...

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It’s not you—it’s cancer

Jennifer Michalowski — Thu, 10 Apr 2025 18:00:51 +0000

AI generated voice with Tobias Janowitz’s actual voice Cancer ravages both body and mind. If you’ve ever lost loved ones to the disease, you might recognize the physical and emotional changes cancer patients often endure during their final months. They seem drained of strength and spirit. Even people who’ve maintained a positive outlook throughout their...

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Rohini Guin elected president of APSA

Nick Wurm — Mon, 10 Mar 2025 11:30:00 +0000

��ϳԹ��Դ’s (CSHL’s) Rohini Guin, an M.D.-Ph.D. candidate in the Janowitz lab, has been named president-elect of the American Physician Scientists Association (APSA), starting in May 2025. Founded in 2003, the APSA is a national, student-led organization dedicated to addressing the needs of future physician-scientists. It aims to help all physician-scientist trainees realize...

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Janowitz elected to ASCI

Samuel Diamond — Mon, 27 Jan 2025 12:30:34 +0000

��ϳԹ��Դ Associate Professor Tobias Janowitz has been elected to the American Society for Clinical Investigation (ASCI). Janowitz is recognized for his outstanding scholarly research, which approaches cancer from a whole-body perspective. He has led clinical trials and published authoritative studies on cancer cachexia, a debilitating condition that affects patients in the late...

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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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Cocktails & Chromosomes: The whole-body health spectrum

Communications Department — Thu, 22 Aug 2024 16:00:46 +0000

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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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Better cancer trials could be around the corner

Nick Wurm — Thu, 21 Mar 2024 15:00:18 +0000

��ϳԹ��Դ Associate Professor and Cancer Center member Tobias Janowitz led a COVID-19 clinical trial with Northwell Health in 2021. When he and Clinical Fellow Hassal Lee reviewed the data, a surprising trend emerged. “The patient roster was very diverse,” Janowitz explains. “We’d made no deliberate effort toward that other than conducting the...

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How diet may impact cancer and possible treatments

Margaret Osborne — Thu, 01 Feb 2024 12:30:30 +0000

About 10 million people die every year of cancer. It’s the second leading cause of death in the U.S., behind heart disease, with more than 1,500 fatalities here each day. Yet, much about it remains unknown. Researchers have linked some behaviors to a higher risk of developing the disease. People who smoke, for example, tend...

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Bite into this diet and disease quiz

Communications Department — Wed, 05 Jul 2023 11:30:26 +0000

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How popular steroids could mess up some cancer treatments

Margaret Osborne — Fri, 23 Jun 2023 15:00:50 +0000

Immunotherapy is among the newest and most potent weapons against cancer. It prompts the immune system to recognize tumors as intruders in the body and attack. But not all patients respond well to immunotherapy. Why? Scientists aren’t always sure. Sometimes, immunotherapy patients experience side effects that steroids called glucocorticoids (GCs) can treat. GCs are often...

The latest weapon against cancer is … a keto diet?

Nick Wurm — Mon, 12 Jun 2023 15:00:29 +0000

Dietitians say a keto diet could help you lose up to 10% of your body weight. These high-fat, low-carb meal plans trick the body into burning its own fat. They could also help fight a variety of cancers by starving tumors of the glucose they need to grow. On the surface, this seems ideal. But...

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President’s essay: Bringing bold visions to life

Communications Department — Fri, 26 May 2023 11:30:08 +0000

The art of high-impact research, which is at the core of ��ϳԹ��Դ (CSHL), is to pursue important questions, follow unanticipated leads, and be bold in crafting new ideas. In this way, we challenge our researchers to move science into new frontiers. While our scientists have freedom to pursue their ideas, they are...

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��ϳԹ��Դ: Foundations for the Future

Communications Department — Thu, 15 Dec 2022 12:30:31 +0000

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