Founded in 1890, Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory (CSHL) is a preeminent international research institution, achieving breakthroughs in molecular biology and genetics and enhancing scientific knowledge worldwide.

RESEARCH

• Over 350 scientists, with expertise in cancer, neuroscience, quantitative biology, plant biology, bioinformatics &  genomics.
• Consistently ranked #1 for impact in molecular biology and genetics by Thomson Reuters.
• Eight Nobel laureates, including Dr. James Watson, co-discoverer of DNA’s double helix
• National Cancer Institute  (NCI) - designated Cancer Center for 25 years, with NCI “outstanding” rating
• Collaborations with top clinical institutions including Memorial Sloan-Kettering, Dana-Farber, Johns Hopkins, NYU, Weill Cornell, Columbia University, Yale and UCLA
• Springboard for 19 biotechnology start-up companies, including OSI Pharmaceuticals
• 50% of research funding is from private and unrestricted sources, allowing a unique degree of scientific freedom and collaboration

EDUCATION

Meetings & Courses

• CSHL brings together more than 11,000 scientists each year from around the world to its Long Island campus and its new China center to learn about the latest technologies and share advances in biological and biomedical research.
• The Lab’s meetings, including Biology of Genomes and Genome Informatics, rank among the top scientific conferences in the world.

Watson School of Biological Sciences

• The Watson School trains the next generation of scientists through an innovative Ph.D. program.
• It successfully recruits students from diverse backgrounds, funds their research at any of the 50 CSHL labs, and challenges them to complete their Ph.D. on an accelerated basis.

DNA Learning Center (DNALC)

• CSHL teaches more than 30,000 students hands-on genetics each year.
• In total, 400,000 students have been taught in NY State
• 8,000 high school teachers across the country have been trained in molecular biology instruction

CSHL Press

• CSHL publishes journals and books for 2,000 academic institutions worldwide, including all of the Ivy League universities and top colleges in the U.S.

Research by Area
Cancer
Neuroscience
Plant Biology
Quantitative Biology
Bioinformatics & Genomics

Funding
Federal: 39%
Foundations & private: 22%
Auxiliary activities: 22%
Endowment:  9%
Corporate: 3%
Royalties and fees: 5%
Budget 2011: $137 Million

Employees
Faculty & research staff: 78
Postdoctoral fellows: 150
Graduate students: 116
Total scientists: 344
Total research staff: 504
Total employees:  1105

Meetings & Courses Attendees
Meetings (Long Island):  7500
Meetings (CSH China):  2050
Courses: 1325

Watson School Of Biological Sciences
WSBS graduate students: 44
Other graduate students: 72
Accepted/applications 2010: 7/170

DNA Learning Center
Annual visitors: 35,000
Student lab sessions: 30,000
Teachers trained:  948
Teaching facilities:  3
States using DNALC curriculum: 48

CSHL Press
Books in print: 265
Video/audio and slide sets: 10
Journals published: 6

Main Campus
Cold Spring Harbor, NY
Long Island Facilities:
Banbury Conference Center
DNA Learning Center West
Dolan DNA Learning Center
Genome Research Center
McClintock Meadows
Uplands Farms
NYC Facilities:
Harlem DNA Lab
China Facilities:
CSH Suzhou Dushu Lake Conference Center

Data reported as of 12/31/10