The new guest cabins were named in honor of six scientists with strong ties to Cold Spring Harbor – Herbert Boyer, Harry Eagle, Bentley Glass, Salvador Luria, Franklin Stahl, and Gunter Stent.

The ceremony took place during the annual Phage meeting, paying tribute to a former time when some of the honorees spent summers in the "Phage Group" of the CSHL. The Keynote Speaker was Matthew Meselson, who at that time was a professor of Natural Science at Harvard University. From left to right in the photo above are Bentley Glass, Harry Eagle, Matthew Meselson, Gunther Stent, Franklin Stahl, and James Watson at the Cabins Dedication.

Herb Boyer founded the first recombinant DNA-based biotechnology company called Genetech.

Harry Eagle joined the Board of trustees here at CSHL in 1974, ultimately serving as its Chairman till 1979.

Bentley Glass became Chairman of the Board of Directors of CSHL in 1967.

Salvador Luria won a shared Nobel Prize in 1969, conducted experiments over many summers and a year’s leave of absence at CSHL, and taught and advised graduate students including James Watson.

Franklin Stahl engineered rigorous experimentation with significant contributions to many areas of science, and taught the Phage course at CSHL.

Gunther Stent first experienced Cold Spring Harbor during the summer Phage course of 1948. He then engaged in a 20-year research effort on bacteriophage at Caltech.