Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory

09/02/2026

Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory (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.

He will continue to head his established research program at the CSHL Cancer Center while leading the CSHL-Northwell Health Affiliation.

Congratulations, Professor Janowitz! A tremendous and well-deserved appointment and an exciting opportunity to further strengthen the CSHL-Northwell partnership. Wishing you continued success in this new role! https://www.cshl.edu/janowitz-joins-feinstein-institutes/

08/24/2026

Director of CSHL Cancer Center, David Tuveson, is always generous in recognizing and engaging with meaningful scientific advances—wherever the discovery originates.

We’re proud to see him lend his perspective to this important work.

Doctors now have a new way to treat patients with rheumatoid arthritis: an implanted device that uses electricity instead of medication. Designed to stimulate the vagus nerve, the device activates a neural circuit that helps regulate the inflammation behind the disease. It’s a milestone for bioelectronic medicine, and researchers are already testing how targeting the nervous system could change the treatment of other chronic conditions. https://on.natgeo.com/5t3WcB

08/21/2026

Kinda chic to be Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory

08/20/2026

The Behind the Name series spotlights the 50+ historic and cutting-edge buildings across the CSHL campus and tells the stories of the people and discoveries that have shaped science within them.

Opened in 2009, the Wendt Family Laboratory honors the late CSHL Trustee Henry Wendt III and the Wendt family, whose support has advanced research and education at CSHL for more than 30 years.

Today, the building is home to the life-changing research of CSHL Professor Adrian Krainer, a pioneer in RNA therapeutics.

Ten years ago, Krainer and collaborators at Ionis Pharmaceuticals developed Spinraza—the first FDA-approved treatment for spinal muscular atrophy (SMA), then the leading genetic cause of infant mortality worldwide.

Today, more than 14,000 children and adults have been treated with Spinraza, and the breakthrough helped pave the way for new RNA-based treatments for SMA and other devastating diseases.

A lasting legacy of investing in “what’s next.”

We’re grateful to the Wendt family for helping make discoveries like this possible.

08/19/2026

Could AI hold the key to answering questions that have stumped doctors and scientists for decades?

In a new study in Science Advances, Saket Navlakha and Hannah Meyer borrow concepts from machine learning to address an age-old riddle of immunology: how does the immune system decide what to attack and what to leave alone?

It’s a question with major implications for how our bodies fight infection, cancer, and disease.

See how what they found here: https://www.cshl.edu/does-your-immune-system-learn-like-AI/

08/18/2026

Talk about a wet lab!💧

Each year, the Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory community comes together to cheer on their friends and colleagues as they race D.I.Y rafts in the Lab's namesake harbor.

Press play on the 11th annual race to see who emerged victorious and who submerged slowly. https://www.cshl.edu/videos/the-2026-cshl-raft-race/

08/17/2026

Today, National Nonprofit Day, is a perfect time to recognize the invaluable contributions of charitable organizations. CSHL and other nonprofits around the world are making positive impacts on their communities every day.

Everyone at CSHL has 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! This is CSHL: By the Numbers.

08/13/2026

Lab mice are a popular model for studying brain anatomy. But how do we close the gap between mice and man? Enter: Marmosets! Mind you, there’s another “but” here. The brains of mice and marmosets are also quite different from one another.

Now, CSHL neuroscientist Partha Mitra has developed a first-of-its-kind cross-species brain map that could help researchers determine if results in mice will hold up in primates!

Surprisingly, his research, published in Communications Biology, finds the most striking similarities in the farthest fringes of the brain.

Read more about this mind-blowing brain map at https://www.cshl.edu/new-brain-map-links-mice-and-primates/

08/11/2026

Shining a light on the hard work behind the scenes.

To the public eye, CSHL is known for groundbreaking research and impactful education programs. But, none of this is possible without every person in CSHL's unique ecosystem: from the laboratory specialist to the line cook and beyond.

Each year, CSHL celebrates individuals that have worked at the Lab for 15 years or more. For 2026, CSHL recognized 35 employees for their combined 945 years of dedicated service.

This is our moment to say it loud and clear: Thank you.

Click the link here to learn more about this year's honorees! https://www.cshl.edu/this-is-what-945-years-of-scientific-discovery-looks-like/

08/10/2026

Scientific research is singing a new tune!

On the last Thursday of July, Associate Professor Arka Banerjee presented his research on Alston's singing mice at Six Harbors Brewing Company for our bimonthly Cocktails & Chromosomes.

Banerjee explained that his lab has been analyzing this specific species of mice to determine why they sing to communicate, as opposed to other communication methods.

The answer wasn't a larger brain or new brain regions. The answer was evolution! They discovered that the mice evolved to have triple the number of neurons in the mouth-motor control center of the brain.

The rest of the Banerjee Lab was also in attendance and answered questions from our audience about the future of these findings.

Join us for the next Cocktails & Chromosomes, where science is accessible & drinks are flowing! Check the link here/in our bio for upcoming events. https://www.cshl.edu/public-events/



📸: CSHL's Shazar Kanhai