Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory DNA Learning Center

09/23/2026

Ready to paint with living bacteria? Join us Sat, Oct 3 (10am-12pm) in Wayne, NJ for Saturday DNA!: Let It Glow! Kids aged 10+ will extract glowing proteins & create agar art to submit to the national ASM competition!

Tickets: https://na2.hubs.ly/H07-Cyf0

08/05/2026

What happens when science and creativity collide? Join us for Saturday DNA! Petri Picasso for a hands-on Bio-ART workshop with 's iGEM team. Paint petri dishes with fluorescent bacteria and watch them glow!

Aug 15 | 2–4 PM | Ages 11–14

Register: https://na2.hubs.ly/H071LXF0

06/18/2026

06/11/2026

Huge congratulations to Kellenberg Memorial High School student Emilia Syvertsen, who traveled to Syracuse to represent Long Island at the New York State Science Congress. 🧬✨

Emilia took us behind the scenes of her weekend on the competition floor presenting her project, GL"PAW"-1 Variant Analysis on Canine Familiaris. After a winning presentation at LISEF, she advanced to the state level to showcase her research, which was supervised right here at the DNALC by Jeff Petracca, our Manager of Student and Public Research.

While she didn't receive an award at the states, the competition at this level is incredibly fierce, and we are so proud of the immense work, dedication, and sophisticated research she has completed.

Check out the Reel to see her journey.

06/05/2026

Highlights from the 2025–26 Barcode Long Island Symposium at Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory! 🧬🔬

This year, 328 students and 24 mentors presented the results of 106 unique research projects. From setting up posters in the Grace Auditorium to listening to an incredible keynote address by Dr. Lawrence E. Reeves on using mosquitoes to study ecosystems, it was an unforgettable day of science.

Congratulations to all the student researchers on completing their projects and presenting their biodiversity findings.

04/14/2026

Real-time DNA sequencing is coming to a classroom near you.

The DNA Learning Center is hosting free nanopore sequencing workshops for educators this summer across 5 locations. $300 stipend, travel funding available.

Apply now: https://na2.hubs.ly/H04TnZl0

03/30/2026

Attention High Schoolers! Level up your research skills this Spring Break at the DNA Learning Center NYC at City Tech in Downtown Brooklyn.

Our new PREsearch course (April 6–10) is a 5-day deep dive into the life of a researcher. Learn how to:

🧫 Cultivate Bacteria
🧪 Test Chemicals
📊 Design Experiments
🔬Use New Research Tools

Learn more: https://na2.hubs.ly/H04B2B70

03/27/2026

Congratulations to DNALC Assistant Director Jason Williams for being elected an AAAS Fellow. Williams was honored for his “distinguished contributions to education in computational biology and bioinformatics internationally and developing broad communities devoted to FAIR principles, equity, inclusion, and diversity.”

Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory’s (CSHL’s) John Inglis, Charla Lambert, and Jason Williams have been elected Fellows of the American Association for the Advancement of Science. Since 1874, the AAAS has recognized scientists, engineers, and innovators for their efforts to advance science in service...

03/18/2026

Free Educator Workshop: Nanopore Sequencing for Student Research.

Earn CTLEs and learn how to bring portable DNA sequencing to your classroom. Join us at 9:30am-3:00pm on April 18 (Brooklyn), April 25 (Long Island), or May 16 (Sleepy Hollow).

Register: https://na2.hubs.ly/H04mDz30

03/17/2026