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Grants & Fellowships | Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory

Calling historians of biology! Research & travel funds are available to scholars at all career stages. Note the Aug 1 deadline for our $5000 Sydney Brenner Fellowships. Travel-grant applications may be submitted at any time. More information: www.cshl.edu/education/ce...

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Celia and Wally Gilbert Artist-in-Residence Program | Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory The Center for Humanities and History of Modern Biology at Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory (CSHL) is pleased to announce the Celia and Wally Gilbert Artist-in-Residence Award for artists, composers, wri...

Applications are open for the Celia and Wally Gilbert Artist-in-Residence Program!

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18.04.2025 15:58 — 👍 0    🔁 1    💬 0    📌 0

Ludmila Pollock named AAAS Fellow | Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory’s (CSHL’s) Ludmila Pollock has been named a 2024 Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS). She is recognized for her efforts to promote th...

Congratulations to our Executive Director Mila Pollock! She has been named a 2024 Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS).

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A neuroimmune circuit mediates cancer cachexia-associated apathy Cachexia, a severe wasting syndrome associated with inflammatory conditions, often leads to multiorgan failure and death. Patients with cachexia experience extreme fatigue, apathy, and clinical depres...

1/ Why do patients with late-stage cancer lose motivation & sink into apathy?
🔥 Our new Science paper shows chronic inflammation activates a cytokine-sensing brain circuit that lowers motivation. Huge team effort: Aelita Zhu, Sarah Starosta, Pignatelli & Janowitz labs! 🧵
🔗 doi.org/10.1126/scie...

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It’s not you—it’s cancer | Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory Cancer ravages both body and mind. If you’ve ever lost loved ones to the disease, you might recognize the physical and emotional changes cancer patients often endure during their final months. They se...

New cancer research links apathy and lack of motivation to cachexia, a condition driven by inflammation and reduced dopamine. The findings offer hope for treatments that could boost quality of life and help patients better tolerate therapy.

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One more day until #cshhist25! 🔜

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Abstract book cover for Cancer meeting

Looking at the speakers for this @cshlmeetings.bsky.social , sitting in the audience would be like listening to an audiobook of the last 50 years of cancer research.

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