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The magnetic math of breast health | Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory

Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory @cshlnews.bsky.social · 2d

Congratulations to Mary E. Brunkow, Fred Ramsdell, & Shimon Sakaguchi, awarded the 2025 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine for discoveries that reshaped our understanding of immune regulation. CSHL is proud to have hosted & published work by these pioneering scientists!

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Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory @cshlnews.bsky.social · 6d

Did you know that breasts have branches? Disturbances to this tree of life can have implications for breast cancer risk. Now, three grad students in CSHL's @caoresco.bsky.social lab have developed a computer model for measuring such changes. #BreastCancerAwareness www.cshl.edu/the-magnetic...

Branching isn’t just for trees. This biological process occurs in animal development, enabling organs to perform complex functions. Branch-like structures form in lungs, kidneys, and breasts, among ot...

The Race to Figure Out Why More Young People Are Getting Cancer

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Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory @cshlnews.bsky.social · 7d

Early-onset cancers are on the rise & scientists are racing to understand why. This NYT feature highlights research from CSHL Associate Professor Camila dos Santos on how pregnancy, breastfeeding, & even urinary tract infections can leave lasting marks on breast tissue & influence cancer risk.

The New York Times @nytimes.com · 7d

More than a dozen types of cancer have risen among people under 50 in the last decade. Scientists don’t have all of the answers, but research is starting to offer clues.

In the last decade, more than a dozen types of cancer have risen among people under 50. Scientists don’t have all of the answers, but research is starting to offer clues.

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Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory @cshlnews.bsky.social · 9d

Congratulations to CSHL Assistant Professor Corina Amor Vegas, recently appointed @hhmi.org Freeman Hrabowski Scholar! Her pioneering work on senescence and the immune system may unlock future therapies for aging-related conditions.

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Borniger reaches Cancer Grand Challenges finals | Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory

Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory @cshlnews.bsky.social · 14d

Congrats to CSHL's @jborniger.bsky.social and team NEUROIMPACT on making the @cancergrand.bsky.social finals! Their research, showing how the nervous system detects and responds to cancer, could point to new ways of treating the deadly disease. #CancerNeuroscience www.cshl.edu/borniger-rea...

Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory (CSHL) Assistant Professor Jeremy Borniger has been selected for the final stages of a Cancer Grand Challenges research initiative as part of team NEUROIMPACT. The team s...

Go inside cancer’s biology | Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory

Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory @cshlnews.bsky.social · 15d

How do tumors grow, spread & interact with their surroundings? Scientists gathered at CSHL last week to share answers that could shape the future of cancer therapies. Read more: www.cshl.edu/go-inside-ca...

What happens inside and around a cancer cell? How does a tumor’s interaction with its surroundings contribute to cancer’s growth and spread? These questions could lead to a new generation of cancer th...

Cocktails and Chromosomes

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Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory @cshlnews.bsky.social · 15d

You’re invited to CSHL Professor Alexei Koulakov’s presentation of “The hitchhiker's guide to the smelliverse” this Thursday, September 25th! Our Eventbrite will give you access to the details of our upcoming journey: www.eventbrite.com/e/cocktails-...

Unleash your inner scientist and join us for an exciting evening at the intersection of cocktails and cutting-edge research!

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A journey into animal aging | Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory

Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory @cshlnews.bsky.social · 19d

In the latest Cocktails & Chromosomes, CSHL Professor Chris Hammell explains how C. elegans worms with genetic mutations can either repeat their developmental programs endlessly—never properly aging—or fast-forward through life: www.cshl.edu/videos/a-jou...

Cocktails and Chromosomes

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Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory @cshlnews.bsky.social · 19d

This month’s edition of Cocktails & Chromosomes features Professor Alexei Koulakov, who will be discussing the science behind your sense of smell. Visit our Eventbrite for more information and to RSVP: www.eventbrite.com/e/cocktails-...

Unleash your inner scientist and join us for an exciting evening at the intersection of cocktails and cutting-edge research!

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Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory @cshlnews.bsky.social · 20d

Imagine a map of the brain that shows—at the level of single neurons—how decisions are made. Now, imagine using that map to see how prior knowledge informs those decisions. You don't have to use your imagination thanks to @intlbrainlab.bsky.social's new study.

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Worldwide collaboration, brain-wide technology | Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory

What if we could map how behaviors play out across the entire brain at the level of single cells? What if, using that data, we could measure how prior knowledge affects decision-making? As featured on...

Piano/Violin duo Chaeyoung Park & Oliver Neubauer | Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory

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Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory @cshlnews.bsky.social · 20d

Join us for CSHL’s last concert of 2025, featuring pianist Chaeyoung Park and violinist Oliver Neubauer, this Friday, September 19th. You won’t want to miss the magic. More information and tickets can be found here: www.cshl.edu/mc-events/pi...

Piano/Violin duo, Chaeyoung Park & Oliver Neubauer, will perform at CSHL. Reception to follow.

You’ve never seen corn like this before | Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory

Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory @cshlnews.bsky.social · 20d

Kennedy’s Disease impacts patients and families worldwide. This week at Banbury, scientists, clinicians, and advocates explored how metabolism drives #SBMA and built collaborations for future progress.

Banbury Center @cshlbanbury.bsky.social · 20d

We kicked off our exciting season of fall meetings with "Metabolic Dysregulation in SBMA," led by Drs. Andrew Lieberman and Diane Merry. Thank you to all participants for collaborative discussion, with special thanks to the Kennedy's Disease Association for their partnership.

Agenda: bit.ly/KDA-25

Group of 21 participants on the patio outside the conference center

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RK Narayanan @rknarayanan.bsky.social · 22d

🧬 Excited for the 2025 Biology of Cancer meeting at @cshlnews.bsky.social

This @cshlmeetings.bsky.social meeting cover created by Gemini AI showcases how AI tools are enhancing scientific communication!

Features 4 compelling talks and 10+ cutting-edge posters from CSHL Cancer Center

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Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory @cshlnews.bsky.social · 23d

Plant stem cells shape how crops grow—yet their key regulators remain hidden. CSHL researchers have now mapped these rare cells in maize & Arabidopsis, uncovering new genes tied to growth & productivity. This knowledge could help breed more resilient, high-yield crops. www.cshl.edu/youve-never-...

Plant stem cells are crucial for the world’s food supply, animal feed, and fuel production. They lay the foundation for how plants grow. Yet, much about these mysterious building blocks remains unknow...

CSHL mourns the loss of David Baltimore | Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory

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Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory @cshlnews.bsky.social · 26d

Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory mourns the passing of Nobel laureate David Baltimore. His career was shaped by a summer at CSHL in 1959, leading to his groundbreaking discovery of reverse transcriptase—an advance that reshaped biology. www.cshl.edu/cshl-mourns-...

Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory (CSHL) mourns the passing of Nobel laureate and revolutionary molecular biologist David Baltimore. In 1959, Baltimore became the first member of CSHL’s newly launched Und...

A graduation cap like no other | Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory

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Cancer Grand Challenges @cancergrand.bsky.social · Sep 5

New opinion piece by Tobias Janowitz at @cshlnews.bsky.social‬ & team CANCAN: Of Hope from Fading Will.

How cancer influences brain–body communication, why #cachexia may begin as an adaptive response, and how patient-reported symptoms can guide new interventions
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Neuron @cp-neuron.bsky.social · Sep 3

We are proud to present a Special Issue on Cancer Neuroscience, curated by editors Bennie Babayan & Ted Dobie. This issue offers a snapshot of the field through a collection of Perspectives, Reviews, and NeuroViews: cell.com/neuron/issue.... See below for details on the pieces:

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Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory @cshlnews.bsky.social · 28d

At the Lab, graduation caps aren’t just caps — they’re stories.

Find out how this one-of-a-kind tradition became one of our favorite lab rituals. www.cshl.edu/a-graduation...

No two people learn the same. At the Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory School of Biological Sciences (SBS), graduate students have the unique opportunity to rotate through several different labs and condu...

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Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory @cshlnews.bsky.social · 29d

CSHL recently hosted its 4th annual tree-lighting to honor Pediatric Cancer Awareness Month. The tree-lighting is a reminder to our entire community that we remain stronger when we work together against childhood cancer.

Enter the CRISPR frontier | Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory

Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory @cshlnews.bsky.social · 29d

Last month, the Genome Engineering: CRISPR Frontiers meeting at CSHL brought together the field’s top minds to share unpublished breakthroughs & push the frontier forward. www.cshl.edu/videos/enter...

Piano/Violin duo Chaeyoung Park & Oliver Neubauer | Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory

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Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory @cshlnews.bsky.social · Sep 5

Pianist Chaeyoung Park and violinist Oliver Neubauer, two rising stars in their craft, have prepared a night of splendor for the Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory. community. Join us on September 19 at CSHL’s Grace Auditorium. More information and tickets can be found here: www.cshl.edu/mc-events/pi...

Piano/Violin duo, Chaeyoung Park & Oliver Neubauer, will perform at CSHL. Reception to follow.

Cello/Piano duo Sergey Antonov & Ilya Kazantsev | Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory

Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory @cshlnews.bsky.social · Sep 2

The beauty of the piano and the cello will be expertly blended by artists Sergey Antonov and Ilya Kazantsev on September 11th at Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory’s Grace Auditorium. Doors open at 5:45 pm with a reception to follow. More information and tickets can be found: www.cshl.edu/mc-events/ce...

Cello/Piano duo, Sergey Antonov & Ilya Kazantsev, will perform at CSHL. Reception to follow.

Plate Race 2025 | Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory

Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory @cshlnews.bsky.social · Aug 28

CSHL summer Courses are intense—15 hours a day of lectures & labs. But every August, students blow off steam in the Plate Race, a 40+ year tradition down Bungtown Road. www.cshl.edu/videos/plate...