# Bruce W. Stillman

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## TL;DR

Bruce Stillman discovered how DNA replication starts, the process cancer cells push into overdrive.

## Summary

Bruce W. Stillman is President and Chief Executive Officer of Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory, which he has led since 1994. He is a molecular biologist known for discovering how DNA replication starts, identifying the origin recognition complex and the mechanisms of chromatin assembly during replication. His selected paper describes ATP-dependent recognition of eukaryotic origins of DNA replication by a multiprotein complex. His research on DNA replication, chromatin and genome stability bears on the process that cancer cells push into overdrive.

## Fields

- Kind: Person
- Last checked: 2026-09-08
- Role: President and Chief Executive Officer
- Specialisms: DNA replication; Chromatin; Genome stability

## Sources

- CSHL leadership: https://www.cshl.edu/about-us/leadership/
- PubMed: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/?term=Stillman%20B%5BAuthor%5D

## Connected records

- institutions: [Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory](https://onco.cc/institutions/cold-spring-harbor/)
- pathways: [p53 / RB / cell-cycle checkpoint](https://onco.cc/pathways/p53-cell-cycle/)

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