Category Archives: Faculty & Friends

Running with Team CSHL at the 2013 Long Island Marathon Weekend

Posted on May 17, 2013 by Jessica Giordano

I run. Not terribly far, and not every day, but enough so that I can say that I run. Every now and then I’ve gotten to run to raise money for various worthy causes, which has made the motivation to … Continue reading →

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Time out with Tuveson

Posted on April 24, 2013 by Edward Brydon

  The following interview was conducted and written by Skyler Palatnick Of all the things kids and teens think about when the topic of scientists comes up, the last thing you would expect to hear is that they are normal–but … Continue reading →

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From Bench to Bikeside: when scientists leave the lab and take to the hills

Posted on October 11, 2012 by Edward Brydon

by Clare Rebbeck** As researchers at Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory we work with cancer cells day in, day out.  We hope that one day we will discover something that will change the lives of the many people diagnosed with cancer. … Continue reading →

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Spreading science through the community

Posted on April 25, 2012 by Hema Bashyam

Pollen is not the only thing spreading around the north shore of Long Island this spring. Science is too, courtesy of a trio of researchers from CSHL who infused scientific flavor into two community events this month. CSHL geneticist Rob … Continue reading →

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Alea Mills explains mouse modeling at the Secret Science Club

Posted on April 3, 2012 by Hema Bashyam

A rapt audience of more than 450 New Yorkers gathered at the Secret Science Club in Brooklyn on one unseasonably balmy night in mid-March to listen to tales of gene hunting expeditions by CSHL Professor Alea Mills. She is an … Continue reading →

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CSHL research takes center stage at the Secret Science Club

Posted on September 21, 2011 by Hema Bashyam

Like most scientists, HHMI-GBMF Investigator and CSHL Professor Rob Martienssen is used to giving lectures in darkened, cavernous auditoriums with plush seating where the audience holds its applause until after his talk. So it was quite the surprise when he … Continue reading →

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Better science through volleyball

Posted on September 12, 2011 by Jessica Giordano

Volleyball is serious business at Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory. The campus league is currently holding playoffs for its 21st season and is more popular than ever with close to 200 scientists and staff members taking part. Michael Cressy, who recently … Continue reading →

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CSHL scientist takes the plunge in support of cancer research

Posted on August 29, 2011 by Hema Bashyam

The non-profit organization, Swim Across America (SAA), raises funds for cancer research by conducting pool and open water swims across the country. A Long Island-based activity that has gained immense popularity over the last few years is the “Sound to … Continue reading →

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“Incurable’s” remarkable book party

Posted on May 25, 2011 by Peter Tarr

The Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory Press held a remarkable book party one recent evening, marking the publication of a new volume, Incurable: A Life After Diagnosis. The book is about the experience of having a terminal illness, and its author, … Continue reading →

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