Harvard undergraduates interested in gaining international research experience are invited to learn about opportunities to spend the summer of 2027 conducting scientific research in Japan. The Edwin O.…
News from 2026
Halloween TGIF This Friday: Costume and Pumpkin Contests
Hosted by the D'Souza (MCB) and de Bivort (OEB) Labs Friday, October 30, 2026 | 5:00–7:30 PM | Biolabs Courtyard (Right after A Slice of Science ) Join…
Save the Date: MCB Community Forum on November 13
The MCB Community Forum takes place once each semester. This fall, MCB Chair Naoshige Uchida will lead the meeting on Friday, November 13, at 4:00 p.m. in the…
MCB Professor Ahmad (Mo) Khalil Receives Prestigious NIH Director’s Pioneer Award
Ahmad (Mo) Khalil, MCB professor and the Hok Lam and Kathleen Kam Wong Professor of Bioengineering at the Harvard John A. Paulson School of Engineering and Applied Sciences…
Harvard Alumnus Karl Deisseroth ’92 Awarded the Nobel Prize in Medicine
October is Nobel season, when the scientific community turns its attention to Stockholm and the discoveries that have transformed our understanding of the world. This year, the celebration…
Nominations Open for the 2026 Doty-Losick Prize for Exceptional Service
Every community has people who contribute in ways that extend far beyond the responsibilities of their official roles. The Doty-Losick Prize for Exceptional Service recognizes those individuals whose…
FishExplorer Opens New Window on How Brains Evolve Across Species
How much of the way a brain works reflects fundamental principles shared across species—and how much has been shaped by the particular environments and behaviors a species has…
MCB Research Retreat Brings Science and Community Together on Cape Cod
MCB faculty, researchers, and scientists gathered at the Sea Crest Beach Hotel in North Falmouth on September 18–19 for the annual MCB Research Retreat. This year’s theme, “Inspiring…
Tenure-Track Professor in Life Science and AI
The Life Sciences Departments in Harvard Faculty of Arts and Sciences seek to recruit a tenure-track professor whose research is at the interface of AI and life sciences,…
Nick Bellono Named 2026 Schmidt Sciences Polymath
MCB Professor Nicholas Bellono has been named a 2026 Schmidt Sciences Polymath, receiving up to $2.5 million over five years to pursue an ambitious new research direction exploring…
