Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory

Is sorghum the super-crop of the future? 🌱

Due to shifting consumer demands for health, sustainability, and gluten-free options, you may have noticed sorghum appearing more frequently on grocery store shelves.

Meet Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory plant molecular biologist and computational scientist Doreen Ware, whose research on drought-tolerant sorghum could help shape the future of agriculture and global food security.

In collaboration with the USDA, CSHL scientists are exploring how smarter crop choices can help feed a changing world.

Why #sorghum? This versatile crop thrives with less water, tolerates intense heat and has a wide range of uses from human and animal food to dairy farming and aquaculture, making it a promising crop for a changing climate.

#Biology #plantbiology #superfood #glutenfreefood #ScienceMakesLifeBetter

An invaluable supporter of the Laboratory and the Foundations for the Future expansion project, CSHL is excited to welcome Kevin MacMillan to the CSHL Board of Trustees.

MacMillan's biological and legal background will continue to push CSHL to greater heights.

Read more about our newest addition to the Board of Trustees: cshl.edu/kevin-macmilla…

#InspiringInnovation #Philanthropy #ScienceMakesLifeBetter

From Nobel Prize-winning discoveries to major advances in agriculture and our understanding of the genetic basis of human health and disease, CSHL’s Plant Biology and Genomics program has a history of punching above its weight.

New technologies and a suite of powerful, cutting-edge tools for sequencing, analyzing, and tweaking genomes empower CSHL scientists to tackle challenges facing global agricultural systems and human health. They’re also helping unearth long-held secrets of how plants and animals use their genetic codes.

Where will solutions emerge? We met with the program's chair Rob Martienssen to find out: cshl.edu/genomics-and-p…

#InspiringDiscovery #PlantBiology #ScienceMakesLifeBetter #PlantBiology #Genomics

This photo from CSHL's Beyaz Laboratory (@beyazlab) has been selected as the Biomedical Picture of the Day!

PPARD activation in the immune system increases the presence of tumor-infiltrating immune cells (green) in colorectal cancer, thereby suppressing tumor cells (blue and red) and slowing the cancer’s growth.

Check out the article explaining it all! cshl.edu/the-hidden-for…

#ColorectalCancer #endometriosis #ScienceMakesLifeBetter #CSHL

“I see myself as a steward of their legacy, carrying forward a family tradition of giving to create a healthier future for all families.”

For Stephanie Gibbons, breast cancer research is personal. After losing her mother to triple-negative breast cancer at just nine years old, Stephanie and her family turned that loss into a lasting commitment to advancing science.

Through the Arlindo and Evelyn Jorge Family Foundation, her family donated $1 million to Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory to advance breast cancer and women’s health research.

Today, Stephanie sees that legacy in action through the work of CSHL researcher Minakshi Gandhi, who is advancing research into invasive lobular carcinoma (ILC), or lobular breast cancer, a distinct and often understudied form of the disease.

This #BreastCancerAwarenessMonth, we celebrate the power of philanthropy to honor loved ones, fuel discovery, and help build a healthier future for generations to come.

🔗 Read Stephanie’s story: cshl.edu/catalyst-a-fam…

#ILCAwareness #LobularBreastCancer #BreastCancerResearch #InspiringDiscovery #ScienceMakesLifeBetter