At the Lab

Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory (CSHL) stands at the forefront of breakthrough bioscience in cancer, neuroscience, plant biology, and genomics. At the Lab, we dive into this groundbreaking research, bringing you the latest discoveries with the potential to change lives and the world. Each week, our podcast features another CSHL researcher or educator focused on the biggest global issues and scientific mysteries of the past, present, and future—from deadly diseases to climate change.

Episodes

Mar 5, 2026

31 min

A conversation on curiosity, resilience, and discovery from the next generation of researchers.  

Feb 4, 2026

22 min

Hear how early-stage ideas become new tools and therapies that can benefit patients, researchers, and other groups worldwide. 

Dec 16, 2025

15 min

Join us as we shine light on the mystery of nuclear speckles. Hear about their potential links to cancer and see where the science may take us next. 

Dec 3, 2025

18 min

The two physician-scientists behind this major biomedical breakthrough sit down with us to discuss their collaboration and what’s next. 

Nov 19, 2025

23 min

CSHL NeuroAI Scholars Kyle Daruwalla and Christian Pehle don’t see so-called “artificial general intelligence” anywhere on the horizon. Here’s why. 

Nov 5, 2025

15 min

The science is complex. The stakes are high. And the urgency is immediate. 

Oct 23, 2025

4 min

CSHL Professor David Spector discusses some of his lab’s latest research and the partnership making it possible.  

Jun 10, 2025

3 min

Typically, if you hear someone in a bar talking about “conversations” between their brain and their body, you might want to call them a cab. Not this time! Barstool philosophy meets brain-body physiology in our latest episode, featuring audio from CSHL Assistant Professor Jeremy Borniger’s recent Cocktails & Chromosomes talk.  

Jun 3, 2025

2 min

You’ve seen her on FOX and the cover of Newsday. Now, hear about the knowledge gaps that make Claudia Tonelli's discovery so crucial and the noble goals driving it. 

May 30, 2025

3 min

There’s a Microprocessor inside you. Actually, there are trillions. Only they’re not computer processors. They’re much smaller and far more complex. 

Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory

Founded in 1890, Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory has shaped contemporary biomedical research and education with programs in cancer, neuroscience, plant biology and quantitative biology. Home to eight Nobel Prize winners, the private, not-for-profit Laboratory employs 1,000 people including 600 scientists, students and technicians. The Meetings & Courses Program hosts more than 12,000 scientists from around the world each year on its campuses in Long Island and in Suzhou, China. The Laboratory’s education arm also includes an academic publishing house, a graduate school and programs for middle, high school, and undergraduate students and teachers.

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