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Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory @cshlnews.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
CSHL Cancer Center Director Dave Tuveson featured in @su2c.bsky.social's video for #WorldCancerResearchDay!
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Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory @cshlnews.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
Discover CSHL’s Mass Spec Core: advanced methods, high-sensitivity tools and expert support for researchers worldwide. Explore how the Core can support your next project. #MassSpec #ScienceMakesLifeBetter
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Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory @cshlnews.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
Published in Nature Neuroscience, new circuit models of the brain’s visual cortex and lateromedial visual area, courtesy of CSHL's Javadzadeh lab, reveal how the brain builds consensus to process visual input. www.cshl.edu/when-the-eyes-play-tri… #Neuroskyence
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Genes & Development @genesdev.bsky.social · 18/09/2026
We are saddened by the loss of G&D's long-time Editor, Terri Grodzicker. When Terri stepped down as Editor in 2022, friends and colleagues wrote about her contributions to the research community. We are re-visiting these pieces, and thinking of her. ➡️ genesdev.cshlp.org/content/37/1-2.t…
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Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory @cshlnews.bsky.social · 17/09/2026
New research from CSHL Associate Professor Lucas Cheadle and postdoc Irene Sanchez Martin reveals that inflammation during a critical window of pregnancy can contribute to autism-like traits in male mice. www.cshl.edu/placenta-study-identif…
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Genes & Development @genesdev.bsky.social · 11/09/2026
Read the G&D Perspective: ➡️ genesdev.cshlp.org/content/40/1...
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Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory @cshlnews.bsky.social · 14/09/2026
Ever heard of Claude Shannon? Probably not. But you’ve likely heard of Anthropic’s Claude, named after him. Swipe to learn more about the “father of information theory” and how he built some of his first models at CSHL. www.cshl.edu/claude-shannons-cshl-s… #AI #ScienceMakesLifeBetter
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Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory @cshlnews.bsky.social · 10/09/2026
Hosted at CSHL's Banbury Center, a group of scientists, clinicians, patient advocates, and philanthropists discussed an action plan for battling pediatric sarcomas. Their hard work was published in Genes & Development. Read more: www.cshl.edu/child-cancer-groups-ca….
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Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory @cshlnews.bsky.social · 09/09/2026
CSHL Associate Professors Jeremy Borniger and David McCandlish for being selected as the 2026 recipients of the James M. and Cathleen D. Stone Faculty Award! Read more at our website www.cshl.edu/borniger-and-mccandlis…
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Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory @cshlnews.bsky.social · 04/09/2026
Who is Barbara McClintock? One of our a-maize-ing Nobel Laureates was featured as an answer on the Jeopardy! Masters semi-final last night! #InspiringDiscovery #Jeopardy #ScienceMakesLifeBetter
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Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory @cshlnews.bsky.social · 03/09/2026
In 'Food Technology Magazine', Professor & Director of Graduate Studies Zachary Lippman discusses the intricacies of gene editing and its impact on crop innovation. www.ift.org/food-technology-magazin… #PlantBiology #ScienceMakesLifeBetter
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Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory @cshlnews.bsky.social · 02/09/2026
CSHL Associate Professor Tobias Janowitz has been appointed director of the Institute of Cancer Research, the oncology arm of the Feinstein Institutes for Medical Research at Northwell Health. www.cshl.edu/janowitz-joins-feinste… #InspiringDiscovery #ScienceMakesLifeBetter
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Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory @cshlnews.bsky.social · 25/08/2026
CSHL neuroscientist Jessica Tollkuhn says the new genomics technique from UCD Genome Center will let her lab do experiments she's been trying to do for over a decade: www.cshl.edu/new-genomics-technique… #neuroskyence
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Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory @cshlnews.bsky.social · 19/08/2026
Could AI be the key to answering what has stumped doctors & scientists for years? In a new study in Science Magazine Advances, Saket Navlakha and Hannah Meyer borrow concepts from machine learning to address an age-old riddle of immunology. www.cshl.edu/does-your-immune-syste…
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Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory @cshlnews.bsky.social · 17/08/2026
National Nonprofit Day is a perfect time to recognize the invaluable contributions of nonprofits. At CSHL, we have one goal: advancing the scientific community to make lives better tomorrow. Let's take a look at what CSHL has achieved in 2026 so far! #NationalNonprofitDay #ScienceMakesLifeBetter
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Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory @cshlnews.bsky.social · 13/08/2026
CSHL neuroscientist Partha Mitra has released the first-ever brain map for comparing mice and marmosets. Read more about the study published in Communications Biology here: www.cshl.edu/new-brain-map-links-mi… #neuroskyence
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Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory @cshlnews.bsky.social · 10/08/2026
Congratulations to former CSHL Associate Professor Senthil Muthuswamy on being named Director of Cancer Research at the National Cancer Institute! Read about some of his discoveries on breast cancer while at CSHL. www.cshl.edu/cshl-scienti...
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CSHL scientists identify new drug target against virulent type of breast cancer | Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory
The enzyme target, Brk, is shown to be an accelerator of HER2-positive tumors Cold Spring Harbor, NY — Tumor cells in a particular subset of breast cancer patients churn out too much of a protein call...
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Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory @cshlnews.bsky.social · 07/08/2026
Forbes sat down with CSHL's Adrian Krainer to discuss his 40-year career, his contributions to life-saving science, and the future. www.cshl.edu/videos/forbes-how-adri… #SMAAwareness #ScienceMakesLifeBetter
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Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory @cshlnews.bsky.social · 30/07/2026
Research from the Steve Shea Lab sheds light on the roles noradrenaline and dopamine play in social behavior. The findings may offer a new framework for thinking about the personal interactions that define our social lives. www.cshl.edu/a-tale-of-two-neuromod… #neuroskyence
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Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory @cshlnews.bsky.social · 24/07/2026
To close out the AI in Biology Symposium, EMBL-EBI Director, Ewan Birney delivered this year's Dorcas Cummings Lecture, exploring how AI is helping scientists reshape the future of research. Watch Birney's full presentation here: www.cshl.edu/videos/the-new-era-of-…
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Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory @cshlnews.bsky.social · 21/07/2026
Using diversity oriented clicking (DOC), developed in the Moses laboratory, researchers are one step closer to restoring the effectiveness of antibiotics against antibiotic-resistant illnesses. Read more here: www.cshl.edu/a-secret-weapon-agains…
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Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory @cshlnews.bsky.social · 17/07/2026
Thank you to Elliot Hershberg for so thoroughly highlighting Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory's AI in Biology Symposium: centuryofbio.com/p/cshl
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Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory @cshlnews.bsky.social · 13/07/2026
We caught up with CSHL Fellows during the program's 40th anniversary celebration to reflect on how the program shaped the groundbreaking research they're leading today. www.cshl.edu/born-of-curiosity-cshl… #Research #InspiringDiscovery #ScienceMakesLifeBetter
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Jens Rister @rister.bsky.social · 02/07/2026
Great to be back with @mariadelapax.bsky.social and Tingting Wang as co-directors of the CSHL Drosophila Neurobiology course 🪰! Thank you for the excellent technical support, Heena Khurana and Khanh Lam-Kamath! 🧪 @cshlcourses.bsky.social @cshlnews.bsky.social @cshlaboratory.bsky.social
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Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory @cshlnews.bsky.social · 23/06/2026
In honor of the upcoming 250th anniversary of the United States, Forbes compiled a list of the 250 greatest immigrants alive, and CSHL Professor Adrian Krainer is one of them! www.cshl.edu/krainer-included-in-fo…
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HHMI @hhmi-science.bsky.social · 16/06/2026
Serving others & caring for community are values #FreemanHrabowski Scholar Lucas Cheadle learned from his father, & they now inspire how he leads his lab @cshlnews.bsky.social. And the FHS program? "Not just about excellent science ... it's a community." Applications open 11/3! bit.ly/fhs26 🧪
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Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory @cshlnews.bsky.social · 16/06/2026
CSHL's Neuro-Imaging and Behavior Core Facility uses state-of-the-art optical and ultrasound imaging for neuroscience research. Researchers that study disorders, like Alzheimer's disease, rely on this resource to better understand how the brain processes sensory information and decision-making.
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Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory @cshlnews.bsky.social · 09/06/2026
What if we could test treatments on a patient's digital twin? Or predict mutations before they happen? Or cut drug development in half? At the 90th CSHL Symposium, those questions weren’t speculation. Catch our recap → www.cshl.edu/ai-goes-biological-at-…
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Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory @cshlnews.bsky.social · 03/06/2026
Day 2 at #CSHLSYMP26: AI in genomics & evolution insights from @Avsecz, @pkoo562, @deboramarks. Science on the lawn! #InspiringDiscovery #AIinBiology #ScienceMakesLifeBetter
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Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory @cshlnews.bsky.social · 03/06/2026
Day 2 at the 90th Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory Symposium on Quantitative Biology brought the science into sharper focus and the evening brought it onto the lawn.
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Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory @cshlnews.bsky.social · 02/06/2026
CSHL Professor Chris Hammell & his team have discovered the developmental clock responsible for coordinating development across all cells in C. elegans. This is the first non-repeating biological clock of its kind ever found. www.cshl.edu/how-our-biological-clo…
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Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory @cshlnews.bsky.social · 29/05/2026
The CSHL Fellows program began with CSHL Professor Adrian Krainer, a shining example of the importance of investing in early career scientists. His research was used for the development of Spinraza, the first approved drug for spinal muscular atrophy (SMA). #SMAAwareness #ScienceMakesLifeBetter
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Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory @cshlnews.bsky.social · 27/05/2026
CSHL Professor Dave Jackson is joining the likes of Charles Darwin & Albert Einstein as a Fellow of the Royal Society. The Royal Society recognizes and supports excellence in science and encourages the use of science for the benefit of humanity.  #InspiringDiscovery #ScienceMakesLifeBetter
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Arkarup Banerjee @arkarupbanerjee.bsky.social · 21/05/2026
Do you record multimodal data? For our experiments with the singing mice, @cshlnews.bsky.social graduate student @xmikezheng20.bsky.social set up a fantastic acquisition pipeline, which has now become THE standard for all rigs in my lab. He published a detailed protocol today! Check it out. 👇
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Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory @cshlnews.bsky.social · 26/05/2026
Have you heard of #DopamineLoops on social media? It turns out mouse moms and surrogates know what that feels like, too! Watch Postdoc Katie Day break down the connection in our latest video. www.cshl.edu/videos/brains-on-babies #InspiringCuriosity #neuroscience #ScienceMakesLifeBetter
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Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory @cshlnews.bsky.social · 20/05/2026
Thank you Women's Health Mag for covering this important new study, now the #1 trending story. Fish oil might not be as “brain-safe” as we’ve long assumed. Check out the Women's Health article. www.womenshealthmag.com/health/a712…
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Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory @cshlnews.bsky.social · 19/05/2026
2026 Summer Camp Enrollment at CSHL's DNA Learning Center is Now Open! Enroll today. Multi-camp, sibling, and employee discounts and scholarships are available. summercamps.dnalc.org
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Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory @cshlnews.bsky.social · 18/05/2026
How do we learn to remember? Since the ‘80s, scientists have thought dehydration may play a role at the molecular level. New research from Furukawa Lab @CSHL published in Nature Neuroscience confirms it. Our summary: www.cshl.edu/dehydrations-role-in-l… 
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Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory @cshlnews.bsky.social · 14/05/2026
We're excited to share that Assistant Professor Helen Hou and her lab have been selected as one of the 7 inaugural project partners of the International Brain Laboratory (IBL). www.cshl.edu/helen-hou-partners-wit… #InspiringDiscovery #ScienceMakesLifeBetter
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Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory @cshlnews.bsky.social · 13/05/2026
Could the origins of human speech lie in the brain wiring of a singing mouse? Thanks to The New York Times & Annie Roth for this great article spotlighting Arkarup Banerjee & Tony Zador www.nytimes.com/2026/05/06/science/…
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Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory @cshlnews.bsky.social · 12/05/2026
CSHL’s Navlakha Lab discovered a natural Voronoi diagram in Chinese money plants. This could help explain how plants solve complex problems and help make sense of the math underlying life. www.cshl.edu/natures-algorithm-foun… Nature Communications, Simons Foundation
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Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory @cshlnews.bsky.social · 08/05/2026
Congratulations to the CSHL Class of 2026! 🔬 Ranked #1 in NY, #6 nationally by usnews.com. Meet these future science leaders! #InspiringCuriosity #Graduation #ScienceMakesLifeBetter www.cshl.edu/meet-the-school-of-bio…
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Meet the School of Biological Sciences Class of 2026 | Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory
The Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory (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 across academia and industry. On May 3, the SBS awarded six graduates Ph.D. degrees. Here, the class of 2026 reflects on their...
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Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory @cshlnews.bsky.social · 07/05/2026
In a new study published in @nature.com, CSHL graduate student Emily Isko in the @arkarupbanerjee.bsky.social lab discovered an evolutionary difference in Alston's singing mice that allows for enhanced vocal capabilities. Watch this video: www.cshl.edu/what-can-sin... @tonyzador.bsky.social
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What can singing mice say about human speech? | Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory
Speech is a crowning achievement of human evolution, the skill that separates us from every other animal. So, it would stand to reason that evolving this capability required some enormous leap in brai...
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Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory @cshlnews.bsky.social · 01/05/2026
Long overlooked, nuclear speckles are coming into focus as a fundamental layer of gene regulation. Read the Alexander lab review Trends in Cell Biology www.sciencedirect.com/science/artic…
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Nuclear speckles: a fundamental layer of gene regulation
Within the cell nucleus, non-DNA structures called nuclear bodies interact with chromatin to regulate gene expression and organize our genetic materia…
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Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory @cshlnews.bsky.social · 30/04/2026
At CSHL Fellows 40th Symposium, Bruce Stillman announced a multimillion-dollar endowment to fund future scientists. Congrats Fellows! www.newsday.com/news/health/cold-sp…
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Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory @cshlnews.bsky.social · 27/04/2026
What did the brain say to the face? Say cheese—Cheese3D that is! See the new discovery platform from CSHL’s Helen Hou, Kyle Daruwalla, and Irene Nozal Martin.  www.cshl.edu/say-cheese3d-a-new-mod…
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Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory @cshlnews.bsky.social · 20/04/2026
At CSHL, Gabrielle Pouchelon and Dimitri Dumontier reveal how Fragile X disrupts brain wiring, offering hope for autism. bioRxivpreprint #AutismAcceptanceMonth #FragileX #InspiringDiscovery #ScienceMakesLifeBetter
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Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory @cshlnews.bsky.social · 17/04/2026
CSHL's Professor Michael Wigler has made pioneering contributions to how we understand the genetic basis of autism today. Watch the full video of his over 20 years of research: www.cshl.edu/videos/the-genetic-lan… #AutismAwarenessMonth #ScienceMakesLifeBetter
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Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory @cshlnews.bsky.social · 13/04/2026
Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory's School of Biological Science was ranked #1 grad school program for Biological Sciences in New York and ranked #6 in the nation by U.S. News & World Report this week! #GradStudentAppreciationWeek #InspiringInnovation #ScienceMakesLifeBetter
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Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory @cshlnews.bsky.social · 07/04/2026
CSHL Assistant Professor Semir Beyaz contributed to a study finding that a fatty acid in fish oil supplements may disrupt recovery after traumatic injury, potentially increasing the risk of CTE. www.cshl.edu/fish-oil-may-increase-… #ScienceMakesLifeBetter
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