Happy 121st Birthday to Barbara McClintock...a beloved member of the CSHL family, one of the most influential geneticists of the 20th century, and winner of the 1983 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine (the first woman to win that prize unshared!)
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Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory
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Non-profit research and educational institution at the forefront of molecular biology, cancer, neuroscience, plant biology, and genetics.
- Today, we celebrate the birthday of a @NobelPrize laureate and the queen of #epigenetics herself, #BarbaraMcClintock. Find out why she is SO important to CSHL, not to mention to science in general!
- 72 years ago today, Nobel Laureate Barbara McClintock submitted her discovery of transposons, also known as "jumping genes" which cause the purple spots and streaks on corn kernels.
- Happy birthday to Nobel laureate Dr. Barbara McClintock! 🎉🎂 Learn more about this pioneer who pushed on with her research in the face of every challenge, saying, “They said I was crazy—absolutely mad...When you know you are right you don’t care!”
- On this #WomensEqualityDay, we celebrate all women who fought (and still fight) tirelessly for equality, including CSHL’s Barbara McClintock. (1/2)
- “I never thought of stopping, and I just hated sleeping. I can't imagine having a better life.” ~Barbara McClintock #OTD in 1992, CSHL lost a beloved family member, #BarbaraMcClintock, who left behind an inspiring legacy for women and scientists facing barriers or adversity.
- New CSHL Assistant Professor Katherine Alexander specializes in nuclear speckles (the proteins and RNA housed in the nucleus). Exploring their potential influence on gene regulation could lead to enhanced cancer patient outcomes.
- #OTD in 1983, Barbara McClintock was notified that she had received the @NobelPrize for Physiology or Medicine. Days later, McClintock, who eschewed publicity while maintaining a wry, self-effacing sense of humor, showed up at a CSHL event “incognito” wearing a Groucho Marx mask.
- “They said I was crazy—absolutely mad… but when you know you are right, you don’t care!” This #WomensHistoryMonth, take a lunch break from #COVID19 news to meet a determined scientist and inspiring mentor in CSHL history: #BarbaraMcClintock #WomenInSTEM
- Barbara McClintock’s words upon hearing she’d won Nobel Prize for Physiology or Medicine? “That’s nice.” She was the first, and still only, woman to win this honor unshared. This #WomensHistoryMonth, celebrate one of CSHL’s most inspiring scientists:
- CONGRATULATIONS to CSHL Professor Adrian Krainer! He and his collaborator have been awarded the 2019 #BreakthroughPrize in #LifeSciences for developing the first-ever approved therapy for deadly #SpinalMuscularAtrophy 🍾🎉 #sciencematters #basicresearch
- Statement by Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory addressing remarks by Dr. James D. Watson in “American Masters: Decoding Watson”
- Congratulations to Prof and HHMI Investigator Zachary Lippman, who has been named the director of @CSHLsbs! Lippman graduated from the school back in 2004, and is the first alum to take on the role.
- Persevere through doubt, @CWGreider urges this year's @wsbsbot graduates, "because when you do, you open yourself to so many possibilities."
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