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

Tuesday Sep 10, 2024
Tuesday Sep 10, 2024
Victoria Gray, the first person ever cured of sickle cell, appeared on a DNA Learning Center panel featuring a clinical scientist from CSHL.

Tuesday Sep 03, 2024
Tuesday Sep 03, 2024
After 10 years, CSHL has made a breakthrough in the study of RMS, a rare pediatric cancer. How we got here is a story of innovation and perseverance.

Tuesday Aug 27, 2024
Tuesday Aug 27, 2024
What makes you, you? CSHL Assistant Professor Gabrielle Pouchelon looks for answers in the brain’s earliest neural connections.

Tuesday Aug 20, 2024
Tuesday Aug 20, 2024
CSHL Professor Bo Li set out to study a tiny group of neurons involved in cancer cachexia. What he found astounded even him.

Tuesday Aug 13, 2024
Tuesday Aug 13, 2024
How are sex differences defined in the brain? CSHL Associate Professor Jessica Tollkuhn delivers a thought-provoking primer on a fascinating topic.

Tuesday Aug 06, 2024
Tuesday Aug 06, 2024
A sobering conversation on a breakthrough discovery with potentially significant implications for cancer patients everywhere.

Tuesday Jul 30, 2024
Tuesday Jul 30, 2024
Tune in to this week’s podcast to hear about the latest artificial intelligence model coming out of Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory.

Tuesday Jul 23, 2024
Tuesday Jul 23, 2024
Shriek if you must. Their remarkable genome might provide new insights into natural links between the immune system, aging, and cancer resistance.

Tuesday Jul 16, 2024
Tuesday Jul 16, 2024
Can AI help us identify the Don Juan of fruit flies? CSHL’s Benjamin Cowley thinks so. Why would we want to do this? Tune in to find out.

Tuesday Jul 09, 2024
Tuesday Jul 09, 2024
You might not realize, but that question is central to the human experience. On this week’s podcast, CSHL’s Saket Navlakha sniffs out answers.

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.